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Chicago CoCoFEST!

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{{InfoBox |
| caption = Photo coming soon.
| date =
| year = 1993
| format = Convention.
| notes = [[Glenside Color Computer Club|Glenside]] took over after [[Rainbowfest]]s and the [[CoCoPRO CoCoFest]]s stopped. To date, no one has told them to stop...
| infosource = [[Allen Huffman]]
}}

The next Glenside CoCoFEST! will be the 28th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST! on may 4th and 5th 2019. Full details can be found at [http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml the Glenside web site].

== Past CoCoFESTs ==
===1992===
* First annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest by Dave Myers of CoCoPRO.

An [[Atlanta CoCoFest]] was also held this year.

===1993===
* 2nd Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest
* When: May 1-2, 1993
* Where: Holiday Inn in Elgin, Illinois.

1993 is a notable year because in addition to the Chicago event, the [[Atlanta CoCoFest]] was held and the one-time [[Middle America Fest]] was held in Des Moines, Iowa.

===1994===
* 3rd Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest
* When: May 21-22, 1994
* Where: Holiday Inn in Elgin, Illinois.

An [[Atlanta CoCoFest]] was also held this year.

===1995===
* 4th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest
* When: April 29-30, 1995
* Where: Holiday Inn in Elgin, Illinois.

The final [[Atlanta CoCoFest]] was also held this year.

===1996===
* 5th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest
* When: April 13-14, 1996
* Where: Holiday Inn in Elgin, Illinois.
* Fest Facts: This fest was marked with some hilarious wanted posters of software pirate Terry Simons, made by Eric Crichlow and Joel Hegberg. James Jones and Boisy Pitre visit Sterling, Illinois, the home of "Luther the Geek" for the first time, taking the "scenic route."

===1997===
* 6th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest
* When: April 26-27, 1997
* Where: Holiday Inn in Elgin, Illinois.
* Fest Facts: This fest featured Dennis Kitz, former proprietor of Green Moutain Micro. Mike Knudsen dropped a hint about a hangover on a trip back from Iruba. James Jones and Boisy Pitre once again took the "scenic route" through Illinois, visiting Sterling, Illinois, the home of "Luther the Geek."

===1998===
Info needed.

===1999===
Info needed.

===2000===
Info needed.

===2001===
Info needed.

===2002===
Info needed

===2003===
Info needed.

===2004===
Info needed.

===2005===
Info needed.

===2006===
* The Fifteenth Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST will be held April 29 & 30, 2006!
* Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Elgin
* April 29 & 30, 2006, Saturday 10 am to 5 pm - Sunday 10 am to 3 pm

===2007===
Info needed.

===2008===
* 17th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!
* On closing day of the 2008 event, the Glenside CoCo Club announced it would be hosting "yet another" event for 2009.
* When: March 28 & 29, 2009
* Where: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Elgin, Illinois.

===2009===
* 18th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!
* On closing day of the 2009 event, the Glenside CoCo Club announced it would be hosting "yet another" event for 2010.
* When: May 15 & 16, 2009
* Where: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Elgin, Illinois.
* '''Notable Items''': CoCo FPGA shown off at the Cloud-9 booth. John Linville showed a CoCo 3 playing full motion video with sound (full movies and clips). Roy Justus had a six legged robot being controlled wireless by a CoCo via bitbanger to Bluetooth adapter, in BASIC. Brother Jeremy had a laser comb that seemed to be regrowing hair! DriveWire 4. Don Weiss, Motorola engineer who worked on the 6809, spoke on Saturday.
* '''Attendees''': William Astle, Alberta — Brother Jeremy — Rich Bair — George Bethea — John & Marge Chasteen — Malcolm Cleveland — Dick & Brenda Crislip — George Dorner — Rob Gibons — Brian Goers — Wally Grossman — Jim Hathaway — Chris & Nancy Hawks — Cy Herre — Allen Huffman — Roy Justus — Keith Kounovsky — John Linville — Mark Marlette & Sandy Weimer — Mark Martin — John Mark Mobley — Boisy Pitre — Frank Pittel — Tony & Linda Podraza — George Schneewiess — Brian Schubring — Karl Sefcik — John & Shirley Strong — Bob & Annette Swoger — Justin Wagner — Andrew Weiler — Don Weiss — Aaron Wolfe
* '''Exhibitors''': Hawksoft, Tux Driver, Frank Pittel, Roy R Justus, The Music Man, Sinclair QL SIG, Wally Grossman, Pitre Technology, John Mark Mobley, Griffin Christian School, Lost Wizard Enterprises, Bargeman Research Labs, Richard & Brenda Crislip, Glenside MARK II IDE Interface, The Glenside Color Computer Club, Malcolm Cleveland's Not-For-Sale CoCo Memorabilia

===2010===
Info needed.

===2011===
Info needed.

===2012===
Info needed.

===2013===
* The 22nd Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!
* When: April 27 & 28, 2013

===2014===
Info needed.

===2015===

* The 24th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!
* April 25-26, 2015

===2016===
* The 25th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!
* April 23-24, 2016

== CoCoFEST! Facts ==
* Allen Huffman authored "Fest Reports" for the great majority of these CoCoFESTs, and offers them for sale in a book called ''[[CoCoFest Chronicles]]''.
* From 1993 to 2004, every CoCoFEST was held in the same convention room at the same hotel, though the hotel changed names from time to time. The hotel featured an indoor pool and Jacuzzi, as well as a small arcade. Two levels of rooms in that area faced in towards the pool and fest room. During some of the earlier days, CoCoFEST vendors would get entire rows of rooms in this area, placing signs in their room windows listing what vendor was there.
* In 2005, CoCoFEST was moved across the highway to a larger and more luxurious accommodation. The former hotel is no longer a hotel.
* The 2005 CoCoFEST was the first CoCoFEST to have wireless Internet access available throughout the fest floor.

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{{NavHome}}
[[Image:COCO-CM8.GIF|right|thumb|256px|SockMaster's CoCo 3 and CM-8 monitor.]]
Due to vandalism, this Wiki is now locked to prevent automated [[Special:Userlogin|new user signups]]. '''IF YOU WANT AN ACCOUNT SO YOU CAN EDIT PAGES''', please send e-mail to [mailto:wiki@cocopedia.com wiki@cocopedia.com] and let me know what you want for a username. A temporary password (which you can change) will be e-mailed to you.

See [[Special:Recentchanges|what's been added/changed]].

Welcome to the experimental CoCo Wiki! Help me fill this thing up with information on all things [[CoCo]]. You have to have an account to edit/create pages. If you are unfamiliar with how Wikis work, I'll have a short tutorial posted later. -- [[User:AllenHuffman|Allen]]

We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages. We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.). This should be fun. For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.

==Latest CoCo News==
* '''2018:''' The next Glenside CoCoFEST! will be the 28th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!, on may 4th and 5th 2019. Full details can be found at [http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml the Glenside web site].
* '''2016:''' [[Nick Marentes]] is releasing a new CoCo 3 game, [[Pop Star Pilot]].
* '''2014:''' [[Boisy Pitre]] and [[Bill Loguidice]] have released a book on the history of the CoCo titled ''CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer''. The book can be [http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478/ purchased from Amazon.com].
* '''2014:''' Darren Atkinson's [[CoCoSDC]] floppy controller replacement.
* '''Ongoing:''' [[User:Computerdoc]] has tons of content on his user page here documenting all his projects.

==Site Sections==
* [[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
** [[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
** [[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
** [[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.
* [[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
* [[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
* [[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
* [[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
** [[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 1
** [[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 2
** [[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 3
** [[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
* [[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.
** [[CoCo Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
* [[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
* [[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
* [[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
** [[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.

==Special Projects==
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section. This should be used for items that do not fit in to any of the main categories.

==Special Pages==
*See [[Special:Listusers|a list of registered users]] so far. (Tim Lindner was the first to sign up!)
*Need to [[Special:PasswordReset|reset your password]]?

...let's get building!

Joystick

2016-03-20T15:58:56Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI:

{{NavHardware}}
[[File:Joysticks.JPG|thumb|320px|Joysticks]]
The '''Radio Shack CoCo joystick''' was the standard joystick sold for the CoCo by Radio Shack. Nearly all CoCo games and other applications were compatible with it.

Like the iconic Atari 2600 joystick, it was black with a single red action button, but it had substantial differences.

The RadioShack CoCo joystick was a black trapezoidal box, sized and meant to have its bottom face resting in the palm of an upturned hand. It had a single red fire/action button in the front face meant to be pressed with the holding hand's index finger, and which had a distinct click or snap when engaged.

The stick itself was thin and short, designed to be gripped with the fingers of the other hand like a pencil or chopstick. At first the stick was metal; later versions were of the same black plastic as the rest of the device and were more susceptible to being bent in place or snapped. It was relatively small and delicate because it was analog rather than digital, enabling finely detailed control.

An analog joystick is a joystick which has continuous states, i.e. returns an angle measure of the movement in any direction in the plane or the space (usually utilizing potentiometers). By contrast, a a digital joystick, such as the Atari 2600 joystick, gives only on/off signals for four different directions, and mechanically possible combinations (such as up-right, down-left, &c.).

Thus the CoCo joystick was, in a sense, a trackball or upside-down mouse with a stick attached to the ball. With it, one could draw loops around objects in [[DoubleBack]] or quickly fling the trampoline holders across the screen in [[Clowns and Balloons]].

[[File:Deluxe Joystick.jpeg|thumb|500px|IBM PC Jr and Deluxe Joysticks]]
[[File:ArcherJoystick.jpg|thumb|400px|Archer Joystick]]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o--xdETKRE Joysticks Video Review]

*[[Sampling|Programming reading joystick]]
*[[Hi-Res Joystick Hardware]]
*[[Hi-Res Joystick Software]]

File:ArcherJoystick.jpg

2016-03-20T15:56:44Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI: Archer "flight" Joystick cat#270-1701

Archer "flight" Joystick cat#270-1701

Deluxe Joystick

2016-03-20T15:50:17Z

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{{NavHardware}}
[[File:Deluxe joystick.jpg|thumb|320px|Deluxe Joysticks]]
[[File:Deluxe joystick1.jpg|thumb|320px|Deluxe Joysticks]]
The '''Deluxe Joystick''' differed from the [[joystick|original]] in a number of ways. All [[joystick|joysticks]] sold by Tandy for the CoCo were analog joysticks, but the Deluxe Joystick had two 'fire' buttons -- a red one and a black one. The red one was button one, and corresponded to the button on the original joystick. Button two could only be used with a CoCo 3, as earlier Color Computers lacked the hardware to test it.

In addition to the second button, the base of the joystick is larger. More significantly, the Deluxe joystick included hardware that could automatically center the stick on the X axis, the Y axis, or both. By holding the stick to the lower-right corner, flipping the unit over, and latching or unlatching two spring-loaded clamps internal to the stick, one could select which axes were self-centering and which were free-floating like the original joystick.

This feature allows the user to select the best stick configuration for whatever program they're using. For maze-type and platform games, gameplay is often enhanced with self-centering joysticks that more closely mimic a digital stick. For paint programs and games like [[Polaris]] where you are moving a cursor around on the screen, a free-floating stick is preferable. And for flight simulators, it is nice to have a throttle control that is centered in the X axis, free in the Y axis, and a control stick that is centered in both.

Though generally more robust than the original CoCo joystick, the centering mechanism in these joysticks is somewhat fragile and can break or come apart.

The design of the stick seems to be nearly identical to a stick marketed for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_2 Apple II] by Kraft, so it was probably licensed by Tandy. A joystick of the same design was also branded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM IBM] for use on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr PCJr].

[[File:Deluxe Joystick.jpeg|thumb|500px|IBM PC Jr and Deluxe Joysticks]]
[[http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Sampling Programming reading joystick]]

Joystick

2016-03-20T15:44:53Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI:

{{NavHardware}}
[[File:Joysticks.JPG|thumb|320px|Joysticks]]
The '''Radio Shack CoCo joystick''' was the standard joystick sold for the CoCo by Radio Shack. Nearly all CoCo games and other applications were compatible with it.

Like the iconic Atari 2600 joystick, it was black with a single red action button, but it had substantial differences.

The RadioShack CoCo joystick was a black trapezoidal box, sized and meant to have its bottom face resting in the palm of an upturned hand. It had a single red fire/action button in the front face meant to be pressed with the holding hand's index finger, and which had a distinct click or snap when engaged.

The stick itself was thin and short, designed to be gripped with the fingers of the other hand like a pencil or chopstick. At first the stick was metal; later versions were of the same black plastic as the rest of the device and were more susceptible to being bent in place or snapped. It was relatively small and delicate because it was analog rather than digital, enabling finely detailed control.

An analog joystick is a joystick which has continuous states, i.e. returns an angle measure of the movement in any direction in the plane or the space (usually utilizing potentiometers). By contrast, a a digital joystick, such as the Atari 2600 joystick, gives only on/off signals for four different directions, and mechanically possible combinations (such as up-right, down-left, &c.).

Thus the CoCo joystick was, in a sense, a trackball or upside-down mouse with a stick attached to the ball. With it, one could draw loops around objects in [[DoubleBack]] or quickly fling the trampoline holders across the screen in [[Clowns and Balloons]].

[[File:Deluxe Joystick.jpeg|thumb|500px|IBM PC Jr and Deluxe Joysticks]]
[[File:Archer_Joystick.jpeg|thumb|500px|Archer Joystick]]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o--xdETKRE Joysticks Video Review]

*[[Sampling|Programming reading joystick]]
*[[Hi-Res Joystick Hardware]]
*[[Hi-Res Joystick Software]]

Joystick

2016-03-17T02:42:08Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI:

{{NavHardware}}
[[File:Joysticks.JPG|thumb|320px|Joysticks]]
The '''Radio Shack CoCo joystick''' was the standard joystick sold for the CoCo by Radio Shack. Nearly all CoCo games and other applications were compatible with it.

Like the iconic Atari 2600 joystick, it was black with a single red action button, but it had substantial differences.

The RadioShack CoCo joystick was a black trapezoidal box, sized and meant to have its bottom face resting in the palm of an upturned hand. It had a single red fire/action button in the front face meant to be pressed with the holding hand's index finger, and which had a distinct click or snap when engaged.

The stick itself was thin and short, designed to be gripped with the fingers of the other hand like a pencil or chopstick. At first the stick was metal; later versions were of the same black plastic as the rest of the device and were more susceptible to being bent in place or snapped. It was relatively small and delicate because it was analog rather than digital, enabling finely detailed control.

An analog joystick is a joystick which has continuous states, i.e. returns an angle measure of the movement in any direction in the plane or the space (usually utilizing potentiometers). By contrast, a a digital joystick, such as the Atari 2600 joystick, gives only on/off signals for four different directions, and mechanically possible combinations (such as up-right, down-left, &c.).

Thus the CoCo joystick was, in a sense, a trackball or upside-down mouse with a stick attached to the ball. With it, one could draw loops around objects in [[DoubleBack]] or quickly fling the trampoline holders across the screen in [[Clowns and Balloons]].

[[File:Deluxe Joystick.jpeg|thumb|500px|IBM PC Jr and Deluxe Joysticks]]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o--xdETKRE Joysticks Video Review]

*[[Sampling|Programming reading joystick]]
*[[Hi-Res Joystick Hardware]]
*[[Hi-Res Joystick Software]]

Deluxe Joystick

2016-03-17T02:39:46Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI:

{{NavHardware}}
[[File:Deluxe joystick.jpg|thumb|320px|Deluxe Joysticks]]
[[File:Deluxe joystick1.jpg|thumb|320px|Deluxe Joysticks]]
The '''Deluxe Joystick''' differed from the [[joystick|original]] in a number of ways. All [[joysticks]] sold by Tandy for the CoCo were analog joysticks, but the Deluxe Joystick had two 'fire' buttons -- a red one and a black one. The red one was button one, and corresponded to the button on the original joystick. Button two could only be used with a CoCo 3, as earlier Color Computers lacked the hardware to test it.

In addition to the second button, the base of the joystick is larger. More significantly, the Deluxe joystick included hardware that could automatically center the stick on the X axis, the Y axis, or both. By holding the stick to the lower-right corner, flipping the unit over, and latching or unlatching two spring-loaded clamps internal to the stick, one could select which axes were self-centering and which were free-floating like the original joystick.

This feature allows the user to select the best stick configuration for whatever program they're using. For maze-type and platform games, gameplay is often enhanced with self-centering joysticks that more closely mimic a digital stick. For paint programs and games like [[Polaris]] where you are moving a cursor around on the screen, a free-floating stick is preferable. And for flight simulators, it is nice to have a throttle control that is centered in the X axis, free in the Y axis, and a control stick that is centered in both.

Though generally more robust than the original CoCo joystick, the centering mechanism in these joysticks is somewhat fragile and can break or come apart.

The design of the stick seems to be nearly identical to a stick marketed for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_2 Apple II] by Kraft, so it was probably licensed by Tandy. A joystick of the same design was also branded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM IBM] for use on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr PCJr].

[[File:Deluxe Joystick.jpeg|thumb|500px|IBM PC Jr and Deluxe Joysticks]]
[[http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Sampling Programming reading joystick]]

Deluxe Joystick

2016-03-17T02:37:08Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI:

{{NavHardware}}
[[File:Deluxe joystick.jpg|thumb|320px|Deluxe Joysticks]]
[[File:Deluxe joystick1.jpg|thumb|320px|Deluxe Joysticks]]
The '''Deluxe Joystick''' differed from the [[joystick|original]] in a number of ways. All joysticks sold by Tandy for the CoCo were analog joysticks, but the Deluxe Joystick had two 'fire' buttons -- a red one and a black one. The red one was button one, and corresponded to the button on the original joystick. Button two could only be used with a CoCo 3, as earlier Color Computers lacked the hardware to test it.

In addition to the second button, the base of the joystick is larger. More significantly, the Deluxe joystick included hardware that could automatically center the stick on the X axis, the Y axis, or both. By holding the stick to the lower-right corner, flipping the unit over, and latching or unlatching two spring-loaded clamps internal to the stick, one could select which axes were self-centering and which were free-floating like the original joystick.

This feature allows the user to select the best stick configuration for whatever program they're using. For maze-type and platform games, gameplay is often enhanced with self-centering joysticks that more closely mimic a digital stick. For paint programs and games like [[Polaris]] where you are moving a cursor around on the screen, a free-floating stick is preferable. And for flight simulators, it is nice to have a throttle control that is centered in the X axis, free in the Y axis, and a control stick that is centered in both.

Though generally more robust than the original CoCo joystick, the centering mechanism in these joysticks is somewhat fragile and can break or come apart.

The design of the stick seems to be nearly identical to a stick marketed for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_2 Apple II] by Kraft, so it was probably licensed by Tandy. A joystick of the same design was also branded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM IBM] for use on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr PCJr].

[[File:Deluxe Joystick.jpeg|thumb|320px|IBM PC Jr and Deluxe Joysticks]]
[[http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Sampling Programming reading joystick]]

File:Deluxe Joystick.jpeg

2016-03-17T02:26:11Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI: Comparaison between the Tandy "Deluxe" Joystick and the IBM PC Jr joystick.

Comparaison between the Tandy "Deluxe" Joystick and the IBM PC Jr joystick.

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2016-03-16T21:02:29Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI: /* Latest CoCo News */

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{{AlertBox|'''3/16/2016:''' MediaWiki software updated. Please let me know if you find any problems.. --[[User:AllenHuffman|OS-9 Al]]}}

Due to vandalism, this Wiki is now locked to prevent automated [[Special:Userlogin|new user signups]]. '''IF YOU WANT AN ACCOUNT SO YOU CAN EDIT PAGES''', please send e-mail to [mailto:wiki@cocopedia.com wiki@cocopedia.com] and let me know what you want for a username. A temporary password (which you can change) will be e-mailed to you.

See [[Special:Recentchanges|what's been added/changed]].

Welcome to the experimental CoCo Wiki! Help me fill this thing up with information on all things [[CoCo]]. You have to have an account to edit/create pages. If you are unfamiliar with how Wikis work, I'll have a short tutorial posted later. -- [[User:AllenHuffman|Allen]]

We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages. We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.). This should be fun. For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.

==Latest CoCo News==
* On april 23-24 2016, Glenside will have the 25th last [[Chicago CoCoFEST!]]
* '''1/16/2014:''' [[Boisy Pitre]] and [[Bill Loguidice]] have released a book on the history of the CoCo titled ''CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer''. The book can be [http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478/ purchased from Amazon.com].
* '''2014:''' Darren Atkinson's [[CoCoSDC]] floppy controller replacement.
* Glenside is hosting the 2015 [[Chicago CoCoFEST!]].
*[[User:Computerdoc]] has tons of content on his user page here documenting all his projects.

==Special Projects==
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section, featuring:
* [[1980 4K CoCo Programming Challenge]] - What could you have written in 1980 on the original 4K CoCo?
* [[30th Anniversary]] - Ideas and plans for the 30th Anniversary of the CoCo in 2010. This was never realized, but it is hoped some of the ideas may be carried forward and implemented at a future gathering.
* [[CoCo in the Movies]] - Listing of movies, TV shows, etc. that have featured a CoCo.
* [[DW4 Installation Guide]] - A Step by Step Guide to installing DriveWire4, HDBDOS, and NitrOS-9_dw on a DW4 Coco setup.
* [[Getting Started with DriveWire]] - A short history and tutorial on DriveWire for your Color Computer 1, 2, or 3.
* [[New Development]] - Links to new CoCo hardware/software projects in development, including the CoCo-X Kickstarter project.
* [[VCC 1.4.3b and DW4 Installation Guide]] - A complete guid to installing the Vcc 1.4.3b Coco 3 emulator with Becker Port support for DriveWire4
* [[Where are they now?]] - ever wondered what former CoCo folks went on to do?

==Site Sections==
*[[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
*[[CoCo|Color Computer Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
*[[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 1
*[[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 2
*[[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 3
*[[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
*[[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
*[[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
*[[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
*[[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
*[[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
*[[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.
*[[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
*[[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
*[[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.

==See Also==
*[[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
*[[CoCo Next Generation]] - A collaborative effort to write specifications for future CoCo development.
*[[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
*[[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.

==Special Pages==
*See [[Special:Listusers|a list of registered users]] so far. (Tim Lindner was the first to sign up!)
*Need to [[Special:PasswordReset|reset your password]]?

...let's get building!

[[Category:Help]]

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2016-03-16T21:01:54Z

EDSZCZERBINSKI: /* Latest CoCo News */

{{NavHome}}
[[Image:COCO-CM8.GIF|right|thumb|256px|SockMaster's CoCo 3 and CM-8 monitor.]]
{{AlertBox|'''3/16/2016:''' MediaWiki software updated. Please let me know if you find any problems.. --[[User:AllenHuffman|OS-9 Al]]}}

Due to vandalism, this Wiki is now locked to prevent automated [[Special:Userlogin|new user signups]]. '''IF YOU WANT AN ACCOUNT SO YOU CAN EDIT PAGES''', please send e-mail to [mailto:wiki@cocopedia.com wiki@cocopedia.com] and let me know what you want for a username. A temporary password (which you can change) will be e-mailed to you.

See [[Special:Recentchanges|what's been added/changed]].

Welcome to the experimental CoCo Wiki! Help me fill this thing up with information on all things [[CoCo]]. You have to have an account to edit/create pages. If you are unfamiliar with how Wikis work, I'll have a short tutorial posted later. -- [[User:AllenHuffman|Allen]]

We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages. We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.). This should be fun. For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.

==Latest CoCo News==
* On april 23-24, Glenside will have the 25th last [[Chicago CoCoFEST!]]
* '''1/16/2014:''' [[Boisy Pitre]] and [[Bill Loguidice]] have released a book on the history of the CoCo titled ''CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer''. The book can be [http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478/ purchased from Amazon.com].
* '''2014:''' Darren Atkinson's [[CoCoSDC]] floppy controller replacement.
* Glenside is hosting the 2015 [[Chicago CoCoFEST!]].
*[[User:Computerdoc]] has tons of content on his user page here documenting all his projects.

==Special Projects==
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section, featuring:
* [[1980 4K CoCo Programming Challenge]] - What could you have written in 1980 on the original 4K CoCo?
* [[30th Anniversary]] - Ideas and plans for the 30th Anniversary of the CoCo in 2010. This was never realized, but it is hoped some of the ideas may be carried forward and implemented at a future gathering.
* [[CoCo in the Movies]] - Listing of movies, TV shows, etc. that have featured a CoCo.
* [[DW4 Installation Guide]] - A Step by Step Guide to installing DriveWire4, HDBDOS, and NitrOS-9_dw on a DW4 Coco setup.
* [[Getting Started with DriveWire]] - A short history and tutorial on DriveWire for your Color Computer 1, 2, or 3.
* [[New Development]] - Links to new CoCo hardware/software projects in development, including the CoCo-X Kickstarter project.
* [[VCC 1.4.3b and DW4 Installation Guide]] - A complete guid to installing the Vcc 1.4.3b Coco 3 emulator with Becker Port support for DriveWire4
* [[Where are they now?]] - ever wondered what former CoCo folks went on to do?

==Site Sections==
*[[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
*[[CoCo|Color Computer Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
*[[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 1
*[[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 2
*[[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 3
*[[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
*[[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
*[[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
*[[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
*[[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
*[[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
*[[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.
*[[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
*[[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
*[[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.

==See Also==
*[[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
*[[CoCo Next Generation]] - A collaborative effort to write specifications for future CoCo development.
*[[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
*[[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.

==Special Pages==
*See [[Special:Listusers|a list of registered users]] so far. (Tim Lindner was the first to sign up!)
*Need to [[Special:PasswordReset|reset your password]]?

...let's get building!

[[Category:Help]]

Main Page

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{{AlertBox|'''3/16/2016:''' MediaWiki software updated. Please let me know if you find any problems.. --[[User:AllenHuffman|OS-9 Al]]}}

Due to vandalism, this Wiki is now locked to prevent automated [[Special:Userlogin|new user signups]]. '''IF YOU WANT AN ACCOUNT SO YOU CAN EDIT PAGES''', please send e-mail to [mailto:wiki@cocopedia.com wiki@cocopedia.com] and let me know what you want for a username. A temporary password (which you can change) will be e-mailed to you.

See [[Special:Recentchanges|what's been added/changed]].

Welcome to the experimental CoCo Wiki! Help me fill this thing up with information on all things [[CoCo]]. You have to have an account to edit/create pages. If you are unfamiliar with how Wikis work, I'll have a short tutorial posted later. -- [[User:AllenHuffman|Allen]]

We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages. We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.). This should be fun. For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.

==Latest CoCo News==
* On april 23-24, Glenside will have the 25th last [[Chicago CoCoFest!]]
* '''1/16/2014:''' [[Boisy Pitre]] and [[Bill Loguidice]] have released a book on the history of the CoCo titled ''CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer''. The book can be [http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478/ purchased from Amazon.com].
* '''2014:''' Darren Atkinson's [[CoCoSDC]] floppy controller replacement.
* Glenside is hosting the 2015 [[Chicago CoCoFEST!]].
*[[User:Computerdoc]] has tons of content on his user page here documenting all his projects.

==Special Projects==
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section, featuring:
* [[1980 4K CoCo Programming Challenge]] - What could you have written in 1980 on the original 4K CoCo?
* [[30th Anniversary]] - Ideas and plans for the 30th Anniversary of the CoCo in 2010. This was never realized, but it is hoped some of the ideas may be carried forward and implemented at a future gathering.
* [[CoCo in the Movies]] - Listing of movies, TV shows, etc. that have featured a CoCo.
* [[DW4 Installation Guide]] - A Step by Step Guide to installing DriveWire4, HDBDOS, and NitrOS-9_dw on a DW4 Coco setup.
* [[Getting Started with DriveWire]] - A short history and tutorial on DriveWire for your Color Computer 1, 2, or 3.
* [[New Development]] - Links to new CoCo hardware/software projects in development, including the CoCo-X Kickstarter project.
* [[VCC 1.4.3b and DW4 Installation Guide]] - A complete guid to installing the Vcc 1.4.3b Coco 3 emulator with Becker Port support for DriveWire4
* [[Where are they now?]] - ever wondered what former CoCo folks went on to do?

==Site Sections==
*[[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
*[[CoCo|Color Computer Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
*[[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 1
*[[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 2
*[[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 3
*[[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
*[[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
*[[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
*[[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
*[[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
*[[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
*[[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.
*[[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
*[[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
*[[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.

==See Also==
*[[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
*[[CoCo Next Generation]] - A collaborative effort to write specifications for future CoCo development.
*[[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
*[[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.

==Special Pages==
*See [[Special:Listusers|a list of registered users]] so far. (Tim Lindner was the first to sign up!)
*Need to [[Special:PasswordReset|reset your password]]?

...let's get building!

[[Category:Help]]

Main Page

2016-03-16T21:00:27Z

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{{NavHome}}
[[Image:COCO-CM8.GIF|right|thumb|256px|SockMaster's CoCo 3 and CM-8 monitor.]]
{{AlertBox|'''3/16/2016:''' MediaWiki software updated. Please let me know if you find any problems.. --[[User:AllenHuffman|OS-9 Al]]}}

Due to vandalism, this Wiki is now locked to prevent automated [[Special:Userlogin|new user signups]]. '''IF YOU WANT AN ACCOUNT SO YOU CAN EDIT PAGES''', please send e-mail to [mailto:wiki@cocopedia.com wiki@cocopedia.com] and let me know what you want for a username. A temporary password (which you can change) will be e-mailed to you.

See [[Special:Recentchanges|what's been added/changed]].

Welcome to the experimental CoCo Wiki! Help me fill this thing up with information on all things [[CoCo]]. You have to have an account to edit/create pages. If you are unfamiliar with how Wikis work, I'll have a short tutorial posted later. -- [[User:AllenHuffman|Allen]]

We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages. We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.). This should be fun. For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.

==Latest CoCo News==
* On april 23-24, Glenside will have the 25th last Chicago CoCoFest !
* '''1/16/2014:''' [[Boisy Pitre]] and [[Bill Loguidice]] have released a book on the history of the CoCo titled ''CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer''. The book can be [http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478/ purchased from Amazon.com].
* '''2014:''' Darren Atkinson's [[CoCoSDC]] floppy controller replacement.
* Glenside is hosting the 2015 [[Chicago CoCoFEST!]].
*[[User:Computerdoc]] has tons of content on his user page here documenting all his projects.

==Special Projects==
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section, featuring:
* [[1980 4K CoCo Programming Challenge]] - What could you have written in 1980 on the original 4K CoCo?
* [[30th Anniversary]] - Ideas and plans for the 30th Anniversary of the CoCo in 2010. This was never realized, but it is hoped some of the ideas may be carried forward and implemented at a future gathering.
* [[CoCo in the Movies]] - Listing of movies, TV shows, etc. that have featured a CoCo.
* [[DW4 Installation Guide]] - A Step by Step Guide to installing DriveWire4, HDBDOS, and NitrOS-9_dw on a DW4 Coco setup.
* [[Getting Started with DriveWire]] - A short history and tutorial on DriveWire for your Color Computer 1, 2, or 3.
* [[New Development]] - Links to new CoCo hardware/software projects in development, including the CoCo-X Kickstarter project.
* [[VCC 1.4.3b and DW4 Installation Guide]] - A complete guid to installing the Vcc 1.4.3b Coco 3 emulator with Becker Port support for DriveWire4
* [[Where are they now?]] - ever wondered what former CoCo folks went on to do?

==Site Sections==
*[[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
*[[CoCo|Color Computer Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
*[[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 1
*[[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 2
*[[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 3
*[[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
*[[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
*[[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
*[[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
*[[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
*[[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
*[[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.
*[[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
*[[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
*[[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.

==See Also==
*[[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
*[[CoCo Next Generation]] - A collaborative effort to write specifications for future CoCo development.
*[[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
*[[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.

==Special Pages==
*See [[Special:Listusers|a list of registered users]] so far. (Tim Lindner was the first to sign up!)
*Need to [[Special:PasswordReset|reset your password]]?

...let's get building!

[[Category:Help]]