Showing posts with label Coleco Computer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coleco Computer. Show all posts

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Remembering my Coleco ADAM!

Everyone remembers their first computer.  Well, maybe not the kids who grew up in the era of IBM-compatible PCs?  But, if you came of age in the 80s, you remember the dawn of home computing.  I do.  I remember my first computer.  It was a slightly off-beat choice.  It was a Coleco ADAM.  It had everything a computer neophyte needed in one neat package.  You got a daisy wheel printer.  You got an integrated Word Processor.  You got a tape drive.  You got a console game system.  You got IBM-compatible SmartBASIC.  It was a smart buy!  Read more reasons to buy a Coleco ADAM in my review here -
Retro Gaming Review:  Why We Bought A Coleco ADAM


Amazingly, you can still find used books about the Coleco ADAM on Amazon. This one has programs specifically designed for the ADAM: 32 BASIC Programs for the Coleco ADAM Computer