We are also gathering excellent raffle prizes for the show. Here is a partial list of the prizes: a SuperCPU 64, a SX-64, a 1581 disk drive, rare Melodian musical keyboard and software (donated by Larry Lathrop), and a C64 DTV modded by Jeri Ellsworth. The SX-64 got raffled off on Saturday. Tomorro...

rbernardo wrote: Rolf Miller --Star Commander

Rolf had a very complete presentation on Star Commander.

rbernardo wrote: Robert Bernardo --latest Protovision games...

Today I showed off Bombmania and Tanks 3000.

joecommodore wrote:I'm going to do one on cross-platform conecction file transfer and conversion.

Yeah, Larry had his presentation today.

The pressure is off,

rbernardo wrote:Jeri Ellsworth -- Theoretically running MPEG-2 video on the Commodore

Jeri showed up today and spoke about MPEG-2 video on the Commodore and the Hummer DTV.

Unfortunately, she is leaving early Sunday morning,

We are also gathering excellent raffle prizes for the show. Here is a partial list of the prizes: a SuperCPU 64, a SX-64, a 1581 disk drive, rare Melodian musical keyboard and software (donated by Larry Lathrop), and a C64 DTV modded by Jeri Ellsworth. As the time gets nearer, as we gather our raff...

I'll ask Earl Williams to bring his webcam, and we'll be on the #c64friends chat Saturday and Sunday. If we can get a webcam going, it will be at http://webcamnow.com/ewwilliams As for the #c64friends chat, we will try to be there during CommVEx hours, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Time Saturday and 12...

A good website to find out all that is happening in Las Vegas is http://www.ilovevegas.com

Ooo, Santana in concert...

For skater girl, Jeri Ellsworth, (and others who are so inclined), the Crystal Palace Hotel & Casino has a roller-skating rink. Just found out today from the organizer of the Pinball Fantasy Expo that there is another show in the Plaza Hotel... Rollercon! Rollercon, a roller derby expo! The gir...

rbernardo wrote:

rbernardo wrote: Crossing my fingers that it gets to us in time

The DVD package arrived in Las Vegas today!

Today I received some great news from Dave Haynie, CBM engineer, in regards to this year's video that is to premiere at CommVEx. Read below. -----Original Message----- From: Dave Haynie To: Robert Bernardo <rbernardo> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:57:50 -0400 Subject: Re: CommVEx On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:...

[quote="rbernardoI arrived into Las Vegas last night and now am at the Nevada Palace Hotel. However, I may be switching rooms later today in order to find one on the ground floor (just too much computer stuff to keep lugging in the elevator).[/quote] O.K., if anyone needs to contact me, I am in...

[quote="rbernardoWe have lost the use of a video projector.[/quote]
We'll go to Fry's Electronics today or tomorrow and see if we can find a cheap VGA-to-composite converter for those presenters who wish to use their laptops with the 27-inch composite t.v./monitor we now have.

rbernardo wrote:July 26-27 -Contact/touch bases with the Clark County C= club of Vegas
July 28 -----Set-up night for CommVEx
July 29-30 -Showtime!

Going to the Plaza Hotel today to make contact with the hotel management and make sure they remember us.

Received a message from Earl Evans of the Retrobits Podcast yesterday. He will phone in on Saturday afternoon for that CommVEx interview.

rbernardo wrote:I'm hoping to start setting up the room, beginning at 3 or 4 p.m. on Friday.

For those who can't join us on Friday evening, the room will be open at 9 a.m. Saturday morning for set-up. Then the show starts at 11 a.m..