any current or former TRS-80 Color Computer owners out there? My first computer was the Color Computer 2 I bought from Radio Shack. I'd like to get another, or even better a CoCo3, so I can use OS-9 (or nitros9). I've been playing around with that in xroar emulator.

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After reading a post here about the Atari 2600 I suddenly had a childhood memory of a time in 5th grade or so when a friend of mine and I discovered we both had TRS-80 Color Computer 2s at home and decided to swap games. Back then, and on that computer, cassette tapes were the preferred portable non-volatile storage, so we agreed to exchange cassette tapes. Being a naive and socially awkward kid, I didn't understand that swapping games meant swapping commercial games, not swapping games you'd written. It didn't even occur to me to clarify with him. I went home and filled up a cassette tape with Tandy Color BASIC programs I'd written myself, some of which might have fairly been called games and others of which were...yeah not. When the big day came and we traded tapes, I was super excited to get home and try out my friend's games. I was utterly floored to discover the tape was filled with amazing games like Centipede and Pac-Man clones and that he clearly had not written these himself. It didn't take me long to realize my mistake.

Imtiaz, I'm sorry I feel like I cheated you. I remember your name in part because frankly I still feel a little guilty about it. I hope you're well.

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