Adelaide Amiga 30th Anniversary Event (25 May)

[AdelaideAmiga]

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Hi everyone,

I haven't introduced myself yet on this forum so I'll start with a quick introduction.  Basically, I am an Amiga/Old Vintage Computer enthusiast and own a 1000 and 500 system in the Amiga range.  After purchasing my first Amiga I wanted to get involved with other like-minded persons to discuss and exchange ideas about running the systems etc.

I found this forum after conducting a little internet research and realised that there is a community here in Adelaide that participates in such an interest.  I also noticed that there have been previous meetups where the topic of the Amiga has been the main focus.

So, basically, I would like to host an Amiga Event here in Adelaide on the 19th of January 2015.  This is on a Monday night which will coincide with the Adelaide Amiga/Computer user group that is held weekly in the same venue.

So to summarise the details:

When: 19th of January 2015, 7:30pm sharp.

Where:
Clarence Park Community Centre
72-74 East Ave
Black Forest, SA

What will occur:

I am hoping that people will be prepared to bring their Amiga rigs along and set them up in the large conference room.  This will hopefully create some topics of discussion and/or demonstration amongst everyone.  Furthermore, I am hoping (and will confirm this later) that there will be a guest speaker who will give a surprise presentation on a topic relating to the Amiga.

RSVP: If persons could confirm their attendance by either making a post in this topic or sending me a PM then that would be excellent.

Looking forward to meeting other Amiga enthusiasts in what will be one excellent and memorable night!

Regards to everyone,

George

[Edit: Please take note of date change]

[AdelaideAmiga]

Hey Ben,

Great to hear about your Amiga interest!

Having spoken to some of the other Adelaide guys who are in the Adelaide Amiga/Computer user group, it appears that the most appropriate time to host this is in the new year.  

I have edited the original post to take this into effect.

Cheers and look forward to hearing from anyone else.

George

[AdelaideAmiga]

eliyahu - Thank you for your assistance  Yes - plenty of pictures will certainly be taken for everyone here to see.

Ben - fantastic that you can attend.  At this stage I can confirm that overall we have between 10 to 11 persons attending if we consider AmmoJammo.  Thanks for getting in contact with your colleague as the more we get coming to this event the merrier!

AmmoJammo - It would be great if you came along too  I am certain that you will have a fantastic time meeting everyone and having a nice discussion.  Please let me know when you confirm your attendance.

Epsilon - Thank you for your confirmation.  Fantastic also that you are attending.

I will keep everyone posted on the nature of this event and will provide an update on numbers.  In my view, it is important that everyone here in Adelaide who has an interest in the Amiga systems keeps in touch with the community whether it be online or in person.  It is always nice discovering others who are enthusiasts and who share the same interests as you!

Best Regards to all,

George

[AdelaideAmiga]

Great, Thanks heaps Ben for inviting some others along!

[AdelaideAmiga]

Welcome aboard Ian!  Thank you for your confirmed attendance!
Nice to see we have a good group forming for this event!  It's exciting stuff!!

[AdelaideAmiga]

Information Update

I am writing to confirm that after some discussions we decided that it would be preferable to have a Q/A type session with Andrew Wilson who some of you might know as the creator of the Amiga 1000 Phoenix Board.  He is very knowledgeable about all things Amiga and is able to pretty much lecture on a given topic.  

Venue

I have attached a photograph of what the venue looks like just so people do not confuse the building with the other community centre next door.  

There is car park spacing available around the back of this building and you can enter it on the left hand side.

[AdelaideAmiga]

I think the original date was either the 8th or the 15th of December, however it was changed to a more viable date.

AmmoJammo it would be great if you could attend and you may wish to bring that monitor around there.  Someone could express an interest in it on the night.

[AdelaideAmiga]

I hope you guys have fun, Andrew is amazing to talk to about Amiga hardware!

Im actually back in Adelaide visiting family but going back in a few days so I can't make it .... all my Miggies are back in Melbourne too.

Sorry you can't make it.  Perhaps there will be another time when we hold an event.  In the meantime, take care, George.

[AdelaideAmiga]

Hi Epsilon,

I believe that the venue does have internet access.  I will confirm at a later date regarding this.  Just need to make a few enquiries.

Yes it would be great to see the OS in action!  Looking forward to it!

Regards,
George

[AdelaideAmiga]

Thanks for the PM. Sorry but I can not make it due to work commitments:(

One day I will get to one of these events.

My thanks go out to all the people that have been organising these events.

No worries cameng!

Thank you for making yourself known on this thread and for responding.

I'm sure there will be plenty of future opportunities to attend other events.

Kind regards,

George

[AdelaideAmiga]

Can't find the floppy drive cable, or memory expansion for my A600!

I don't recall seeing it for at least 6 months! I'm sure its around here somewhere, but so far, nothing has progressed, its still in 10 pieces..

Never seen an A600 in the flesh before.  I reckon they must be fairly rare to find in Australia.  

But don't feel at all obligated to bring any hardware along, especially if it is too much trouble for you.

Regards,

George

[AdelaideAmiga]

@Epsilon - Yes, there is a chance that internet is available.  There is a modem present in an adjacent room with ethernet plugs and wireless connection however there has been some issues with the connection lately.  We did get it working one time by rebooting it.  I am going to organise this to be fixed asap.  Sorry that I did not get back to you sooner as I could only confirm this last night when I was at the centre.

@MelbourneBen - Yes, 7:30 start.  Thanks also for inviting those others.

I can also confirm that there will be another two people attending to our list.  So it looks like it will be a pretty decent turnout!

[AdelaideAmiga]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share numbers of persons attending.

At this stage we are expecting around 15 persons, which is a very decent turnout.  Hopefully there are other Adelaide Amigans that will come out of the woodwork to attend !

Cheers and looking forward to seeing everyone next week!

George

[AdelaideAmiga]

@cameng

- sure you can attend without an RSVP.

- You are most welcome to bring some extension leads and power boards if you wish.  I will certainly bring some of my own to connect my own system.  There are a few power points around the place so it may be worthwhile.  

- Don't worry about bringing any tables.  There is ample bench space in the room to fit enough items.

@Epsilon

- At this stage I can confirm that there is wifi available.  Is this adequate for you?  I have made the request for ethernet and will find out this weekend if this is an option.  However one of the persons has said that they will organise a mobile internet modem as a backup option.

[AdelaideAmiga]

This sounds like it's going to be a great event, I hope you guys plan on posting lots of pictures!

haha ! yes !