22.9.2018
Finnish Amiga Users Group is pleased to announce that Mike Battilana,
the president of Cloanto, Amiga developers since the 1980s and makers
of Amiga Forever and C64 Forever, will attend Saku 2018 and be available
for questions and chatting. Amiga Forever is the official Amiga emulator,
preservation and support package. Saku 2018 is the Finnish Amiga Users
Group's 25th anniversary event and the 11th Saku event.
The event will also feature many classic Amiga setups from A500 to A4000,
FPGA computers like Minimig and MIST, and next generation systems from
MorphOS machines to AmigaOne X5000. For a complete list see the Amitopia
news release here: https://amitopia.com/saku-2018-amiga-user-group-list/
The Commodore Story documentary film will be shown on a big screen with
the extra feature, the Chiptune Story, and there will be a presentation
about AmiKit X emulation package. One lucky visitor will also win a free
copy of AmiKit X.
There will be several game competitions to attend and the best players
will be awarded. The latest Amiga Future magazines are available for
reading, as well as older magazines from all decades. There are user
group products for sale, and cash or cards are accepted.
Admittance is free of charge, the event is suitable for all ages
and refreshments will be available. Saku 2018 will start at 14:00
on September 22nd at Oulun Tetra ground floor conference room at
Mäkelininkatu 31.
The event schedule:
14:00 – Free playing and tinkering throughout the event *)
14:30 – The Commodore Story documentary film (1st showing)
17:00 – AmiKit presentation and one AmiKit package raffle
18:00 – The Chiptune Story documentary film
19:00 – The Commodore Story documentary film (2nd showing)
21:00 – All day game competition ends and the winners are rewarded **)
21:00 – Multiplayer games with small Amiga-themed prizes
24:00 – Event ends, packing begins :-(
*) Gaming machines in free use regardless of any other program.
**) If you are no longer present, prizes will be mailed if you have
left your contact details.
More info, photos and videos on the event page: Saku 2018
Join us in celebrating a quarter of a century of the Finnish Amiga
Users Group!
Email us at suomenamigakayttajat@gmail.com for more information.
About Finnish Amiga Users Group
Finnish Amiga Users Group (officially Suomen Amiga-käyttäjät ry.)
is a registered, non-profit organization dedicated to helping Finnish
Amiga computer users by preserving and advancing the Amiga hobby and
knowledge of the Amiga computing platform in Finland. The group aims
to reach its goals through volunteer efforts such as maintaining a
web site and discussion forum and organizing events.
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