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Retro Computing / News and Events / Videos and photos from CommVEx 2019
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on: August 15, 2019, 03:14:39 AM
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Posted last night, here is the first from August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15. Premiering at the show, it is long-lost video from 2001 of engineer Jeri Ellsworth talking about the CommodoreOne and scener Peter Hanson talking about the European C= scene, especially about the Plus/4. It was filmed at an UPCHUG (University Place Commodore Home User Group) meeting in the public library in Tacoma, Washington. Jeri Ellsworth + Peter Hanson at UPCHUG 2001 https://youtu.be/V2WF5xlTWcc More to come, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm |
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Retro Computing / News and Events / Next FCUG meeting - Sunday, August 25
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on: August 14, 2019, 06:09:21 AM
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Happy Labor Day, C= and Ami aficionados! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:00+ p.m., Sunday, August 25, 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.htmNote that the meeting is on August 25, not our regular third Sunday on August 18. The Commodore Vegas Expo v15 (CommVEx) is over! Expect a full show report -- exhibit-wise, financial, and observations! Also, expect some fresh videos taken at the show, for example, the PETpix 2.1 which is streaming .MP4 video of any length into the C64 and Koalamin (think of the musical instrument Theramin except for the C64)! If I can handle it, the Amiga 2000 Video Toaster comes to the meeting, complete with 3 video monitors (hey, the car is already packed with them). For the C64, we'll have the new Super Duper Blaster game and the steering controller for the Street Defender program and the VR64 glasses. For the VIC-20, we'll try out the new-from-Australia VIC-2066 cartridge which provides up to 35K memory and a built-in SD2IEC drive. Watch out VIC-20 Doom! Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm |
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Retro Computing / News and Events / Just around the corner... the Aug. 10-11 CommVEx
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on: July 31, 2019, 06:16:00 AM
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The Commodore Vegas Expo v15 is getting near! August 9 is our set-up day, and August 10-11 we have the show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. $25 whether you stay one day or both days. It's in the Desert Wind Salon (next to the Bingo room!), third floor, of the Plaza Hotel, 1 Main Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Have an early look at the room -- http://blog.retro-link.com/2019/07/desert-wind-salon-for-commvex-2019.html After 15 years of shows, this year's CommVEx takes an retrospective look with never-before-seen videos of engineer Jeri Ellsworth, scener Peter Hanson, vendor Jim Scabery, and CBM engineer Dave Haynie. But we also have live presentations and exhibits from Matt Brewster, Mario Luppi, and more! We have a PET 2001-8, Commodore 128, SX-64, and VIC-20 system in the raffle, and we have items such as Strikelink wi-fi modems for sale. Naturally, each CommVEx attendee will get freebies at the door and have a chance to win door prizes! For more information, go to http://www.portcommodore.com/commvexor to the forum at https://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 Packing for CommVEx, Robert Bernardo organizer - Commodore Vegas Expo |
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General Category / Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network (SCCAN) / Re: Ultimate64 ordered!
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on: July 31, 2019, 01:28:23 AM
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Sometimes there would be a blank screen, sometimes just black. At a SCCAN meeting, it was discovered that a bad s-video cable was the cause. I have been using the Ultimate 64, showing it off at club meetings, the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show, Bay Area Maker Faire, and the Pacific Commodore Expo. And I have been satisfied with it. However, at our last FCUG meeting a few weekends ago, I had trouble with it. I ran the new C64 games, Crystal Caverns, Death Weapon, Run Demon Run, Super Goatron, Stercore XD, Super Galax-I-Birds, Royal Hunt, and Robots Rumble. No sound came from any of the games! I checked my settings in the U64 menus. Nothing had been changed... still using the internal UltiSIDs, still in PAL mode, still using HDMI. I cross-checked with a regular C64 and Commodore CRT monitor; the games' sound worked perfectly. The club members and I were stumped for awhile; we couldn't figure out what was wrong. I thought perhaps the HDMI cable had gone bad or that the external speakers connected to the monitor had gone bad. Then we tried playing some SID tunes through the U64. It worked! But still nothing with the new games. Finally, one member suggested that I go back to the older 1.18 firmware, instead of using the new 1.21 firmware. I reflashed the board, and older firmware solved all the sound problems! Now I had sounds coming through the games. Now I could relax and show off the U64 at CommVEx. Truly, Robert Bernardo Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex |
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Retro Computing / News and Events / Next FCUG meeting - Sunday, July 21
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on: July 17, 2019, 04:11:24 AM
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Happy Ice Cream Day (Sunday), C= and Ami aficionados! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:00+ p.m., Sunday, July 21, 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 It's only a few weeks before the August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 (CommVEx), and we'll be talking about the latest happenings with that show. Also the Classic Los Angeles Computers! exhibit has just been approved for the Dec. 7 Downtown Los Angeles Maker Faire, and we'll talk about that, too. Speaking of CommVEx, if you haven't seen it yet, we'll look at the CommVEx 2019 commercial which shows some of the Commodore/Amiga personalities that have graced the show since 2005. Also for those who cannot make it to the show, we'll look at the video presentation of Roger Van Pelt demonstrating Giga-CAD+ with the SuperCPU. In hardware/software, the Ultimate 64 will have the new 2019 games -- Crystal Caverns, Death Weapon, Run Demon Run, Super Goatron, Stercore XD, Super Galax-I-Birds, and the silly Royal Hunt. We ran out of time at the last meeting for Robots Rumble on the VIC-20/Plus4, and we'll get to it this time. Also there is the new SD2IEC-Ready Games Collection (1986 onwards) for the VIC-20. The Amiga 1200 returns, and we'll look at some of the software loaded up on its hard drive. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htmP.S. Though our venue doesn't sell ice cream, you can still celebrate Ice Cream Day at the Sonic Drive-In down the street. |
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General Category / Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network (SCCAN) / Re: Next SCCAN meeting - Saturday, July 13
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on: July 09, 2019, 01:16:02 AM
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Happy July, C= and Ami comrades! The next meeting of the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network is Saturday, July 13, from 2 to 5+ p.m. at Panera Bread Restaurant 19662 Nordhoff Street Northridge, California (818) 407-9400 This is our last meeting before the August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 (CommVEx) -- http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Now is the chance to give any last-minute suggestions for the show.  Also I'll be bringing some equipment for member(s) to transport (with permission, of course) to CommVEx. In other show news, we'll talk about the June Pacific Commodore Expo NW and the Dec. 7 Downtown L.A. Mini Maker Faire (yup, that Maker Faire continues, even though the parent organization is gone). For the meeting, I'll be bringing the Ultimate 64, now upgraded to firmware v1.21, along with Unijoysticle 2 and two 8BitDo NES30 Bluetooth gamepads, and for those who want a wired connection, two new C=/Atari gamepads from eBay's "retrogameboyz" Mike. Also the Amiga 600 will appear, last seen at the PaCommEx. If the SD2IEC can be found, we'll be looking through the SD2IEC-Ready Games Collection (1986 onwards) for the VIC-20. Guest Santiago G. may be appearing with his Amiga 2500 or with his Mac Mini that has MorphOS. As usual, if you have any hardware or software to present, bring it to the meeting! Speaking for SCCAN, Robert Bernardo Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan |
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