As I was getting ready to put a brand new USEABLE keyboard in my original CoCo 1, I discovered the power button was GONE! Upon opening the case I discovered that it wasn't just the black cap that fell off (which seemed the most likely scenario) but the entire poll...
For a long time I have wanted to upgrade the very first CoCo I ever used – the one purchased by the Dauphin Computer Club in 1980 and housed at the Public Library where members could take turns bringing in our cassettes and working on our code…
