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Floppy Days 47 - Tandy CoCo, Part 3
Floppy Days 47 - Tandy CoCo, Part 3
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Length:
106 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This episode is part 3 of a 3-part series on the Tandy Color Computer, also known as the CoCo. I have special guest hosts to help me again this month: John Linville and Neil Blanchard of the “CoCo Crew Podcast”. Join us as we discuss Coco magazines, books, software, modern upgrades, emulation, Web sites and much more.
I also go over my new acquisitions, tell you about upcoming vintage computer shows and cover some podcast feedback.
Finally, we also have audio segments from no less than 4 different CoCo fans who share with us their memories and thoughts about the Tandy Color Computer. Thank you to Michael Moore, Rick Adams, Jon Day, and Tony Cappellini for your contributions.
Note that Floppy Days now has a Facebook page where you can discuss the show or vintage computers in general. Search for “Floppy Days” on Facebook.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Intro
Bill Degnan’s Historical Computers and Vintage Computer Restoration - http://www.vintagecomputer.net
“History of Commodore Computers” poster by Bill Degnan - http://vintagecomputer.net/poster_detail.cfm
New Acquisitions/What I’ve been Up To
Floppy Days Podcast Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1556099237981844/
Floppy Days Discussion Thread on AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/238436-floppy-days-podcast-discussion-thread/
Upcoming Floppy Days Show Schedule - http://floppydays.libsyn.com/webpage/category/Upcoming%20Show%20Schedule
Intellivision Entertainment Computer System (ECS) - http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/credits/ecs.shtml
Upcoming Shows
AmiWest 2015 - http://www.amiwest.net/ Oct. 14-18, Sacramento, CA
Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL
World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/ Dec. 4-6, 2015, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
VCF SE 4.0 - April 2nd and 3rd, 2016, Roswell, GA
Feedback
Bill Degnan’s GE television for vintage computers - http://vintagecomputer.net/ge/GE_Computer-Monitor-Television.jpg
George Phillips’ Doctor Who Video done on a TRS-80 4P - http://members.shaw.ca/gp2000/drwho.html
Vintage Computer Forum for the TRS-80 - http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/forumdisplay.php?46-Tandy-Radio-Shack
Magazines/Newsletters
Chromasette - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromasette
Compute! - http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/
Hot CoCo - http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Documents/Magazines/Hot%20CoCo%20(Searchable%20image)/
Micro 80 - http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/system-80/literature_magazines_micro-80_archive.htm
TRS-80 Microcomputer News - http://www.os9projects.com/MAGAZINES/MicroNews/MicroNews.html
80 Micro - https://archive.org/details/80-microcomputing-magazine
The Color Computer News
The Color Computer Magazine - https://archive.org/details/color-computer-magazine
CoCo Nutz! Magazine - http://www.os9projects.com/MAGAZINES/NUTZ/Nutz.html
Rainbow Magazine - https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine
Books
book archive with a lot of the mentioned books - https://sites.google.com/a/aaronwolfe.com/cococoding/home/docs
Getting Started with Color BASIC (Tandy)
Going Ahead with Extended Color BASIC (Tandy)
TRS-80 Color Computer Assembly Language Programming by William Barden, Jr.
Color Computer Graphics by William Barden, Jr.
TRS-80 Color Computer Graphics by Don Inman
“Unravelled” series by Spectral Associates:
Color BASIC
Disk BASIC
Extended BASIC
Super Extended BASIC
The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9 by Dale L. Puckett and Peter Dibble
The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9 Level II by Dale L. Puckett and Peter Dibble
Tandy’s Little Wonder by F.G. Swygert - http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Tandy's_Little_Wonder
“CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer” by Boisy G Pitre, Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20
Software
Dungeons of Daggorath - https://www.facebook.com/DungeonsOfDaggorathForum
Castle of Tharoggad - http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/i
I also go over my new acquisitions, tell you about upcoming vintage computer shows and cover some podcast feedback.
Finally, we also have audio segments from no less than 4 different CoCo fans who share with us their memories and thoughts about the Tandy Color Computer. Thank you to Michael Moore, Rick Adams, Jon Day, and Tony Cappellini for your contributions.
Note that Floppy Days now has a Facebook page where you can discuss the show or vintage computers in general. Search for “Floppy Days” on Facebook.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Intro
Bill Degnan’s Historical Computers and Vintage Computer Restoration - http://www.vintagecomputer.net
“History of Commodore Computers” poster by Bill Degnan - http://vintagecomputer.net/poster_detail.cfm
New Acquisitions/What I’ve been Up To
Floppy Days Podcast Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1556099237981844/
Floppy Days Discussion Thread on AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/238436-floppy-days-podcast-discussion-thread/
Upcoming Floppy Days Show Schedule - http://floppydays.libsyn.com/webpage/category/Upcoming%20Show%20Schedule
Intellivision Entertainment Computer System (ECS) - http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/credits/ecs.shtml
Upcoming Shows
AmiWest 2015 - http://www.amiwest.net/ Oct. 14-18, Sacramento, CA
Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL
World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/ Dec. 4-6, 2015, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
VCF SE 4.0 - April 2nd and 3rd, 2016, Roswell, GA
Feedback
Bill Degnan’s GE television for vintage computers - http://vintagecomputer.net/ge/GE_Computer-Monitor-Television.jpg
George Phillips’ Doctor Who Video done on a TRS-80 4P - http://members.shaw.ca/gp2000/drwho.html
Vintage Computer Forum for the TRS-80 - http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/forumdisplay.php?46-Tandy-Radio-Shack
Magazines/Newsletters
Chromasette - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromasette
Compute! - http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/
Hot CoCo - http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Documents/Magazines/Hot%20CoCo%20(Searchable%20image)/
Micro 80 - http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/system-80/literature_magazines_micro-80_archive.htm
TRS-80 Microcomputer News - http://www.os9projects.com/MAGAZINES/MicroNews/MicroNews.html
80 Micro - https://archive.org/details/80-microcomputing-magazine
The Color Computer News
The Color Computer Magazine - https://archive.org/details/color-computer-magazine
CoCo Nutz! Magazine - http://www.os9projects.com/MAGAZINES/NUTZ/Nutz.html
Rainbow Magazine - https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine
Books
book archive with a lot of the mentioned books - https://sites.google.com/a/aaronwolfe.com/cococoding/home/docs
Getting Started with Color BASIC (Tandy)
Going Ahead with Extended Color BASIC (Tandy)
TRS-80 Color Computer Assembly Language Programming by William Barden, Jr.
Color Computer Graphics by William Barden, Jr.
TRS-80 Color Computer Graphics by Don Inman
“Unravelled” series by Spectral Associates:
Color BASIC
Disk BASIC
Extended BASIC
Super Extended BASIC
The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9 by Dale L. Puckett and Peter Dibble
The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9 Level II by Dale L. Puckett and Peter Dibble
Tandy’s Little Wonder by F.G. Swygert - http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Tandy's_Little_Wonder
“CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer” by Boisy G Pitre, Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20
Software
Dungeons of Daggorath - https://www.facebook.com/DungeonsOfDaggorathForum
Castle of Tharoggad - http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/i
Released:
Oct 19, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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