A first look at Ballroom 8 for CommVEx

Empty but bright!

It's Thursday, the day before July 28, Friday set-up day for the Commodore Vegas Expo v13.  The rebuilt ballroom looks pretty good to me!

Truly,

Robert Bernardo

Fresno Commodore User Group

http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 -

http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

Sunday photos from PaCommEx

Noel Nyman speaks.

Magnetic core board

The other side of the magnetic core

Nyman's prototype RAM cartridge

And the other side of the RAM cartridge

An original MOS Commodore t-shirt

And the MOS "protest" t-shirt

Oooo, original C= disks!

From the Kent Sullivan collection

And more from his C128 business software collection

C= items on display

The row of Commodore 8-bit computers

Amiga 2000 in the background, C64 DTV in the foreground

Kent's C128DCR

A late afternoon discussion

The beautiful projected picture put up by the museum

Sunday was a quieter day for PaCommEx and the Living Computers: Museum + Labs.  Nonetheless, the Sunday attendees were just as curious and enthusiastic as those who attended on Saturday.

Back to California in the stuffed station wagon,

Robert Bernardo

June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW -

http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 -

http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

Saturday photos from PaCommEx

During a quiet time at the show

Ron Barlow (left) explains the GBA1000.

Inside the super Amiga 1000 - the GBA1000

Another close-up of the interior

More GBA1000 goodness

More!

An Ethernet accessory for the GBA

This flaky Amiga 500 needs work!

Whoa!  Getting crowded now!

Lots of friendly talk!

SwiftLink RS-232 presentation by Kent Sullivan & Bryan Minugh

SwiftLink prototype

SwiftLink production #002

The SwiftLink-compatible Dialogue 128 package

Inside the package

Sparkly lights on the X-Pander 3-slot Cartridge Port Expnader

At the Hooverville Pub with lots of Mariner fans

Pizza and a soda for about $12

Guess which pizza it is!

Here are photos from the successful first day of the Pacific Commodore Expo in Seattle, Washington, USA!  See a quick video view of the Kent Sullivan / Bryan Minugh presentation on the SwiftLink RS-232 cartridge at

https://youtu.be/1r7rA1hpue4

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW -
http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex
July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 -
http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

A few pics from the Friday PaCommEx set-up

After 2 hours of set-up, 7 systems need to be connected.

Some pages on the C64 in this book!

Telling about what you need to get a C64 going

Since this book is from 2006, the C64 DTV was hot.

A book that goes up to 2012 in Amiga history

From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 9, I hauled out boxes, computers, and associated hardware out of the station wagon and into the Living Computers: Museum + Labs.  Fortunately, the museum people set up the tables, though I still had to connect the power strips and extensions.  More set-up on Saturday before the 10 a.m. opening of the museum.

The museum gift shop this time around had two C= related book.  The Retrogaming Hacks book had a dozeen or so pages devoted to the C64 but nothing else C=.  The Future Was Here book was totally devoted to the Amiga; I'm tempted to buy that one.

Writing from the Seattle area,
Robert Bernardo
June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW -
http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

PaCommEx at the 1st Floor of the Living Computers: Museum + Labs

The LCM+L entrance

What you see when you enter

The museum store

Unfortunately, no Commodore books

Instead of the yellow sofa, the PaCommEx tables will be lined up.

We'll use of projector and speakers (currently projecting "labs").

Lockers in which to store valuables

Another view of the first floor

In the southeast corner, the educational exhibits

Another view of the corner

The eating area where you can bring your own food

Notice the power strips along the eating counter

$2 for a cup of coffee (refillable?)

The few snacks you can buy at the museum

The entryway to the restrooms

Try out virtual self-driving

VR and AR glasses (but no CastAR!)

Control the robotic arms!

For sale in the gift shop. $12

Yes!  Commodore DOS, GEOS, and AmigaOS!

Very high on a display shelf

Don't forget to use anti-virus on your hands!

(2nd floor) Custom C64 power supply from Ray Carlsen

Decorate your Commodore with strobe lights like KITT the car!

As a review before the June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW, here are some shots of the first floor of the Living Computers: Museum + Labs in Seattle, Washington, USA.  PaCommEx will be held on the first floor of the LCM+L.

Writing from Medford, Oregon,
Robert Bernardo
June 10-11 Pacific Commodoe Expo NW -
http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex
July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 -
http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex