The June 24-25 Pacific Commodore Expo 2023 was a corker! Below are photos from the event, detailing the machines and some of the people who made PaCommEx a whopping success! (The pics are not in order, i.e., please read the captions.)
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
organizer - Pacific Commodore Expo
http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex
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Darn! I missed getting a pic of it out of the box!
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Mini C64 with working keyboard, miniature monitors
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Colt to the left, B128 to the right
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An A500 inside a Checkmate case
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Ryan Sherwood's SX-64, C128DCR, and PET 2001/N
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Examining what's on the Vampire v4
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Stephen Jones' A2000 with 386 Bridgeboard & A-Max
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Stephen Jones' Nabu PC
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TheC64 on the left, classic C64 on the right
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VIC-20 (left), Amiga 1200
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Aw! The C16 worked at CLASS, failed at PaCommEx.
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However, the Plus/4 was fine.
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Amiga OS 4.1 working on a Sam440ep
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The Commander X16
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Sunday dinner after the close of the show
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A familiar Commodore banner
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Taking down the equipment on Sunday
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Michelle and Younga laugh over something
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Bernie and Devon
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Stephen and a surprised Gordon
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Daniela, Luca, and Riccardo
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Sunday presentations
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Intense playing on Sensible Soccer
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Kent and Eric
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Another look at the OS 4.1 on the Sam440ep
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Saturday dinner (at the overflow table)
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Saturday dinner (with the main group)
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Aw! Waitress still cut off some people's faces in the shot.
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Saturday's presentations
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PaCommEx begins and then becomes crowded.
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Younga painted this work of art!
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The sandwich board with our info
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The snack table would get more crowded with snacks.
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Stephen setting up his exhibit
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Mark setting up his Commander X16 next to the Plus/4
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Looking over the machines during Friday set-up
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Our venue at Old Rainier Brewery
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M stands for Men's Restroom, not room M
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Another view of the Intraspace
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Pic courtesy of the Living Computers: Museum + Labs
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