DWELD@BBNG.ARPA (07/13/83)
Does anyone know how fast the FasTransfer (digital cassette)
mass storage device is on the new Coleco ADAM?
Apparently, you get a lot for your money -- $600 buys:
1. Really nice looking keyboard
2. 80K RAM expandable to 144K
3. Z80 CPU
4. 10 cps daisy wheel printer!
5. Game paddles
6. Basic editor and game (optional software: logo, macro assembler,
some database, educational, more games...
7. 500K / digital cassette - "will support CP/M"
8. 36 column display (optionally expandable to 80)
It looks ok (for a "home computer")smith@ittvax.UUCP (Larry Smith) (01/13/84)
Does anyone have any opinions or comments regarding the ADAM? I currently own
a 32K TRS CoCo 1 and am considering replacing it with the ADAM. What's the
story on it? Is it really as prone to problems as rumored or is that just bad
press?
Larry Smith
ITT Programming
Stratford, Ct.davidh8@teklds.UUCP (David Haight) (02/02/85)
I am the (un)fortunate owner of a Coleco ADAM. It was purchase as an Xmas present for the kids because of price, completeness and compatability with Applesoft BASIC which they use at school. It serves these purposes very well, but I was looking forward to the planned release of a modem and CPM compatable disk drive. I am not against doing these myself but so far have had no luck finding any technical information. Does anyone know a source for schematics and/or documentation on the internal micro-code? Davidh Haight Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 4600, M/S 94-520 Beaverton, Or. 97075 (503)629-1539 ...!tektronix!teklds!davidh8
geoffs@brl-tgr.ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn ) (02/05/85)
In article <282@teklds.UUCP> davidh8@teklds.UUCP (David Haight) writes: > > I am the (un)fortunate owner of a Coleco ADAM. ( Me too) > .... Does anyone > know a source for schematics and/or documentation > on the internal micro-code? > As far as I've heard and read, Coleco was (is?) very hush-hush as to giving out memory maps, disassembled code,...etc. {As I recall, under a very strict licensing agreement they supposedly would loan the info to third party developers; with the stipulation that *any* software developed which Coleco thought was not of market quality (or some such vague term), could be confiscated by Coleco. And at any time they could revoke the license.} I think there were (are?) at least two reasons for this: 1. To hogg as much of the software market as they could. 2. To protect their video game's internals too - since it must be a subset of the whole Adam. They didn't learn from Texas Instr. - - - - - - - - - - .ps .000001 (my opinions only)
DSDC-SDT2@gunter-adam.ARPA (02/06/85)
Two people in this office have the ADAM computer and offer these comments: I am extremely sympathetic of your frustration over the lack of ADAM information with "meat". I (they who wrote this) am a professional systems programmer and it's driving me crazy ! Alternative: I know of two (2) users groups (1-California, 1-New York). I personally have tried to contact the New York group, but have yet to hear from them. I would have to research the address again, if a response is sent. Paul Bart via dsdc-sdt2@gunter.adam
mek%UMass.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU (09/23/86)
Hi! I recently acquired a Coleco ADAM. Could anyone tell me where I can get blank tapes, printer ribbons, software, etc., for it? Preferably mail order or in Western Massachusetts. Thanks! Please reply to me directly as I don't subscribe to Info-Micro. Matt Kimmel, mek%UMass.BITNET@wiscvm.ARPA