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Pacific Ocean at Sunset taken at Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, CA
(We live nowhere this beach, most of California isn't near the ocean.)
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(We live nowhere this beach, most of California isn't near the ocean.)
About "Port Commodore"
I chose portcommodore.com not as my first choice. My first choice was SiliconRealms (named after my BBS) but like many domain names, was already taken (it can be hard to come up with a catchy domain name nowadays). Like the SiliconRealms I wanted a domain name that reflected my interests and also had a small bit of life to it (like a community), like my BBS I wanted the website to feel like you were visiting a place, not just a bunch of files on a server. After a few tries at other names, I found the familiar name of PortCommodore was available.
Port Commodore was the name of a Commodore 64 BBS running Image BBS software, the sysop of Port Commodore (the BBS) was Fred Dart (also known by his handle, the Chief), Fred was one of the founders of Image BBS, which was the software my BBS was running on. Fred's Board, Port Commodore, was psrt of the many Commodore BBS networks ending with one of the more amazing projects the Comm-Net project conneting many different Commodore BBS networks (of various BBS software) together. Fred passed away a few years back, I'm sure happy to see his contribution in connecting and entertaining so many people.
It was such a good name to let pass I decided to pick it up for my entry onto the internet and it has stuck well with me so far.
"The Commodore" cartoon figure you see on the 'MAIN' page is from one of the first Commodore PET advertisements, I am sure he graced more than the PET's sales brochure years prior to 1977, and makes a great face to greet visitors to our site.
E-Mail us at larry@portcommodore.com