Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This week's CoCoTALK! is being multi tasked via NitrOS9 Ease of Use beta 5 with special guest host and streamer Rob Inman.

00:02:39 Show Starts
00:04:17 GameON! results
00:05:49 Game discussion, tips, trick
00:16:03 Next week's game revealed
00:21:18 Panel Introductions
00:33:52 GameON! news
00:56:46 Simon Jonnasen shows us how he produces CoCo sound samples
01:03:14 GameON! news continues
01:13:32 NEWS!
01:48:21 Barrier to Entry - the CoCoTALK! Quiz!
02:10:22 Ron's Garage
02:21:44 Project Updates/Acqusitions
02:35:00 NitrOS9 Ease of Use quick demo
02:48:14 Outro/Closing credits

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News stories:
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1) Simon Jonassen put up some demo videos showing a 4 bit ADPCM player
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158234787657641
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158234999072641

2) Sheldon MacDonald showed off some samples of his Coco Gamepads:
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158235628302641

3) Richard Harding posted about the Diagnostic Dragon board by Phil Harvey-Smith
facebook.com/groups/dragon32/permalink/2608357592757227

4) Curtis F Kaylor posted on the MC-10 Facebook page a program utility
but unfortunately the post is, for some reason, removed

5) TJBChris posted a video showing OS-9 Level II booting from OS9 from ROM
youtu.be/Sa_4xPc22eE

6) Darren Ottery shows his sanded/repainted Coco 1
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158253098897641

7) Jason Downs has the prototype GIME-X, which is has tested
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158252577957641

8) Jerry Stratton has a manual out now for Super Basic
hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/coco/superbasic-trs-80-color-computer
The book on Amazon:
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158254404732641

9) Terry Steege has a quick video showing his entire Tandy Computer collection (and Dragons):
youtu.be/8-zrURcP1rw

10) Terry Trapp has an update on his replacing the SALT chip project:
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158249875927641

11) Boisy has release episode 2 of his Coco Collector YouTube series.
youtu.be/X-_jgfQlzPw




Game On News stories
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1) Marlin Lee has video review of MS Gobbler by Spectral Associates:
youtu.be/I0j1y0oxI8c
and Ms. Maze:
youtu.be/b7EMCbQDJas
and, completing the Ms. PacMan trilogy, Mrs. Pac:
youtu.be/1Ya7YflsRp8

2) Roger Taylor rediscovered something about the great Zenix game by Jeremy Spiller
facebook.com/groups/1929079184021683/permalink/2575074772755451

3) Jerry Young had a live stream last Saturday demonstrating a version of Dragonfear 2
youtu.be/xIbhkGAEfo4
He also has cassette file downloads of his M10 projects (and some Atari 8 bit as well) here:
sites.google.com/view/pitfalljerry/downloads

4) A press release for Jim Allard
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158251441792641

5) Jim Gerrie posted a video of the demo adventure game by Jorge Mir
youtu.be/OKYr3j5t7NQ

6) Michael Pittsley has three new videos of early 1980's multi-media cassette based Coco educational games
Short vowels: youtu.be/CCAxxNFtFFw
Long vowels: youtu.be/KR2rVJQdSaU
and Telling Time with Donald:
youtu.be/n8FeczwyJ54

7) Somebody new has just started a series of playing through Dungeons of Daggorath:
youtu.be/5LscPW0c6do

8) Cuthbert Dragon has some new Dragon gameplay
youtube.com/user/MaryWinstead32/videos