Maker Faire Los Angeles 2025
Classic Los Angeles Computers! (CLAC!)
Home: California, United States
The Classic Los Angeles Computers! (CLAC!) exhibit shows off older computers from the 1970's to the 1990's and their modern-day re-creations. Enjoy our classic computers and learn how they work! Understand where modern tech comes from!
http://www.portcommodore.com/fcug.htm
Maker
Robert Bernardo
A retired English teacher, Robert Bernardo has been a computer enthusiast and show organizer since 1983. His first computer was the Commodore 64 followed by an Amiga 500 12 years later. He now has a collection of various Commodore and Amiga computers, including the latest AmigaOne A1222+ and a few classic Ataris, an Apple IIGS, a few Tandys, and a Texas Instruments TI-99A. He has been the president of the Fresno Commodore User Group since 1997 and the leader of the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network since 2005. He organized Commodore Vegas Expo (CommVEx) from 2005 to 2019 and currently runs the yearly Commodore Los Angeles Super Show in Burbank and the Pacific Commodore Expo NW in Seattle.
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htmWhat Inspired You to Make This?
I believe that knowing the history and the engineering that went into classic computers and their software can inform and enlighten people on how modern technology came about.
