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  • Next FCUG meeting - Sunday, June 11, 2023

    From Robert Bernardo@3:633/280.2 to All on Tue Jun 6 07:37:52 2023
    Happy Kamehameha Day (June 11), C=3D and Ami aficionados!

    The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:30+ = p.m., Sunday, June 11 at

    Panera Bread Restaurant
    3590 W. Shaw Ave. (corner of W. Shaw Ave. and Marty Ave.)
    Fresno, CA 93711
    (559) 271-0104
    http://www.dickestel.com/met_loc.htm

    Note that the meeting is on June 11 and not our usual third Sunday of the m= onth (which would be June 18, Father=E2=80=99s Day).

    For discussion, we will talk about the latest exhibits and presentations fo=
    r the June 24-25 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2023. http://www.portcommodore.c= om/pacommex We will also talk about the Kickstarter for David Pleasance=E2= =80=99s Amiga Global Alliance. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amigagl= obalalliance/announcing-a-brand-new-aga-for-2023-amiga-global-alliance Not = only does it benefit Amiga computers but also Commodore 8-bit computers! We=
    will discuss the replacement of legacy chips in the Plus4/C16, including t=
    he replacement of the 3-in-1 software that was originally burned into a chi=
    p on the computers.

    For the VIC-20 with 16K RAM expander, we will go through the programs that = come with the eXimietas VIC-20 Chip-8 emulator. Last month we had gotten to=
    the desktop. This month we will run the games that go with it.

    For the C128, we will look at the latest version of TRIANGULAR microOS, v1.= 34.

    In Amiga, we bring in Stephen Jones=E2=80=99 A2000 (Amiga OS 3.1) that has =
    a =E2=80=98386 Bridgeboard (with DOS 5.0) and an A-Max module (Mac OS 6.0).=
    Three computers in one! This is our last chance to see this machine before=
    it goes back to Stephen.

    Who knows? We might even get to my project of putting THEA500 Mini into an = Amiga 1200/500 case with the use of the Amiga 500 USB Keyboard Adapter from=
    Retro32!

    Truly,
    Robert Bernardo
    Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
    June 24-25 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2023 - http://www.portcommodore.com/pa= commex

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