Some of you may have seen me rage quit a video game, but never before have I rage quit hosting a live show, this makes history! CocoTALK! Episode 66, now available for the rest of the world who missed it live, is now available for your viewing pleasure! Main Show Segments: Assembly Language with Steve Bjork - part 2 BASIC Interpreter unraveled by James Diffendaffer Rage Quit by Stevie Strow who's head exploded after 2 hours of tech talk. Bonus segment where we got together later in the evening, ...
Jul 22, 2018•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 91
This week on CoCoTALK! We debut a brand new segment called Core Dump! This segment is the brain child of Nick Marentes. This will be a tech talk focussed on some aspect of software, programming, development, etc. The idea is to present something, either a question, or a problem, or show off something you've come up with, then get some input and suggestions from the panel and viewers, followed by a Q&A session. We started the segment by looking at a program by Diego Barizo, with his game "Fur...
Jul 08, 2018•3 hr 17 min•Ep. 88
For Episode 64 of CoCoTALK! we will continue the Assembly language segment, part 2 will explain memory concepts. We'll also talk about "The State of CoCo Hardware" as a discussion came on on projects, and various opinions on wants, needs, duplicate products, etc., so hopefully we can all weigh in on this, in a civilized manor, and we'll probably talk about other CoCo things, too! Join the discussion live! Add cocotalk@cocotalk.live as a Skype contact and call us to talk! Email any suggestions yo...
Jul 01, 2018•3 hr 48 min•Ep. 87
Today on CoCoTALK! we start a new segment on Assembly language presented by Color Computer video game living legend, Mr. Steve Bjork. The first lesson will explain a bit about how numbers work, the difference between decimal, binary, and hex numbers, and specifically, how the Color Computer's 6809 processor handle's numbers via it's Assembly language! This is going to be good! On the panel: Grant Leighty, D. Bruce Moore, James Diffendaffer, James Gerie, John Linville, L. Curtis Boyle, Mark D. Ov...
Jun 24, 2018•2 hr 49 min•Ep. 84
This is it, the world premier of the first few episodes of the all new audio drama CoCo Forever by D. Bruce Moore! Check out CoCo Forever on the web http://cocoforever.gracenote.ca/ On the panel: Grant "Greg" Leighty, Jason "CoCo Man" Reighard, D. Bruce Moore, James Gerrie, Mark Overholser, Nick Marentes, Richard Lorbieski, Rick Adams, Ron Delvaux, Steve Bjork Join the discussion live! Add cocotalk@cocotalk.live as a Skype contact and call us to talk! Email any suggestions you have for the show ...
Jun 17, 2018•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 81
We're back with episode 61 of CoCoTALK! and we're covering news and topics from around the world this week! On the panel: Bart van den Akker from the Netherlands Home Computer Museum, Jason the CoCo Man Reighard, Grant Leighty, John Mark Mobley, L. Curtis Boyle, Mark D. Overholser, Nick Marentes, and Rick Adams Links to news and discussion topics: Rare white CoCo 1 on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-White-Case-TRS-80-Coco-1-Third-Version-w-Raised-Keyboard-64K-Color-/123176406002 Paul Tha...
Jun 10, 2018•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 76
Episode 60 of CoCoTALK! gave us a peek at CORGSCON the Columbus Ohio Retro Gaming Society Convention, and it looked pretty cool! We also got to see a little bit of Nick Marentes' updated Music composer and player software he's working on to add sound to future games. We got to see and hear from Javier Rivera the "other Apple guy" and see some projects he's working on with retro brite, package reproductions, and more, and we asked the question "Why does the Palette and ATTR command in CoCo 3 BASI...
Jun 03, 2018•3 hr 11 min•Ep. 74
It's Memorial Day weekend, and we're live for another episode of CoCoTALK! and we should be simulcasting on both YouTube and the CoCo TV channel on Roku, join us! On the panel: Jason CoCo Man Reighard, D. Bruce Moore, James Diffendaffer, L. Curtis Boyle, Mark D. Overholser, Nick Marentes, and Ron Delvaux! http://www.cococommunity.net/phoenix-ide/ 00:00:00 - Lead In and Opening. 00:02:10 - Going around the room... 00:04:30 - Difference between the '86 and '87 GIME. 00:12:02 - Updates and Acquisit...
May 26, 2018•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 72
Welcome back! This week is episode 58 of CoCoTALK! Today we make history, we'll be simulcasting our live show not only here to YouTube, but starting @ 3PM EST you can also catch the show in progress on the CoCo TV channel on Roku! Starting next week, CoCoTALK! will be live on both YouTube and RoKu @ 2PM EST every week. Now there's even more ways to enjoy your CoCo content, so join us on YouTube and Roku! On the panel: Brendan Donahe, Jason the CoCo Man, Grant Leighty, James Diffendaffer, Curtis ...
May 25, 2018•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 68
Welcome back! This week is episode 57 of CoCoTALK! We got into a little community discussions, hearing from Paul Thayer on his current project of creating a Download II, and his blogging about assembly and compiled sprites. We got to hear from Dave Phillipsen, and have a riveting discussion about creating multi-voice music on the CoCo. All this and more! On the panel: Grant Leighty, Jason the CoCo Man, D. Bruce Moore, Dave Phillipsen, L. Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Nick Marentes, Paul Thayer,...
May 18, 2018•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 67
Happy Cinco De Mayo! For Episode 56 we have a special guest host, Grant Leighty and Curtis Boyle. Our special guest today was Thomas Cherryhomes from Irata On-Line and Jim Brain from Retro Innovations. https://IRATA.ONLINE https://go4retro.com/ Original YouTube video: https://youtu.be/E9fXP-XocxI 00:00:00 - Lead In and Opening 00:02:11 - Going around the room... 00:03:24 - Updates and Acquisitions 00:09:00 - Game Programming and Testing 00:21:45 - Ed Snider's ( Zippster ) new 4 Port MPI with Aud...
May 11, 2018•3 hr 5 min•Ep. 66
We're back with the latest episode of CoCoTALK! Episode 55 is the CoCoFEST! wrap-up show, and we'll be talking all about last weekend's CoCoFEST! which was the biggest in the past 10 years! Join us on Skype by adding cocotalk@cocotalk.live as a Skype contact and call in. We're also airing at a different time, Friday @ 9 PM EST April 27th 2018. On the panel: Bill Nobel, Brendan Donahe, Jason the CoCo Man, D. Bruce Moore, David Ladd, Eric Canales, James Diffendaffer, John Strong, L. Curtis Boyle, ...
Apr 28, 2018•3 hr 4 min•Ep. 65
We're one week away from the 27th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST! and we'll dedicate this episode to talking all about this year's CoCoFEST! and fond memories we've had from FESTS' gone past, such as Rainbowfest, PennFest, etc. On the panel: Grant Leighty, Jason the CoCo Man, David Ladd, David Laffineuse, Glen Hewlett, L. Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Mikey, Nick Marentes, Richard Lorbieski, Rick Adams, Ron Delvaux, and Steve Bjork Original YouTube episode: https://youtu.be/6QV0ngxYIRg Email an...
Apr 16, 2018•2 hr 33 min•Ep. 64
We are two weeks away from CoCoFEST! Wonder what we're going to talk about today? On the call: Brian Schubring the music man, Grant Leighty, Jason the CoCo Man, Bruce and Jacob Moore, David Ladd, David Laffineuse, James Diffendaffer, Javier Rivera, John Strong, Mark Overholser, Nick Marentes, Jim Brain from Retro Innovations, Richard Lorbieski from Boyson Technologies, Steve Bjork YouTube link: https://youtu.be/rSwLiiCqYi4 Email any suggestions you have for the show to cocotalk@cocotalk.live Joi...
Apr 11, 2018•3 hr 10 min•Ep. 62
CoCoTALK! Episode 52 - Three weeks to CoCoFEST! We're 3 weeks away from CoCoFEST! and today we'll air at a special time, 3PM EDT 1 hour later than usual. On the panel: Brian Schubring, Grant Leighty, Jason the CoCo Man, David Ladd, James Diffendaffer, Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Nick Marentes, Richard Lorbieski, Rick Adams, Ron Delvaux, Simon Jonassen, Steve Batson, Steve Bjork Original YouTube video episode: https://youtu.be/Aam1HNzbE-0 Email any suggestions you have for the show to cocotalk...
Apr 05, 2018•3 hr 2 min•Ep. 61
The live version of this show was one of our shortest ever, but the podcast version has some bonus content, just for your listening pleasure! I'm very pressed for time today due to other obligations this afternoon, so we're going to have a very short CoCoTALK! probably an hour. We'll get straight to the meat and potatoes, hear about any project updates, a possible brief news segment, then check in with the latest on CoCoFEST! as well as chat with the panel our our viewers. We'll have a somewhat ...
Mar 31, 2018•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 60
We're on Episode 50, and it's Saint Patrick's Day! Do we need anything else? On the call: Allen Huffman, Grant Leighty, Jason CoCoMan, Bruce Moore, David Ladd, Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Nick Marentes, Ron Delvaux, Steve Bjork, Terry Steen Email any suggestions you have for the show to cocotalk@cocotalk.live Help support the show by becoming a patron https://www.patreon.com/ogsteviestrow Retro SWAG sales help support operating costs and make you look cool http://8bit256.com Original YouTube ...
Mar 23, 2018•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 59
We're back with episode 49 of CoCoTALK! We are counting down the weeks until CocoFEST! and this episode is jam packed with news and tech talk. On the call: Allen Huffman, Bill Nobel, Grant Leighty, Jason CoCo Man Reighard, David Ladd, John Strong, L. Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Nick Marentes, Paul Barton, Richard Lorbieski, Ron Delvaux, Steve Bjork Resident Troll: Jim Brain Watch the original YouTube video: https://youtu.be/lFKCQhxX2Mw We may also have another question to ask, and possibly an...
Mar 08, 2018•3 hr 3 min•Ep. 58
Rick Adams' Temple of ROM is getting some great buzz this week! The Return to ROM 3D project launched some preview videos today, the source code was dis-assembled and returned back to Rick and he's got it in his hands, and so much more, so we'll have Temple of ROM TALK! today! On the call: Allen Huffman, Grant Leighty, Jason CoCo Man Reighard, Bruce Moore, David Ladd, John Strong, Nick Marentes, Paul Barton, Michael Brant, Jim Brain, Richard Lorbieski, Ron Delvaux, Steve Bjork, Tim Lindner We ma...
Mar 02, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 57
CoCoTALK! Episode 47 was a 4 hour train ride through the county side of retro computing and we talked about a lot of things, and had a lot of new members to the panel this week! First time panel members included: Jim Gerrie, From the apple community Javier Rivera, from Brazil Juan Carlos Castro y Castro, Tony Cappellini, and making his 2nd appearance on the show, Tim Lindner. Also on the show - Allen Huffman, Barry Nelson, Bill nobel, Boisy Pitre, Grant Leighty, D. Bruce Moore, Sir David Ladd, J...
Feb 23, 2018•4 hr 18 min•Ep. 56
We are back for Episode 46 of CoCoTALK! Live! and we'll talk about... the CoCo! The highlight of this episode was reading through some troll comments on Facebook, but we got some other discussions, in, too! On the call: Grant Leighty, Allen Huffman, Jason CoComan Reighard, David Ladd, David Mitchell, Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Nick Marentes, Rick Adams Original YouTube video: https://youtu.be/ioxhMK5Flsc We may also have another question to ask, and possibly answer in our new segment, "Why d...
Feb 16, 2018•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 55
The latest episode of the CoCo Crew Podcast has dropped, if you missed it, visit http://cococrew.org The host discussion was based off a Facebook post about cross-posting to multiple groups, and I think we'll pick that topic up and add a few more than two cents to it. We may also have another question to ask, and possibly answer in our new segment, "Why did Tandy do that?" of "Why did they do that?" so stay tuned to find out. To join the show add CoCo TALK! as a Skype contact by searching for co...
Feb 07, 2018•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 54
This week on CoCoTALK! we'll ask the question "Why did Tandy do that?" and get into some nitty gritty pontifications. On the call: Allen Huffman, CoCoMan Jason Reighard, Bruce More, David Ladd, Curtis Boyle, Lee Patterson, Mark Overholser, Mikey, Nick Marentes, Paul Thayer, Richard Lorbieski, Ron Delvaux, Simon Jonassen, Steve Bjork Original YouTube live stream video replay: https://youtu.be/o3vEzkVQaV0 Help support the show by becoming a patron https://www.patreon.com/ogsteviestrow Retro SWAG s...
Feb 03, 2018•2 hr 49 min•Ep. 53
This week on CoCoTALK! we'll talk compilers, CMOC the C-like compiler has been evolving over time, and we can expect an OS-9 version soon, we'll also talk about some of the BASIC compilers for the CoCo, too. On the panel: Allen Huffman, Barry Nelson, Boisy Pitre, Bendan Donahe, Grant Leighty, Jason Reighgart the CoCo Man, David Ladd, Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Nick Marentes, Richard Cavell, Richard Lorbieski, Ron Delvaux, Steve Bjork Help support the show by becoming a patron https://www.pat...
Jan 25, 2018•2 hr 56 min•Ep. 52
Original YouTube version of the show: https://youtu.be/eg8MESDmAc4 We're back in the swing with another live episode of CoCoTALK! the nation's leading live talk show featuring the Tandy Color Computer! This is our first live episode of 2018. On the call: Jason CoCo Man, David Ladd, Grant Leighty, John Linville, John Mark Mobley, John Strong, Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Mikey, Paul Fiscarelli, Richard Lorbieski, Rick Adams, Ron Delvaux, Steve Bjork CoCoTALK! airs live, right here on YouTube ea...
Jan 18, 2018•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 51
Original video episode YouTube link: https://youtu.be/OtdgWeD7N4Q This week's CoCoTALK! was not live, it was recorded Friday night as our second ever CoCoTALK! after dark, no agenda, no live audience, just a couple of guys talking CoCo, and perhaps having some adult beverages. On the call: Bill Nobel, Boisy Pitre, Grant Leighty, CoCoMan Jason Reighard, Bruce Moore, David Ladd, John Linville, John Strong, Mark Overholser, Mike Rowen, Neil Blancard, Paul Fiscarelli, Paul Thayer, Richard Lorbieski,...
Jan 13, 2018•3 hr 21 min•Ep. 49
It's New Year's Eve Eve, let's celebrate, reflect on the year, and look forward to 2018 On the show: Grant Leighty, Jason Reighard, Bruce Moore, John Linville, John Strong, Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Paul Fiscarelli, Richard Lorbieski, Ron Delvaux, Simon Jonassen, Steve Bjork. Help support the show by becoming a patron https://www.patreon.com/ogsteviestrow Retro SWAG sales help support operating costs and make you look cool http://8bit256.com CoCoTALK! airs live, right here on YouTube each a...
Jan 05, 2018•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 47
CoCoTALK! Episode 39 - Christmas Eve Eve edition Original YouTube video: https://youtu.be/i3K0Nj4To78 It's the night before Christmas eve, what are we going to talk about? CoCo Stuff! On the call: Grant Leighty, Jason the Coco Man, Bruce Moore, David Ladd, Curtis Boyle, Mark Overholser, Paul Fiscarelli, Paul Thayer, Jim Brain, Richard Cavell, Richard Lorbieski, Simon Jonassen, Steve Bjork CoCoTALK! airs live, right here on YouTube each and every Saturday at 2:00 PM EDT! We are also available for...
Dec 29, 2017•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 46
Today we will reveal the 2nd winner of the Forest of Doom contest, the "Chalice of Bravery", we'll also see some live stream game-play of the game. To get our copy of Forest of Doom, visit http://fod.gracenote.ca CoCoTALK! airs live, right here on YouTube each and every Saturday at 2:00 PM EDT! We are also available for replay and podcast listening! For all things CoCoTALK! visit http://cocotalk.live Regular segments: Panel introduction, review of how our week in the retro hobby transpired. Feed...
Dec 22, 2017•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 45
Episode 37 aka CoCoTALK! Express! was focused on holiday cheer, we took at look at a few CoCo Christmas demos, got to hear from Paul Thayer, author of the latest CoCo hit, Timber Man, and even took a sneak peek at Donkey Kong Remix Christmas Edition. On the show: CoCoMan Jason, Curtis Boyle, Paul Thayer, Ron Delvaux, Simon Jonassen and Steve Bjork. CoCoTALK! airs live, right here on YouTube each and every Saturday at 2:00 PM EDT! We are also available for replay and podcast listening! For all th...
Dec 15, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 44
