[Coco] Glenside Club Meeting: Thursday October 9, 2025 @ 7:30PM Central

[Jim Brain (GCCC President)]

    CoCo “Candy”!

This Halloween, are you craving some CoCo “candy”? Maybe you’ve been 
perusing eBay/Craigslist/Facebook Marketplace for something you don’t 
“need” but always wanted “back in the day” or maybe just a guilty 
pleasure. I say treat yourself, if the price is right. Obviously, buyer 
beware of the tricks some seller might play, but at least my experience 
has been good overall. That said, don’t over-indulge. A few eBay 
purchases or a FB Marketplace transaction is fine, but moderation is key!

It’s not a CoCo thing (though it is Tandy), but recently John Swiderski 
announced a text-based Tetris clone called “Tet-TRS” for the Tandy Model 
II/12/16/6000, and I bought a copy (first piece of software I’ve ever 
purchased that came on a 8″ diskette!) My gaming time is extremely 
limited, but Tetris is a favorite and I love having a cool game for a 
decidedly business computer. And, I loved the name.

As with a number of CoCo folks, I’m back from two back to back computer 
shows in September and slowly catching up. Physical shows are winding 
down (though I know some CoCo folks will be in Toronto in December for a 
show), but GCCC and The CoCo Nation are planning Tandy Retro Show 2026 
(tandyretroshow.com <https://tandyretroshow.com/>) for January 24th (and 
25th, if presentations permit). If you’re ready to show off a new 
project, not sure you’ll be able to attend a physical show in 2026, or 
your project is too bulky or unwieldy (or fragile) to move, TRS-2026 is 
a great opportunity to let the world know about it.

It’s a light agenda this month, but we’re always glad to see familiar 
faces on Zoom, so please join us this Thursday. We will open the call a 
bit early at 7PM for some discussion and to help anyone with “technical 
difficulties”.


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