Game On news (all Coco related platforms):

1 ) Paul Thayer announces “Penguin Icarus” 2026 adaptation available
RSN. Really.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164297327027641/

2 ) Vincent Tran got Quark. Nice gamepad. Must be a trend.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164284628792641/

3 ) Ron the action hero! His undercoer street makeup is very good.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164295115767641/

4 ) Rich Stephens announces FujiNet Five Card Stud for CoCo 3. Autoswitches
to CoCo2, just bring luck.

Dragon 32/64

1 ) Imma just leave this here. A channel I can’t pronounce ‘Lo que merece
ser escuchado’ discusses the Dragon for a solid 15 minutes. What about? No
clue. Have to follow the link!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9snO3bP_cpQ

2 ) Julian Brown updates flex PCB, the only bit I understand is getting
the chips wrong way up the first time. And Dragon users here to explain?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dragon32/permalink/4414079078851727/

2b) and then, early signs of impending doom. The upgrade CPLDs have
arrived.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dragon32/permalink/4412639195662382/

2c) leading to this horror show, provided by Cheep Chinese Crapton
tape. Krapton tape: melts when solder don’t.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dragon32/permalink/4413754998884135/

2d) As a break, Julian next merged two working pieces of code together. It
of course exploded. The debugging begins…
https://www.facebook.com/jimbro1000/videos/1681635349706900/?idorvanity=1602723113320685

2e) and fixed. Watch the forums or fall behind! So, CPLD assimulated.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dragon32/permalink/4413941812198787/

2f) he also updated his ram repair board. For some D32 with 4116
‘timebomb’ DRAMS, this uses single voltage DRAM with no detonator.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dragon32/permalink/4411663869093248/

Coco 1/2/3 (and multi-platform)

1 ) Don Sorensen broken his floppy. We advise. Note this is a moldy old
belt drive. Is David Ladd on the chat?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164289511157641/

2 ) Paul Cunningham – CoCo 2 emulator on a 1.8″ OLED screen. Want a CoCo
smartwatch?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164295115352641/

3 ) Mathew Ward scores a CCR-81 and has CoCo2 and MC10 operational. You
can tell he is new, still likes tape.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164288665297641/

3b) he’d also like to hear about modern docs. There are some good
suggestions in the comments.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164295672992641/

4 ) Happy Birthday, Hebert Vargas!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164301297247641/

5) Tonino Giagnacovo with more drive porn. A belt drive TEC with speed
issues. Seems oddly familiar.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10164298729027641/

7 ) TRS-80 Retro Programing covers CoCo colors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=040EFO9Ego4 
   03:04 - 64 color chart 
   06:05 - Olympus concept

MC-10

1 ) This week on Jim Gerrie ports! Richarl Beal’s Star Trek from NASCOM
basic programs bk 1 to MC-10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o08AfAIfThM

1b) also ‘Vectors’ by Geoff Wells. As you might fear, it’s navigating
a river using ‘Kentucky Windage’ and math(s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB6jpYXoEPM

2 ) Jay Mundy volunteers Agent Deluxe for duty. Nice undercover ID –
a harmless old guy with bad knees. Ha!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtSanNnO0zM

3 ) John Papas has a CoCo laptop. Does it have a bettery? If not, is it
a laptop?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/731424100317748/permalink/26657176880649115/

Upcoming conventions/trade shows of interest to Coco people:

1) The next live TRS-80 Trash Talk podcast will be streamed live on YouTube
today, 7pm Eastern. It is expected to last around two hours.
https://www.youtube.com/@TRS80TrashTalk

2) VCF-SW (Southwest) is at a slightly different date this year (May
29-31) because of the Soccer championships, and is happening at the Westin
Dallas Forth Worth Airport. This is of course where Tandy/Radio Shack was
headquartered, so expect some alumni to be popping by!
https://www.vcfsw.org/

3) Retro Fest in the UK is running May 30-31st at the STEAM Museum of
Great Western Railway in Swindon, 10 am to 5 pm both days, and there is
confirmation that a Dragon Fujinet rig will be shown at the show:
https://www.retrofest.uk/

4) Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo is a single day event on June 20th,
2026, starting at noon. At The Anvil Center (777 Columbia Street) in New
Westminster, BC, Canada:
https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/

5) The International Retro Computer Expo 2026 now has tickets available
(this was formerly BoatFest, ran by the Amigos – John, Aaron and Brent)
for their retro show happening July 10-11 (Friday/Saturday) (July 9/Thursday
vendors can set up in the evening). This is a general retro show for old
home computers, consoles and more, with gaming highlighted:
https://www.ticketsource.com/ircexpo2025/international-retro-computer-expo-2026/2026-07-10/09:00/t-qmjplra

6) VCF West is August 1-2, 2026 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain
View California, and there are a few local Coco people that may attend:
https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/

7) VCF-SE (combined with the Southern Fried Gaming Expo) is July 31-August
2 at The Marriott Renaissance Waverly in Atlanta, Georgia:
https://vcfed.org/events/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/

8) VCF-MW (Midwest) is September 12-13 at the Schaumburg Convention Center
in Schaumburg, Illinois (west of Chicago proper):
https://vcfmw.org/

9) Tandy Assembly dates and new venue have been announced on Facebook. Oct
2-Oct 4 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at the Cincinnati Airport:
https://www.facebook.com/events/896272716427805/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

10) The 2nd VCF Montreal dates have been announced, and they have moved
a few months ahead to avoid the dead of winter (it was in January earlier
this year; the next one is November 7-8 this year as well):
https://cvcfed.org/vcf-montreal-2-0/

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