[Coco] Glenside Club Meeting: Thursday August 19, 2021 @ 7:30PM

[Glenside President (Jim Brain)]

I hope everyone stepped away from your Color Computer 1 chicklet 
keyboard long enough to enjoy the Summer weather, especially as some of 
us now hunker down for the Fall, especially as school discussions now 
fill the air. We'll all have to adapt to younger children returning to 
school, young adults navigating college, and many of us needing to 
adjust to that part of the year when Summer help leaves and businesses 
start closing earlier.

While I am rather glad my principal educational career has long ago 
completed, I do try to stay engaged on new developments all over the 
spectrum. And, with the continued challenges in the world encouraging 
hobbies and projects that focus on individual contributions, I’m eager 
to see all of the developments the CoCo community has kept under wraps 
for the past year or so. Some have been unveiled, but I think others 
will make their appearance at shows like the 2021 CoCoFEST!

Speaking of the show, we’re less than 3 months away from congregating in 
the Chicago area for some community and collaboration. It’ll be the 
first year in our new venue, and I do hope you’ll consider joining us, 
if you can. I know politics intrude in the hobby at times, but I hope a 
majority of our membership (and visitors) can join us to belatedly 
celebrate the Color Computer’s 40th anniversary.

Even as we focus on the 2021 show, we’re making plans for our 2022 show 
in mid-May next year. I’m sure that will present its own specific 
challenges, but we’ll rise to them as well!

We’re fast approaching the general vintage computing festival period, 
with shows like the Vintage Computer Festival Southeast occurring this 
weekend, VCF Midwest kicking off in September, followed by Tandy 
Assembly and VCF East in October, and CoCoFEST! in November. For those 
of us attending multiple shows, it’ll be a wild few months of activity.

Please join us this Thursday, August 19th, to get updates on the club 
and activities. And, if you’re interested in more social perspectives, 
please consider joining the call at 6:30PM Central (1 hour prior). It’s 
a great opportunity to visit with far flung members, watch some 
demonstrations, hear about projects, and just enjoy some humor.

To join the Meeting:
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You can call in: Phone Dial-in
+1.408.740.7256 (United States)
+1.408.317.9253 (Alternate number) (Global Numbers)
Meeting ID: 889 394 355
Room System: 199.48.152.152 or bjn.vc

Want to test your video connection?
https://bluejeans.com/111 <https://bluejeans.com/111>

For those unable to join us for the meeting, we hope to have a replay 
available on our Facebook page 
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/290791956162) to help you catch up.

Prior to the formal business meeting at 7:30PM Central, we’ll be 
enjoying a time of demonstrations and discussion. If you’d like to show 
a project you’re working on, please consider joining us starting at 6:30PM.

-- 
Jim Brain, 2020-21 President
Glenside Color Computer Club (GCCC)
president at glensideccc.com
www.glensideccc.com