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  3. Posted

    In 2016 when I visited the Adelaide Retro-Computing Event in Australia, I met Jane M. Voskamp (Jones), veteran Commodore programmer and writer. Having seen her articles in Loadstar and the LUCKI Report a long time ago, I was pleased to meet such as affable lady. To my surprise, she also brought her 1994 publications which were still for sale. With the limited amount of Australian dollars I had, I bought 4 of her booklets, all produced on Commodores with the use of the Write Stuff 128 word processor, GEOS 128, and a Commodore MPS-1250 printer. The booklets were GEOS in Review - Reviewing GEOS Authors Programs, the Handbook of Commodore Disks, the Handbook of the Commodore 64, and the Handbook of the Commodore 128.

    I find that the Handbook of the Commodore 128 is an introduction to programming on the C128. As a sample of what to expect, the 45-page, A4-sized booklet is divided into the following chapters:

     

    Forward

    Disclaimer

    Who Means What

     

    Built-in Sprite Designer

    Disk Commands

    Base Conversion Tutorial

    BASIC 7.0 Memory Usage

    Start & End of BASIC 7.0

    Dynamic Keyboard Technique

    VIC-II Chip 40 Columns

    VDC Chip 80 Columns

    Boolean Logic Operators

    Flags & Monitors - What They Mean

    Monitor Utility - How to Use It

    Assembly Language Mnemonics

    Addressing Modes

    Assembly Language Introduction

    CP/M - Introduction

    Complete Text Memory Maps

    Bibliography, Users Groups, etc.

     

    The price of the Handbook of Commodore 128 was $15 AUD, but she gave me a discount for buying 4 booklets.

    Her other available products were:

     

    Profile.80 Plus Mod3 -- A C128, 80-column disk utility for creating/collecting auto-booting disks

     

    Card Art Series - disk of geoPaint files with which to make greeting cards

    Card Art Series II - disk of geoPaint files with which to make greeting cards

    Border Series - disk of geoPaint "Border" files

    Clip Art series - several disks of geoPaint images

     

    The World of GEOS Handbook, including The World of GEOS disk

    The World of GEOS Handbook II

    The World of GEOS Handbook III

    GEOS Unplugged I (handbook)

    GEOS Unplugged II (handbook)

    GEOS Unplugged III (handbook)

    GEOS Unplugged IV (handbook)

    GEOS Unplugged V (handbook)

     

    She can be contacted via Facebook or through her business address - JMV Grafix, P.O. Box 635, Enfield Plaza, 5005, South Australia. Phone - (08) 8 260 4062.

     

    Happy New Year!

    Robert Bernardo

    Fresno Commodore User Group

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

  4. Posted

     

    ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------

    Subject: New message from 8 Bit Weapon

    From: "Bandcamp" <[email protected]>

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    Seasons Greetings,

     

    Enjoy our 8 song holiday album for FREE, made with real Commodore 64, NES,

    and more. Please share! <3

     

    https://8bitweapon.bandcamp.com/album/its-a-chiptune-holiday

     

    Happy Holidays!

     

    Love,

    Seth & Michelle :) :)"

     

     

    visit 8 Bit Weapon on Bandcamp at: http://8bitweapon.bandcamp.com

     

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  6. Posted

    While in Europe in September and October, I made my first visit to Sweden. I had a fun time looking around the city and meeting Commodore and Amiga friends. For a few of the photos, go to

    http://blog.retro-link.com/2017/12/meeting-commodoriansamigans-in-sweden.html

    For the sake of completeness, here the links to my other European Commodore/Amiga travels.

    After Sweden, I spent some days in south England, then over to Prague, the Czech Republic; and then Cardiff, Wales.
    http://blog.retro-link.com/2017/12/meeting-commodoriansamigans-in-sussex.html

    Near the end of my vacation, I was able to go to a Lincolnshire Amiga Group meeting.
    http://blog.retro-link.com/2017/12/meeting-amigans-at-lincolnshire-amiga.html

    The last Commodore/Amiga meeting I attended before I left was the Amiga North Thames meeting.
    http://blog.retro-link.com/2017/12/meeting-commodoriansamigans-at-amiga.html

    Talk, talk, talk,
    Robert Bernardo
    Fresno Commodore User Group
    http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

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  7. Posted

    Merry Christmas, C= and Ami aficionados!
    The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:00+ p.m., Sunday, Dec. 17 at --

    Bobby Salazar's Mexican Restaurant
    2839 North Blackstone Ave. (corner of Blackstone and Michigan)
    Fresno, California
    (559) 227-1686

    Because of members showing interest, the A.L.I.C.E. (A Laptop Incorporating a Classic Experience) laptop returns, A.L.I.C.E. being the portable solution which runs AmiKit X, Amiga OS 4.1, and Windows 10. Also returning because of its popularity is the new C64 game, Galencia, this time updated to v1.5. Another returning C64 game - Slime by Mr. Nop - updated for the Dec. 9-10 World of Commodore show, and also from that show, a demo entitled Scroll25.
    Just in time for the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie is Jim Happel's resurrected C64 game, Star Wars v1977 and v1981.
    What better way to enjoy Christmas than to play... Halloween games! For the VIC-20 comes Haunt and It Comes From the Grave. Or how about a VIC-20 racing game in the form of Nitro Wheels? More to the point is the Plus4/C64 game, Genius 2: Into the Caves, in which you must search caverns in the quest to find toys.
    We're still going through the pile of new game disks from from the British company, BinaryZone.org. Some of the games are Maze Of The Mummy, Barnsley Badger, Hessian, and Eye of the Gods.
    Finally, if I can get to San Jose in time to pick it up, John Yaccarine of The Other Group of Amigoids is donating a load of hardware/software free to all attending FCUG members.

    Ho-ho-ho,
    Robert Bernardo
    Fresno Commodore User Group
    http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

  11. Posted

    The Pacific Commodore Expo NW is returning to the Living Computers: Museum + Labs, 2245 1st Avenue South in Seattle, Washington on June 9-10, 2018! The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Set-up will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday the 8th and 9-10 a.m. Saturday the 9th ; tear-down will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday the 10th.

     

    Exhibitors - bring your Commodore and Amiga computers to display! Visitors - enjoy the the Commodore and Amiga computers!

     

    As PaCommEx nears, more details will appear at the discussion forum at

     

    http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

     

    and the website will be updated (currrently showing PaCommEx 2017) at

     

    http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

     

    Sincerely,

    Robert Bernardo

    organizer - Pacific Commodore Expo NW

    Fresno Commodore User Group

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

     

     

  12. Posted

    VCF Pacific Northwest (Feb 2018): Last call for exhibitors and speakers

    Where: Living Computers: Museum+Labs (Seattle, WA, USA)
    When: February 10th and 11th, 2018
    Registration deadline: December 10th, 2017 (About 2 weeks left)

    We have about 15 registered exhibitors now. We are looking for a few more to fill things out and to ensure that if somebody drops out that the show doesn't look too thin. The exhibits span a wide range so it won't be a pure 8-bit gaming or a DEC heavy iron show.

    If you are procrastinating about being an exhibitor then it is time to register. If I can answer questions to help you decide then email me. This is our first time in Seattle; the bar is low so don't be too worried about having the perfect exhibit.

    We are still looking for speakers too; the floor is pretty open. If you did something cool during your career or just want to share aspects of the hobby with others, this is a great place to do it. (I especially enjoyed Lyle's talk on repair and restoration at VCF West.)

    Interested or know somebody who is? Check out http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest/....please email me directly if you have questions or need encouragement.

    Regards,
    Mike Brutman
    michael(at)vcfed.org

  13. Posted

    Happy Thanksgiving, C= and Ami aficionados!

    The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 19 at --


    Bobby Salazar's Mexican Restaurant

    2839 North Blackstone Ave. (corner of Blackstone and Michigan)

    Fresno, California

    (559) 227-1686


    On the hardware side, we'll get to see and use the new SD2IEC from RetroFun of England. After a 2-year absence, the Amiga 600 returns, fully repaired and sporting a new IDE-to-CF card drive. And straight from the October Amiwest Show, we'll look over the A.L.I.C.E. (A Laptop Incorporating a Classic Experience) laptop which runs AmiKit X, Amiga OS 4.1, and Windows 10.

    At our last meeting we ran out of time to try out the modernized game, Empire 128 - Enhanced; and the new C64 game, Galencia. We won't run out of time at this meeting! Speaking of England, we'll start going through the 20+ C64, Plus/4, and VIC-20 new game disks from the British company, BinaryZone.org. Some of the games are Planet Golf, Argus, The Sky Is Falling!, Sleepwalker, Platman Worlds, Shoot 'Em Up Destruction Set 4, Majesty of the Sprites, and Realms of Quest.


    Truly,

    Robert Bernardo

    Fresno Commodore User Group


  14. Posted

    Happy November, C= and Ami comrades!
    The next meeting of the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network is Saturday, Nov. 18, from 2 to 5+ p.m. at

    Panera Bread Restaurant
    19662 Nordhoff Street
    Northridge, California
    (818) 407-9400

    Not only will I have an Amiwest Show report, I'll bring an A.L.I.C.E. (A Laptop Incorporating a Classic Experience) laptop for everyone to try its AmiKit X, OS 4.1, and Windows 10 modes. The Amiga 600 returns, this time with IDE-to-CF drive. We'll look at plenty of new C64 game disks from BinaryZone.org (Mario, bring your C128 set-up!), in addition to VIC-20 and Plus/4 game disks (Richard, bring your switchable Plus/4 set-up!)
    As in September, I'll be distributing a carload of C= stuff, this time from C= user Rolf M. of Ventura. Also, expect European gifts to be passed to all members (yay, early Christmas!).

    As always, bring any Commodore or Amiga items you wish to share!

    Truly,
    Robert Bernardo
    Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
    http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

     

  18. Posted

    80-column RGB digital-to-VGA converter at

     

    http://bit-c128.com

     

    40-column composite/s-video-to-HDMI converter at

     

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1080P-HDMI-To-3-RCA-AV-CVBS-Composite-S-Video-R-L-Audio-Converter-Adapter-USA/222429254484?epid=1140068747&hash=item33c9d11354:g:3S0AAOSwdGFYulqk

     

    Both work very well,

    Robert Bernardo

    Fresno Commodore User Group

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

  21. Posted

    Greetings from Europe, C= and Ami aficionados!

     

    As has been the tradition for years, the Fresno Commodore User Group has its annual "picnic" lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 15. This time lunch will be at

     

    Dave and Buster's Restaurant

    212 East River Park Circle (Friant Road and Highway 41)

    Fresno, California 93270

     

    As has been the tradition, bring your family and friends; the club will pay for lunch.

     

    Expect European gifts to be distributed! :)

     

    Writing from Prague, the Czech Republic,

    Robert Bernardo

    Fresno Commodore User Group

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

  25. Posted

    It's great to know the Vic has a community keeping it alive.

     

    (snip)

     

    Do the games hold up as well as C64 or A8bit?

    Yes, check out the VIC-20 community in the forum at

     

    http://sleepingelephant.com/denial

     

    As for games, the new ones are really pushing the capabilities of the VIC-20. Other users and I are particularly impressed with Pulse, which was released last year.

     

    Doing my postcards before I leave Stockholm,

    Robert Bernardo

    Fresno Commodore User Group

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

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