[torontocbm] Re: WoC 2009
- From: STEVE GRAY <sjgray@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:02:49 -0800 (PST)
So, basically let's invite Bo Zimmerman and he can load a few tractor trailers
worth of his equiptment..... ;-)
He's probably got 95% of everything Commodore made.
I hope everyone is familiar with his collection:
http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/index.html
And, even Bo's collection is not complete:
http://www.zimmers.net/commie/docs/cbm-products.txt
For me, I'm not quite as cash-endowed as Bo so I limit my collection to be
"series" focused. IE: For the PET 4000 series I have a 4032. I don't have a
4004, 4008, 4016 or variations as they all used the same motherboard. Then
there are things like the VIC21 which was a Vic20 with expansion memory in the
box, or the Amiga 2500 which is really an A2000 with two drives.. or Amiga
600/600HD etc, etc....
I don't think the Church would be big enough to include "EVERYTHING", nor
could we find all the people owning such items. However, if we made a
short-list of machines we want I think it could probably be done.
So, what's along our wall? Let's stick to 8-bit and Amiga "major" machines,
or obtainable ones:
8-Bit: KIM, PET2001, PET4032, CBM8032, SuperPET,
Vic20, Max Machine, C64, Educator64,
Plus4, C16, C116,
C128, 64C, C128D
P500, B128/B500, CBM128-80,
CBM8296D, C65, 64DTV
Amiga: 1000, 2000, 500, CDTV, 3000, 3000T, 600,
1200, 4000, CD32, 4000T
How does that sound???
That's 32 machines.... we'll need a big wall. And that doesn't include room
for disk/tape drives...
Steve
PS: I could provide 27 of those machines, but I don't think they'd fit in my
car ;-)
----- Original Message ----
> From: Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:14:44 PM
> Subject: [torontocbm] Re: WoC 2009
>
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:43 PM, Golan Klinger wrote:
>
> > news is that I'm planning a 'history of Commodore' exhibit for the WoC
> > 2009 with a variety of less often seen Commodore machines (PET 2001,
> > SuperPET, B-series, C65 etc.) so that visitors can get some hands-on
> > time with machines they might not otherwise ever see up close.
>
> I've been thinking along the same lines. I would love to see one
> entire wall of the show devoted to a Commodore computers timeline.
>
> i.e. start with a KIM on one end...with a working model of every
> Commodore machine ever made (including rare/prototype ones) along the
> wall on tables, in chronological order, with a small poster above each
> one explaining what it is. At the other end it would conclude with a
> 64DTV.
>
> We could debate whether to keep it 8-bit or to include Amigas/PC clones.
>
> Does this line up with your idea?
>
> -Leif
>
>
> --
> Leif Bloomquist
> leif(at)schemafactor(dot)com
> http://home.ica.net/~leifb/
>
> "It's better to light a candle, than curse the darkness." - Chinese Proverb
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