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In the summer of 1980, Radio Shack introduced a new TRS-80 computer with sound and graphics. The Color Computer, later nicknamed CoCo, would go on to develop a special place in computing history being the first easily programmed graphics and sound computer on the market. Through the years the CoCo evolved up until the 1986 introduction of the CoCo 3, adding extra RAM, more speed, and 64 colors. (Consider that the "Extended Color Graphics" of IBM-PC compatibles of the day had only 16 colors to see just how great this was.)
Though most have moved on to other mainstream platforms such as PCs and Macs, the CoCo still retains a loyal following of hobbyists and folks who just like the simpler day when you could turn a machine on and be using it a second later. In 2000, the CoCo will celebrate its 20th anniversary with two Color Computer Festivals planned (one in Chicago, the other in Pittsburgh). This page will serve as a gateway for information and news on the events honoring the most colorful TRS-80 there ever was.
Stay tuned for more...
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