Glenside Club Meeting: Thursday January 5, 2022 @ 7:30PM Central

Welcome to 2023! Our first meeting of the year is this Thursday. CoCoFEST! will no doubt dominate the discussion, as we’re just a bit more than 3 months away from the event.

Please join us this Thursday. We will open the call early at 6:30PM.

Meeting Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ok0CdUuitdSRMiQIUjPki2D5jOdoft3x/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115546368758315252280&rtpof=true&sd=true

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End of Year Tandy Tidings!

Calling all Tandy (and work-alike system) enthusiasts to join the Glenside group on December 30th to share stories while we sip from our favorite beverages and eat our favorite holiday treats!

If you currently own a classic Tandy system (or a Dragon or Alice or another work-alike), use an emulator, previously owned one and have fond memories, or just want to learn a bit about the folks who do, join us via Zoom the Friday evening before New years Eve. We’ll open the “doors” at 6:30PM Central and stay as long as folks have stories to tell or anecdotes to share (or things to demo), or midnight, whichever comes first. As a virtual open house, drop by anytime and stay as long as you want. Bonus points for bringing and sharing your favorite beverage and/or holiday treat choice.

Why did you get interested in Tandy Radio Shack systems? What’s the coolest thing you’ve seen on the platform? 8085, Z-80, 6809, or 68000? What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done with your Tandy? Join us and share!

Please share on other Tandy-related or classic system groups.

Topic: End of Year Tandy Tidings!
Time: Dec 30, 2022 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Glenside Club Meeting: Thursday December 1, 2022 @ 7:30PM Central

Having the meeting on the first Thursday of the month comes early when the 1st of the month falls on a Thursday.

It’s hard to believe 2022 is approaching its end, and this will be our last 2022 meeting. With the introduction of 2023, efforts focus on the 2023 Glenside CoCoFEST! I am hopeful table registration will be running this week, and we can start coordinating the layouts for the show!

Please join us this Thursday We will open the call early at 6:30PM as in previous months, with GCCC Vice President John Mark Mobley holding a discussion on text adventure experiences and possibly running a simple virtual escape room.

Meeting Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BJ4BJzPhIH8XlNSpl4wqnWIiw5Yj7Wox/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=101249560154994960936&rtpof=true&sd=true

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Glenside Club Meeting: Thursday November 3, 2022 @ 7:30PM Central

I hope everyone has settled into our new first Thursday of the month meeting date. If not, this is your reminder our meeting is this week.

With Tandy Assembly in the rear view mirror, the conferences are winding down for 2022. I hope everyone was able to physically or virtually attend one or more this year, and perhaps you bought an early Christmas present for the CoCo or MC-10 (or maybe the Alice!) But first, Thanksgiving will be upon us in a flash. I am thankful there are still strong physical and virtual communities for not just the CoCo, but all of the classic systems of the late 70’s, 80’s, and early 90’s. I’ve mellowed over the years, no longer trying to play one-upmanship around which 8-bit machine is best. At this point, I am just thankful to both see what all we accomplished with our machines when they were new and the new accomplishments being made today and tomorrow.

Please join us this Thursday We will open the call early at 6:30PM as in previous months, for some time to catch up and say hello to new faces.

Meeting Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B07TFgLtN-d-8htUnh2ISn7YlWaSooGZ?rtpof=true&authuser=glensideccc%40gmail.com&usp=drive_fs

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Congratulations to the Glenside Color Computer Club 2022-23 Officers!

Just a quick note to welcome Brian Wieseler as the 2022-23 GCCC Secretary, alongside myself, John Mark Mobley, and Eric Canales returning in our respective positions. Thanks for everyone who has attended our meetings, enjoyed CoCoFEST!, and/or participated in our Facebook discussion. With a new venue for our 2023 CoCoFEST!, hopes are high for an excellent upcoming year of CoCo!

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Glenside Color Computer Club Picnic

All,

The Glenside Color Computer Club, Inc. picnic is October 22nd, 2022. It is from 1:00 PM to late. It is at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg, IL. It will start in the food court and then move to the Enterrium. The Enterrium is a restaurant, bar, arcade, and bowling alley.

If you park in the 3 story east parking lot (next to Macy’s) then you can go in the mail entrance or you can go in the Enterrium entrance. If you go in the mall entrance then you can ride the escalator to the 2nd floor and find the food court. There is also an elevator to the 2nd floor. If you take the Enterrium entrance then you can take the stairs to the second floor or you can take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Then walk out the back door and you will be in the food court. If you plan to stay past 7:30 PM then you should use the Enterrium entrance because the mall closes at 8:00 PM. Enterium is open from 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM.

It can be hard too at times to find a seat in the Enterrium restaurant, but if we use the food court restaurants then we should be ok. You will need to buy your own food, there are several restaurants to choose from. The Enterrium will sell you a plastic card for about $20.00. You can play video games and pinball games until the money runs out. The games cost between $1.00 and $3.00 each. Bowling:  $100/Hour per Lane with Shoe Rental Included.

The video games include games such as PAC-MAN, Qix, Dig Dug, One of the PAC-MAN games lets you start out at level 255. There is also a version of PAC-MAN this will let 4 people pay at the same time, competing against one another.

Woodfield Mall is handicap accessible. I am not sure if the video games are considered handicap accessible.

I would like for people to let me know if they are coming and how many people they are bringing with them.

Enterrium: https://www.enterrium.info/

Woodfield Mall Dining: https://www.simon.com/mall/woodfield-mall/dining

The food court is on the second floor next to the escalator and elevator above the train ride:

This is a map of the food court:

https://www.simon.com/mall/woodfield-mall/map/#/location/enterrium

If we sit in the back of the food court, close to Enterrium then we can all sit together.

Directions:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Enterrium/@42.0453884,-88.0363073,17z

You can contact me using this link. Look for Vice-President.

https://www.tandylist.com/contact.aspx?id=8562636e-1120-458e-b74e-bc2467e67d5b

We can communicate at the event using the Telegram app on our smartphones. I have started a group called “Glenside Color Computer Club, Inc. CoCoFest! and picnic communications. I have set a public invite link: t.me/glensidecccevents

-John Mark Mobley

Glenside Color Computer Club, Inc. Vice-President

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Glenside Club Meeting: *NEW MEETING DATE* Thursday October 6, 2022 @ 7:30PM Central

As noted in our August meeting, to accommodate more of our members, we’re moving our meeting date from the third Thursday of the month to the first Thursday. If you’ve been unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts and this eases them, I hope you can join us.

For myself and no doubt others in our community, September passed by in a blur. Along with other classic computers, the CoCo was well represented at the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest in Chicago, and both our club and the CoCo made appearances at the recent Tandy Assembly in Springfield, OH. Though for some, the travel is a bit onerous, meeting familiar faces and sharing time together at these shows is a welcome respite from the tedium of life. That said, as I sit here after having just spent the last few hours unpacking from the Tandy Assembly trip, the after trip unpacking blues are real :-). (and I didn’t take that much to either show…)

All that said, I apologize that the rush of events delayed my sharing the results of our September officer nominations and explaining the lack of a voting period this month. For our 2022-23 officers, I was nominated as President, and I want to congratulate John Mark Mobley on his nomination for 2022-23 Vice President and Eric Canales on his nomination for Treasurer. Nominations for those 3 offices were closed during the meeting, and since there was only 1 nominee for each office, no voting was required. For Secretary, no nomination was made, so the nominations were left open. I’ll once again ask for nominations for this position at the October meeting, and I believe we have one interested member to nominate. If you are also interested in the position, there’s still time to be nominated. I don’t know how often Glenside’s had no contested office positions in the past, but I can confirm the frustrating rumor I heard at Tandy Assembly that no one ran for any of the offices this year is untrue. As always, if you have concerns about the process, please reach out to either an officer or board member.

With the CoCoFEST! venue change and pricing increases, CoCoFEST! coordinator Grant Leighty will share more details this month on table fees, admission fee considerations, and other income source discussions. The hotel room block is already open for room reservations, and I know Grant and Randy Weaver are hoping to have table reservations available in November.

For those in the Chicago area, we’ll also discuss dinner/get together interest and dates, if desired. The increasingly spread out nature of the club poses logistics challenges for face-to-face events, but where there’s interest, there’s solutions!

We will open the call early at 6:30PM as in previous months, for some time to catch up and say hello to new faces.

Meeting Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B07TFgLtN-d-8htUnh2ISn7YlWaSooGZ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101249560154994960936&rtpof=true&sd=true

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Glenside Club Meeting: *NEW MEETING DATE* Thursday September 1, 2022 @ 7:30PM Central

As noted in our August meeting, to accommodate more of our members, we’re moving our meeting date from the third Thursday of the month to the first Thursday. This month, that means we’re meeting on the first day of September! If you’ve been unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts and this eases them, I hope you can join us.

September also marks Glenside Color Computer Club officer nominations time. If you would like to provide leadership guidance for our activities and operations, please consider running for one of our 4 offices (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer). I know it may sound odd to suggest others campaign for the position I am currently holding, but I think it’s most important that the club be introduced to new ideas and new ways of impacting the community, and new leadership can often do just that. Regardless, I’d ask that members attend and nominate key individuals to help strengthen the club in 2023! Note that only GCCC members can nominate, and only GCCC members can be nominated. If you’re not currently a due paying member, contact treasurer Eric Canales prior to Thursday to ensure your membership is in good standing.

Immediately following nominations, we will be publicizing the nominees and calling for online voting. As in the past, we will use tandylist.com to record the voting from now until our October meeting (which is also scheduled on the first Thursday of October, 10/6/2022). Your vote is important, and I hope you will help us place strong leaders into office.

We will open the call early at 6:30PM as in previous months, for some time to catch up and say hello to new faces.

Meeting Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BsAN61RhNA-dYAGnPEMxEkaQO3sB3uaM/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101249560154994960936&rtpof=true&sd=true

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Announcing the Annual “Last” CoCoFEST! 31

It’s now official, CoCoFEST! has a new home for 2023. After weeks of searching online, and dozens of phone calls, and even a 500-mile trip to Chicago, we found a great hotel to host CoCoFEST! next year.

It was not easy finding a new location. With inflation the prices have increased sustainability. It was harder to find a place within our budget and the square footage we needed. Some the locations had a great price, but were too small, and others were a lot more expensive and too large. The new location is right in the middle for both the price and square footage. 

I believe everyone will be very happy with the new location. It is located with more restaurants, shops, and gas stations within walking distance. There is even a Portillo’s just a mile down the road. This hotel is on the same road as the Fairfield Inn Heron Point location, just to the west 5 miles. We can still touch the heron for old times’ sake. 

We will be having CoCoFEST! 2023 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago-Carol Stream (Wheaton) on April 22nd, and 23rd, 2023. We have three rooms to choose from at a discounted price. 

The discounted room block is available to be booked now. You can call the hotel at 630-665-3000 and provide the group code: GCT. Special rates are available if reserved before March 30, 2023

You can also book online at www.holidayinn.com/chi-carol

UPCOMING FOR THE SHOW!

We still need to come up with a theme for next year’s CoCoFEST! I would like to hear your ideas.  Please send them to cocofest@glensideccc.com.

If you would like to give a presentation at CoCoFEST! 31, I want to hear from you as well. We will be opening the table registrations in October, so please stay tuned for more updates. 

Please contact me at cocofest@glensideccc.com with any questions or concerns.

– Grant Leighty

 

Holiday Inn - Carol Stream (Wheaton)
150 South Gary Avenue
Carol Stream, IL 60188

King Bed Deluxe Room with Refrigerator and Microwave
$119 a night +tax

Two Queen Beds Deluxe Room with Refrigerator and Microwave
$119 a night +tax

Two Room King Bed Suite with Pull Out Sofa Bed with Wet Bar
$134 a night +tax

These discounted rates must be reserved before March 30, 2020 and are good for  Thursday – Sunday night, April 20 – 23, 2023

Hotel Amenities & Service

  • 24-hour fitness center
  • On-Site Business Center, open 24-hours
  • Daily Housekeeping (upon request)
  • Free Coffee in the lobby
  • Baggage hold
  • Convenience Store
  • Swimming Pool & Hot Tub
  • Full-Service Restaurant (Burger Theory) open for Breakfast and Dinner. 

We will have a breakfast buffet for Saturday and Sunday mornings.

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