CoCoCrew Episode 77

Agenda

• Introduction (0:00:42)
  • Tandy Assembly is 11 months away...
  • CoCoFEST! is 5 months away
  • Recent/current projects
  • eBay (or other) acquisitions
• Announcements (0:05:52)
  • Twitter -- @CoCoCrewPodcast
  • Facebook -- The CoCo Crew Podcast
  • Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, and tunein.
  • Available as video episodes on YouTube
  • Member of The Throwback Network
  • Listed on the Game-by-Game Podcast Information Hub
  • Show audio hosted at Cyber Ears
  • Email addresses
    
    
    • show@cococrew.org
    • podcast@cococrew.org
    • feedback@cococrew.org
    
    
    • john@cococrew.org
    • neil@cococrew.org
    • mike@cococrew.org
    • boisy@cococrew.org
    
    
  • The Midwest Gaming Classic: Nov 5-7, 2021
  • “Last” Chicago CoCoFEST!: Nov 6-7, 2021
  • Dragon Meetup: Nov 27-28, 2021
  • VCF East: Apr 29 - May 1, 2022 (Or maybe April 22-24?)
  • “Last” Chicago CoCoFEST!: May 14-15, 2022
  • VCF West: Aug 6-7, 2022
  • Tandy Assembly: Sep 30 - Oct 2, 2022
• News (0:18:16)
  
  • The Best Defender On A Home Computer? Yes, Yes It Is! (CanadianRetroThings @ YouTube)
  • "BMP Reader - version 1.2" (Richard Kelly)
  • MC-10 Keyboard Fix (lowlevel@gmail.com)
  • In the copy of tasm6801 that I've got on my PC, dated 2019, I encountered a very strange bug. (Anders Carlsson)
    
    
  • The schedule for the production of The Last Ninja. (Rick Adams)
  • Action 52 - History of the Worst Game ever made! - From Concept to Console (miiyouandmii2 @ YouTube)
  • MODEL RAILROAD AUTOMATION (Mike Willegal)
  • Tandy 1000 SX Part 4: Programming the Tandy Sound Chip (PCRetroTech @ YouTube)
    
    
  • The Three Things I wish I knew when I started writing music (Guy Michelmore)
  • A Whole Lot Of Stepper Motors Make The Most Graceful 7-Segment Displays (Mike Szczys)
  • Revisiting 10 PRINT RACER (Allen Huffman)
  • Freecell in 8-bit Basic (Jim Gerrie)
    
    
  • Atari ST Still Manages Campground Reservations After 36 Years (Robin Kearey @ Hackaday)
  • Taking A Walk Down [Computer] Memory Lane (Ryan Flowers @ Hackaday)
  • The truth about Retr0brite – busting myths with science… (Jeff Birt)
  • TRS-80 Nyan Cat With Music (Jim Gerrie)
    
    
  • testing out my new graphics engine in asm. looks like my next game project will use this! (Sheldon MacDonald)
  • Old Maid for One Player and Computer (Jim Gerrie)
  • Making a 12 bit DAC Using an Arduino - The Learning Circuit (element 14 presents @ YouTube)
  • I refined the formula for encoding colors to improve shading and color accuracy. (John Kowalski)
     I thought it'd be fun to post one more disk with a couple of CoCo 3 composite artifact color images.
    
    
  • 1981 Called, Here’s Your Software (Jenny List @ Hackaday)
  • Simply Better Blackjack, an Extended Color BASIC game (Alison Denu)
  • Graphic Strings (Matt Massie)
  • Theseus and the Monster (Jim Gerrie)
    
    
  • (Discussion) Does Retro Gaming Need More People Coming Into the Hobby? (Retro Bird @ YouTube)
  • 6809 Lesson H4 - Hello World on the Dragon / Tandy CoCo (ChibiAkumas @ YouTube)
  • Differences between the 6800 and the 6801 (Revisited) (Joel Rees)
  • Is The Dragon a Clone of the CoCo? (Noel's Retro Lab @ YouTube)
    
    
  • It contains programs for all CoCo models to print from Basic to a Drivewire text file. (Robert Gault)
  • A status update for our master theses based on the Turbo9 microprocessor IP. (Kevin Phillipson & Michael Rywalt)
  • XRoar 0.37 released (Ciaran Anscomb)
  • I've set up a new Facebook group where I intend to host SuperSprite FM+ software and documentation. (John Whitworth)
     I have now gone ahead with the 6x09 SuperSprite FM+ PCB order
     I am pleased to announce that I have built the first production board, and it works perfectly.
• This Month In CoCo History -- October 1983 (1:04:30)
• Feedback (1:06:18)
  • "The conversation around "pump and dump" and related items confused me, as it was unclear to me if the hosts were discouraging folks from simply dumping their source online and calling it a "developer's kit", or if they were discouraging the idea of someone saying "Hey! I made this and I'm uploading all the resources I used online for anyone to use if desired"." -- Jim Brain
  • "hello guys ]" -- KROBLOXVNTM @ YouTube
• Host Discussion -- Assets or interlopers? How well are Veterans, Alumni, Tourists, and Newbies getting along? (1:09:56)
• Tandy Assembly Retrospective (1:26:55)
• Tech Segment -- CAS vs WAV (1:51:15)
• Neil's Corner -- Review of Glen Hewlett's Defender (2:10:33)
• Parting Thoughts (2:14:27)

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