Re: Old Friends
Fred Hicks via Coco <[email protected]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:22:18 -0400
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--===============7470785639529457118== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000332b20065670922d" --000000000000332b20065670922d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the kind words, Denins! It really is amazing to look back. I was only 8 years old when I first laid hands on a CoCo 2 with the sculpted "melted" keyboard in 1983. My early days on the platform consisted entirely of loading games off data tapes and manually typing in BASIC code line-by-line from magazines. That was the true starting point for me. Who could have known back then that those hours in front of the TV screen would pave the way to a degree in Computer Science, a lifetime in IT, and my current career as a CIO? That little computer definitely changed the trajectory of my life. Great to connect with fellow enthusiasts who share the nostalgia! Cheers, Fred On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 8:51=E2=80=AFAM Dennis Bathory-Kitsz via Coco < [email protected]> wrote: > It's always nice to see the list members show up, and once again many > super big thanks to Fred Hicks for making the transition from > maltedmedia to adelphi so seamless! > > I didn't really move on much with the CoCo after Green Mountain Micro > went under; too much of a bad feeling losing my life savings and taking > 18 years to pay off the debts. In fact, for my professional writing and > editing, I kept using the Model I straight until moving to Windows in > 1993! > > But I always loved the CoCo for its elegance and the wonderful support > community. > > Dennis > > > > > On 2026-07-10 12:54, Bill Pierce via Coco wrote: > > > When I joined this list (many years ago), each day brought quite few, > > sometimes 30 or 40 emails from Coco enthusiasts. These days I'm lucky > > to see 4 or 5 messages a week. I've come to realize it's not from a > > lack of enthusiasm. Some of us have quieted down our Coco activity > > (myself included) due to life situations, jobs, or just "not enough > > time). But... the sad reality is that many have left us for that great > > Radio Shack in the sky. > > > > I have made MANY friends here, some I feel are as close as my own > > family, though I've never met them in person. I've bought and sold Coco > > gear, learned to indulge in high level programming, and had some great > > arguments on this list and it has been sad to watch the "list" slowly > > fade to it's current state. Seeing the obituary announcements of old > > members is like losing family members... heartbreaking to say the > > least. > > > > I applaud those of us over 60 who are still here and monitoring the > > list. We may not post often, but we still watch, waiting for that good > > chance of a heated argument on serial protocol, C programming syntax, > > or Basic variable spaces. I mean... who else can we talk to about this > > stuff? > > > > The FaceBook group is still pretty active, but I find a lot of the > > newer members are new to the Coco having picked one up on EBay or > > inherited it from family members. Like here, a lot of the older folk > > are gone, but definitely not forgotten. > > > > By the way, has anyone heard from Robert Gault? I used to talk to him > > quite often here and on FB, but he seems to have gone silent. Through > > the years he has become a close friend and advisor and I hate to find > > that he too has passed on. I know (unless something's happened in the > > past couple of weeks) that Gene Heskett is still with is. Probably the > > toughest old coot I know. > > > > So keep those cards and letter coming... and LONG LIVE THE COCO!! > > > > Bill Pierce > -- > Coco mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserv.adelphi.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/coco > --=20 Tempus fugit... --000000000000332b20065670922d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><p>Thanks for the kind words, Denins!</p><p>It really is a= mazing to look back. I was only 8 years old when I first laid hands on a Co= Co 2 with the sculpted "melted" keyboard in 1983. My early days o= n the platform consisted entirely of loading games off data tapes and manua= lly typing in BASIC code line-by-line from magazines.</p><p>That was the tr= ue starting point for me. Who could have known back then that those hours i= n front of the TV screen would pave the way to a degree in Computer Science= , a lifetime in IT, and my current career as a CIO?</p><p>That little compu= ter definitely changed the trajectory of my life. Great to connect with fel= low enthusiasts who share the nostalgia!</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Fred</p><div><= /div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D= "ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 8:51=E2=80=AFAM Dennis B= athory-Kitsz via Coco <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">coco= @listserv.adelphi.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu= ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20= 4);padding-left:1ex">It's always nice to see the list members show up, = and once again many <br> super big thanks to Fred Hicks for making the transition from <br> maltedmedia to adelphi so seamless!<br> <br> I didn't really move on much with the CoCo after Green Mountain Micro <= br> went under; too much of a bad feeling losing my life savings and taking <br= > 18 years to pay off the debts. In fact, for my professional writing and <br= > editing, I kept using the Model I straight until moving to Windows in <br> 1993!<br> <br> But I always loved the CoCo for its elegance and the wonderful support <br> community.<br> <br> Dennis<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> On 2026-07-10 12:54, Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:<br> <br> > When I joined this list (many years ago), each day brought quite few, = <br> > sometimes 30 or 40 emails from Coco enthusiasts. These days I'm lu= cky <br> > to see 4 or 5 messages a week. I've come to realize it's not f= rom a <br> > lack of enthusiasm. Some of us have quieted down our Coco activity <br= > > (myself included) due to life situations, jobs, or just "not enou= gh <br> > time). But... the sad reality is that many have left us for that great= <br> > Radio Shack in the sky.<br> > <br> > I have made MANY friends here, some I feel are as close as my own <br> > family, though I've never met them in person. I've bought and = sold Coco <br> > gear, learned to indulge in high level programming, and had some great= <br> > arguments on this list and it has been sad to watch the "list&quo= t; slowly <br> > fade to it's current state. Seeing the obituary announcements of o= ld <br> > members is like losing family members... heartbreaking to say the <br> > least.<br> > <br> > I applaud those of us over 60 who are still here and monitoring the <b= r> > list. We may not post often, but we still watch, waiting for that good= <br> > chance of a heated argument on serial protocol, C programming syntax, = <br> > or Basic variable spaces. I mean... who else can we talk to about this= <br> > stuff?<br> > <br> > The FaceBook group is still pretty active, but I find a lot of the <br= > > newer members are new to the Coco having picked one up on EBay or <br> > inherited it from family members. Like here, a lot of the older folk <= br> > are gone, but definitely not forgotten.<br> > <br> > By the way, has anyone heard from Robert Gault? I used to talk to him = <br> > quite often here and on FB, but he seems to have gone silent. Through = <br> > the years he has become a close friend and advisor and I hate to find = <br> > that he too has passed on. I know (unless something's happened in = the <br> > past couple of weeks) that Gene Heskett is still with is. Probably the= <br> > toughest old coot I know.<br> > <br> > So keep those cards and letter coming... and LONG LIVE THE COCO!!<br> > <br> > Bill Pierce<br> -- <br> Coco mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">Coco@listser= v.adelphi.edu</a><br> <a href=3D"http://listserv.adelphi.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/coco" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://listserv.adelphi.edu/cgi-bin/mailm= an/listinfo/coco</a><br> </blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class= =3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s= ignature">Tempus fugit...</div> --000000000000332b20065670922d-- --===============7470785639529457118== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- Coco mailing list [email protected] http://listserv.adelphi.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/coco --===============7470785639529457118==--