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February 21, 2021 Episode 200 - Favorite Memories
4 years, 199 episodes and over 630 hours of celebrating the CoCo community! Join us as we share our favorite memories from the wild ride that's been CoCoTALK!
3 hr 47 min
February 14, 2021 Video episode 199 - countdown to 200
We're counting down the days until we reach our 200th episode, join us for Game On Results, news, discussions and more!
For all things CoCoTALK! visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live

2 hr 40 min
February 14, 2021 Episode 199 - countdown to 200
We're counting down the days until we reach our 200th episode, join us for Game On Results, news, discussions and more!
For all things CoCoTALK! visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live

2 hr 40 min
February 07, 2021 Video episode 198 - part 2 - the news, and more!
We're back with another episode of CoCoTALK! the world's leading live talk show dedicated to the Tandy Color Computer, it's family of machines, and community.
This week we're putting a strong focus on the community, there's a lot going on every day in discord (http://discord.cocotalk.live) and D. Bruce Moore is working on a new "I'm a CoCo Nut" song, and we're asking for everyone to lend their voices, literally to the chant.
Tune in and join us, won't you?
Live interactive video streams:
https://www.youtube.com/imacoconut
https://www.twitch.tv/cocotalk
https://www.facebook.com/cocotalklive
https://www.periscope.tv/CoCoTALKlive/
https://twitter.com/CoCoTALKlive
1 hr 20 min
February 07, 2021 Video episode 198 - Community Focus - part 1
CoCoTALK! Episode 198 - Community Focus
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:45 - Start of show!
00:04:00 - Panel Introductions
00:10:10 - End of Introductions
00:11:11 - Project updates and acquisitions
00:12:28 - PUA} Ron Delvaux
00:16:04 - PUA} Rick Ulland
00:22:33 - PUA} Ron Delvaux
00:23:52 - PUA} Paul Shoemaker
00:26:03 - Late Panel Introductions
00:27:31 - PUA} Brian Wieseler
00:33:20 - Panel Discussion Acoustic Modems
00:36:45 - PUA} John Laury
00:38:45 - PUA} MrDave6309
00:42:05 - Panel Discussion Acoustic Modems (again!)
00:44:47 - PUA} Ron Delvaux
00:45:18 - Shoutouts to visitors in the chat
00:46:04 - PUA} Terry Steege
00:49:55 - Ricks neighbor (Video by MrDave6309)
00:50:45 - PUA} Nick Marotta, Nick Marotta, Nick Marotta!
00:51:50 - PUA} Nick Marentes
00:59:12 - PUA} Chris Durys
00:59:28 - Who is new to the CoCo Discord
01:06:55 - Return to the Show!
01:09:14 - Stevie Strow - Updates on show etc.
01:15:14 - PUA} BoatOfCar/John Shawler
01:20:04 - PUA} FrodoNL
01:31:26 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
01:33:57 - Responses to, Samuel Gimes
01:35:38 - Game On! Results, With Nick Marotta!
01:38:10 - Game On! Game Discussion, With Nick Marotta!
01:51:50 - Game On! Celebration of 1 year of Game On! with Nick Marotta!
02:09:03 - Game On! Game for next week, With Nick Marotta!
02:12:20 - Random Discussion
02:13:00 - Stevie Strow - Show history
02:16:48 - Commercial break
02:19:42 - Game On! News with L. Curtis Boyle
02:20:10 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 Basic Compiler
02:23:50 - Game On! News} Robert Allen Murphy- Update on Nostromo
02:36:15 - Game On! News} Pixel Gaiden- CoCo stream on twitch
02:45:26 - Game On! News} Sheldon MacDonald- GMC Demo
02:48:40 - Game On! News} Christopher Cantrell RPi connected large display
02:52:11 - Game On! News} Amigos- New CoCo show episode
02:55:05 - CoCo - Dragon relations
02:57:25 - Game On! News} Cuthbert Dragon update of game videos
03:01:30 - Game On! News} Retrotective - CoCo videos on YouTube
03:04:22 - Game On! News} Mikes Tech Rescue - CoCo, and game carts
03:05:08 - Game On! News} Lee Perkins - 8 way scrolling on 1024x512x16 map
03:07:50 - Commercial Break
03:08:57 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
03:09:20 - Commercial Break
03:11:25 - End of Part 1
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AeMJkDwTmk
We're back with another episode of CoCoTALK! the world's leading live talk show dedicated to the Tandy Color Computer, it's family of machines, and community.
This week we're putting a strong focus on the community, there's a lot going on every day in discord (http://discord.cocotalk.live) and D. Bruce Moore is working on a new "I'm a CoCo Nut" song, and we're asking for everyone to lend their voices, literally to the chant.
Tune in and join us, won't you?
Email any suggestions you have for the show to [email protected]
Visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live
Join us for daily conversations on Discord: http://discord.cocotalk.live
To find out more about the Color Computer visit http://imacoconut.com
Custom artwork designed by Instagram artist Joel M. Adams:
https://www.instagram.com/artistjoelmadams/
Custom CoCoTALK! and retro merchandise is available at:
http://8bit256.com
Consider becoming a patron of the show:
https://patreon.com/ogsteviestrow
Live interactive video streams:
https://www.youtube.com/imacoconut
https://www.twitch.tv/cocotalk
https://www.facebook.com/cocotalklive
https://www.periscope.tv/CoCoTALKlive/
https://twitter.com/CoCoTALKlive
3 hr 12 min
February 07, 2021 Episode 198 - part 2 - The News and more!
We're back with another episode of CoCoTALK! the world's leading live talk show dedicated to the Tandy Color Computer, it's family of machines, and community.
This week we're putting a strong focus on the community, there's a lot going on every day in discord (http://discord.cocotalk.live) and D. Bruce Moore is working on a new "I'm a CoCo Nut" song, and we're asking for everyone to lend their voices, literally to the chant.
Tune in and join us, won't you?
Live interactive video streams:
https://www.youtube.com/imacoconut
https://www.twitch.tv/cocotalk
https://www.facebook.com/cocotalklive
https://www.periscope.tv/CoCoTALKlive/
https://twitter.com/CoCoTALKlive
1 hr 20 min
February 07, 2021 Episode 198 - part 1 - Community Focus
We're back with another episode of CoCoTALK! the world's leading live talk show dedicated to the Tandy Color Computer, it's family of machines, and community.
This week we're putting a strong focus on the community, there's a lot going on every day in discord (http://discord.cocotalk.live) and D. Bruce Moore is working on a new "I'm a CoCo Nut" song, and we're asking for everyone to lend their voices, literally to the chant.
Tune in and join us, won't you?
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:45 - Start of show!
00:04:00 - Panel Introductions
00:10:10 - End of Introductions
00:11:11 - Project updates and acquisitions
00:12:28 - PUA} Ron Delvaux
00:16:04 - PUA} Rick Ulland
00:22:33 - PUA} Ron Delvaux
00:23:52 - PUA} Paul Shoemaker
00:26:03 - Late Panel Introductions
00:27:31 - PUA} Brian Wieseler
00:33:20 - Panel Discussion Acoustic Modems
00:36:45 - PUA} John Laury
00:38:45 - PUA} MrDave6309
00:42:05 - Panel Discussion Acoustic Modems (again!)
00:44:47 - PUA} Ron Delvaux
00:45:18 - Shoutouts to visitors in the chat
00:46:04 - PUA} Terry Steege
00:49:55 - Ricks neighbor (Video by MrDave6309)
00:50:45 - PUA} Nick Marotta, Nick Marotta, Nick Marotta!
00:51:50 - PUA} Nick Marentes
00:59:12 - PUA} Chris Durys
00:59:28 - Who is new to the CoCo Discord
01:06:55 - Return to the Show!
01:09:14 - Stevie Strow - Updates on show etc.
01:15:14 - PUA} BoatOfCar/John Shawler
01:20:04 - PUA} FrodoNL
01:31:26 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
01:33:57 - Responses to, Samuel Gimes
01:35:38 - Game On! Results, With Nick Marotta!
01:38:10 - Game On! Game Discussion, With Nick Marotta!
01:51:50 - Game On! Celebration of 1 year of Game On! with Nick Marotta!
02:09:03 - Game On! Game for next week, With Nick Marotta!
02:12:20 - Random Discussion
02:13:00 - Stevie Strow - Show history
02:16:48 - Commercial break
02:19:42 - Game On! News with L. Curtis Boyle
02:20:10 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 Basic Compiler
02:23:50 - Game On! News} Robert Allen Murphy- Update on Nostromo
02:36:15 - Game On! News} Pixel Gaiden- CoCo stream on twitch
02:45:26 - Game On! News} Sheldon MacDonald- GMC Demo
02:48:40 - Game On! News} Christopher Cantrell RPi connected large display
02:52:11 - Game On! News} Amigos- New CoCo show episode
02:55:05 - CoCo - Dragon relations
02:57:25 - Game On! News} Cuthbert Dragon update of game videos
03:01:30 - Game On! News} Retrotective - CoCo videos on YouTube
03:04:22 - Game On! News} Mikes Tech Rescue - CoCo, and game carts
03:05:08 - Game On! News} Lee Perkins - 8 way scrolling on 1024x512x16 map
03:07:50 - Commercial Break
03:08:57 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
03:09:20 - Commercial Break
03:11:25 - End of Part 1
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AeMJkDwTmk
Email any suggestions you have for the show to [email protected]
Visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live
Join us for daily conversations on Discord: http://discord.cocotalk.live
To find out more about the Color Computer visit http://imacoconut.com
Custom artwork designed by Instagram artist Joel M. Adams:
https://www.instagram.com/artistjoelmadams/
Custom CoCoTALK! and retro merchandise is available at:
http://8bit256.com
Consider becoming a patron of the show:
https://patreon.com/ogsteviestrow
Live interactive video streams:
https://www.youtube.com/imacoconut
https://www.twitch.tv/cocotalk
https://www.facebook.com/cocotalklive
https://www.periscope.tv/CoCoTALKlive/
https://twitter.com/CoCoTALKlive
3 hr 12 min
February 01, 2021 CoCoTALK! video episode 197
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:45 - Start
00:03:40 - Panel Introductions
00:08:00 - Project updates and acquisitions
00:08:30 - PUA} Brian Wieseler
00:21:56 - PUA} Patrick Ulland
00:29:40 - PUA} Sloopy Malibu
00:36:25 - Project updates and acquisitions
00:36:40 - PUA} Sloopy Malibu (Part 2)
Contact: Discord-Sloopy Malibu, Facebook-Chris Luckey
00:46:58 - PUA} Quigon (Mike Brandt)
00:49:15 - PUA} Marc Bosley
00:50:39 - PUA} Steve Strow and his New Throne!
00:52:02 - Commercial break
00:56:54 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
00:59:42 - Game On! Results, With Nick Marotta!
00:59:42 - Game On! Game for next week, With Nick Marotta!
01:15:25 - Game On! News with L. Curtis Boyle
01:15:55 - Game On! News} Ben "VR" Drakes- VR on CoCo
01:23:29 - Game On! News} RichN- SPACEWAR!
01:25:55 - Game On! News} Sheldon MacDonald- SG8 game update
01:27:33 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 Speed Demon
01:29:22 - Game On! News} Richard Harding- Dragon Cuthbert player
01:25:28 - Game On! News} Tor-Eiril Bakke Lunde- Joystick adaptor
01:34:42 - Game On! News} The Digital Orphanage- Refurbishing Dragon Series Part 3
01:42:02 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 Scramble
01:44:26 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 Lode Runner
01:46:00 - Game On! News} Cuthbert Dragon- Dragon revamping youtube videos
01:56:18 - Game On! News} Simonwgb- Long play youtube videos of Dragon/CoCo games on XRoar
01:59:52 - Commercial Break
02:02:51 - News, with L. Curtis Boyle
02:03:23 - CoCo News} Richard Harding- Dragon USB Keyboard
02:06:04 - CoCo News} Simon Jonassen- Mandelbrot set on CoCo/Song Popcorn
02:08:00 - CoCo News} Jim Brain- CoCo Flashpak
02:12:00 - CoCo News} The CoCo Crew- Episode 68
02:12:55 - CoCo News} Fabian Rodriguez- Posting of French/Quebec 1984 Radio Shack Catalog
02:12:55 - CoCo News} Antonio Carlos Jimenez Ely- Upload of a remastered manual for the Tandy High-Res Interface
02:17:41 - CoCo News} Joel Rees- C language tutorial
02:18:35 - CoCo News} Gary Moulton- Dragon ML routine for capitalizing text strings
02:19:17 - CoCo News} The Retro Channel
02:22:07 - CoCo News} The ABUG Channel/Ian Bradbury- Multi system converter RGB to HDMI
02:23:45 - CoCo News} L. Curtis Boyle- NitrOS-9 EOU Beta 6.0.1 Matchbox release
02:28:10 - Commercial break
02:33:32 - Return from break
02:34:24 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
02:35:22 - Editorial By Steve Strowbridge
02:51:50 - FrodoNL - Interview on FPGA emulation systems, and other topics
02:58:30 - End of interview
02:58:48 - PUA} Addedum, Sloopy Malibu
03:00:42 - Discussion on the CoCo community
03:10:14 - FrodoNL - More on FGPA systems
03:11:38 - Ron Delvaux - Community events
03:12:08 - More Discussion on ESP8266-01 and DriveWire and other topics of CoCo interfacing
03:29:58 - Parting Thoughts
03:32:08 - Closing Credits/Outtro
03:34:06 - Caboose/Final Thoughts
03:39:25 - Good Bye Everybody!
3 hr 41 min
January 31, 2021 Episode 197

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:45 - Start
00:03:40 - Panel Introductions
00:08:00 - Project updates and acquisitions
00:08:30 - PUA} Brian Wieseler
00:21:56 - PUA} Patrick Ulland
00:29:40 - PUA} Sloopy Malibu
00:36:25 - Project updates and acquisitions
00:36:40 - PUA} Sloopy Malibu (Part 2)
Contact: Discord-Sloopy Malibu, Facebook-Chris Luckey
00:46:58 - PUA} Quigon (Mike Brandt)
00:49:15 - PUA} Marc Bosley
00:50:39 - PUA} Steve Strow and his New Throne!
00:52:02 - Commercial break
00:56:54 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
00:59:42 - Game On! Results, With Nick Marotta!
00:59:42 - Game On! Game for next week, With Nick Marotta!
01:15:25 - Game On! News with L. Curtis Boyle
01:15:55 - Game On! News} Ben "VR" Drakes- VR on CoCo
01:23:29 - Game On! News} RichN- SPACEWAR!
01:25:55 - Game On! News} Sheldon MacDonald- SG8 game update
01:27:33 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 Speed Demon
01:29:22 - Game On! News} Richard Harding- Dragon Cuthbert player
01:25:28 - Game On! News} Tor-Eiril Bakke Lunde- Joystick adaptor
01:34:42 - Game On! News} The Digital Orphanage- Refurbishing Dragon Series Part 3
01:42:02 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 Scramble
01:44:26 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 Lode Runner
01:46:00 - Game On! News} Cuthbert Dragon- Dragon revamping youtube videos
01:56:18 - Game On! News} Simonwgb- Long play youtube videos of Dragon/CoCo games on XRoar
01:59:52 - Commercial Break
02:02:51 - News, with L. Curtis Boyle
02:03:23 - CoCo News} Richard Harding- Dragon USB Keyboard
02:06:04 - CoCo News} Simon Jonassen- Mandelbrot set on CoCo/Song Popcorn
02:08:00 - CoCo News} Jim Brain- CoCo Flashpak
02:12:00 - CoCo News} The CoCo Crew- Episode 68
02:12:55 - CoCo News} Fabian Rodriguez- Posting of French/Quebec 1984 Radio Shack Catalog
02:12:55 - CoCo News} Antonio Carlos Jimenez Ely- Upload of a remastered manual for the Tandy High-Res Interface
02:17:41 - CoCo News} Joel Rees- C language tutorial
02:18:35 - CoCo News} Gary Moulton- Dragon ML routine for capitalizing text strings
02:19:17 - CoCo News} The Retro Channel
02:22:07 - CoCo News} The ABUG Channel/Ian Bradbury- Multi system converter RGB to HDMI
02:23:45 - CoCo News} L. Curtis Boyle- NitrOS-9 EOU Beta 6.0.1 Matchbox release
02:28:10 - Commercial break
02:33:32 - Return from break
02:34:24 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
02:35:22 - Editorial By Steve Strowbridge
02:51:50 - FrodoNL - Interview on FPGA emulation systems, and other topics
02:58:30 - End of interview
02:58:48 - PUA} Addedum, Sloopy Malibu
03:00:42 - Discussion on the CoCo community
03:10:14 - FrodoNL - More on FGPA systems
03:11:38 - Ron Delvaux - Community events
03:12:08 - More Discussion on ESP8266-01 and DriveWire and other topics of CoCo interfacing
03:29:58 - Parting Thoughts
03:32:08 - Closing Credits/Outtro
03:34:06 - Caboose/Final Thoughts
03:39:25 - Good Bye Everybody!
3 hr 41 min
January 25, 2021 Video episode 196 - Greatest show on Earh
CoCoTALK! Episode 196 - Greatest show on Earh
00:00:00 - Intro Now with SOUND!
00:02:40 - Start
00:03:10 - Panel Introductions
00:08:00 - End of Great show!
00:08:15 - End of Introductions
00:08:36 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
00:08:06 - Game On! Results, With Nick Marotta!
00:22:53 - Game On! Game for next week, With Nick Marotta!
00:33:00 - Game On! News with L. Curtis Boyle
00:33:32 - Game On! News} Jim Gerrie- MC-10 SPACEWAR!
00:35:27 - Game On! News} Amigos- CoCo show
00:36:27 - Game On! News} Steve Norton- Mod Retron 77 (Atari remake) Joystick for CoCo.
00:38:58 - Game On! News} Sheldon MacDonald- SG8 scrolling engine update
00:46:28 - Game On! News} Tor-Eiril Bakke Lunde- Joystick adaptor
00:46:27 - Game On! News} Rob's Retro Rambles- Shaolin Master plus (by Dave Gibbons... yes, the comic book artist!)
00:53:48 - Commercial Break
00:53:32 - CoCo Thoughts by Samuel Gimes
00:53:57 - News, with L. Curtis Boyle
00:57:23 - CoCo News} Jim Brain- Version 2 of the Dual 6X09 switcher for CoCo3
01:10:22 - CoCo News} Jim Brain- Version 2 of the Dual 6X09 switcher for CoCo2
01:16:56 - CoCo News} Jim Brain- CoCoNIC
01:48:30 - CoCo News} Allen Huffman- Benchmarking the CoCo Keyboard Part 7
01:47:06 - CoCo News} JoAnn Donaldson- CoCo C
01:50:20 - CoCo News} Terry Trapp- CoCo 2 P2eval update
01:50:48 - CoCo News} Chad Edward- Australian CoCo Group formed for plans of a TandyAssembly/CoCoFest in Australia
01:54:12 - CoCo News} John Whitworth- Dragon 64,DragonPlus & CoCoSDC, running OS-9
02:07:40 - CoCo News} Simon Jonassen- Mandelbrot set on CoCo
02:08:12 - CoCo News} Robert Sieg- MC-10 Text reader for MCX-32
02:09:15 - CoCo News} Robert Sieg- MC-10 BMP viewer
02:09:15 - CoCo News} Jim McClellan- MC-10 McDraw update
02:11:59 - CoCo News} Mark Dusko- MC-10 Circle BASIC routine
02:15:43 - CoCo News} Greg Dionne- MC-10 MicroColor BASIC cross-compiler
02:22:39 - CoCo News} Jim Fuller- Dragon RetroBrighting
02:25:10 - CoCo News} Unum Lapis- Dragon/CoCo RGBtoHDMI output
02:26:20 - CoCo News} Craig Chapman- Intro to binary arithmetic
02:30:26 - CoCo News} AC's 8bit Zone- Convert IBM PCjr joystick to CoCo / 6847T1 VDG lower case text and 64k RAM upgrade for CoCo2
02:34:25 - CoCo News} Retro Gaming Banter- Dragon 32 restore
02:38:54 - CoCo News} Russ Campbell- Learn Classic programming with BASIC
02:40:50 - CoCo News} Ben "VR" Drakes- Info about Richard Wadman, former Dragon Data employee
02:43:50 - CoCo News} L. Curtis Boyle- NitrOS-9 EOU Beta 6.01 released!
02:52:48 - Commercial break
02:56:22 - Project updates and acquisitions
02:57:20 - PUA} Nick Marentes
02:59:00 - PUA} CoCoMan/Jason Reighard
03:01:40 - PUA} Brian Schubring
03:05:46 - PUA} BoatOfCar/John Shawler
03:12:18 - PUA} Ron Delvaux
03:18:18 - PUA} David Ladd
03:22:44 - PUA} Marc Bosley
03:28:00 - PUA} Brian Wieseler
03:36:00 - Parting Thoughts
03:44:56 - Closing Credits/Outtro
03:46:39 - Caboose/Final Thoughts
Streaming live on
NEW! https://www.youtube.com/imacoconut
NEW! https://www.twitch.tv/cocotalk
https://www.facebook.com/cocotalklive
https://www.periscope.tv/CoCoTALKlive/
https://twitter.com/CoCoTALKlive
Email any suggestions you have for the show to [email protected]
Visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live
Join us for daily conversations on Discord: http://discord.cocotalk.live
To find out more about the Color Computer visit http://imacoconut.com
Custom artwork designed by Instagram artist Joel M. Adams:
https://www.instagram.com/artistjoelmadams/
Custom CoCoTALK! and retro merchandise is available at:
http://8bit256.com
Consider becoming a patron of the show:
https://patreon.com/ogsteviestrow
3 hr 48 min