Showing posts with label Conventions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conventions. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 October 2026

Amiwest 2026 Set-up Friday and Show on Saturday

Here are some choice pics (and a short video) from the Amiwest Show 2026 held in Sacramento, California, USA. A walk-through video of the showroom on Saturday will be posted to Youtube.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan


Sacramento Amiga Computer Club info

After-banquet drinks back in the showroom

Inside a PET 4016

Desoldering parts off of a component

The very dusty PET 4016

I must get these games!

The A1220 joystick being sold at the AmigaKit tables

Inside the A1200GS

Enhancer for classic Amigas

Waiting for a presentation in front, showroom in back

Pizzas for Saturday lunch

O.K., I bought an A1200 joystick.

Donut for Saturday breakfast

Alcohol and munchies for after the Saturday banquet

Ready on Friday

Still setting up on Friday

Dolls printed by Chris C.

But they are not prizes.

Robert Bernardo's table with Mesa demo on A1222+

(below) Video of room before everything is set up 



Tuesday, 20 October 2026

More photos from Bay Area Maker Faire 2026

Here are some more pics courtesy of PinkSaltStudios !  To see the full gallery of her Bay Area Maker Faire pictures, go to 

https://pinksaltphotos.sproutstudio.com/gallery/maker-faire-2026-by-pink-salt-photos-6ab74bf2

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

Pacman or Ms. Pacman is always a hit!


Star Wars on the Macintosh Classic

Robert in the fg., Duncan in the bg.

Trying out Chris' phone


Concentration

Busy... busy.

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Maker Faire Rocklin 2026

Maker Faire Rocklin 2026 happened on Oct. 3 at Sierra College in Rocklin, California (northeast of Sacramento).  Under the Classic Sacramento Area Computers! (CSAC!) banner, I set up tables with classic computers, but the emphasis was Commodore and Amiga, of course!  :)

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

The CSAC! tables before the show

Another view of the tables

Macintosh Classic with Apple Extended Keyboard

Amiga 2500 with a 68020, 8 megs Fast RAM, OS 3.1,  ECS

Miracle Piano Teaching Keyboard attached to PAL C128D via TeensyROM

Ultimate 64 Elite II

Amiga 1200 with a 68060, 256 megs Fast RAM, OS 3.9

Atari 800XL with PicoCart

Tweaking the system

The college mascot!


  

During the afternoon







Days 2 and 3 at Bay Area Maker Faire 2026

Sept. 26 and 27 at our classic computer tables at the Bay Area Maker Faire 2026!  Especially long days with the crowds even bigger than on the 25th.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan



The BBC Master works!

As I help on the A2500

You have to do this!

Chris' phones

A600GS (left), Ultimate 64 Elite II

Amiga 2500 (left), Atari 800XL

Sega CD (left), Macintosh Classic

Russian Spectrum inside this case, Speccy wedge in back




Chris' phones again

Our fellow exhibitors with their game machines



Among their game machines, an Atari 400!

An overall view of the Retro Roadshow exhibit

A tent that you can sit within!

Next to our tables

He threatens!

A mobile Joshua tree!