Don't Call It A CoCo! Wonderful 1980s 8-Bit Computer From Wales - The Dragon32

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The Dragon32 was released by the Dragon Data Ltd in 1982 and is based on the same Motorola MC68883 reference design as Tandy's TRS-80 Color Computer or "CoCo", although not strictly a clone, in my opinion.

Join me as I learn all about the story of this computer, take a look inside, and check out what it can do!

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Relevant Links:
The Digital Orphanage Dragon32 Restoration Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY56UpN37Bo
Retro Computer Shack (Cables): https://www.retrocomputershack.com/RCS-Website/Products-Page/index.html
Dragon32 TOSEC: https://archive.org/details/Dragon_Data_Dragon_TOSEC_2012_04_23
DCWIN CAS Converter: http://archive.worldofdragon.org/archive/index.php?dir=Tools/&file=dcwin02net35.zip
XRoar Emulator: http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/
World of Dragon Archive: http://archive.worldofdragon.org
Every Game Going Dragon32 Game List: https://www.everygamegoing.com/landingMachineType/index/machine_folder/dragon/thing_type/games

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:56 The Dragon32 Story
02:09 Looking Around My Dragon32
04:01 Teardown / Look Inside
08:07 Loading Software From WAV
10:20 Game Demos - Intro
10:50 Chuckie Egg Game Demo
11:45 Manic Miner / Jet Set Willy Game Demo
13:29 Back Track Game Demo
15:03 Airball Game Demo
16:45 Frogger Game Demo
18:08 Rommel 3D Game Demo
19:00 Other Dragon32 Software
19:28 Licensed Dragon32 Clones
19:41 What Became Of The Dragon?
20:10 Outro / Thanks

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Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com

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