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by aaronrls01
Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:26 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Then the vic must have a pretty good BASIC interpretter....By good I mean small :D Okay well if you think so then sure. It's all about what you think I guess....I just think 2 8bit registers and 2 pointers and stacks and an optional 16 bit pointer is what alot better then 1 8-Bit and 2 16 Bit.....An...
by aaronrls01
Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:56 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

^ LOL. Hmmm well why not assembly? I mean seriously, basic is okay, but it is 100% impossible for it to do what assembly does. If your so good, your programs could be 50x smaller and 1000x faster with assembly, you should look into it..... Okay I will check out that site now and look at some source....
by aaronrls01
Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:44 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Wow well I'd love to see those programs.....Ran out of memory? Did you seriously use Basic? And actually I did find vice 5 minutes after that post, but since I was developing a Chrome extension and messaging and googling, don't really have enough time to read through each Vic's piece of history, par...
by aaronrls01
Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:24 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Hmm just check the stats, decent chip, games must have all decent sound :D Graphics and such meh, they were good :D I really want a vic or commodore or something now......I wish I could find one.... Coco1 and 2 are basicly the same, not too many differences. None hardware wise. Better keyboard.........
by aaronrls01
Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:09 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Why would you not call it a game? Its running it, just not in the usual way lol :D



Vic chip? What's it's modes? Speed? Etc......Any info on here somewhere?
by aaronrls01
Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:21 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Lol I didn't mean the Coco 3, I ment Coco1 but whatever lol :D



So does that Commodore PET have anything more then a text screen? Is it just green on black like the tandy model 1-4's? It looks quite interesting....



Also, What graphics chip is in the vic?
by aaronrls01
Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:37 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Lol don't hate the Coco, it's the most powerful computer when it was released, no question, As it wasn't all "good graphics (Characters) and cheap Micro" Yeah it's graphics didn't seem superior, but when used by the right person they were pretty dang good! :D And when it comes to programmi...
by aaronrls01
Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:49 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Lol, Ral :D Its not that it's the game with all levels, but how it makes the game run lol, Read the description at the bottom, It's quite amazing. A Coco 3 running a DK Board emulator at full speed? Thats what I love about the Coco just the raw power, what you can do, Lol and where's the Vic's versi...
by aaronrls01
Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:15 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

I agree guys, I was at a thing and they had a history of computers thing, and they had lots of compyters, coco to sinclair to vic and all.....But the C64 was the only one hooked up and yes I do agree, I like it's graphics.....But it is character based. The Coco 3's graphics were great but you had to...
by aaronrls01
Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:48 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Meh, there's some stuff being made, mainly to develop your own software, alot with the 6309 instead. SuperIDE is pretty nice, hook up a HDD to your Coco using an interface, plus disk drives, plus a flash card at the same time, we have one it's pretty cool. There are screen shots on it and videos and...
by aaronrls01
Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:22 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

I know but, still.....I want just share some cool information about my favourite computer and your guyses? Whats some cool stuff that has been found/made for the Vic thats really interesting? Prototypes? Development Carts? I wana learn some history for the Vic ^_^
by aaronrls01
Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:45 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Coco new color modes found...
Replies: 45
Views: 11500

Coco new color modes found...

Just to pass along to you guys here, We're all friends in the old computers realm.....Well here's a short story.... Coco3 HAD a 256 color mdoe planed, but it got "scraped"(Hidden) when it went into production. Well the guys at Coco3 com (Briza,Jason,PotatoHead,RG,And everyone else) found a...