Let's explore a barn found Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2 also known as the Tandy CoCo 2 that was recently gifted to me. This model of machine originally came with 16 KB of RAM and the Color Extended BASIC ROM factory installed.

The factory label on the bottom of this Radio Shack treasure showcases TRS-80 Color Computer 2 Model 26-3027 with serial number 0001234. How cool is that?

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0:00 - Intro: Barn found Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2
0:50 - Tim from My Drunk Sibling gifted me this TRS-80 CoCo 2
1:12 - What's in the freaking Tandy TRS-80 CoCo 2 box?!?!
1:44 - Christmas 1984 Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2 TV commercial
2:15 - Tandy TRS-80 CoCo 2 computer removed from trashed box
2:44 - Original factory sealed package with all CoCo 2 manuals and paperwork
2:57 - An up close and personal look at how yellow and dirty the machine is
3:32 - Bottom label showing model 26-3017 with serial number 0001234
3:53 - Breaking Seal Voids Your Service Warranty Radio Shack Service Center label
4:24 - Taking a look inside after removing the computer case top cover
5:05 - Almost every single IC is socketed on the CoCo 2 motherboard
5:14 - Even the RAM chips are in sockets so upgrading the RAM to 64 KB will be a easy
5:47 - Yuck! Look at how dirty this TRS-80 CoCo 2 top case is from being in a barn
6:03 - Checking out the machine after a good cleaning inside and out
6:18 - I still need to clean and detail the keyboard
6:30 - This CoCo 2 was upgraded to 64 KB Tandy branded RAM by Radio Shack at some point
7:16 - It's time for the first smoke test of this TRS-80 Color Computer 2. Oh no!
7:52 - 48 hours later with a lot of troubleshooting
8:03 - Talking to Adrian Black from Adrian's Digital Basement for tips and suggestions
8:40 - Reaching out to Tim from Sibling Rivalry / My Drunk Sibling for possible parts
9:05 - The Tandy 6809 CPU (MC6809EP) and SAM chips were bad. Also found a bad RAM chip
9:30 - Before doing another smoke test, let's check out the keyboard all cleaned up
10:22 - Reinstalling the keyboard getting ready for another power on test
10:55 - Let's see if the TRS-80 CoCo 2 computer works now
11:02 - Extended Color BASIC 1.0 Copyright 1980 by Tandy under license from Microsoft
11:29 - Look at how clean the top cover is now, then putting it back on the computer
12:01 - So what's next for this Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2?
12:15 - Asking for suggestions on what to do next with this TRS-80 CoCo 2 system
12:41 - Big thanks to Tim for gifting me this Radio Shack Tandy Color Computer
13:00 - Outro

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Geek With Social Skills Radio Shack Tandy Playlist:
   • Tandy Corp / Radio Shack  

My Drunk Sibling with Tim and AJ / Sibling Rivalry:
   / @mydrunksibling  

Tim's CoCo and MAME website:
http://tlindner.macmess.org/

Tim's personal YouTube channel:
   / lindnertim  

TRS-80 Color Computer Archive (find the Service Manual here):
https://colorcomputerarchive.com/

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