Thalia Archibald

My period-accurate Tandy Color Computer 3 setup now has a Tandy CM-8 RGB Color Monitor!

This model was designed specifically for the CoCo3, utilizing its higher quality RGB signal and is the perfect pair for a complete Tandy setup. However, even back in the day, other monitors were preferred over it, such as the Magnavox 8CM515 and Commodore 1084, for their sharper picture and additional input signals. But, what's a retro setup without the quirks of the day?

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

Mar 20 at 4:29amWeb
Show threadThalia Archibald2d ago
It was shipped with the most inventive packaging I've seen, wrapped in brand new, sliced pool noodles:
Show threadgloriouscow2d ago

@thalia

someone actually sent noods?

Show threadMatthew Archibald2d ago
@thalia this is hilarious. S tier packaging.
Show threadImogen2d ago

@thalia

Hook that up to a packet radio TNC and have some fun.

Show threadThalia Archibald2d ago
@HopelessDemigod I'm afraid I'm not a radio ham, so I'm not sure what you mean, but it looks like that's used for RS-232 over radio, so this would become a dumb terminal? I've got several teleprinters and a VT220, so I've got that covered :).
Show threadImogen2d ago

@thalia

Yup a TNC is essentially a radio modem and stands for terminal node controller. Hopefully someday you will consider getting licensed. My first exposure to packet radio was with a COCO3 that friend had. I still have the TNC he used with it and it’s still on the air although connected to Linux Mint.