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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: eliyahu on July 26, 2015, 03:40:48 PM
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i figured it might be useful to start collating links to photos and videos out there already from the amazing 30th anniversary celebration going on now at the computer history museum in mountain view, california. if you know of links to photo or video content from the show, please post here and i'll update the first post. ok -- here goes:
photos
official photos: pre-show and setup (http://www.thevideojunkie.com/Amiga30/showprep/)
official photos: both days (http://www.thevideojunkie.com/Amiga30/show/)
show report (http://blog.a-eon.biz/blog/?p=7873) from TrevorD's blog
pre-show and setup (http://blog.retro-link.com/2015/07/amiga-30th-in-california-pre-show-photos.html) from robertb
day one (http://blog.retro-link.com/2015/07/photos-from-amiga-30th-in-california.html) from robertb
day two (http://blog.retro-link.com/2015/07/photos-from-amiga-30th-in-california_31.html) from robertb
day one (https://flic.kr/s/aHskgUx25Y) from oldsmobile_mike
day two (https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldsmobile_mike/sets/72157656341352156) from oldsmobile_mike
both days (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23amiga30%20%40flyingcircuits&vertical=default&f=images) from mike grusin
both days (http://atariage.com/forums/gallery/album/1445-amiga-30/) from LoadWB
both days (https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B01532ODW4tdOv) from rlake
both days (http://dudeslife.com/index.php/2015/08/01/30th-anniversary-celebration-of-the-amiga/) from dudeslife
both days (https://chrisxyz.smugmug.com/Amiga-30th) from Chris Colins
videos
all presentations on day one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFDc2yH2f9o) from tekmage (six hours!)
all presentations on day two (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjMuoXFBJc) from tekmake (five hours!)
dale luck on lorraine, sx-500, and other prototypes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY2gwjo56HY)
dale luck and rj mical on joe pillow story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8xC_yHWqfc)
rj mical's presentation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27nACiaajR8)
talk on amiga HW and architecture: part1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXKcMFoRsN4), part2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOo1HA66BWw), part3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRNsKvGwKOM)
colin proudfoot @ banquet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6iz4FkLtg) from mbrantley
banquet roundtable (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPcUfMgHlq4) from kickstartrom
clips of the banquet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPqoL1hC4R0) and a A3000/040 prototype (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDAgaBe4-kM) from weiju
banquet speakers part1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsCwbpKsjUM), part2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDkFDs459uk) from kickstartrom
show floor walkthrough (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtOp9C6y1Hw) from kickstartrom
closing speechs and group photo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_4KVbgP9_w) from kickstartrom
show floor walkthrough (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIRm0XToSmU) from AmigaNG
there's plenty more to come. mbrantley was on site as the professional photographer, and has some terrific shots being rolled out on his site. there are also youtube guys starting to post content, too, so keep your eyes open and let us know if you see anything i miss.
-- eliyahu
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i figured it might be useful to start collating links to photos and videos out there already from the amazing 30th anniversary celebration going on now at the computer history museum in mountain view, california. if you know of links to photo or video content from the show, please post here and i'll update the first post. ok -- here goes:
photos
pre-show and setup (http://blog.retro-link.com/2015/07/amiga-30th-in-california-pre-show-photos.html) from robertb
day one (http://blog.retro-link.com/2015/07/photos-from-amiga-30th-in-california.html) from robertb
day one (https://flic.kr/s/aHskgUx25Y) from oldsmobile_mike
videos
all presentations on day one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFDc2yH2f9o) from tekmage (six hours!)
dale luck on lorraine, sx-500, and other prototypes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY2gwjo56HY)
dale luck and rj mical on joe pillow story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8xC_yHWqfc)
there's plenty more to come. mbrantley is on site as the professional photographer, so he'll have some terrific content in the coming days. there are also youtube guys starting to post content, too, so keep your eyes open and let us know if you see anything i miss.
-- eliyahu
Great images... Need to do one in NewYork..or did I miss it?
Rich
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Great stuff!
Just a heads up: the presentations video is missing audio for the first 20 minutes
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nice photo guys , thanks for sharing
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there will be a live stream today, although the show is starting late due to, ahem, festivities lasting well into the morning and folks needing a later start. :lol:
anyway -- if you have a system capable of viewing streams from youtube, point your browser to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjMuoXFBJc. the stream will start shortly, although will be unable to show the screening of viva amiga. a big thanks to mbrantley and tekmage for all their work!
-- eliyahu
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I see Cammy in the back of the room in full costume in there somewhere. Glad she could make it.
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Great images... Need to do one in NewYork..or did I miss it?
We do need more stuff on the east coast. Closest we had to an Amiga event was all the presenters up at VCF-X in NJ, a few months ago: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldsmobile_mike/sets/72157649734735584
(Amiga pics are mixed in, most are about halfway through that photoset)
(edit: I didn't realize my stupid descriptions show up when I send links this way, I should probably edit that, haha)
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@All
What was Peter Cherna saying about "Intuition" code that Mike and so RJ never forgive him until now? (oxymoron somthing...)
A lot of former Amiga/CBM devs were presents, was all of them asked to come? I guess that if I was one of them I wouldn't ahve missed that event.
Thanks
Kamelito
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updated main post (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=793129&postcount=1) with links to additional photos from oldsmobile_mile, mike grusin, and the second day's presentations. enjoy. :)
-- eliyahu
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We do need more stuff on the east coast. Closest we had to an Amiga event was all the presenters up at VCF-X in NJ, a few months ago: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldsmobile_mike/sets/72157649734735584
Agree we definitely need more East Coast stuff to go to. I remember in the day when we had World of Commodore and AmiExpo both in Manhattan. Those were the days!
Love your pics though from the events, both of them.
Thanks for the shout out here about the VCFE-X exhibits that I was a part of. we're already thinking up ideas for next years exhibit. Long as both they and we still work, i think there will always be Amigas at VCFE
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Guessing still no fixed video from day 1? Still has no audio for first 20 minutes. Or was that a recording problem? If the latter I hope someone can supply a recording of it and I'm sure someone can edit in the audio track to fix the missing one.
I may start looking around to see if anything is out there. Those of us unable to attend are hungry like a pack of wolves for this.
I love the talk of how Amiga was developed. Just amazing what they did back then with the tools they had. To see the Loraine and other dev models makes me wish I had been able to go.
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@pwermonger
those videos are just the captured streams. mbrantley (and others) are working on more professionally edited videos for the presentations and showing the exhibits, etc. as i know about 'em, i'll be sure to post 'em here. :)
-- eliyahu
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The book on Dale table :
http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Graphics-Conference-Proceedings-Minneapolis/dp/0897911385/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438026687&sr=1-1&pebp=1438026694284&perid=0M5F7D1YTBMVDA8A33DY
Kamelito
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What a party!!!
Incredible amount of Amiga founders present. Great conversations. Crazy amounts of beer consumed. I still can't believe we were not kicked out Saturday night... LOL.
Only Amiga makes it possible.
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@pwermonger
those videos are just the captured streams. mbrantley (and others) are working on more professionally edited videos for the presentations and showing the exhibits, etc. as i know about 'em, i'll be sure to post 'em here. :)
-- eliyahu
Sweeeeet, I am watching this thread like a hawk! its amazing to see that stuff, they had a 500 in an SX-64 case! That is off the hook!
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Sweeeeet, I am watching this thread like a hawk! its amazing to see that stuff, they had a 500 in an SX-64 case! That is off the hook!
And that was just one of Dale Luck's treasures. He didn't bring the Amiga dev systems out that are in his trailer. Only a few of us got to see those precious artifacts.
Last night a bunch of us volunteers had pizza and beers at a joint near Dale's place. We closed the place down twice now. Beer was a requirement for many after the gruelling effort to load up the trailer full of Amiga gear. We had to be out of the museum at 20:00 and we just made it due to the sheer volume of Amiga stuff. Dale also collects pin ball machines and cars. It was just... wow.
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@ssolie
in many ways dale's warehouse sounds like an amigan shangri-la. honestly i'd pay to visit. speaking of which, any chance of dale visiting amiwest again this year? i'd love to get dale or carl back in sacramento this october.... ;)
-- eliyahu
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I'd pay to live there. Sounds like paradise, and i sit in my basement and am surrounded by two 4000s, a 3000 and a 1000 all setup, and countless other Amigas at the ready.
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youtube videos are starting to filter in. i've just added a few links to videos from wei-ju wu. enjoy.
-- eliyahu
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Too "gentlemans club" meeting, i miss a celebration party with compos and some booze... but if people is happy with it congratulations for the meeting.
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new video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPcUfMgHlq4) posted from youtube user "kickstartrom" which covers the roundtable discussion with all of the original amiga design team members at the banquet. this wasn't covered via streaming, so if you weren't there, this is the first time to see it. enjoy. :)
-- eliyahu
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@SSolie,
In the video (gourse) we see AmigaOS 3.5 and 3.9 does that mean that you also have H&P versions of it ? I thought Hyperion started from 3.1 source code.
Kamelito
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Too "gentlemans club" meeting, i miss a celebration party with compos and some booze... but if people is happy with it congratulations for the meeting.
There was plenty of that, I can assure you, as I was there. The festivities continued, off-camera.
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in many ways dale's warehouse sounds like an amigan shangri-la. honestly i'd pay to visit. speaking of which, any chance of dale visiting amiwest again this year? i'd love to get dale or carl back in sacramento this october.... ;)
They were both invited of course but could not commit yet. I would not count on them attending but you never know.
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@eliyahu thanks for adding my videos !
@ssolie nice talking to you at amiga30 (sorry if i can't recognize anyone else who i met by their user name) :)
@kamelito i remember that too, was that something about intuition and the code quality being an oxymoron ?
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We do need more stuff on the east coast. Closest we had to an Amiga event was all the presenters up at VCF-X in NJ, a few months ago: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldsmobile_mike/sets/72157649734735584
(Amiga pics are mixed in, most are about halfway through that photoset)
(edit: I didn't realize my stupid descriptions show up when I send links this way, I should probably edit that, haha)
After the close of Amiga 30 I went out for pizza and beer with a huge group of the guys from the show (special thanks and shout-out to Jackie Boys Pizza for staying open late for us and being so very hospitable) and one of the topics of discussion at our end of the table was trying to get something set up for the east coast. Saturday I had a conversation with "dudeslife" from AtariAge about the lack of activity on our side of the country, and I know you and I discussed it a few times. I'm very serious about getting something set up. I'll have more information later. I have a lot of people to contact, some good guidance from established events (AmiWest and ComVex, thanks guys!) and a piercing drive to actually have a show over here. My best guess is within 24 months, the first 12 being getting established and the next 12 getting everything arranged.
I have been uploading to my gallery over on AtariAge (http://atariage.com/forums/gallery/album/1445-amiga-30/) which also includes what I believe to be an exclusive video of Peter Cherna booting and demonstrating the AA3000. Thinking back, there may have been a guy to our left taking video, as well, but I am not certain at this point, so I'm going with the exclusive bit.
Yes, Cammie was there and I conversed with her for a short bit. It was good to see her, for sure. There's going to be a great picture at her site of David Needle picking her up!
On a personal note, Mike, I saw something which you might get a kick out of (http://www.teefury.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/269x400/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/g/a/gallery_115871_the-roller-derby-strikes-back.jpg).
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new video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPcUfMgHlq4) posted from youtube user "kickstartrom" which covers the roundtable discussion with all of the original amiga design team members at the banquet. this wasn't covered via streaming, so if you weren't there, this is the first time to see it. enjoy. :)
-- eliyahu
NO SHYT?? I thought for sure that would be streamed! Thank you "kickstartrom" for getting that. Was any of the banquet streamed (I would assume sans the documentary?)
I'm looking forward to looking at all of the presentations from the show, again, and showing them to friend.
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NO SHYT?? I thought for sure that would be streamed! Thank you "kickstartrom" for getting that. Was any of the banquet streamed (I would assume sans the documentary?)
I'm looking forward to looking at all of the presentations from the show, again, and showing them to friend.
AFAIK, no, the banquet wasn't streamed. just the presentations. i'm really glad we were able to see the roundtable. weiju also has a brief video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPqoL1hC4R0) of folks milling about at the beginning of the banquet. also, thanks for the link to the photos. i've added it to the top post of the thread.
@weiju
thanks for the videos, and it's great to see you posting! :)
-- eliyahu
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(I would assume sans the documentary?)
During the showing on Sunday the producer specifically asked that no video or even still-photos be taken of the documentary, since he's still working on distribution and final editing and whatnot. It was really, really good though, I can't wait to buy a copy to show my girlfriend. Maybe once I show it to her she'll understand my obsession with the Amiga?
Nah, who am I kidding, she'll never understand that. But I still can't wait to buy a copy for myself! :lol:
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@kamelito i remember that too, was that something about intuition and the code quality being an oxymoron ?
He said something like "Intuition is the only one-word oxymoron". :laughing:
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During the showing on Sunday the producer specifically asked that no video or even still-photos be taken of the documentary, since he's still working on distribution and final editing and whatnot. It was really, really good though, I can't wait to buy a copy to show my girlfriend. Maybe once I show it to her she'll understand my obsession with the Amiga?
Nah, who am I kidding, she'll never understand that. But I still can't wait to buy a copy for myself! :lol:
I heard Dave Needle and a couple of guys grabbed Zack for a little while to iron out some chronological problems with the documentary. That's actually pretty awesome and I think will make for an even better movie. It's already 90 minutes, but I really hope that nothing gets taken out and it actually gets longer. Those 90 minutes went by very fast and I was left wanting more. Zack also said there are better graphics and rendering to be done for the final, but what's in it already looks really damn good. I am definitely looking forward to its completion.
I'm lucky that my gf gets it. Her dad used to run a comic shop and they went to the cons frequently and got to hang out with the likes of Todd McFarlane, and her take-away from those shows was the same as mine from Amiga 30. I'm still working on my essay, I'm having to edit it a lot so it's not so fan-boyish and drool-filled :)
It's a shame the banquet wasn't streamed or otherwise recorded. The round-table was great, as were the various stories. Anyone who didn't well up even a little when Colin Proudfoot related the "Make-A-Wish" story, well, you simply must not have a soul.
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AFAIK, no, the banquet wasn't streamed. just the presentations. i'm really glad we were able to see the roundtable. weiju also has a brief video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPqoL1hC4R0) of folks milling about at the beginning of the banquet. also, thanks for the link to the photos. i've added it to the top post of the thread.
Hey, you can see me in the video :)
And you're welcome; thanks for prominent placement. I'm still going through everything and am posting up as I can. As well, I'm going to combine the two AA3000 videos into one probably tomorrow. Still going to be 320x240 resolution, but the video size itself will be larger due to the photo of the exhibit plate I will be putting in the beginning.
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Colin Proudfoot tells Commodore tales at the Amiga 30th banquet....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6iz4FkLtg
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Colin Proudfoot tells Commodore tales at the Amiga 30th banquet....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6iz4FkLtg
Awesome. So you're the Alabama guy I spoke to!
I was sitting with Colin Proudfoot, Anneke Leigh, and Allan Havemose at the banquet. It was quite an honor. I met another Amiga user and his wife -- I disappointingly cannot remember their names -- and we spoke for a while about Amiga, Commodore, and family.
One thing that struck me about the couple at our table was how his wife prodded him to talk more deeply about how the Amiga was such a part of his life, and smiled when she did so. How amazing to have a spouse who encourages such a passion.
I'm going to watch all of these videos with my gf this weekend (though the 11 hours of presentations may be a little bit much for her, I'm going to watch all of them.)
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Awesome. So you're the Alabama guy I spoke to!
I was sitting with Colin Proudfoot, Anneke Leigh, and Allan Havemose at the banquet. It was quite an honor. I met another Amiga user and his wife -- I disappointingly cannot remember their names -- and we spoke for a while about Amiga, Commodore, and family.
Hey, you must be the Florida guy I met! Hehe. I was at the same table I think but sat down late in the front and pretty much needed to turn my back on everyone to see the stage. I hope someone recorded and posts Bill Hart's remarks .... I was out of storage media for video by that late in the evening. :( Bill told stories I had never heard before.
EDIT: I am uploading a photo gallery from show prep that was done at Dale Luck's house.... be back shortly with a link. I have lots of photos from the show that I will start editing and posting tomorrow if I can.
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Here's my first set of photos from the Amiga 30th festivities in California this past glorious weekend....
http://www.thevideojunkie.com/Amiga30/showprep/
This is some behind-the-scenes show preparation going on in Dale Luck's back yard. Dale was one of the core OS engineers who helped create Amiga for us, and his home and yard and outbuildings and trailers and vehicles are LOADED with Commodore and Amiga history! It was a pleasure just being on the property!
Thank you, Dale, for giving me a Robocity poster from the 2nd Annual Developers Conference while everyone was packing up and clearing out of the Computer History Museum. I will get it framed and hang it in a place of honor in my home .... i.e., somewhere close to my Miggies. :)
I'll try to get some pictures from the show itself posted online tomorrow.
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@rlake
thanks for the link to your photoset. hopefully one of the admins can get your account approved shortly. we've had quite a few new members sign up in the past few days.
@mbrantley
great to see the official show videos and photos getting posted. (i teared up at the end of the video of colin's talk). as expected, the quality is terrific. great job! i've gone ahead and added your links to the top post.
-- eliyahu
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Hey, you can see me in the video :)
And you're welcome; thanks for prominent placement. I'm still going through everything and am posting up as I can. As well, I'm going to combine the two AA3000 videos into one probably tomorrow. Still going to be 320x240 resolution, but the video size itself will be larger due to the photo of the exhibit plate I will be putting in the beginning.
Hi. Now that would be something. Also the flights from Norway to New York aint that bad. I would come for sure. I would also come to the UK show and to the German show. Including! I would love to visit the Malaga show also.. but its difficult when I will become dad soon.
I have atleast gone to the event in Amsterdam. I see now how much better the other shows are organized. I think the one in Amsterdam kept the show from the Amiga event itself. But most important, I was there. I talked to Petro, RJ and Dave. I got my iBook signed by them ,.. So I am very happy indeed!
Nice to see that the California show went so great!
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youtube videographer kickstartrom has posted a few new videos, including a walk through the display area (link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtOp9C6y1Hw)) and the closing speechs (link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_4KVbgP9_w)). he's also got some of the banquet speakers in two parts. part one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsCwbpKsjUM) has trevor dickinson and colin proudfoot. part two (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDkFDs459uk) has bill hart.
-- eliyahu
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Here's my first set of photos from the Amiga 30th festivities in California this past glorious weekend....
Totally jelly, here... that would have been so much fun.
Thank you, Dale, for giving me a Robocity poster from the 2nd Annual Developers Conference while everyone was packing up and clearing out of the Computer History Museum. I will get it framed and hang it in a place of honor in my home .... i.e., somewhere close to my Miggies. :)
Oh, yeah. I hung around to help out as much as I could. Pretty much everyone who had a display set up was covered in so much as they knew exactly how they wanted it packed and were taking care of that part themselves, but after a while people started winding down so I was able to help with some of the heavy lifting and minutia. Dale offered me one of the posters and I jumped -- I thought I was gonna pee myself. All my stuff gets here Friday and the first thing I'm doing is hunting around for a reputable place to get it and a few other posters framed.
That and all of the clothes I hoarded toward the end of the show. I got two of each thing I could: one to wear and one to put away. I'm VERY excited as all of my official Amiga and Commodore stuff (including my beloved Q-Link t-shirt) have not aged well.
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youtube videographer kickstartrom has posted a few new videos, including a walk through the display area (link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtOp9C6y1Hw)) and the closing speechs (link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_4KVbgP9_w)). he's also got some of the banquet speakers in two parts. part one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsCwbpKsjUM) has trevor dickinson and colin proudfoot. part two (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDkFDs459uk) has bill hart.
FABULOUS! Thanks to kickstartrom, and thanks for the notice. I'm downloading these now.
God, am I the only one still giddy and riding high (metaphorically speaking) from this weekend?!
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God, am I the only one still giddy and riding high (metaphorically speaking) from this weekend?!
I would be, except I immediately got bombed with work the minute I stepped off the plane. Story of my life, LOL. :(
Just noticed you don't have a profile pic. You should make it the one I took of you with the armloads of clothing! :idea:
Think I saw somewhere a proposed timeline for an east-coast Amiga show. You know, the more I think about it the more I think Atlanta, which you mentioned, wouldn't be a bad idea. Not only because of the international airport, but didn't Atlanta used to have a very large & active user's group back in the day? Possible to locate any of the old AA members to assist? Also, if you're looking at a 12-24 month timeline, hey, 2017 will be the 30th anniversary of the A500 and A2000. You could bill it as a "30th anniversary for the A500", or something? We could set up a bunch playing classic games, get some A500 devs and former game company folks to speak? Anyhow, back to work for me now, keep up the good fight, sir! :)
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Where is Petro on this meeting?
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Where is Petro on this meeting?
he did not attend.
-- eliyahu
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It looks like there was another 30 years event in Malaga, there are a couple of videos of that online where he is holding a speech.
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Just out of curiousity, prior to this event, was there any kind of Amiga display or mention at the Computer History Museum?
I wonder if there will be after.
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mbrantley has just uploaded the official show photos (http://www.thevideojunkie.com/Amiga30/show/), and they're terrific. check them out! :)
-- eliyahu
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Here are my show photos....
http://www.thevideojunkie.com/Amiga30/show/
Sorry, but I ran out of time for caption writing before my road trip tomorrow, but I will try to add some captions with IDs of the people and machines that I know when i get back from my trip. I don't know every name, so if I miss any we can always add those later. Enjoy!
Still in a great mood from this event..... love all these people and all these machines and all this software and everything. :) Makes me wish real hard there was a way for me and many others to make our livings in the Amiga realm.... but that's for some parallel universe where the train did not come off the tracks.
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Great photos. Well done.
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O.K., the last of my still photos are at
http://blog.retro-link.com/2015/07/photos-from-amiga-30th-in-california_31.html
Now I can think of editing videos,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
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I see Cammy in the back of the room in full costume in there somewhere. Glad she could make it.
Not quite the full costume, I'm afraid... I absent-mindedly left the gauntlets and badge behind but I'm flattered you noticed me in there. :P
I had so much fun at the event, even though it was a little difficult to communicate, and I'm so glad I met lots of you guys from the forums, IRC and Facebook!
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Here are my photos from Amiga30 in California.
http://dudeslife.com/index.php/2015/08/01/30th-anniversary-celebration-of-the-amiga/
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@dudeslife
great pics! i've added them to the list in the first post. thanks! :)
-- eliyahu
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Not quite the full costume, I'm afraid... I absent-mindedly left the gauntlets and badge behind but I'm flattered you noticed me in there. :P
I had so much fun at the event, even though it was a little difficult to communicate, and I'm so glad I met lots of you guys from the forums, IRC and Facebook!
Not difficult to notice you when most people just wear something casual like a pair of jeans and a T-shirt.
At what point did you realise you left the gauntlets and badge, on the way to the airport, halfway through the flight or when you unpacked?
Glad you had a good time over there.
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If you are part of Facebook, you can go to Kiki Stockhammer's page where she has some Amiga 30th photos with R.J. Mical, Tim Jenison, Jeri Ellsworth, Joe Torre, and others.
https://www.facebook.com/kiki.stockhammer?fref=ts
Still in the Los Angeles area,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
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Not quite the full costume, I'm afraid... I absent-mindedly left the gauntlets and badge behind but I'm flattered you noticed me in there. :P
I had so much fun at the event, even though it was a little difficult to communicate, and I'm so glad I met lots of you guys from the forums, IRC and Facebook!
I doubt you noticed, but my son (5 years old, spent most of Sunday dancing in front of the Mandala camera) was TOTALLY IN AWE OF YOU. He kept sneaking looks at you, and then whispering to me and Mom "look... she's a super hero!"
I suggested a couple times that he go up and say hi to you, but he was too shy. Oh well - maybe at the 40th Anniversary bash! :-)
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maybe at the 40th Anniversary bash! :-)
40th... 50th... 60th... see you all there! :lol:
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Not quite the full costume, I'm afraid... I absent-mindedly left the gauntlets and badge behind but I'm flattered you noticed me in there. :P
I had so much fun at the event, even though it was a little difficult to communicate, and I'm so glad I met lots of you guys from the forums, IRC and Facebook!
Yeah, I think I failed during our first encounter, doing what most inexperienced people do over-enunciating and what-not. Our later encounters went much better. I'm glad that I finally got to meet you.
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I doubt you noticed, but my son (5 years old, spent most of Sunday dancing in front of the Mandala camera) was TOTALLY IN AWE OF YOU. He kept sneaking looks at you, and then whispering to me and Mom "look... she's a super hero!"
I suggested a couple times that he go up and say hi to you, but he was too shy. Oh well - maybe at the 40th Anniversary bash! :-)
That's so cute.
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I nearly forgot: Can someone ask around and see if the _original_ Boing demo can be found? The one RJ talked about.
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I had so much fun at the event, even though it was a little difficult to communicate, and I'm so glad I met lots of you guys from the forums, IRC and Facebook!
Wow, I had no idea you came all that way, much like myself. Nice to see that there were other Australians representing at Amiga 30th.
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Show floor footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIRm0XToSmU
So I manage to attend what I feel might be the last big Amiga show, if it was then we went out on a high, it was great to just walk around the show seeing and hearing voices you recognise from Amiga past and to see so many of the early prototype that have survived all this time is amazing. Thank you to all the people involved making this show happen and thank you to so many of the original Amiga guys attending.
Also win a copy of Amiga Forever & C64 Forever 30th Anniversary edition, just comment on the youtube vid for your chance to win, I will pick a winner on Friday. thanks
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Bah, no YouTube account. Ah, well, I got mine at the show :)
I would like to think we'll have a 40th and 50th, at least.
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updated top post with one more new video, this time from AmigaNG as he posts above (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=793605&postcount=61). and a new photoset (https://chrisxyz.smugmug.com/Amiga-30th) from chris colins (thanks to tekmake for the tip).
-- eliyahu
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How many attended the event?
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@Pyromania
you'd have to ask one of the organizers, so i'd recommend you PM tekmage. but i believe ticket purchases were greater than 400 people.
-- eliyahu
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From what I heard, ticket sales were in the 250's right up until a few days before the event, then it got a bunch of media attention and ticket sales went through the roof right before it started. Well over 400.
This is just anecdotal, I have no idea the real number. As an attendee, it was kind of a "madhouse" the first morning. A fun madhouse, however! :)
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Over 450 actually!
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Any other big Amiga shows on the horizon?
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Not quite the full costume, I'm afraid... I absent-mindedly left the gauntlets and badge behind but I'm flattered you noticed me in there. :P
I had so much fun at the event, even though it was a little difficult to communicate, and I'm so glad I met lots of you guys from the forums, IRC and Facebook!
I am honored that you had a look at my X-1000 at the A-eon table. Here's hoping that you might get a similar setup to do your gaming projects on.
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Because I was rushing for another trip soon after my California Amiga trip, I initially uploaded most of my Mountain View photos without any captions. Thanks to Paul Sadlik for helping me place or confirm a lot of IDs of attendees and VIPs. Now I have re-uploaded my Amiga30 photo gallery with captions. If anyone spots an ommission or a mistake, just send me a PM and I will make the addition or correction. Thanks!
Show photos... http://www.thevideojunkie.com/Amiga30/show/
Show prep photos (from Dale Luck's house)... http://www.thevideojunkie.com/Amiga30/showprep/
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There was something about what RJ said that finally made the cogwheels align that made me see it clearly:
The Amiga was actually the first - and possibly last? - Rock'n'roll computer. The people are remembered, the machines are remembered, the software is remembered, and the legend will live on after the rest of us have been powered off and the red light has faded.
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There was something about what RJ said that finally made the cogwheels align that made me see it clearly:
The Amiga was actually the first - and possibly last? - Rock'n'roll computer. The people are remembered, the machines are remembered, the software is remembered, and the legend will live on after the rest of us have been powered off and the red light has faded.
Word.
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Not quite the full costume, I'm afraid... I absent-mindedly left the gauntlets and badge behind but I'm flattered you noticed me in there. :P
I had so much fun at the event, even though it was a little difficult to communicate, and I'm so glad I met lots of you guys from the forums, IRC and Facebook!
If I had known BOTH you and David were going to be there...
Oh well, glad to see you leaving us a few comments.
You don't grace us with your presence as often as you used to.
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Wish someone got to organize something in so-cal, possibly L.A. area (don't look at me though, got no cash no contacts and no place where to host it) :(
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Wish someone got to organize something in so-cal, possibly L.A. area (don't look at me though, got no cash no contacts and no place where to host it) :(
Seriously?
I was contemplating crossing the entire continent to attend this show.
You couldn't travel from SoCal?
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Seriously?
I was contemplating crossing the entire continent to attend this show.
You couldn't travel from SoCal?
saimon69 already has you beat as he's originally from Italy. ;P
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Seriously?
I was contemplating crossing the entire continent to attend this show.
You couldn't travel from SoCal?
Ha, glad I wasn't the first one to say something. ;) I know at least a couple people traveled more than 7,000 miles for this event. Oh well, maybe he'll think the trip'll be worth it for Amiga40, 50, etc. :)
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Wish someone got to organize something in so-cal, possibly L.A. area...(
The nearest is the Commodore Vegas Expo. The next one is set for July 30-31, 2016. http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=1468878856ee8c7257d76ad367974135
Back at home,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
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Thanks so much for posting all this.
I'm bummed I couldn't make it. This was a big one...
I work most weekends which makes these things hard (I've yet to be able to make an East Coast VCF, which is much closer) but the 30th in CA was really special. I should have subbed out of all my gigs.
Regardless of the afore mentioned regrets, I do appreciate all the photos and videos!!! Thanks!
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there's a terrific blog post (http://blog.a-eon.biz/blog/?p=7873) from TrevorD that i thought you all would enjoy. i've included it in the top post under 'photos.'
-- eliyahu
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Great blog! I LOL'd at the picture of the "Walker prototype". ;)
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Yes it was a good read. I see the X1000 and X5000 made the group photo.
http://blog.a-eon.biz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/amiga_final_machine_group_shot.jpg
I would love to know what the original Amiga engineers make of the AmigaNG market today.