Check out our 2025 commercial for the April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show!  See

https://youtu.be/ElhM3M4-lqk

Two weeks until CLASS,
Robert Bernardo
organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

    Tomorrow is the Los Angeles Maker Faire, and I'm still prepping a few odds and ends for the show.  Our booth, Classic Los Angeles Computers! (CLAC!) is exhibit H10, and we are facing north between exhibit H9 with Club SciKidz Los Angeles, and exhibit H11 with Team 4201: The Vitruvian Bots.

    Set-up time is at 6:30 a.m. (bleah!) and opening time is 9 a.m..

        A long day tomorrow,
        Robert Bernardo

From the File Conductor website, "The File Conductor is a file manager for Commodore 128 computers. It can run as a loadable program, an internal function ROM or external function ROM. It is capable of copying, moving, deleting, renaming and making directories."  For more information and to download, go to

https://kollektivet.nu/fileconductor/

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

The Retro Programmer has released the C128 CP/M text adventure, Planet of Demise.  It also comes in versions for the Mattel Aquarius, as CP/M .com file and for the Amstrad PCW, and for  Amstrad CPC CP/M.  You can read more about it and find the download links at

https://theretroprogrammer.itch.io/planet-of-demise

Writing from Lake Tahoe, California,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Another one from Pro Pen, who has released the C128 80-column text adventure, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. You can find the download link at

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=239683

Writing from Lake Tahoe, California,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Earlier this year, Pro Pen released the C128 80-column text adventure,  The War of the Worlds.  You can find the download link at

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=239560

Writing from Lake Tahoe, California,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Earlier versions of VDC Mode Mania demo were released in 2017.  Now VDC Mode Mania is up to V1.2. Get it at

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=234174

Writing from Lake Tahoe, California
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - www.portcommodore.com/class

A few years ago the C128 game, Akalabeth: World of Doom was released at

https://github.com/FoxCunning/akalabeth128

On March 8, 2025, Akalabeth C128 was released at

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=250815

This newer version seems to have different programmer(s).

Are the games the same?
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

VDC Screen Editor 2 was released last year and is up to version v20-20240611-1354. Go to

https://github.com/xahmol/VDCScreenEditor2

Writing from Lake Tahoe, California,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

A few years ago RetroLoader and Start Apps, two items for the C128, were developed.  Work has continued in improving them.  RetroLoader is now at v0.6.11, and Start Apps is at v0.7.

RetroLoader is a "a browser for the Commodore 128 [that is also] capable of loading and running Commodore 64 programs directly from 128 mode."  Start Apps is "a 32K cartridge for Commodore 128 that can contain a set of programs for C64 and C128 modes."

https://www.pastbytes.com/retroloader/

https://github.com/retrocomputacion/startapps

Writing from Lake Tahoe, California,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

COREi64 of Canada has a licensed reproduction of the SuperMMU board for the Creative Micro Designs SuperCPU 128.  See

https://corei64.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=103_110

Writing from Lake Tahoe, California,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Just a reminder that Commodore and Amiga will be at the LA Maker Faire 2025 next Saturday!  https://losangeles.makerfaire.com/

I plan to be exhibiting an Ultimate 64, an Amiga 3000, an AmigaOne A1222+, and an Atari 800XL (yeah, our exhibit is titled Classic Los Angeles Computers, not just Commodore and Amiga).  SCCAN member Jerold plans on concentrating on music, bringing in his C64 with Incredible Musical Keyboard and Cynthcart, and other machines like an NES and/or Sega on which you can play music.

Gotta bring some back-up machines just in case,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

I was nowhere near a dealer/repair center when my flat C128 and 1571 failed, and I was desperate to finish grades on time (which I was doing on the C128 system).  So, that's why I mail-ordered a C128DCR from Nevada.  The machine came in time for me to finish the grades.

Back in 1986,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Quote from: Blacklord on March 22, 2025, 06:08 AMYep - I can recall the day I bought my (metal) 128D and took it home.

Heh, I had my C128DCR delivered by the mail. 

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Check out the Commodore computers at the March 22-23 Interim Computer Festival at the Old Rainier Brewery Intraspace, 3100 S. Airport Way, Seattle, Washington, USA!  Not only will Commodores be there but there will also be other various platforms.  For more information, see

https://sdf.org/icf/

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

The price for having these built is reasonable (though the shipping is not reasonable).  I am tempted to buy!

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

TeensyROM is a ROM Emulator, Fast Loader, MIDI and Internet cartridge for Commodore64/128, and now it has been updated to version 0.6.6. Demonstrated at last year's Pacific Commodore Expo NW, TeensyROM runs .CRT, .PRG, .D64 and other file formats stored in its flash memory or from a USB stick and/or microSD card.

For more information on TeensyROM, go to

https://github.com/SensoriumEmbedded/TeensyROM

Another TeensyROM presentation at CLASS 2025,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Try out this fast Mandelbrot generator for the C128 in VIC-IIe and VDC modes and for other platforms, too.  Go to

https://github.com/0x444454/mandelbr8

80x50 text mode being experimental,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

We are about 2 months out from the April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show in Burbank!  The Burbank VFW has been paid for the use of their room, and now all we have to do is fill the room full of computers.    Please let me know if you want to exhibit your Commodore and/or Amiga computers at CLASS.

          Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Commodore 128
          and the Amiga 1000...
          Robert Bernardo
          http://www.portcommodore.com/class

    Version 1.07 of C64OS has been released!  This version has a new network stack, new Help Utility, and an improved PRG runner, among many other improvements and bugfixes.  Go to

https://c64os.com/c64os/softwareupdates/#v1_07

To purchase C64OS, go to

https://c64os.com/c64os/#order

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group – http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network – http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
          April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Just released... a new C128 text game in 80-columns!  It's Iowa Jack and the Crystals of Chaos --

https://rickyderocher.itch.io/iowa-jack-and-the-crystals-of-chaos-commodore-128

Shades of Indiana Jones!
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

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

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

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

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