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Retro Computing / News and Events / Next FCUG meeting - Sunday, Feb. 16
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on: February 13, 2020, 03:33:31 AM
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Happy Valentines' Day, C= and Ami aficionados! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:00+ p.m., Sunday, February 16, at Panera Bread Restaurant 3590 W Shaw Ave. (corner of W. Shaw Ave. and Marty Ave.) Fresno, CA 93711 (559) 271-0104 http://www.dickestel.com/meet_loc.htm This month we may have special visitors coming from the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club! Make sure to give them a friendly Fresno greeting! For discussion we'll talk about the April 4 City of STEM science show which is in Los Angeles, the April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show (CLASS), the Vintage Computer Festival East happening in New Jersey at the same time as CLASS, the June Pacific Commodore Expo in Seattle, the tentative Amiga 35th show for the Bay Area, and the Downtown Los Angeles Maker Faire which is expanding to 2 days this year! In software we'll look at the only side-scrolling game for the Commodore 128 in 80-column mode, Cloneimals, the original being released years ago and now the improved 2020 version being released a few days ago! Also we have the winner of the C128 80-column coding competition, BucketWars! For the C64/128 we look at 1541 Ultimate II and the 1541 Ultimate II+ cartridges. Also for the C64, we have another look at the FCUG New Members' Disk and the new Shoot'Em Up Construction Kit game, Spearhead. In classic Amiga business, we look at the Amiga 3000 which has been upgraded to the latest WHDLoad and with more games installed into it, courtesy of Duncan M. of The Other Group of Amigoids in San Jose. I'll show how I've been translating the German Pagefox manual into English with the use of the A.L.I.C.E. laptop. (As of today, 33% of the 69 pages translated!) After the meeting, Bernardo Studios opens, and we'll be filming Roger's CAD presentation for CLASS. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm |
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Retro Cars / General Discussions / Re: Hatchbacks and sunroofs
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on: February 06, 2020, 02:56:58 AM
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I have asked for an estimate on a rebuilt 302 V8 installed in the car! I'm still waiting, but if the price is like the rebuilt for my Crown Vic, then the engine is going in! The price is roughly the same, and the engine has been ordered! I've gathered bits to be installed on the engine -- new double-platinum spark plugs, new spark plug cables, new magnetic oil pan drain plugs. Gotta get a new PCV valve. I've asked the shop to order a new, heavy-duty water pump for the car. Nearing the time to bring in the car, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - http://www.portcommodore.com/class |
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Retro Cars / General Discussions / Re: Hatchbacks and sunroofs
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on: January 22, 2020, 10:04:35 AM
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...more has to be eventually done to the Colony Park. Cruise control has failed (it failed just as I was coming back from the Pacific NW a few months ago). and defrost/heat is not coming from the upper/lower registers. Also the faded "wood" on the tailgate area is bugging me. Since my last posting on the Colony Park, the cruise control has been fixed... to a degree. It will hold speed, but when I step on the brake to disengage it, it won't do so. I have to turn off the system and then turn it back on and set the speed again. Strangely, the only way to fully fix this is to buy another steering wheel horn pad!!! The cruise control signals are routed through the horn pad (which has electrical contacts). Naturally, the horn pads that I find are used, and so, they may work to blow the horn but not necessarily work with my cruise control.  The search for a color-matching horn pad that may or may not work with my c.c. is put on the back burner. As for the wood on the tailgate, the body shop I wanted didn't want to touch it. So, my hope is for an out-of-town custom shop that specializes on painting wood-grain. That is put on the back burner, too, because... I have asked for an estimate on a rebuilt 302 V8 installed in the car! I'm still waiting, but if the price is like the rebuilt for my Crown Vic, then the engine is going in! Adding pep and getting rid of the oil-burning, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - http://www.portcommodore.com/class |
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Retro Computing / News and Events / Next FCUG meeting - Sunday, Jan. 19
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on: January 15, 2020, 04:44:05 AM
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Happy Martin Luther King Day, C= and Ami aficionados! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:00+ p.m., Sunday, January 19, at Panera Bread Restaurant 3590 W Shaw Ave. (corner of W. Shaw Ave. and Marty Ave.) Fresno, CA 93711 (559) 271-0104 http://www.dickestel.com/meet_loc.htm We'll talk about April Commodore Los Angeles Super Show and filming a commercial and presentation(s) for it. In software we'll go over the venerable FCUG New Members' Disk and suggest updates for it. Then in new C64 software we have Manic Miner 64DX, Super Vortex 2, Amazon Tales 2019, Krakens, Spoil, the text adventure Deer Creek, and Gruniozerca C64 (a game in which you control a guinea pig!). For the C128 we have Elite v2.0 for the SuperCPU. For the VIC-20 it's Jeff Daniels' One Key Party. For the Plus/4 it's 2048 Octaluxe. For the classic Amiga we go over public domain disks from The Other Group of Amigoids. Plus we'll try to catch up with software/hardware business unfinished from the December meeting!  Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - |
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General Category / Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network (SCCAN) / Re: Next SCCAN meeting - Saturday, January 11
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on: January 05, 2020, 08:31:37 AM
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Happy New Year, C= and Ami comrades! The next meeting of the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network is Saturday, Jan. 11, from 2 to 5+ p.m. at Panera Bread Restaurant 19662 Nordhoff Street Northridge, California (818) 407-9400 In this meeting we'll have time to examine the Bogdan Macri Ultimate 64 with its Kickstarter case and Mechboard64 which has Cherry Blue mechanical microswitches! Mario will bring his newly-acquired Amiga 2000, and we'll dig into its hard drive for any application goodies. In software we'll look at the newly-updated Super Mario 64 (now at v1.2), among other items. Also we'll try out the hit of the Downtown Los Angeles Maker Faire - the C64 VR glasses with Street Defender v1.6... now with Atari Driving Controller! We may have a special guest -- Amiga hardware repairman Paul "Acill" Resendes! You can ask him repairs or about his Amiga hardware projects. Feel free to bring any other hardware/software that you wish to show off! Truly, Robert Bernardo Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan |
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