This past weekend I attended the Vintage Computer Festival 7.0, held at the Computer History Museum here in Mountain View, CA. I was there as part of the Fresno Commodore User Group, the last remaining Commodore User Group in California. We had a bunch of Commodore equipment, past and present, on display (inlcuding the new C64 DTV Joystick). Here are my pictures from the event:
Jeri demonstrates the C64 DTV.
FCUG display section
FCUG for-sale section (not done setting up yet)
Differential Analyzer (a mechanical computer), interpretive display
Differential Analyzer (a mechanical computer), in operation
Differential Analyzer (a mechanical computer), input & output devices
Digital Group exhibit
Altair exhibit
A display of rare Commodore computers
Commodore MAX, the first C64 as sold in Japan
Commodore 116, a version of the C16 as sold in Europe
Commodore B128, a later-generation PET
More classic Commodores including an SX64 luggable
Commodore Gold history display
Pavl Zachary’s PDP 11/40 display
Pavl Zachary answers questions about the PDP 11/40
Pavl showing the back of his customized lab coat
Xerox workstations (the first mouse)
A Xerox workstation
At dinner afterward (Tied House)
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That Jeri looks pretty slim there as she demonstrates the C64 DTV joystick, it could be the salad she’s eating (on the 1084 monitor) or it could be the ass-kicking she gets playing pinball.
That Jeri looks pretty slim there as she demonstrates the C64 DTV joystick, it could be the salad she’s eating (on the 1084 monitor) or it could be the ass-kicking she gets playing pinball.
Jeri is brilliant, young, attractive, and soon to be rich! (I hope for her!) She’s bound to attract all kinds of attention. – A great follow up would be to sell a kit (with all the connectors and how-to’s) to make “hacking” the unit easy and neat. Maybe…. USB so we can hook up a standard flash drive and run D64’s (or even PRG of P00’s). I intend to modify mine, I’ve still got the old X1541 cable I made and 1541 drive I used to transfer all my stuff tp my PC (years ago). Hopefully, my drive will still be in working order. – Anyway, CHEERS! to Jeri! She’s given *this* old Commodore user a real treat!
JB
Jeri is brilliant, young, attractive, and soon to be rich! (I hope for her!) She’s bound to attract all kinds of attention. – A great follow up would be to sell a kit (with all the connectors and how-to’s) to make “hacking” the unit easy and neat. Maybe…. USB so we can hook up a standard flash drive and run D64’s (or even PRG of P00’s). I intend to modify mine, I’ve still got the old X1541 cable I made and 1541 drive I used to transfer all my stuff tp my PC (years ago). Hopefully, my drive will still be in working order. – Anyway, CHEERS! to Jeri! She’s given *this* old Commodore user a real treat!
JB