New Commodore 8-bit Items for Sale at C= Shows

Boxed items from SharewarePlus

Out of their boxes

StrikeLink wi-fi modems from the Commodore Users of Victoria

The new Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Handbook

Here are the varied items which will be for sale at the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show, and if any are left over, at the Commodore Vegas Expo, too!

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
April 27-28 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - http://www.portcommodore.com/class
June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex
August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

New SharewarePlus.com SD2IEC connected to the user port

What comes in the package

One view of the SD2IEC (card not inserted)

Another view with the user port connector visible

LED lights peeking out of the C= symbol

(l to r) serial port connector, next disk, prev disk, SD2IEC reset, C= reset

Connected to a Commodore SX-64

I like this SD2IEC; it gets its power from the Commodore user port, and so, it works on a SX-64.  On the SX, the fit is tight, due to the power cable (slightly more room when the original gray power cable is used).

SD2IEC courtesy of http://sharewareplus.blogspot.com/  See this SD2IEC at CLASS, PaCommEx, and CommVEx this year!

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
April 27-28 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - http://www.portcommodore.com/class
June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex
August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

Toolbox LA - venue for the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

Looking toward the front of the room

A different angle looking toward the front

A/V equipment for our use

Some electrical outlets on the side

Looking from the stage toward the back (notice the bus!)

Viewing the front of the room from the bus

Nice backdrop for photos, nice whiteboard

Snacks for purchase (card reader on the right)

More foods and drinks for purchase

You have been warned!

I visited Toolbox LA on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.  Here are photos of how the first floor event room appears.  For the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show, we can move the furniture around, but at the end of the show, the furniture has to be placed back in its original position!  There are an adequate number of tables (four 7 1/2 by 4 foot tables) and plenty of chairs for our use.  Lighting is dimmable.  A short video of the room will come later.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

Retro City Festival 2019 photos

Friday afternoon... the hall is not ready yet.

Some of the tables reserved for SCCAN

By tomorrow, these will be filled.

One of the indoor stages

Another stage beyond the tables

A look down the hall

The entrance to Building 9

The faithful station wagon full of C=/Ami gear

Starting to set up

Steve's C64 and Apple IIe

All needs to be organized.

Over 6 hours later, it's organized!

NeXT computer on the far left

The Amiga 2000 looking good

The popular Oregon Trail on the Apple

Running well

Plus/4 died early Sunday. Replaced by another Plus/4

Organizer Steve Cortez (left) scans the arcade before the show.

Nice signage!

A map of the interior.  Guess where we are?!

The sales vendors are in full swing.

Playing Shredz64 with the Guitar Hero guitar

Looking down the tables

SCCAN member Sev tests out his Amiga 1200.

Yup, live music indoors...

...and the bar in front of the live music.

The game museum

Amiga CD32 in the game museum

Carnival food vendors open for Retro City Fest

famous Pink's Hot Dogs

And the celebrities who visited them

Sev, Robert, and Kenny

Jim Happel's VR64 and Street Defender - a crowd pleaser

The only game that worked on the NeXT - billiards

Fly a jet with the A1200!

One of the games on the A2000

Some attendees liked to read the specs.

Digiloi, a popular game on the Plus/4

Tim W., Richard G., and Nolan G.

Plus/4 joystick adapters from AmigaKit.com

Clearing out on Sunday night

The January 5-6 Retro City Festival in Pomona, California, attracted thousands of attendees who wanted to play the arcade games and pinball machines.  http://retrocityfestival.com  They were also surprised to see the bank of Commodore and Amiga computers that members of SCCAN brought to exhibit.  There was a steady flow of attendees to use the computers, but it was not overwhelming (which is good because I was usually the only one to man the tables!).  In fact, I had to get the other non-club computers going, too, like the NeXT and the Apple II.

A short video of the fest is at  https://youtu.be/5CKiZ4TLE70

We've been invited to next year's festival!  Now that I know what to expect, I'll be better able to unload and set up the computers more quickly.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan