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#1
On Tue, April 30, 2024 4:33 pm, I wrote on various forums:

> The CLASS of 2025 is set for the weekend after Easter, 2025!  First
> payment sent to our venue -- the Burbank VFW hall at 1006 W. Magnolia
> Blvd, Burbank, California.  Friday set-up, April 25.

      Everything is on track for our April show!  We are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Commodore 128 and the Amiga.

Our website is at

http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Today the Guests & Presentations page of the site got updated.  See

https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:presentations_guests

And the Prizes and Items For Sale page was updated, too.  See

https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:door_prizes

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show
#2
Software / Re: TheShell128
January 19, 2025, 09:31 AM
Very interesting!  It's probably not going to make it on the agenda for tomorrow's FCUG meeting, but it will certainly be on the agenda for February.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#3
Err, the LA Maker Faire has nothing to do with politics.

Back on topic, Jerold Kress will bring his C64 set-up with MIDI instruments connected to it, and I will bring an Amiga (NG or Classic?  I haven't decided.) and an Ultimate 64 or C128 (because of its 40th anniversary).

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#4
I did it another way.  My friend bought a Greaseweazle and put a 3.5" drive and 5.25" drive into a case.  He then gave me the hardware, and now with the use of a USB cable and PC, I can transfer Commodore, Amiga, and other platform software.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#5
Happy New Year, everybody!
    There will be Commodore and Amiga computers at the April 12 Los Angeles Maker Faire 2025!  Check the listing of our exhibit, Classic Los Angeles Computers! (CLAC!), at

https://losangeles.makerfaire.com/makers-exhibits/

        Happy New Year!
        Robert Bernardo
        Fresno Commodore User Group
        http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
        Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
        http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#6
    The websites of the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show and the Pacific Commodore Expo NW have been updated!  Check out CLASS 2025, set for April 26-27, at

http://www.portcommodore.com/class

    Check out PaCommEx 2025, set for June 21-22, at

http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

    Both sites will continue to be updated, especially the news, presentations, exhibits, and prizes pages.

          Merry Christmas!
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group –
          http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network –
          http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#7
    Ray Carlsen still has many of his Commodore and Amiga power supplies for sale!  These heavier-duty items are just the thing you need to keep your Commodore or Amiga working reliably for years.

    As of early November, he had parts to build 30-50 of his "barebones" power supplies and parts to build 20-40 of each of the following power supplies --

plastic version
mini metal-cased version
deluxe metal-cased version

To see all the different power supplies, go to

https://portcommodore.com/rcarlsen/customPS.html

He can put different output connectors onto the power supplies, whether you need the round C64/VIC-20 coaxial, the squarish Plus/4 connector, the squarish C128 connector, the squarish Amiga connector, and more.  He can customize the power supply to fit your needs!  (He loves to work on custom projects.)

    Not only does he do power supplies but he also makes Commodore 8-bit computer video cables, like the composite-audio RCA plug output cable, the separated chroma/luma audio RCA plug cable, the composite-svideo audio female 1/8" output cable (for modern, external, powered speakers), and more.  Just tell him what kind of cable you need.

          Merry Christmas!
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group -
          http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network -
          http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#8
A few months ago Nybbles and Bytes released a new C128 game which uses 40-column and 80-column modes, Nybbles: Legend of the Drunken Snake. This is a description of it at the Patreon site --

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June's first ever video game, made especially for the Commodore 128 series of computers!

How fast are you with the joystick? Nybbles: Legend of the Drunken Snake will certainly challenge your reflexes! Take turns with a friend to become the longest running snake player ever, dodging booze and eating apples, but be careful! Not everything is without consequences!

This is the digital download version of the game, which includes:

A PNG of the disk label

A PDF of the game manual

A D64 disk image of the game

A PRG program file of the game

-----------
Basically, it is a tricky Snake game in 40-columns followed by a Tetris game in 80-columns. A video of the game play can be found at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqXvZHCi4iI

Specifically, in the video game play starts in at :34 secs to 5:04 and then resumes from 11:49 to 15:44.

If you have an early VDC in your C128, you will have to replace it with a later version in order to correctly see the 80-column screen.

To read how the physical version of the game was produced, read the blog at

https://nybblesandbytes.net/blog/vcfmw19.html

To purchase a digital download of the game, go to

https://www.patreon.com/c/nybblesandbytes/shop

Merry Christmas!
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#9
The Other Group of Amigoids (TOGA) is no longer at togausergroup.org .  You can find their new site at

https://www.meetup.com/toga-the-other-group-of-amigoids/

TOGA concentrates on the Amiga, Commodore 8-bit, and other classic computers.

Merry Christmas!
Robert Bernardo
#10
Herdware / Re: Idun for the Commodore 128
November 21, 2024, 06:50 PM
Heh, I knew about the idun, but I don't prefer that it needs a pi zero for a person to use it.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#11
Herdware / C128 and 8 MHz Z80
November 16, 2024, 10:29 AM
On this page, there is a method to hack a faster Z80 in order to run CP/M faster.  See

https://github.com/ytmytm/c128-z80-8mhz

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#12
Check out the Commodore, Amiga, and other computers at the Bay Area Maker Faire 2024.  Go to

Commodore, Amiga et al at Bay Area Maker Faire 2024
http://blog.retro-link.com/2024/11/commodore-amiga-et-al-at-bay-area-maker.html

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#13
On itch.io ?  I just went there, and it worked fine.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#14
The C64 game, Orbix, has been released.  Read more about it at

https://fleischgemuese.itch.io/orbix

As it says on the website, speed is doubled when used on a C128, resulting in smoother gameplay, and there is better deletion handling.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#15
There are no Commodore-specific conventions in the Midwest.  However, there is the annual Vintage Computer Festival Midwest which has exhibits of Commodore and Amiga computers.  https://vcfed.org/events/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-midwest/

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#16
Herdware / Re: C-128DCR COOLING
November 03, 2024, 04:20 PM
Ray still manufactures his power supplies and video cables.  https://portcommodore.com/rcarlsen/customPS.html  In fact, I bought a VIC-20CR/C64 mini power supply and a custom a/v cable from him today when I visited his house.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#17
Today was the first day of the Amiwest Show 2024 in Sacramento, California.  Morning and early afternoon had seminars, and the late afternoon had a swap meet.  Go to

http://blog.retro-link.com/2024/10/first-day-at-amiwest-show-2024.html

YouTube videos of the seminars later,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

P.S. There was a C128DCR, a C64, a 1541, and a 1701/2 monitor at the swap meet!
#18
Herdware / Re: C-128DCR COOLING
October 21, 2024, 03:55 PM
Sweet!  Which reminds me that I should have Ray Carlsen install a modern power supply in my C128DCR.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#19
Herdware / Re: BitBinders 1581 Replicas
October 18, 2024, 01:47 PM
Yes, I thought I saw the software on-line somewhere so that you could copy from one drive to another in the dual 1581.

Ready for the Bay Area Maker Faire tomorrow,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#20
(the first half of this article was originally posted in August when this board was not yet functioning)

    We've been accepted for an exhibit at the October 18-20 Bay Area Maker Faire 2024! Come and see the Commodore 8-bits, Amigas, and other computers at our booth named, "Vintage Computer Festivalers."

https://makerfaire.com/bay-area/

    Admittance to the Bay Area Maker Faire starts at $40 per day and on up.  Located at Historic Mare Island, 560 Nimitz Ave., Mare Island, California, USA,  the Bay Area Maker Faire runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.  Mare Island is located across the bridge from Vallejo, California, which is off of Interstate 80 in the North Bay.
    As soon as more information comes in, I'll let you know the exact building and exact location within that building as to where our exhibit will be.

    Multiple buildings and hundreds of exhibitors at the faire,
    Robert Bernardo
    Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
    Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network – http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

(today's update)

    Tomorrow is set-up day for the Bay Area Maker Faire!  We'll have our tables in the vast Coal Shed 3.  With more table space compared to the Rocklin Maker Faire, we have more flexibility to set up the hands-on exhibits.  From my collection comes

Amiga 1200 '040 with OS 3.9
Ultimate 64
AmigaOne A1222+
A600GS
Tandy 102 with Tandy disk drive
Atari 520ST with SFS-354 disk drive and Gotek

From Jerold K.
Commodore 64 with Incredible Musical Keyboard

From Duncan M.
various Japanese-only computers (X68000?)

From Christopher S.
Acorn computer

        The computer list may change,
        Robert Bernardo
        Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
        Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#21
Hi, everybody,
    Photos and a short video of the Commodores and Amigas at the October 12 Rocklin Maker Faire are posted.  Go to

http://blog.retro-link.com/2024/10/classic-computers-at-rocklin-maker.html

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group -
          http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network -
          http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#22
Herdware / Re: CMD HD-4000
October 14, 2024, 05:48 AM
That was Jeff Jarian.  He also produced a Lt. Kernal clone.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#23
(This was announced back in mid-July, but this board wasn't back up at that time.)

Hey, we've been accepted for an exhibit at the October 12 Maker Faire Rocklin 2024! Come and see the Commodore 8-bits, Amigas, and other computers at our booth named, "Classic Sacramento Area Computers – CSAC!"

Here is a description from the Maker Faire Rocklin home page, "From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these 'makers' to show hobbies, experiments, projects."

https://rocklin.makerfaire.com/

The Maker Faire Rocklin is a free event located at Sierra Community College, 5100 Sierra College Blvd., Rocklin, California, USA. The Maker Faire runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Rocklin is located on Interstate 80, 22 miles northeast of Sacramento.

To see information on our exhibit, go to

https://rocklin.makerfaire.com/meet-the-makers/

(And now for the current announcement...)

Just a couple of days to the Maker Faire Rocklin! Packing starts tonight for set-up tomorrow afternoon. On the 2 tables, this is what is to be exhibited at the Classic Sacramento Area Computers - CSAC! --

Amiga 1200 '40 with OS 3.9
Ultimate 64
AmigaOne A1222+ (hey, that's new!)
Atari 520ST with SF354 external disk drive and Gotek
Tandy 102 with Tandy Portable Disk Drive

Back-up computers (just in case of the above failing)
Amiga 600 with OS 3.2
brown Commodore 64 with TeensyROM
Atari 800XL with external disk drive

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group – http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network – http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#24
Commodore PET / Re: Ulti-PET
October 08, 2024, 07:14 AM
Oh, I didn't know about the UltiPET.  Thanks for the information.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#25
Quote from: Blacklord on September 30, 2024, 12:19 PMI've extracted the BBS software and noted what I do and don't have :

I'll have to update my list so that it shows the latest C128-enhanced games in C64 mode and one more important bit of hardware.  :)

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