Artist Molly Friedrich has created the world's first Steampunk C64! Check out the photos at

http://porkshanks.deviantart.com/art/Commodore-64-Base-Unit-138254704

Arstechnica has put out the first report with pictures of the Sept. 12-13 Vintage Computer Festival East 6.0. Go to

http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/09/a-trip-down-memory-lane-and...

Editor Nigel Parker has released issue 33 of Commodore Free magazine in PDF, TXT, HTML, D64, and SEQ formats. Go to

http://www.commodorefree.com

In this issue --

Editorial
News
-Ethernet Cartridge
-JiffyDOS License Acquired
-185 Classic AMIGA Games and original Competition Pro Joystick
-Bezerk Redux Updated to version 1.2
-The C2N-II Datassete project
-BBC computer does SID
-1541 Ultimate II announced
-Cosine TMR Game preview
-Commodore 64 Hacking

Interview With Marshall Alexander - Paper engineer
Commodore 64 Ringtones
Geos & Role Playing Games  read more »

The PURE-CBM Commodore Computerclub eV is proud to announce the "Commodore Vienna 2009" near Vienna on the 3rd and 4th of October 2009. Talk to experts, discuss with other Commodore people and have a lot of fun there.

Topics:
- CBM Driving Cup 2009
- Commodore history (exhibit of the most important milestones)
- History dissertations
- Talk to Commodore people form "good old times"
- Hints from experts
- AmigaOS today
- using the C64
- product presentations
- Commodore "garage sale"
- etc.
- A LOT OF FUN

Date: 3rd and 4th October 2009  read more »

Nigel Parker has published issue 32 of Commodore Free. Here is the table of contents:

* Editorial
* WANTED - Can you help?
* NEWS
- Games That Weren't updated
- Spot the Commodore
- NETsurf
- Amiga Forever 2009 released
- Modding the COLORS in JiffyDOS
- Wiz Console emulator
- Knight 'n' Grail available
- Commodore 16 High score challenge
- Paul "Dunric" Panks Passed away
- Paul Allen Panks Homepage
* Interview with Vanessa Ezekowitz
* C64 Forever
* Doing Postscript output from Geos
* Postscript Output From Geos  read more »

It's that time of year for the Vintage Computer Festival East! As a former attendee at VCF East, I have not only seen various classic computers there but Commodore, too!

CBM engineer, Dave Haynie, is likely to appear on Saturday, and I'm going to have an informal exhibit on C64 SID music, specifically showing Cynthcart v1.2.4 (with C64 piano keyboard overlay) and Shredz64 (with Guitar Hero guitar and PSX64 adapter).  read more »

Dick Estel has now posted more photos of the July 25-26 Commodore Vegas
Expo. Go to

http://www.dickestel.com/commvex09.htm

Ron van Schaik has posted photos of the August 15 Netherlands Commodore Show at

http://commodore-gg.hobby.nl/aug2009col1.htm

Lots of nice pictures of all the music equipment connected to the Commodores and Amigas.

The bi-monthly Netherlands Commodore Show swings into action on Saturday, August 15, at the Trefpunt, Kerkweg 21, Maarssen, the Netherlands from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.  read more »

Organizer Jason Compton has announced the September 26 Emergency Chicagoland Commodore Expo. It will be held September 26 at the usual spot, the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Lombard, Illinois.

More information about the venue and hotel booking can be found at http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc
The venue is convenient to major highways, is very near Chicago O'Hare airport, and is not unreasonably far from Chicago Midway airport.

As is the ECCC custom, admission and table space are free.  read more »

Cameron Kaiser has posted his photos of this year's CommVEx. The pics start at

http://www.floodgap.com/iv/479

If you are on Facebook.com, Michael Battilana has also posted his 28 photos and a video of Dave Haynie jamming on the guitar. Go to the C64Forever area.

Paul "Dunric" Panks, programmer of C64/C128/Plus4/VIC-20 adventure games, passed away on July 5, 2009.
His obituary can be found at

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=paul-allen-pa...

On the July 11 weekend, the ´Pelikonepeijaiset 2009´ computer party was held in Finland. Pictures are at

http://picasaweb.google.fi/Mikam73/Pelikonepeijaiset2009#

Photos of the June 20 Netherlands Commodore Show are now posted at

http://commodore-gg.hobby.nl/jun2009col1.htm

Pelleas has posted his photos of the Expo at

http://gallery.me.com/pelleaslts#100109&bgcolor=black&view=grid