Episodes

Saturday Aug 12, 2017
006 - CoCoFEST! 2017 wrap-up show!
Saturday Aug 12, 2017
Saturday Aug 12, 2017
Episode 006: 04-30-2017 CoCoFEST! 2017 Wrap-up show
We are back for episode 6 of CoCo TALK! The weekly live talk show about the Tandy Color Computer. This week we are going to talk about The 26th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST! Which took place last weekend in Lombard, IL. We'll speak with some of the people who were there, some who watched it live, and some who couldn't make it. We'll also talk about the next geek outing, Tandy Assembly, which takes place in October, in Ohio, and it's about all Tandy based computers.
On the show:
- Nick Marentes
- Curtis Boyle
- David Ladd
- Neil Blancard
- Bruce More
- Mark Overholser
- Rick Adams
- Brett Gordon
- Steve Noskowitz
- John Linville
- Simon Jonassen
- John Strong
- Grant Leighty
Links:
- Original live stream: https://youtu.be/RaIxLmUfutI
- You can visit CoCoTALK! on the web http://cocotalk.live/
- Check out the CoCo Crew Podcast http://cococrew.org/
- Check out Sub-Etha software http://subethasoftware.com/
- Check out Curtis Boyle's CoCo Games List website http://www.lcurtisboyle.com/nitros9/coco_game_list.html
- Check out the Color Computer Links page for all things CoCo http://imacoconut.com/
- Official CoCoTALK! merchandise and retro swag http://8bit256.com/
- Glenside Color Computer Club host of CoCoFEST! http://www.glensideccc.com/
- Nick Marentes project blog site: http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/nickma/ProjectArchive/
- Gun Star blog: http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/nickma/Gunstar/index.html
- Strongware web site: http://strongware.net/
- Brett Gordon’s blog: https://sites.google.com/site/cocoboot2/
- Bruce Moore’s blog: http://coco.gracenote.ca/

Saturday Aug 12, 2017
005 - 1 week until CoCoFEST! merchandise, emulators, favorite games, and more!
Saturday Aug 12, 2017
Saturday Aug 12, 2017
Episode 005: 04-15-2017
Easter Edition - 1 week to CoCoFEST! - merch, emulators, games and more - 04-15-2017
On the show:
- Nick Marentes
- Curtis Boyle
- Bill Nobel
- Mark Overholser
- Rick Adams
- Richard E. Crislip
- John W. Linville
- Barry Nelson
Links:
- Original Live stream: https://youtu.be/OT-BsMkwDyk
- You can visit CoCoTALK! on the web http://cocotalk.live/
- Check out the CoCo Crew Podcast http://cococrew.org/
- Curtis Boyle's CoCo Games List website http://www.lcurtisboyle.com/nitros9/coco_game_list.html
- Color Computer Links page: http://imacoconut.com/
- Strongware web site: http://strongware.net/
- Official CoCoTALK! merchandise and retro swag http://8bit256.com/
- Glenside Color Computer Club host of CoCoFEST! http://www.glensideccc.com/
- Tandy Assembly http://tandyassembly.com
This is the last live CoCo TALK before CoCoFEST! so YEA, we're excited!
What do I think we're going to talk about?
- The VCC emulator discussions
- The "I've never played a CoCo game/What's your favorite CoCo game" discussion
- Reviewing the CoCoFEST exhibitor Floor Chart sent out by Tony Podraza
- Review the latest list of attendees, events and exhibitors from the Glenside CoCoFEST! page
- I will show off my new I'm A CoCO nut T-Shirt and coffee mugs that I'll also bring to show at CoCoFEST!
- And, whatever the people on the Skype call want to talk about, project updates, etc.

Friday Aug 11, 2017
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Episode 004: 04-08-2017
CoCo Community Discussions
On the show:
- Nick Marentes
- Bill Nobel
- John Strong
- Brett Gordon
- Sock Master John Kowalski
- Curtis Boyle
- John Linville
- Barry Nelson
- David Ladd
- Mike Rowen aka MiRo
- Simen Jonassen
The topic was focussed on the Color Computer Community and what it’s like to be a member of it. Our community consists of people from every end of the technical spectrum, from the uber elite hardware and software engineers to the casual fans who just love the machine.
Links:
- The original live stream: https://youtu.be/XMQfBiGSWSI
- You can visit CoCoTALK! on the web http://cocotalk.live/
- Check out the CoCo Crew Podcast http://cococrew.org/
- Sock Master’s project site: http://users.axess.com/twilight/sock/
- Brett Gordon’s blog: https://sites.google.com/site/cocoboot2/
- Curtis Boyle's CoCo Games List website http://www.lcurtisboyle.com/nitros9/coco_game_list.html
- Color Computer Links page: http://imacoconut.com/
- Strongware web site: http://strongware.net/
- Official CoCoTALK! merchandise and retro swag http://8bit256.com/
- Glenside Color Computer Club host of CoCoFEST! http://www.glensideccc.com/
- Tandy Assembly http://tandyassembly.com

Friday Aug 11, 2017
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Episode 003: 04-02-217
John Strong from Strongware shows off projects and development tools
On the show:
- Mark Overholser
- John W. Linville
- John Strong
- David Ladd
- Kipp Coon
- Hugo Durort
- Curtis Boyle
- Rick Adams
- Jim Brain
- Barry Nelson
We had a bunch of people on the show and we talked about a lot of things, but the highlight was having John Strong talk about his hardware and software projects as well as show off some of his game creation tools. To see what John was talking about watch the YouTube replay.
Links:
- The original live stream: https://youtu.be/7zo7wIE4kZg
- You can visit CoCoTALK! on the web http://cocotalk.live/
- Check out the CoCo Crew Podcast http://cococrew.org/
- Check out Curtis Boyle's CoCo Games List website http://www.lcurtisboyle.com/nitros9/coco_game_list.html
- Color Computer Links page: http://imacoconut.com/
- Strongware web site: http://strongware.net/
- Hugo’s project blog: https://coco3game.wordpress.com/
- Jim Brain’s Retro Innovations: http://www.go4retro.com/
- Official CoCoTALK! merchandise and retro swag http://8bit256.com/
- Glenside Color Computer Club host of CoCoFEST! http://www.glensideccc.com/
- Tandy Assembly http://tandyassembly.com

