PDXCUG Meeting - Get Lamp Screening with Jason Scott

Vol. 1, No. 5 - September 9, 2010 - Meeting Highlights

PDX Commodore Users Group Presents Get Lamp

Get Lamp Screening - A Huge Success

The meeting was centered around the screening of the Get Lamp documentary. Special guest Jason Scott showed a crowd-pleasing version of the film and followed-up with a Q&A session.

We recorded the entire event (except the screening itself) and came out with approximately one hour of video where Jason talks a lot about how the film was made, people he talked to, etc. and answered questions from the 45-50 people who were in attendance.

This event was made possible with the cooperation and participation of the following:


 

Q&A Session Video (approx. 1 hour)

 


Event Snapshots

Jason Scott

Jason Scott

Jason poses with one of the three lamps used in the film.

Sound Check

Sound Check

A Backspace staff member does a quick sound check and then fills the room with music before the event starts.

Earl Evans of Retrobits.com

Earl Evans

Earl Evans, of Retrobits.com, welcomes everyone and introduces the event.

Greg Alekel, Founder of PDXCUG

Greg Alekel

PDXCUG Founder, Greg Alekel, makes some announcements and kicks off the screening.

Jason Scott Introduces Get Lamp

Jason Scott

Jason Scott introduces the film

Photo of Movie Playing

Photo of Movie Playing

A clip of an interview in the film.

Another Photo of Movie Playing

Another Photo of Movie Playing

Another clip of an interview in the film.

Jason Scott Answers Questions

Jason Scott

Jason Scott follows-up with a Q&A session. Watch the PDX Commodore Users Group Get Lamp Q&A Session Video.

Raffle Prizes

PDXCUG held a raffle where we gave away two copies of the complete Get Lamp DVD sets, complete with the collectible coins.

We also gave away a brand-new copy of Zork II, still in its original shrinkwrap.

Get Lamp Raffle Prize

Get Lamp Raffle Prize

Congratulations to our winners Jerry S. and Dan O.

Zork Raffle Prize

Zork Raffle Prize

The lucky winner was Jeff G. Congratulations, Jeff!

Other Notable Snapshots

Some photos during the course of the evening's adventure

Check-In

Check-In

Members check in and receive their raffle tickets.

Raffle Entry

Raffle Entry

Deciding which raffle to enter is the hardest part.

PDXCUG Members

PDXCUG Members

Members of PDXCUG pose for a quick snap.

During the Break

During the Break

Guests get ready for the screening by ordering some yummy food and drinks from Backspace.

 
Cool Atari Shirt

Cool Atari Shirt

Anyone care to translate?

 

Zork and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on Commodore 64s

Five Commodore 64s were set up with Zork and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for guests to try their hand at text adventure games.

Commodore 64 Set Up

Preparing Commodore 64s for Zork

Getting the C64s Ready at Home

The dining room table at home was littered with Commodore 64 computers, monitors and disk drives in preparation for the September meeting. Needless to say, my wife was glad when it was over!

Guests playing Zork and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Commodore 64s Ready for Play

Commodore 64s ready for play

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - first command I typed, "Get Lamp".

Guests Playing Zork

Guests playing Zork

Guests Playing Zork in the Background

Guests playing Zork (in the background) while waiting for the movie to start.