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by Marcio D.
Wed Jul 30, 2025 10:26 pm
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: BlingBox - New keyboard compatible with classic Amiga
Replies: 2
Views: 34284

Re: BlingBox - New keyboard compatible with classic Amiga

A couple of months ago, Jim Drew offered a pre-order of 60 additional Blingboard64 units at the campaign price to offset the increase in printing costs. Now in July 2025 and heading into August 2025, he's offering you another chance at pre-ordering a Blingboard64.

As you know, the upcoming ...
by Marcio D.
Sun Jun 01, 2025 4:53 am
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: BlingBox - New keyboard compatible with classic Amiga
Replies: 2
Views: 34284

Re: BlingBox - New keyboard compatible with classic Amiga

If anyone is interested in the Blingboard64 keyboard replacement for the C64 / C64C, please read on...

The printing cost for the keycaps ended up being more than double of what was budgeted during the campaign. To offset the difference in printing costs without paying more out of pocket, the ...
by Marcio D.
Wed May 28, 2025 10:53 am
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: AMIGA JOKER Magazine is looking for German to English translators for their upcoming Amiga 40th anniversary issue !
Replies: 0
Views: 14112

AMIGA JOKER Magazine is looking for German to English translators for their upcoming Amiga 40th anniversary issue !

From 1989 to 1996, Amiga Joker was Germany's largest Amiga games magazine. After a 21-year hiatus, they came back and published a special issue in 2017, and then another special issue in 2019. For the Amiga's upcoming 40th anniversary this year (2025), they're ready to do it again. But this time ...
by Marcio D.
Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:09 am
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: AMIGA/040 - Amiga 40th Anniversary Expo - August 1 & 2, 2025 - California, USA !
Replies: 0
Views: 32627

AMIGA/040 - Amiga 40th Anniversary Expo - August 1 & 2, 2025 - California, USA !

The organizers of Amiga 30 have teamed up with VCF West to bring you AMIGA/040 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, USA. The event takes place on August 1, 2025 and August 2, 2025.


Bookmark this webpage to stay informed of new developments - e.g. show schedule, hotel ...
by Marcio D.
Thu Feb 27, 2025 1:57 am
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: 3D Library for PiStorm-equipped Amigas
Replies: 0
Views: 24236

3D Library for PiStorm-equipped Amigas

There's a crowdfunding campaign that's aiming to deliver a 3D library for PiStorm systems equipped with Pi4 or Pi CM4:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/3d-for-pistorm


The campaign organizer is Steffen Haeuser , creator of the AmigaOS ports of Quake II and Heretic II.

The developer is Dennis ...
by Marcio D.
Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: DARE TO DREAM - A new book co-authored by Dave Haynie and David Pleasance !
Replies: 0
Views: 15195

DARE TO DREAM - A new book co-authored by Dave Haynie and David Pleasance !

There's a Kickstarter campaign going on right now, with less than two weeks left. The book is titled, "Dare to Dream - The Vision of What Commodore and Amiga Could Have Been... Should Have Been..."

Check it out:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daretodreamhardback/dare-to-dream-commodore-and ...
by Marcio D.
Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:05 am
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: ONLINE EVENT (short notice): AmigaBill - Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 7:00PM ET !
Replies: 0
Views: 10155

ONLINE EVENT (short notice): AmigaBill - Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 7:00PM ET !

Toronto PET Users Group (TPUG) normally doesn’t meet up in July, but we’ve made an exception this year as we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to chat with Bill Winters , a.k.a. AmigaBill - the world’s greatest ambassador for everything Amiga. We’re trying something new this month, hosting the ...
by Marcio D.
Mon Jun 17, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: BlingBox - New keyboard compatible with classic Amiga
Replies: 2
Views: 34284

BlingBox - New keyboard compatible with classic Amiga

There's a crowdfunding campaign for the Blingboard64 that originally ended May 31, 2024, but has been re-opened for a limited time due to overwhelming demand from Commodore fans worldwide. The Blingboard64 is a replacement keyboard for the Commodore 64, which in itself isn't very interesting to ...
by Marcio D.
Sun May 26, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Public Announcements
Topic: ZOOM MEETING: Amiga Engineer DAVE HAYNIE - Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 7:30PM ET (Toronto) !
Replies: 0
Views: 10904

ZOOM MEETING: Amiga Engineer DAVE HAYNIE - Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 7:30PM ET (Toronto) !

Come hang out with TPUG as they host an informative chat with Dave Haynie , the legendary Commodore chief engineer who began with the company in 1983 and stayed until the very end in 1994. Along the way, he worked on these projects:

– Amiga 2000 and 3000
– A2620 and A2630 CPU modules
– Zorro III ...