...and to get his signature on my VIC-20.... ! From: Ken Rath Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 10:29 PM To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [torontocbm] Re: WoC 2009 I can just imagine the stories that Jack Tramiel could tell! :) ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel Kovacs To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 5:01 PM Subject: [torontocbm] Re: WoC 2009 Jack Tramiel? ----- Original Message ----- From: KENNETH RATH To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 3:59 PM Subject: [torontocbm] Re: WoC 2009 You know what would be really neat? :) If we could convince some of the original "Commodore-ians" to come visit for the show. It would be neat to talk to guys like Bob Russell, Bill Herd, Dave Haynie, etc about anything Commodore. :) Ken --- On Mon, 12/22/08, Daniel Kovacs <danielkovacs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Daniel Kovacs <danielkovacs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [torontocbm] Re: WoC 2009 To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Received: Monday, December 22, 2008, 2:34 PM If you decide to include Amiga's, it would be neat to see those CD32 motherboard based AGA Amigas that where being advertised late 2004 early 2005. I could provide an A1200 for this display. How about peripherals too? It would be neat to see a 1572 drive. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leif Bloomquist" <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:14 PM Subject: [torontocbm] Re: WoC 2009 > On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:43 PM, Golan Klinger <gklinger@xxxxxxxxx> > 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 >