The CoCo Nation Show

CoCoTALK #14 06-24-2017

 

Episode 14 - Media Players - Dunjunz - Xroar and more!

 

This week we'll talk about Ed Snider's Media Player for the CoCo.  We'll also talk with Ciaran Anscomb, the author of Xroar, a fine CoCo and Dragon emulator, and look at his current project, a port of DunJunz!

 

Check out the Dunjunz blog here:

http://www.6809.org.uk/dev/dunjunz/

 

Check out Xroar here:

http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/

 

Check out Ed Snider's Zipster Zone:

https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/home

 

On the call:

• Fedor Steeman
• Richard Cavell
• Bill Nobel
• Mark Overholser
• David Ladd
• Curtis Boyle
• Nick Marentes
• Bruce Moore
• Ed Snider
• Simon Jonassen
• Wayne Campbell
• Ciaran Anscomb

Links:

• Original live stream:   https://youtu.be/oqLx8LoFEOs
• CoCoTALK! On the web: http://cocotalk.live
• CoCoTALK! On YouTube: http://youtube.com/ogsteviestrow
• Merchandise/Retro Swag: http://8bit256.com
• OG Stevie Strow’s site: http://ogsteviestrow.com
• The CoCo Crew Podcast: http://cococrew.org
• CoCoFEST!  website http://www.glensideccc.com/
• Tandy Assembly: http://tandyassembly.com

 

CoCoTALK #13 06-17-2016

Episode 13 - Jim Gerrie Goodies - Surprise guests Steve Bjork and Neil Brookings!

This week on CoCo TALK let's talk about:

 

Jim Gerrie's Goodies:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XBnbsv3fA8&list=UUUtXDjPX3EbKaByo5MeFlYg

Jim Gerrie makes tons of games for the MC-10 and for the CoCo, let's look at some of the latest ones.

 

We had an unexpected visit from Steve Bjork, and heard some great stories and insight into a ton of things, too many to mention, you'll just have to listen.

 

Neil Brookings, aka Neil Blanchard from the CoCo Crew Podcast stopped by, too, and we talked about Tandy Assembly updates, and more!

 

On the show:

• Mark Overholser
• Nick Marentes
• David Ladd
• Curtis Boyle
• John Strong
• Glen Hewlett
• Bill Nobel
• Steve Bjork
• Barry Nelson
• Neil Blanchard

 

Links:

• Original live stream:   https://youtu.be/dBGA_0scmjk
• CoCoTALK! On the web: http://cocotalk.live
• CoCoTALK! On YouTube: http://youtube.com/ogsteviestrow
• Merchandise/Retro Swag: http://8bit256.com
• OG Stevie Strow’s site: http://ogsteviestrow.com
• The CoCo Crew Podcast: http://cococrew.org
• CoCoFEST!  website http://www.glensideccc.com/
• Tandy Assembly: http://tandyassembly.com

 

CoCoTALK #12 06-11-217

 

Episode 12 - Setting up MAME to be a CoCo - Hotel Elevator Man, project updates, random talk, and more!

 

We are back for CoCo TALK #12 the nation's leading (and only) live weekly talk show about the Tandy Color Computer!

We'll talk about and demonstrate how to configure MAME to run as a Color Computer Emulator

http://mamedev.org/release.html

Which will require ROMS from the Color Computer Archive:

http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/ROMs/MESS/

We'll talk about Nick Marentes' latest blog post for his game in development Gun Star

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/nickma/Gunstar/03.html

Take a look at Glen Hewlett's latest YouTube video showing his Pac-Man port to the coco compared to the real game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrjF21Vou4M&feature=youtu.be

 

Perhaps discuss our "favorite" or the "best" and "worst" CoCo emulators (all subject to individual opinion), and whatever else comes up!

 

On the Show:

• Barry Nelson
• Richard Cavell
• Bill Nobel
• Curtis Boyle
• John Strong
• David Ladd
• Richard Lorbieski
• Paul Thayer
• John T. Robbs
• Rick Adams
• Nick Marentes

Links:

• Original live stream:   https://youtu.be/x15fcSBAn5o
• CoCoTALK! On the web: http://cocotalk.live
• CoCoTALK! On YouTube: http://youtube.com/ogsteviestrow
• Merchandise/Retro Swag: http://8bit256.com
• OG Stevie Strow’s site: http://ogsteviestrow.com
• The CoCo Crew Podcast: http://cococrew.org
• CoCoFEST!  website http://www.glensideccc.com/
• Tandy Assembly: http://tandyassembly.com

 

Episode 11: 06-03-2017

 

CoCoTALK #11 - Speech/Sound pack emulation, Creating CoCo Cartridges, Podcast Review, Assembly vs. Machine Code and more!

 

We are back for CoCo Talk #11 the nation's leading live talk show about the Tandy Color Computer!

 

This week's hot topics?

- How about the Speech and Sound Pack being emulated to MAME!

- To cart or not to cart, the pros and cons of putting a CoCo game on a cartridge, and the market for it

- CoCo Crew Podcast #24 review discussion

- Latest line up for Tandy Assembly

- Machine code vs Assembly

 

And, whatever else our panel and viewers wish to discuss.

 

On the show:

• Nick Marentes
• David Ladd
• John Strong
• Bruce Moore
• Richard Lorbieski
• Curtis Boyle
• Bill Nobel
• Barry Nelson
• Richard Cavell
• Fedor Steeman
• Ron Klein
• Richard Crislip
• Rick Adams

Links:

• Original live stream:   https://youtu.be/Of_t4IGHRMk
• CoCoTALK! On the web: http://cocotalk.live
• CoCoTALK! On YouTube: http://youtube.com/ogsteviestrow
• Merchandise/Retro Swag: http://8bit256.com
• OG Stevie Strow’s site: http://ogsteviestrow.com
• The CoCo Crew Podcast: http://cococrew.org
• CoCoFEST!  website http://www.glensideccc.com/
• Tandy Assembly: http://tandyassembly.com