Episodes
Monday Oct 04, 2021
232 - CoCoTALK!
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
CoCoTALK! Episode 232
00:00:00 -Start/Intro
00:02:30 -Start of the show, with Special Host Sara(h)!
00:03:10 -Panel Introductions
00:03:42 -Viewer Introductions
00:04:00 -More! Panel Introductions
00:06:15 -CoCoTalk with guest host Stevie
00:06:48 -More! Viewer Introductions
00:07:00 -Whose New to Discord this Week!
00:11:00 -Projects Updates and Acquisitions
00:12:00 -PUA} Brian Wieseler
00:28:28 -PUA} Terry Steege
00:32:23 -CoCoThoughts by Samuel Gimes...
00:37:40 -Game On! Results, With(out) Nick Marotta! Featuring Ken of Canadian Retro Things
00:39:50 -Game On! discussion With Ken
00:59:00 -Game On! Game for next week, With(out) Nick Marotta! Featuring Ken
01:03:44 -Commercial Break
01:06:36 -Game On! News, with L. Curtis Boyle
01:06:50 -Game On! News} The Coco Show/YT- Episode #24 ~ Mudpies! is released!
01:08:48 -Game On! News} This Week in Retro, With BoatOfCar/YT- Released Episode #52
01:11:58 -Game On! News} Retrocomputing Roundtable/YT- released Episode #242
01:13:06 -Game On! News} Glen Hewlett- released source code for his Joust and Defender transcodes!
01:14:48 -Game On! News} David Gisbert/YT- Lanzó un video sobre su Dragon 200
01:16:00 -Game On! News} Mr. Lurch's Things/YT- Released a video of releases for Tandy computers in the last year for #SepTandy
01:18:08 -Game On! News} Jay Searle- Working on releasing Attack of the PETSCII Robots! for the CoCo
01:22:28 -Game On! News} MrDave6309/DC- Posted video on Discord of a NES Game/Concept he is working on
01:23:13 -Game On! News} Sheldon MacDonald- Released videos of a new 3D graphics engine he is working on
01:25:15 -Game On! News} Robert Sieg and Jim Gerrie- Released 'Boulder Dash' for the...
01:27:27 -End of Line for... Game On! News, with L. Curtis Boyle
01:27:45 -News, with L. Curtis Boyle
**CoCo/General News**
01:28:00 -CoCo News} The Retro Channel/YT- #SepTandy video on covering S-Video/Composite mods for a Coco 2, and a look into S-Video for a Dragon 32 as well
01:30:05 -CoCo News} Retro Tech Toys/YT- video of some "much needed maintenance" to his 64K Coco 2 for #SepTandy
01:32:32 -CoCo News} Tom Parlier/YT- video showing the color palette range (showing 256 colors at once) on the GIME-X
01:33:36 -CoCo News} smbakeryt/YT- upgrades he did to his 16K Extended BASIC Coco 2
01:35:58 -iPhone- RING! RING!
01:36:08 -CoCo News} Scottyanimation/YT- how to load cassette based programs using smartphones, including making the cables
01:37:37 -CoCo News} The Coco Crew- Released Episode #76, with many good CoCo goodies and info
01:39:39 -CoCo News} Retro Entre Amigos/YT- habla sobre el juego Dragon and the Dragon Back Track en su último episodio
01:40:36 -CoCo News} Noel's Retro Lab/YT- video on his YouTube channel: Is the Dragon a clone of the Coco... or not?
01:52:42 -CoCo News} James Diffendaffer/DC- raytrace demo in Super Extended Color BASIC
01:54:00 -CoCo News} Canadian Retro Things/YT- A box opening with CoCo goodies from MrDave6309
01:57:57 -CoCo News} Tandy Assembly- This weekend! (well when the show was made, not when you are watching this!)
02:00:22 -CoCo News} Retro Informatica Paraguay/YT- un video que muestra un Coco 3 de 128K con joystick con empuñadura de pistola y un CocoSDC
02:01:58 -CoCo News} Ron's Computer Videos/YT- #SepTandy video on VCFmw and CoCo emu for OldWorld PPC Macintosh's
02:03:53 -CoCo News} Color Computer Programming/YT- released a demo of 'Kickman' from the Atari 2600
02:07:37 -CoCo News} Allen Huffman/YT- the rest of his #SepTandy videos!
02:08:32 -CoCo News} ChibiAkumas/YT- Videos Coco 1/2 & Dragon for his assembly language tutorials, and has a new book in the works
**MC-10 News**
02:12:20 -MC-10 News} Danjovic/GH- detailed, redrawn schematic for the MC-10
**Dragon News**
02:13:00 -Dragon News} No news is NOT good news... so, um... How about, I want a Dragon!
02:13:15 -End of Line for... News, with L. Curtis Boyle
02:15:15 -Remix of the Audio Spectrum Analyzer cart, for people who missed last week
02:20:30 -PUA} Stevie is booked to be at CoCoFest 2021!
02:20:50 -PUA} Brian Wieseler
02:26:36 -PUA} Sloopy
02:27:17 -CoCoTalk! GameOn Live! annoucement!
02:30:30 -Sloopy's DriveWirelessly/intDriveWire upgrades to be given free to a fortunate viewer! [ cocotalk@cocotalk.live subject:DriveWirelessly ]
02:44:44 -Panel talk on various topics
02:49:00 -Thanks to all the people who make this show what it is, including YOU the viewers!
02:49:50 -Stevie gets a MacBook Air!
02:51:00 -Panel talk on various topics
02:56:56 -Good Bye Everybody!
02:57:00 -CoCoForever! Dragon Forever!
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Monday Sep 27, 2021
231 - Glen Hewlett
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
CoCoTALK! Episode 231 - Glen Hewlett
Glen Hewlett has given us many great transcodes and ports to the CoCo.
Pac-Man, Joust, and who knows what else? We may learn today!
Check out Glen's Blog: https://nowhereman999.wordpress.com/
00:00:00 -Start/Intro
00:03:00 -Start of the show!
00:03:20 -Panel Introductions
00:05:00 -Glen Hewlett
01:45:15 -CoCoThoughts by Samuel Gimes...
01:47:12 -Game On! Results, With Nick Marotta! Featuring Ken of Canadian Retro Things
01:48:50 -Game On! discussion
02:04:30 -Game On! Game for next week, With(out) Nick Marotta! But... Featuring Ken of Canadian Retro Things
02:15:00 -Who's new to Discord!
02:24:00 -Back to our show!
02:25:20 -Passing of George H. Bethe
02:39:10 -Project Updates and Acquisitions
02:39:09 -PUA} Brian Wieseler
03:05:25 -PUA} Ron Delvaux
03:15:20 -PUA} Nick 'Mr Ferrari' Marentes
03:27:47 -PUA} Rick Uland
03:30:58 -Game On! News, with L. Curtis Boyle
03:31:13 -Game On! News} Paul Shoemaker- updates on H.E.R.O clone for the Coco
03:32:30 -Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- video BASIC version of Sokoban
03:33:33 -Game On! News} I only did it for the Calculator Watch/YT- play example of a game called Dynamite
03:35:28 -Game On! News} Glen Hewlett- Released arcade Defender transcode
03:42:00 -End of Line for... Game On! News, with L. Curtis Boyle
03:42:15 -News, with L. Curtis Boyle
**CoCo/General News**
03:42:30 -CoCo News} All Things Tandy Radio Shack/YT- full hour interview with Mark Siegel
03:47:14 -CoCo News} John Whitworth- Sold out of the SuperSprite FM+ boards :(
03:48:48 -CoCo News} Fabian Rodriguez- updated the Cocopedia Wiki
03:49:55 -CoCo News} Allen Huffman/YT- #SepTandy videos
03:50:55 -CoCo News} Scotty Animation/YT- TRS-80 8 bit's and their BASIC's
03:53:33 -CoCo News} Patrick B./DC- searchable PDF archive of messages from the Tandy Delphi forums
03:55:35 -CoCo News} Alex Redman- Coco 3 DECB enhancement written by Ron Redman, from Softworks in 1989
03:57:37 -CoCo News} Pedro Pena- Part 4 video of his CoCo2 mainboard
04:00:10 -CoCo News} TheRetroChannel/YT- #SepTandy improved simpler S-Video design for CoCo1
**MC-10 News**
04:05:55 -MC-10 News} The Atari Live/Jose Antonio Vaca Bello, Had a MC-10 without a power source, so he built his own
04:06:36 -MC-10 News} Greg Hamilton- received his MCX-32 in Australia
04:08:24 -MC-10 News} Canadian Retro Things/YT- video on how to set up and use an MC-10 emulator
**Dragon News**
04:12:10 -Dragon News} Noel's Retro Lab/YT- video up going into a deep dive on the Dragon 64
04:14:14 -Dragon News} Garreth Owen- July 1983 price list for "FarmFax Dragon"
04:15:55 -Dragon News} David F. Gisbert- Cart games, 3rd party games
04:17:45 -End of Line for... News, with L. Curtis Boyle
04:17:55 -Carts for the CoCo, are still being made by... MrDave6309!
04:19:39 -PUA} Sloopy
04:32:32 -Panel discussions on various topics, including upcoming show topics...
04:42:24 -Skipping the outtro...
04:42:42 -Good Bye Everybody!
Email any suggestions you have for the show to cocotalk@cocotalk.live
Visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live
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Custom artwork designed by Instagram artist Joel M. Adams:
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Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Episode 230
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
CoCoTALK! Episode tooth hurty
It's time to go to the dentist, because CoCoTALK! is now on episode tooth hurty
00:00:00 -Start/Intro
00:02:44 -Start of the show!
00:03:48 -Start of the show! (Now with SOUND!)
00:04:05 -Viewer Introductions
00:05:05 -Panel Introductions
00:13:19 -The passing of Paul T. Barton
00:45:11 -Commercial Break
00:49:00 -Game On! Results, With Nick Marotta! Featuring Ken of Canadian Retro Things
00:51:00 -Game On! discussion
01:15:45 -Game On! Game for next week, With(out) Nick Marotta! But... Featuring Ken of Canadian Retro Things
01:16:50 -Back to our show!
01:17:02 -Hello Simon Jonassen, we appreciate you!
01:18:00 -CoCoFest 2021! November 6/7 Be there! This is required attendance, or they will twist your arm until you go! (Don't ask how I know...)
01:31:45 -Game On! News, with L. Curtis Boyle
01:32:00 -Game On! News} Paul Thayer- released a public beta of CocoBan level editor
01:34:50 -Game On! News} Deborah Maxwell- uploaded more programs from the Computer Space (Adventures and Games) book collection
01:42:20 -Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- released a WAV file for his updated Sokoban re-code
01:46:00 -Game On! News} Scott Cooper(Tazman)- is learning assembly language, posted a video of bouncing face in low res graphics
01:59:25 -End of Line for... Game On! News, with L. Curtis Boyle
01:59:45 -Project Updates and Acquisitions
02:00:00 -PUA} Grant Leighty
02:06:06 -PUA} Sloopy
02:10:30 -PUA} Rick Uland
02:16:00 -PUA} Stevie aka OGGamer, aka El Jeffe, aka Our benevolent dictator for life!
02:21:00 -News, with L. Curtis Boyle
**CoCo/General News**
02:21:20 -CoCo News} The Amigos/TW- ICC (International Computer Club) meeting online (with Nick Marentes, Stevie, and L. Curtis Boyle)
02:22:40 -CoCo News} World of Retro Computing Expo- September 25, Cambridge Hotel and Conference Center in Cambridge, Ontario
02:24:40 -CoCo News} Juan Castro- Brazilian blog of a graphical text driver for BASIC on Coco 1/2's
02:28:00 -CoCo News} Paul Thayer- Posted several more (very useful) assembly routines on github
02:30:15 -CoCo News} John Whitworth's Supersprite FM+ boards are shipping
02:35:30 -CoCo News} CoCoPi- updates/upgrades/cool new features, cause Ron Klein is awesome like that, backed by Tim Lindner, Ciaren Anscomb, and Ron Delvaux upstream
02:38:30 -Simon Jonasson shows us hit beta of John Whitworth's Supersprite FM+ board
02:47:20 -CoCo News} Timothy Halloran/FB- showed his 6309 512K Coco 3 system that he has (heavily) modified
02:49:19 -CoCo News} Allen Leno/FB- Released pics of his implementation of a 'modernized' CoCo
02:51:41 -CoCo News} VCF-East (in Wall, New Jersey) is on Oct 8-10
02:54:14 -CoCo News} #SepTandy its a party on Youtube!
**MC-10 News**
03:12:24 -MC-10 News} RetroComputing with Mike/YT- #SepTandy MC-10 showcase video
**Dragon News**
03:14:44 -Dragon News} Dragon Group/FB- In response to a request, Simon Hardy posted a list of all carts released for the Dragon
03:17:00 -Dragon News} Retro Computer Festival Oct 9-10 in Cambridge, UK
03:19:00 -Glenside Color Computer Club, Officer elections coming soon!
03:21:21 -End of Line for... News, with L. Curtis Boyle
03:23:00 -Stevie the tech pro!
03:24:40 -Info on the CoCoPi
03:27:00 -The wonderful and awesome El Presidente Grande... Jim Brain!
03:50:40 -TRS-80 TRaSh Talk Live! tonight at 7pm
03:52:50 -Tandy Assembly October 1-3, 2021
03:54:34 -"Thanks to all the wonderful people who put actually do things" -Stevie
03:56:56 -Outtro
04:00:11 -Final Thoughts
04:55:00 -Good Bye Everybody!
Email any suggestions you have for the show to cocotalk@cocotalk.live
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Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Episode 229 - Special Guest Gene Turnbow + VCFMW
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Author of the first Color Computer Star Trek game in the early days of the CoCo released by Spectral Associates, station manage of scifi.radio and so much more, join us!
00:00:00 -Start/Intro
00:02:55 -Start of the show!
00:03:10 -Panel Introductions
00:05:05 -Special guest Gene Turnbow
00:38:50 -Secondary Guest Scott Griepertrog and StG Net
01:03:15 -More with guest Gene Turnbow
02:21:38 -Commercial Break/Upcoming Guests on CoCoTalk!
02:26:26 -Live from VCFmw, with Stevie!
02:33:10 -NEW! CoCoThoughts with Samuel Gimes!
02:34:45 -Game On! Results, With Nick Marotta!
02:36:35 -Special Message from David Kroeker!
02:38:00 -Game On! will be passed on to...
02:43:20 -Game On! discussion
03:05:50 -Game On! Game for next week, With(out) Nick Marotta!
03:12:44 -Commercial Break
03:15:48 -Game On! News, with L. Curtis Boyle
03:16:45 -Game On! News} Paul Thayer- Updates on his CoCoBan game
03:17:33 -Game On! News} Paul Shoemaker- Updates on his H.E.R.O. game
03:19:02 -Game On! News} Ciaran Anscomb- patched version of Star Trek III version 4.00 to run on the Dragon also
03:19:56 -Game On! News} Phil Wheatley/FB- posted a cool ad from Personal Computer Games magazine, showing a full color, full page ad for Microdeal
03:21:54 -Game On! News} Whathosnorkers/YT- video of a variety of BASIC games on the Dragon 32
03:27:10 -Game On! News} Nick Marentes- blog and video update to his game project, Zero Hour
03:35:35 -End of Line for... Game On! News, with L. Curtis Boyle
03:36:40 -News, with L. Curtis Boyle
**CoCo/General News**
03:37:37 -We need a new channel on discord, Streaming Channel for coders
03:38:48 -CoCo News} Deborah Maxwell- uploaded multiple cassette images to Facebook
03:39:59 -CoCo News} Robert Gault- quick memory test program for the Coco 3
03:41:30 -CoCo News} Sheldon MacDonald- Several utilities/programs for Zippsters PSG cartridge
03:47:40 -CoCo News} Mike Rojas- released his Coco 3 RGB to AppleColor RGB (IIGS version) monitor adaptors
04:07:40 -CoCo News} Ron Klein et al- Various updates for the CocoPi
04:09:40 -CoCo News} Ken/Canadian Retro Things- NitrOS9 EOU Part 3 video
04:13:23 -CoCo News} Danielle O'Connor- photos from the September meetup for the Adelaide Retro Computer Group
04:14:40 -CoCo News} Fabian Rodriguez- CocoPedia updates
04:16:12 -CoCo News} Allen Huffman- releasing many videos for #SepTandy
04:17:05 -CoCo News} Joe's Computer Museum/YT- #SepTandy CoCo3 and Tandy 1000TX
04:19:05 -CoCo News} Mark Ovehorlser- announcement (this is a must watch! )
04:28:28 -CoCo News} Nick Marentes, Steve Strowbridge and L. Curtis Boyle- Amigos ICCC live stream on Twitch, which starts at 6 pm EST on Saturday, Sept 18
04:30:28 -CoCo News} Deek/Discord- Is getting high speed serial on the MMMPI working
**MC-10 News**
MC-10 News} - None :(
**Dragon News**
04:33:28 -Dragon News} Tim Gilberts/YT- #SepTandy video on upgrading a Dragon 32 Mark II to 64K
04:34:50 -Dragon News} Stewart Orchard- uploading a ton of software, utilities and source code to his various Dragon games
04:37:22 -Dragon News} Alanna Kelly/FB- converting a 3D Blender image to a wireframe Dragon image
04:38:25 -CoCo News} Paul Barton (creator of the NoCan3 memory/I/O upgrade board & many other things, and a guest on our show multiple times) is in Hospice, and could use your best wishes and prayers
04:47:47 -End of Line for... News, with L. Curtis Boyle
04:49:00 -Images from VCFmw
05:06:36 -Stevie says...
05:57:44 -Outtro
05:59:52 -Thank you to all YOU great people!
Email any suggestions you have for the show to cocotalk@cocotalk.live
Visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live
Join us for daily conversations on Discord: http://discord.cocotalk.live
Custom artwork designed by Instagram artist Joel M. Adams:
https://www.instagram.com/artistjoelmadams/
Custom CoCoTALK! and retro merchandise is available at:
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Consider becoming a patron of the show:
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