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One likely culprit would be the PLA chip. Writing from Seattle, Washington, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

(The Living Computer Museum in Seattle, Washington is inviting Commodorians and Amigans to its Preservation Week. If you are interested, read through the forwarded message and the contact information below.) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matisse Fletcher Date: Wed, Mar 15, 2017 02:09 PM On April 29th we are hosting a big showcase of "preservationists" for Museum Preservation Week. Similar to the [Pacific Commodore Expo] we're planning... later this year, this would be an opportunity for the Commodore clubs to bring their stuff to show off to museum archivists, collectors, and librarians for our in-house conference. We haven't quite figured out time of day (sometime between 10am and 5pm), but wanted to gauge interest. Thoughts? -Matisse Matisse Fletcher Events Coordinator | Living Computers: Museum + Labs ---------- ( Contact Ms. Fletcher at http://www.livingcomputers.org/ContactUs.aspx or call 206 342-2020 )

motrucker wrote: > I remember that Gaelyne Gasson wrote a column back then, but I can't remember which magazine (I must be getting old). It was Commodore World magazine, which came from Creative Micro Designs. > I had her book, which was interesting reading back then. I was a bit surprised to see she is still asking $10 for a PDF copy. I should buy the .PDF and give it as a gift to one of our Fresno Commodore User Group members. Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

I first started with a 300 baud modem on my Commodore, and I could type faster than what was appearing on the screen. When I graduated to a 1200 baud Commodore 1670 modem, it was wonderful! Not long after that, I upgraded to a 2400 baud Aprotek Minimodem 24. I thought I was blazing through the Lynx browser then. Finally, I ended up with an external 56K modem hooked up to my Commodore through a Turbo-232 adapter. Downloads were so fast now (though the 56K modem would max out at 40K to 28K depending on which telephone lines I was using in various parts of California). Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

Last September I went to New Zealand and Australia. In Australia I visited 3 Commodore/Amiga user groups. I was reminded that I didn't make a general announcement (though my Facebook friends saw right away when I posted the same photos there). So now, here are links to the photos I took of those groups. Sydney Amiga User Group - http://blog.retro-link.com/2016/09/sydney-amiga-user-group-saug-meeting.html Adelaide Amiga & Retro-Computing Event - http://blog.retro-link.com/2016/10/adelaide-amiga-retro-computing-event.html Amiga Users Group of Victoria (Melbourne) - http://blog.retro-link.com/2016/10/amiga-user-group-of-victoria-melbourne.html Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

(Let's try this again... with better formatting.) Happy Spring, C= and Ami aficionados! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2+ p.m., Sunday, March 19 at -- Bobby Salazar's Mexican Restaurant 2839 North Blackstone Ave. (corner of Blackstone and Michigan) Fresno, California (559) 227-1686 For discussion, we'll talk about the May Maker Faire, the June Pacific Commodore Expo NW, and the July Commodore Vegas Expo. This time, we look at part 3 of the newly-released film, "Viva Amiga: The Story of a Beautiful Machine." Also I'll have information for member Louis about his CommVEx presentation on modding the Plus/4. In hardware, we'll try out the Final Expansion 3, Rev. 11, for the VIC-20. We'll examine the SwinSID Ultimate for the C64 and C128. For member Brad, I'll bring back the Kim Uno (KIM-1 replica), and perhaps he can figure out how to use it. Member Bruce may be bringing back his Amiga 2000 for us to replace the battery in the system. I will be bringing in the A2000 which will be at Maker Faire and at CommVEx. Refurbished by Duncan M., this one is loaded with a Blizzard 2060 50 MHz. board, 128 megs of Fast RAM, 2 megs of Chip RAM due to MegaChip, SCSI controller board with 8 megs of RAM, NewTek Video Toaster, Digital Processing Systems Personal TBC, A2065 Ethernet card, Digital Processing Systems Personal Animation Recorder (PAR), OS 3.1, SCSI CD-ROM drive, 4 gig SCSI main hard drive, 500 meg SCSI hard drive for the PAR. At last month's meeting, we flailed around with the Bear Essentials and the Chalkboard Powerpad for the C64. This month it returns, but no more flailing, because now we have the instructions in order to use the program with the Powerpad. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm P.S. Plus a there will be a box of complete C64 software packages, free for anyone to have.

Happy Spring, C= and Ami aficionados! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2+ p.m., Sunday, March 19 at -- Bobby Salazar's Mexican Restaurant 2839 North Blackstone Ave. (corner of Blackstone and Michigan) Fresno, California (559) 227-1686 For discussion, we'll talk about the May Maker Faire, the June Pacific Commodore Expo NW, and the July Commodore Vegas Expo. This time, we look at part 3 of the newly-released film, "Viva Amiga: The Story of a Beautiful Machine." Also I'll have information for member Louis about his CommVEx presentation on modding the Plus/4. In hardware, we'll try out the Final Expansion 3, Rev. 11, for the VIC-20. We'll examine the SwinSID Ultimate for the C64 and C128. For member Brad, I'll bring back the Kim Uno (KIM-1 replica), and perhaps he can figure out how to use it. Member Bruce may be bringing back his Amiga 2000 for us to replace the battery in the system. I will be bringing in the A2000 which will be at Maker Faire and at CommVEx. Refurbished by Duncan M., this one is loaded with a Blizzard 2060 50 MHz. board, 128 megs of Fast RAM, 2 megs of Chip RAM due to MegaChip, SCSI controller board with 8 megs of RAM, NewTek Video Toaster, Digital Processing Systems Personal TBC, A2065 Ethernet card, Digital Processing Systems Personal Animation Recorder (PAR), OS 3.1, SCSI CD-ROM drive, 4 gig SCSI main hard drive, 500 meg SCSI hard drive for the PAR. At last month's meeting, we flailed around with the Bear Essentials and the Chalkboard Powerpad for the C64. This month it returns, but no more flailing, because now we have the instructions in order to use the program with the Powerpad. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm P.S. Plus a there will be a box of complete C64 software packages, free for anyone to have.

------------------------ Original Message ------------------------ Subject: Commodore Free issue 96 From: Nigel Parker Date: Tue, March 7, 2017 1:58 am ------------------------------------------------------------------ Commodore Free Magazine http://www.commodorefree.com/ ************************************* Issue 96 Free-to-download magazine dedicated to Commodore computers Available as PDF, ePUB, MOBI, HTML, TXT, SEQ and D64 disk image ************************************* CONTENTS ************************************* * Editorial * General News * C64 News * VIC 20 News * C16 and Plus/4 News * PET News * Amiga News * Happy Programming * Interview With Steve Morrow * Interview With SMILA * Interview with Slartibartfast * C64 Code Hacking * Interview with Martin Piper * SuperBoot v1.00 - for SuperCPU

OLD CS1 wrote: > I also lack the 23-15 pin adapter as a catalyst for doing so in the first place. I have gotten my adapters from here -- http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?78792-Amiga-VIDEO-VGA-Adapters-amp-Cables-DELUXE-(real-23pin-conns) Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

OLD CS1 wrote: > These, right here. I will attest to them. I have three of these I bought back around 2006 and they are perfect (although one has squeeled since day-one.) Have my TI, > C128 and C64 running through them (composite, S-Video, and S-Video, respectively.) Brilliant and perfect. I am told a 300ohm resistor on the chroma fixes S-Video > problems, but the banding does not bother me and seems to be more present in the 128's output than the 64's. And the monitors are NTSC and PAL-compatible. > At 1600x1200 resolution these still work very well for x86 or MorphOS MacMinis over DVI, my Amiga 4000's Picasso IV VGA (though at 1152x938 or somewhere > around that, the highest res I can get without interlacing,)... And with a RGB-to-VGA adapter, they can scan down to 15 KHz... perfect for ordinary Amiga resolutions. Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

In late summer/early autumn 2016, our original venue for the Commodore Vegas Expo, the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, was unavailable for 2017 reservations. Thus, CommVEx was booked into the California Hotel. However, there was always a chance that CommVEx could return to the Plaza when reservations were to open in April, 2017. The Plaza Hotel opened up its reservations early! As of March 1, CommVEx is now booked into the Plaza Hotel for July 29-30! With the return to the Plaza, CommVEx exhibitors and attendees will have the perks of the hotel – Friday afternoon and evening set-up, unlimited Saturday evening showroom use, overnight storage in the showroom, and a relaxed Sunday take-down of equipment. As in years past, here is the schedule - Friday set-up – 4 p.m. to the finish of set-up Saturday set-up – 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday official CommVEx showtimes – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday unofficial CommVEx late-night – 5 p.m. to close of doors Sunday set-up – 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday official CommVEx showtimes – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday take-down – 5 p.m. until everything is out of the room Like last year, we have reserved the use of a 2,000 square foot ballroom with the possibility of another 2,000 square foot ballroom if it is vacant on the CommVEx weekend. At the moment, the only mystery is which ballroom we will receive. That will be announced later. I'd like to thank the following for their patience and support these last few months – Al Jackson and his Las Vegas Commodore friends, the Fresno Commodore User Group, and the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network, and The Other Group of Amigoids. CommVEx is go! Plaza Hotel 1 Main Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Sincerely, Robert Bernardo organizer – Commodore Vegas Expo v13 2017 website - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex forum - http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=6

I recently bought two Dell 2001FP monitors for $70. They have DVI, VGA, s-video, and composite inputs. Through the s-video input, the Commodore 64 screen looks pretty good. Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

JamesD wrote: > The machine (C128) has been around for over 30 years and you pointed out a total of 1 demo and 2 games. See http://www.commodore128.net/index.php?topic=1008.0 Not counting the homebrews, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

JamesD wrote: > Except the 128 mode is completely separate and it's not as good for games. Heh, C65 or the future Mega65. Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

JamesD wrote: > It's pretty obvious that Commodore should have just upgraded the C64 to have a fast mode, more colors, and an Extended BASIC... but > that's not what happened. Heh, Commodore 128. Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

Congratulations! Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

On Kickstarter is another film - "The Commodore Story - Changing the world 8-bits at a time". It will cover the time between the Commodore PET to the Amiga. See https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yousee3d/the-commodore-story-changing-the-world-8-bits-at-a Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

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You may need one of these. See http://www.bit-c128.com/ Truly, Robert Bernardo June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex July 29-30 Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

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Happy Valentine's Day, C= and Ami aficionados! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2+ p.m., Sunday, February 19 at -- Bobby Salazar's Mexican Restaurant 2839 North Blackstone Ave. (corner of Blackstone and Michigan) Fresno, California (559) 227-1686 For discussion, we'll talk about the May Maker Faire, the June Pacific Commodore Expo NW, and the July Commodore Vegas Expo. Once again, we look at the newly-released film, "Viva Amiga: The Story of a Beautiful Machine," part two this time. In hardware, we'll examine the new Ray Carlsen power supply for the VIC-20 (early model) and the 3D-printed, VIC-20 cartridge case for the Final Expansion 3, Rev. 11. Member Bruce may be bringing back his A2000 for us to examine in detail. And because I don't expect rain pouring down, I'll be able to yank out the AmigaOne XE G4 out of the car. If we can get them on disk or on SD card drive, we'll try out VIC-20 - $B, Maxi-Edit, and Cask Jumper C64 - Bear Jam for the Chalkboard Powerpad and The Bear Essentials Plus/4 - various demos and slideshows Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group P.S. Remember that you can access our current and older Interface newsletters at http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

Boing! Now I have to see it! Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

I'm not at home right now, so I can't look up the model number, but I have a Magnavox LCD tv/monitor that has served me faithfully for many years. It has RF, composite, s-video, and VGA inputs (640 x 480 maximum), and stereo audio inputs (with stereo speakers... but the sound is not good). It is also NTSC and PAL-compatible. It looks its best with s-video from a C64 or a VIC-20 modded for s-video output. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm June 10-11 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex