In what will be an ongoing series, I’m posting photos and related materials my co-author, Boisy Pitre, has received and archived during the research phase of our critically acclaimed book on Tandy’s (Radio Shack’s) Color Computer series, CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer. While the book itself contains quite a few exclusive images, naturally, there were many more that simply couldn’t fit. This series resolves that issue; this is part 01.
![A Brazilian CoCo clone (photo by Daniel Campos).](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Brazil.jpg?resize=960%2C720)
A Brazilian CoCo clone (photo by Daniel Campos).
![A Brazilian CoCo clone (photo by Daniel Campos).](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Brazil-03.jpg?resize=960%2C720)
A Brazilian CoCo clone (photo by Daniel Campos).
![A Brazilian CoCo clone (photo by Daniel Campos). Note the similarity to the Timex TC/TS2068 computers. Mold re-use was a relatively common practice, particularly in Brazil.](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Brazil-02.jpg?resize=960%2C720)
A Brazilian CoCo clone (photo by Daniel Campos). Note the similarity to the Timex TC/TS2068 computers. Mold re-use was a relatively common practice, particularly in Brazil.
![CoCo programmer, Rick Adams.](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Rick-Adams.jpg?resize=960%2C678)
CoCo programmer, Rick Adams.
![A momentous occasion for Rick Adams.](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Rick-Adams-02.jpg?resize=554%2C960)
A momentous occasion for Rick Adams.
![Tom Dykema at an event.](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Tom-Dykema.jpg?resize=960%2C657)
Tom Dykema at an event.
![A computer tape duplicator setup (Tom Dykema).](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Tom-Dykema-01.jpg?resize=960%2C812)
A computer tape duplicator setup (Tom Dykema).
![63C09 newsletter (Torsten Dittel).](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Torsten-Dittel.jpg?resize=724%2C960)
63C09 newsletter (Torsten Dittel).
![European CoCo photo from Torsten Dittel.](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Torsten-Dittel-01.jpg?resize=960%2C720)
European CoCo photo from Torsten Dittel.
![European CoCo photo from Torsten Dittel.](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Torsten-Dittel-02.jpg?resize=960%2C720)
European CoCo photo from Torsten Dittel.
![European CoCo photo from Torsten Dittel.](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Torsten-Dittel-03.jpg?resize=960%2C720)
European CoCo photo from Torsten Dittel.
![European CoCo photo from Torsten Dittel.](https://i0.wp.com/armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Torsten-Dittel-04.jpg?resize=960%2C720)
European CoCo photo from Torsten Dittel.
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