[Coco] Virtual CoCoFest

[Steve Strowbridge]

@Fred Hicks, sorry if my previous YouTube link was incorrect, please try
this one https://youtu.be/t4qkRI1JyqU
@John Linville - Thank you for the kind words.  I agree with you that
nothing beats an in-person experience, but when that's not an option, this
is a viable alternative.



Steve “Stevie Strow” Strowbridge

Retro nerd, vintage computing enthusiasts, self proclaimed CoCo “Nut”



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On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 10:40 AM John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>
wrote:

> Definitely nice to see presentations from several people that don't make
> it to live events! Probably one of your best episodes...You limited
> juvenile humor and inside jokes, you had a planned agenda, and you mostly
> kept presenters "on the clock" -- good job! Hopefully this reinforces the
> need for presentations at community events. Some silly folks had the
> impression that people weren't interested in such things.Still, not a
> substitute for a CoCoFEST! in my book. ;-) But I'm glad you guys had
> fun!John
> -------- Original message --------From: Steve Strowbridge <
> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com> Date: 4/19/20  8:40 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: CoCoList
> for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> Subject: Re: [Coco]
> Virtual CoCoFest Thank you for saying so Allen, coming from a guy who's
> been to multipleRainbow & CoCo FEST! that speaks volumes.I'm overjoyed with
> the amount of positive reception we had from peoplebeing excited about not
> only presenting but just being able to attend.Here is the final line up of
> presenters:1 D. Bruce Moore National Anthems2 Darren "Daz" Ottery Blue
> Monday Cover (TRS-80 cocomix)3 Nathan Byrd Daggorath Online4 Norm Lamourex
> via Facebook CoCo Rainbow Fest 1989 video5 Steve Strowbridge Ka*BOMB! world
> premiere6 Brendan Donahe CoCoVGA Q&A7 Ken Reighard Nightmare Highway - the
> music video / CoCoThoughts8 Rick Adams Temple of ROM II level design and
> code demo9 Ben "Explore VR" Drakes Project "A" Teaser #210 Nick Marentes
> "What I've done with the CoCo this past year"11 Henry Reitveld Arcade 1Up
> cabinet runing VCC12 Jason Reighard "a few things"13 Ron Delvaux CoCo Max 2
> & 3 Demo14 David Ladd/MarkO PS2 Mouse adapter update/annoucement15 Erico
> SG4 Outhouse complete and ready for download16 Eddy Szczerbinski Dragon
> Lightpen demo17 D. Bruce Moore CoCoFEST! 20th Anniversary Book video and
> discussionBonus Joey & CoCo video18 Paul Fiscarelli CoCo Keybard/Joystick
> to USB adapters19 Michael Furman DwTerm v0.2 and pyDriveWire v0.5c20 David
> O'Connor CoCo 3 repack into Model 4 case21 L. Curtis Boyle/Rob Inman Demo
> of NitrOS9 EOU Beta 5 test 222 Scott Wendt USB joystick to CoCo adapter23
> Jim Brain Inside Retro Innovations laboratories, projects, probes
> &scopesThe YouTube replay link ishttps://
> www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=t4qkRI1JyqU&ar=1587299056065
> spoileralert:  the video contains 6 hours of fast-paced, non-stop CoCo
> content!We had a record attendance during the live broadcast peaking at
> almost 90simultaneous viewers and as of this morning we're just shy of 400
> views onYouTube and I have no idea how many on Facebook.So I'd say this
> event was on par with any of the recent real CoCoFEST!I'm honored and
> grateful that many of us chose to make lemonade of thepandemic situation
> and keep the spirit of the CoCo and CoCo community aliveand well.Steve
> “Stevie Strow” StrowbridgeRetro nerd, vintage computing enthusiasts, self
> proclaimed CoCo “Nut”ogStevieStrow at gmail.com primary email addresshttp://
> ogsteviestrow.com web sitehttp://cocotalk.live CoCoTALK! the world's
> leading live CoCo talk showhttp://imacoconut.com for all things CoCo
> relatedOn Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 4:12 PM Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com>
> wrote:> I’ve already seen more presentations during todays live stream than
> I have> gotten to see in person at the last five or six CoCoFests I went to
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