<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:52:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/colorcomputer/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[TRS-80 Color Computer 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Radio Shack Color Computer was sort of a follow-up to the original TRS-80. It was designed more as a home computer to compete with the likes of the VIC-20 and Apple II originally. 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School’s mostly used Apple IIs, Commodore produced the most successful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/color-computer-magazine-january-1984-3a12c52af8c9e</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/color-computer-magazine-january-1984-3a12c52af8c9e</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKqob9SdSFQGT6ny3UdZDMC8zsyesGaTDzZqMwK8zff8xHi89U7WmGXrrYQ4xm2t7PEZyeAdBQ8PcPqhXBkb6CtFnpgEUSNkLR583aAMUpEMuJuZQCAsbaeT9qJhrAQsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Computer Magazine (November 1983)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the November 1983 issue of Color Computer Magazine The Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer, also known as the Tandy Color Computer or the Coco was a series of mostly compatible home computers produced]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/color-computer-magazine-november-1983</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/color-computer-magazine-november-1983</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKqob9SdSFQGT6ny3UdZDQ31cx9RicDSQykZNysahe4oETdRctHWGTRBdBhGZuuDk44ewvBNhHbTLc4z2E7pe8k7z2P7G3gtPZfUEPkLCiYv95gsxykBKuK5PpZ6GswGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Bandit (TRS-80 Color Computer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time Bandit is an interesting game and probably one that most people have never heard of. The most well known versions of the game were the Atari ST and Amiga versions released in 1985 and 1989 respectively.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/time-bandit-trs-80-color-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/time-bandit-trs-80-color-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9He9yUYUAumc8anFVHSmBXs4f2ycqwLdP7cehLHeKGFTPVCKQHjcFiX6QcLkjh8UfkXdi1brCF7Xwx8RQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Color Computer Magazine (October 1983)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The TRS-80 Color Computer always seemed like it was in its own isolated ecosystem with little coverage by multi-format magazines. However, it had a very long life and there were a couple of magazines that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/thecolor-computer-magazine-october-1983-1559921864980</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/thecolor-computer-magazine-october-1983-1559921864980</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 15:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg42tMXE3yxRphXzokhtr9cLSyH319XqtLR3L2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dungeons of Daggorath (TRS-80 Color Computer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[While many games released for the TRS-80 Color Computer were mediocre and derivative, if not direct rip-offs of more popular games, Dungeons of Daggorath is an exception. This early role-playing game was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/dungeons-of-daggorath-trs-80-color-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/dungeons-of-daggorath-trs-80-color-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[retrogaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:45:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg42tMXE3yxRphXzokhhT9B1HKbuQ5gvh3iB4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galactic Attack (TRS-80 Color Computer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radio Shack had a confusing array of similarly named, incompatible computers. The Color Computer was probably the most successful. There were a wide variety of games released for the Color Computer though]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/galactic-attack-trs-80-color-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/galactic-attack-trs-80-color-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[retrogaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg42tMXE3yxRphXzokhdSgLcDwgwX58L1P7Xae?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buzzard Bait (Color Computer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite nearly matching the longevity of the Commodore 64, Tandy's Color Computer line never really had the third party software support that the Commodore 64 and other 8-bit computers of the time had.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/buzzard-bait-color-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/buzzard-bait-color-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[retrogaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHPUK3daVLCQA4oDc4ixmy7WwfwJnoDT4Dobv8KV5o8Fm3AjQ3KAkYHCWw8xVimtYbbcotBXRYcgFtfFUG2KSXaLFqPWqqky8FnYHEE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barbarossa (TRS-80 Color Computer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This ad, circa 1985, is for a game called Barbarossa for the TRS-80 Color Computer. This is a turn-based strategy game that covers the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. This game]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/barbarossa-trs-80-color-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/barbarossa-trs-80-color-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[retrogaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhs2xXvfYiiefsBkWaF5PQ3zqww2GnKon8ViZGKD18ogxtGaWFrBHm2WQRHk4scYzvphsSr2N5t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before modern CPUs and graphics cards, Radio Shack probably had the most confusing computer related names. Everything early on was a TRS-80 regardless of what it was compatible with. They started with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/radio-shack-trs-80-color-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/radio-shack-trs-80-color-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:48:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBoozmjHJNrxGQuCATnZbiVQq63rNZtrJNoz5oHsp5KbRa8ypa7ZEgwSswswkyPnGVCwotADmDAkD94yjvE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Traffic Control Simulator (TRS-80 Color Computer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a good example of how ads would appear in magazines from smaller software developers in the early to mid 1980s. Above are three ads for the same game, Air Traffic Controller, all from 1985, from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/air-traffic-control-simulator-trs-80-color-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/air-traffic-control-simulator-trs-80-color-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[retrogaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:38:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgQkYospQYLELjrFRNLX8MXygRRN1htymtWSDJPZvRkeRpSsTfhWp2yy5F6Ubmnwab1TX1wEmi6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protector II, Shamus, Picnic Paranoia (TRS-80 Color Computer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radio Shack's Color Computer never seemed to have as much third party support as the other major 8-bit computers of the day. I'm not sure exactly why since Radio Shack supported it for a very long time.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/protector-ii-shamus-picnic-paranoia-trs-80-color-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/protector-ii-shamus-picnic-paranoia-trs-80-color-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtT5fBJuKM4N9bh92Xo3TSSj9Y3wQdJC8nQsaJRuctrsmQuhBAQH5SzxWsfg32NepnoF1QTabm1djiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Computer Magazine (January 1984)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated with original content here:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/color-computer-magazine-january-1984</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/color-computer-magazine-january-1984</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHxWF1iazgqToY3Q4D77KBQShWf4NAMVaRs5gV1BuJaXYGdAtsJynDe1Cb7NPkgaiZdhdR9N9Pn6m9RPjpSgfz553c1TeP1ki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRS-80 Color Computer (1981)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Color Computer eventually dropped the TRS-80 designation and computers in that line became to be colloquially known as the CoCo, CoCo 2 and CoCo 3. Here we have an ad for the original TRS-80 Color]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/trs-80-color-computer-1981</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/trs-80-color-computer-1981</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBoozmjHJNrxGQuCATnZbiVQq63rNZtrJNoz5oHsp5KbRa8ypa7ZEgwSswswkyPnGVCwotADmDAkD94yjvE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software Support, Inc. (1984)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was a time when disk drives of any kind were a luxury item for computer owners. Many early home computer owners used cassettes to store and load data. In 1984 when this particular ad came out, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/software-support-inc-1984</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/software-support-inc-1984</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynwsjysEYCmxx3cxs1cfQdQnyePw3GxnsLZZ1baY7w9Px4PpkW6Ybh7FH1dxAm9hgQzVDcFBchognLRdsdtWauAkernNN7GjgJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spectral Associates: TRS-80 Color Computer (1982)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The above ad by Spectral Associates, a retailer for Color Computer upgrades, accessories and software, is from 1982. There were three Color Computer models throughout the year but in 1982 when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/spectral-associates-trs-80-color-computer-1982</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/spectral-associates-trs-80-color-computer-1982</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 22:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PfoCxhzikiyTwxZjZjiQXHi1w24DX3TFTBLgHdd2Mbz4Hy6b8i3FJ4ehSD5xgzjrJTQySNj4urKJ5Yoky7DTidbRDX4mH56WuSN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Color Computer Magazine (November 1983)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer, also known as the Tandy Color Computer or simply the Coco was a line of home computers produced from 1980 until 1991. There weren't very many magazines that covered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/the-color-computer-magazine-november-1993</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/the-color-computer-magazine-november-1993</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3NbSyKTowh8wnMyt99aq2kfRfrCSSfy74abbeswGiBip4RufRVHgUTjXVHuQ2z3a8HUxBJeA2tnSkH2XmYZ8rKtA7jw99xzCuCxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>