CoCoCrew Episode 91

Agenda

• Introduction (00:00:46)
  • CoCoFEST! is ~4 months away
  • Tandy Assembly is ~9 months away...
  • Recent/current projects
  • eBay (or other) acquisitions
• Announcements (00:05:04)
  • 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
    
    
  • VCF East: Apr 14-16, 2023
  • The 31st Annual “Last” Chicago CoCoFEST!: April 22-23, 2023
  • Classic Game Fest: Jul 22-23, 2023
  • Southern-Fried Gaming Expo: July 28-30, 2023
  • Tandy Assembly 2022: Sep 30 - Oct 2, 2023
• News (00:13:10)
  
  • "Little Brick Out" by Steve Wozniak (1979) (Jim Gerrie)
     "Bulls and Cows" by Creative Computing (1976)
     "Explore Your MC-10/Decouvrez Alice" (1984)
     "Race Demo" Game for TRS-80 MC-10/Matra Alice
     "Dungeon of Doom" Usborne Books (1984)
     CHINA.BAS
  • I'm messing around and maybe developing a fancier version of a simple type-in game from Creative Computing called Camel. (Paul Shoemaker)
     Today I worked on my updated version of the classic game, Camel.
     Progress on my latest project, a graphical version of the classic game called Camel.
     Here is a new game for the CoCo that I finished this weekend.
  • SuperSprite-FM+ new AGd converted games - Pack#4 (Pere Serrat)
     SuperSprite-FM+ converted AGD games - Pack#5
     SuperSprite-FM+ converted AGD games - Pack#6
     SuperSprite-FM+ AGD converted games - Pack#7
  • NitrOS9/EOU (Ease of Use Edition) for Coco 3 release (L. Curtis Boyle)
    
    
  • How I Accidentally Bought the Ultimate Retro TV (Phoenix Resale @ YouTube)
  • An online Video Timings calculator (AdaFruit)
  • The 240p Test Suite - Optimize Your HDTV for Retro Games :: RGB302 (My Life In Gaming @ YouTube)
  • How WASD became the standard PC control scheme (Tyler Wilde @ pcgamer.com)
    
    
  • Pictures of some of my Color Computers exhibited at X RetroSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, 11/05/2022. (Luciano Scharf)
  • Remastered Box Template for "Direct Connect Modem Pak Cat. No. 26-2228. (Antonio Caballero)
  • I've been playing around with controllers again (Nik Brisevac)
  • Many of you will have heard of the esoteric programming language Brainf**k_. (Elliot Williams @ Hackaday)
    
    
  • Create A Compiler Step-By-Step (Al Williams @ Hackaday)
  • Making My Own Programming Language and Coding a Game in It (AstroSam @ YouTube)
  • GEOS has been ported to the Atari 8-bit (Paulo Garcia)
  • A Simple Universal Modem for your project! (Anders Nielsen)
    
    
  • Controlling Mechanical 7-Segment Displays?! How RS-485 and UART works! (GreatScott! @ YouTube)
  • Building a Drum Machine Sequencer Using Rope Core Memory (AdaFruit)
  • When Only A TO92 Will Do (Jenny List @ Hackaday)
  • Getting to Know the 555 Timer Chip (AdaFruit)
    
    
  • I present to you, CoCoBan for the Tandy Color Computer 3. (Paul Thayer)
  • Streaming large files on the CoCoSDC (Glen Hewlett)
  • I came across a monitor program written in BASIC (Steve Blakely)
  • I tinkered with the program and printed the PMODE 4,1 SCREEN 1,1 image on the laser. (Ron Rogers)
    
    
  • CoCo Scheme 1 - scanned in high res from original textbook 26-3193 (Ronivon Costa)
  • I made a thing and wanted to share it with the list; the CoCo USB Serial Pak (Don Barber)
  • Generating Two-Factor Authentication Codes With A Commodore 64 (Robin Kearey @ Hackaday)
  • Processor upgrade for the Vectrex: Using a Hitachi 6309 instead of the Motorola 6809 (Peer Johannsen)
    
    
  • Tackling the Logiker Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2021 – part 1 (Allen Huffman)
     Tackling the Logiker 2022 Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge – part 2
     Tackling the Logiker 2022 Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge – part 3
     Tackling the Logiker 2022 Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge – part 4
     Tackling the Logiker 2022 Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge – part 5
  • End Of An Era, As LEGO To Discontinue Mindstorms (Jenny List @ Hackaday)
  • Longtime Radio Shack retail store owner closes doors with mixed emotions (Jeff Jenkins @ WV MetroNews)
  • Owner pulls the plug on Orlando’s last RadioShack after 52 years in business (Catherine Silver @ clickorlando.com)
• Feedback (00:57:21)
  • "Quick follow up on BOrchestra-180 mentioned in this episode...
    The current documentation and programming information is available via Google Docs
    The current implementation of the PoC for VCC is on GitHub" -- Chet Simpson
• Host Discussion -- Different Buying Rules During The Holidays? (01:00:04)
• Interview -- Tim Lindner on VideoTex (01:09:44)
• Neil's Corner -- Review of Jumping Joey (01:27:01)
• Parting Thoughts (01:31:30)

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