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-====== Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 ======+====== Pacific Commodore Expo NW v5 ======
  
  
-PaCommEx is supported by the Fresno Commodore User Group and the Seattle Commodore Computer Club.+PaCommEx is supported by the Fresno Commodore User Group, the Puget Sound Commodore User Group, the Seattle Commodore Computer Club, and the Seattle Retro-Computing Society.
  
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-^  **PaCommEx v4,\\ the Pacific Commodore Expo Northwest!**\\ **June 24-252023**  |+^  **PaCommEx v5,\\ the Pacific Commodore Expo Northwest!**\\ **June 22-232024**  |
 |  **at the Old Rainier Brewery \\ Intraspace, first floor in the \\ brick building behind Lula Coffee shop. \\ 3100 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA \\ 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day**  | |  **at the Old Rainier Brewery \\ Intraspace, first floor in the \\ brick building behind Lula Coffee shop. \\ 3100 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA \\ 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day**  |
-|  **Set up times \\ Friday, June 23, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.** +|  **Set up times \\ Friday, June 21, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.** 
-|  **Saturday, June 24a.m. to 11 a.m.**  |+|  **Saturday & Sunday, June 22 - 2311 a.m. to 5 p.m.**  |
 |  **Admission - free! \\ But donations gladly accepted**  | |  **Admission - free! \\ But donations gladly accepted**  |
 |  //Major funding by SDF.org//  | |  //Major funding by SDF.org//  |
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   * Come and present your own Commodore projects.   * Come and present your own Commodore projects.
   * And of course, see exciting Seattle, Washington!   * And of course, see exciting Seattle, Washington!
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 ===== Directions to our venue at the Old Rainier Brewery ===== ===== Directions to our venue at the Old Rainier Brewery =====
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 [[https://www.google.com/maps/place/3100+Airport+Way+S,+Seattle,+WA+98134/@47.5761576,-122.3231161,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x54906a802e866589:0xbec018603551a45!8m2!3d47.576154!4d-122.3205412!16s%2Fg%2F11bw4478pn]] [[https://www.google.com/maps/place/3100+Airport+Way+S,+Seattle,+WA+98134/@47.5761576,-122.3231161,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x54906a802e866589:0xbec018603551a45!8m2!3d47.576154!4d-122.3205412!16s%2Fg%2F11bw4478pn]]
  
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 The SODO light rail station (Sound Transit) is at 500 South Lander Street in Seattle, and it is 0.6 miles away from our venue at the Old Rainier Brewery.  The SODO light rail station (Sound Transit) is at 500 South Lander Street in Seattle, and it is 0.6 miles away from our venue at the Old Rainier Brewery. 
 [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/500+South+Lander+Street,+Seattle,+WA/3100+Airport+Way+South,+Seattle,+WA/@47.578231,-122.3288826,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x549040282bd59897:0xedbe51771debf203!2m2!1d-122.3269243!2d47.5803031!1m5!1m1!1s0x54906a802e866589:0xbec018603551a45!2m2!1d-122.3205412!2d47.576154!3e0]] [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/500+South+Lander+Street,+Seattle,+WA/3100+Airport+Way+South,+Seattle,+WA/@47.578231,-122.3288826,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x549040282bd59897:0xedbe51771debf203!2m2!1d-122.3269243!2d47.5803031!1m5!1m1!1s0x54906a802e866589:0xbec018603551a45!2m2!1d-122.3205412!2d47.576154!3e0]]
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 ===== Pre-show Photos of Our Venue ===== ===== Pre-show Photos of Our Venue =====
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 See them at [[http://blog.retro-link.com/2023/05/venue-for-pacific-commodore-expo-nw.html]] See them at [[http://blog.retro-link.com/2023/05/venue-for-pacific-commodore-expo-nw.html]]
  
 ===== Refreshments at PaCommEx ===== ===== Refreshments at PaCommEx =====
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 Even though attendees might be bringing in food and drink into the show, there is a full-fledged coffee shop in the same parking lot as our venue!  It is Lula Coffee Co, its new, second location in Seattle.  You can see its varied menu at [[https://www.lulacoffeeco.com/]] (though the website still needs to be updated to show the 3100 Airport Way S location). Even though attendees might be bringing in food and drink into the show, there is a full-fledged coffee shop in the same parking lot as our venue!  It is Lula Coffee Co, its new, second location in Seattle.  You can see its varied menu at [[https://www.lulacoffeeco.com/]] (though the website still needs to be updated to show the 3100 Airport Way S location).
 ===== Saturday Night Dinner ===== ===== Saturday Night Dinner =====
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 A tradition from the days of the Commodore Vegas Expo, we go out to a restaurant on Saturday night after PaCommEx.  About a mile away to the west, there is the Orient Express housed in antique railway cars.  Known for its Chinese and Thai dishes, Orient Express Restaurant & Bar is at 2963 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134.  See [[https://www.orientexpresswa.com/]]  And for an article on the historical nature of this establishment, which includes a train car from President Franklin Roosevelt, see [[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/orient-express-restaurant]] A tradition from the days of the Commodore Vegas Expo, we go out to a restaurant on Saturday night after PaCommEx.  About a mile away to the west, there is the Orient Express housed in antique railway cars.  Known for its Chinese and Thai dishes, Orient Express Restaurant & Bar is at 2963 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134.  See [[https://www.orientexpresswa.com/]]  And for an article on the historical nature of this establishment, which includes a train car from President Franklin Roosevelt, see [[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/orient-express-restaurant]]
 ====== Want up-to-the-minute details? Want to talk about PaCommEx? ====== ====== Want up-to-the-minute details? Want to talk about PaCommEx? ======
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