RobertB Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Posted last night, here is the first from August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15. Premiering at the show, it is long-lost video from 2001 of engineer Jeri Ellsworth talking about the CommodoreOne and scener Peter Hanson talking about the European C= scene, especially about the Plus/4. It was filmed at an UPCHUG (University Place Commodore Home User Group) meeting in the public library in Tacoma, Washington. Jeri Ellsworth + Peter Hanson at UPCHUG 2001 More to come, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Super Member Joined: 15-Jun-2006 Posts: 1062 From: Visalia, California Another long-lost video released at the August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo. It is scener Peter Hanson visiting Amiga, Inc. headquarters back in 2001. Just a few minutes long, this video also has the late Gary Peake and in the distance, the Amiga bus! https://youtu.be/74_KgFsQ2xM More to come, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Here we go! More video and photos from CommVEx 2019! Check out Van Pelt and Giga-CAD+ for the C64 and Mario's pics of CommVEx 2019 http://blog.retro-link.com/2019/08/marios-pics-of-commvex-2019.html Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Now we have 2 more videos on-line! Saj Awan had a mini-presentation showing what he had on his exhibit tables -- PETpix 2, Koalamin, and the Incredible Musical Keyboard -- all running on the Commodore 64. Matt Brewster spoke about the MiST FPGA box and showed it running Amiga emulation. See Saj Awan at CommVEx 2019 Matt Brewster talks MiST at CommVEx 2019 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 In 2009, Commodore Business Machines engineer Dave Haynie visited the Commodore Vegas Expo. He came in during the Friday set-up, stayed with us throughout Saturday and Sunday, and as we were taking down the equipment on Sunday night, he gave us an impromptu jamming session on his guitar! Here is video taken of that concert, a video that premiered at this year's CommVEx. Dave Haynie jamming at CommVEx 2009 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 The CommVEx videos being uploaded keep rolling in! Two more have been posted, Lenard Roach speaking about his C64 productivity programs and his latest book, "Run-Stop/Restore," and Matt Brewster giving an introductory class on the Video Toaster 4.2 running on an expanded Amiga 2000. See Lenard Roach at CommVEx 2019 https://youtu.be/YO_iwNYzCzk Matt Brewster and the Amiga 2000 Video Toaster at CommVEx 2019 https://youtu.be/pvOFaJKSjAg Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Premiering at the Commodore Vegas Expo v15, this video has the late Jim Scabery detailing what it was like to be a Portland, Oregon Commodore dealer in the 1980's, the heyday of CBM computing! He continued selling Commodore hardware and software up to the time of his passing in 2014. Jim Scabery interview - CommVEx 2019 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Just a few more videos to upload, not counting videos an/or photos from other CommVEx attendees. Today we have Justin Pope's Amiga 1000 and Lenard Roach at CommVEx 2019 https://youtu.be/y66bbOiyQ7w Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) As this year's Commodore Vegas Expo 2019 was closing down, music enthusiast Jeff Eckmann played around with the SID-like sounds coming out of the Ensoniq SQ-80 keyboard synthesizer. Ensoniq was the company co-founded by Bob Yannes, creator of the SID chip for the Commodore. See the video at Jeff Eckmann plays the Ensoniq SQ-80 at CommVEx 2019 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Edited August 24, 2019 by RobertB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 In an earlier released video, we saw the expanded Amiga 1000 of Justin Pope. In this video, we see the moderately expanded A1000 and Commodore 128DCR of Mario Luppi and the C128DCR of Jeff Krantz. See Mario Luppi and Jeff Krantz at CommVEx 2019 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 We're getting near the end of the CommVEx 2019 videos! Here is a brief, informal one. Winning a Commodore 128 at the CommVEx 2019 raffle Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Thanks for sharing! I enjoy seeing all of the various things going on and appreciate the efforts to keep the Commodore community going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Barring another CommVEx attendee who wants to post, this is the last video. Robert Bernardo closes out CommVEx 2019 More photos to come, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 These may be the final CommVEx photos to be posted! See http://dickestel.com/commvex19.htm Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 On Tue, August 27, 2019 7:51 pm, I wrote: > Barring another CommVEx attendee who wants to post, this is the last... Lo and behold, a CommVEx video from Matt Brewster has just be uploaded! See Roving Camera 1 - CommVEx 2019 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Another Commodore Vegas Expo video from Matt Brewster has just been posted! See Roving Camera 2 - CommVEx 2019 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Once again, another Commodore Vegas Expo video from Matt Brewster has just been posted! See Roving Camera 3 - CommVEx 2019 Merry Christmas! Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 On 8/24/2019 at 1:12 AM, RobertB said: As this year's Commodore Vegas Expo 2019 was closing down, music enthusiast Jeff Eckmann played around with the SID-like sounds coming out of the Ensoniq SQ-80 keyboard synthesizer. Ensoniq was the company co-founded by Bob Yannes, creator of the SID chip for the Commodore. See the video at Jeff Eckmann plays the Ensoniq SQ-80 at CommVEx 2019 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Commodore Vegas Expo http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex I mentioned on another thread here, I own an SQ-80 - a really awesome synth. Not as "popular" or available as its predecessor the ESQ-1, but bridges the transition that was happening in the industry at that time from analog to digital synthesis. One of the "grail" synths of that era is the PPG Wave. Price one today, they are around $10,000 - $20,000 if you can find one. There are some other synths that are similar, and the SQ-80 is (somewhat) in that vein (digital wavetable, analog filters). I was always an Atari guy, but I'm a big Bob Yannes fan - Ensoniq was quite a revolutionary company at the time and the MOS / C64 lineage is clear there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.