Fall Commodore Expo 2005

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SWRAP Presents Fall Commodore Expo 2005

 

LOMBARD, IL., Aug 13 – SWRAP, the Chicago area's only user group still actively supporting classic Commodore computers, announces the Fall Commodore Expo 2005. This year's Expo will be held from 8:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday September 17, 2005 at the Heron Point Corporate Center (next to Fairfield Inn and Suites) in Lombard, IL. Admission is $15 per family.

 

SWRAP's annual Expos feature demonstrations of the latest hardware and software available to Commodore users, several vendors with new and used items, raffles, and guest speakers sharing their experiences in the early days of home computing. Dave Haynie, co-designer of the Commodore 128 and much of the Amiga line, will be joining us this year to discuss Commodore's final days.

 

Many of today's young computer professionals grew up using early home computers like the Commodore 64 and 128. Commodore's computers still have a loyal following of thousands today, who enjoy using these outdated machines to run businesses, handle their finances, publish newsletters, do homework, and even indulge in a game of Lode Runner or the original “Sid Meier's Pirates”.

 

The flagship of Commodore Business Machines' home computer line, the Commodore 64, debuted in 1982 and featured a 1MHz processor and 64 kilobytes of memory, quite humble by today's standards. An optional floppy disk drive, model 1541, could store 170k of data on a single-sided disk. Commodore produced 64s and accessories until 1993, and ingenious users have carried the machine forward into the twenty-first century with accelerators, hard disk drives, graphical users interfaces, network adapters, and more.

 

These computers' simplicity, dependability, and low cost made them quite popular – the Guinness Book of World Records lists the Commodore 64 as the best selling single model of computer ever, with an estimated 30 million units sold.

 

About SWRAP

 

SWRAP, the SouthWest Regional Association of Programmers, was founded in 1983 to support Commodore computer users on Chicago's southwest side. The group now supports users from the city and surrounding areas. Meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month at the East Side Bible Church in Chicago. In addition to monthly meetings, the group also hosts seminars throughout the year, and an annual Fall Commodore Expo.

 

SOURCE: SWRAP

 

CONTACT: David Ross, President, info@swrapexpo.org

 

http://www.swrapexpo.org

 

Commodore is a registered trademark of Yeahronimo Media Ventures Inc. (YMV).

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This year's Expo will be held from 8:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday September 17, 2005 at the Heron Point Corporate Center (next to Fairfield Inn and Suites) in Lombard, IL.

I'll be there!