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Amiwest is the premier Amiga-focused show in North America. Amiwest
has provided a haven for like-minded individuals to come and celebrate all things in the Amiverse: Commodore Amiga's, Emulation, Aros, AmigaOS 4, and MorphOS . The show has become a yearly event in the community, with many new product announcements and introductions expected. Over the years, the show has seen Amiga companies come and go. Our goal has to be to create an environment for the community to come together and share ideas and AAA good times through it all.
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In recognition of Sevice to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, the Ken Barton Memorial Award is presented to Ray Washburn, SACC, October 21, 2006
Presented to Dan Kloczko, who has given of time and energy during the period 2001-2006 by technically assisting the club in serving its members, in the great helping tradition of John Zacharias. Areas of technical assistance:
- Hardware renovator: keeping our old Amigas alive by soldering in new batteries, rebuilding monitors, installing drives/chips/main boards and whatever else it takes to keep them going.
- Amiga One builder and hardware contributor, particularly in the area of power supplies and related wiring.
- Generally knowledgable about electrical circuitry and trouble-shooting.
- Served as SACC club officer in the thankless and complicated job of Treasurer.
- Auction master for many yearly Amiga auctions.
NO DATA for 2007. Chuck Washburn handled this year with a physical plaque award.
The John Zacaharias Award for outstanding technical assistance to SACC members is hereby presented to Roger Berry for his technical knowledge of the Amiga and its enhancements. Here are a few examples. * He has encyclopedic knowledge of Amiga operating system and can troubleshoot any problem our club member's have. * He has encyclopedic knowledge of Amiga hardware installation and configuration as well as installation skill in adapting newer equipment to older computers. * He has materially assisted many of our SACC members in maintaining and enhancing thir computers over a period of at least the past 10 yearss (and probably longer). * He has the most amazing A2000 any of us have ever seen. * His knowledge of image processing software and hardware is unparalled anywhere. * He has also served as a SACC director for many years whose input has helped to guide our club. * He is very positive and upbeat with something good to say about everyone. * For these and many other reasons, Roger Berry is our very deserving recipient of the John Zacaharias award for 2007
NO DATA for 2008. Chuck Washburn handled this year with a physical plaque award.
The John Zacaharias Award for outstanding technical assistance to SACC members is hereby presented to Brian Carpignano for his technical knowledge of the Amiga and its enhancements. Here are a few examples. * He has great knowledge of the Amiga operating system, with an emphasis on image processing, and can help troubleshoot problems our club members have. * His knowledge of image processing software and hardware is a great addition to our club. * He shares his knowledge with everyone who will listen. * He is very positive and upbeat with something good things to say about the Amiga and our club members. * As an Intel engineer, he has unique insight into that aspect of the future of computing. * He shares our great love for Amiga computers and all that they can do. * For these and many other reasons, Brian Carpignano is our recipient of the John Zacaharias award for 2008.
NO DATA for 2009. Chuck Washburn handled this year with a physical plaque award.
John Zacharias Memorial Award is presented to Dan Kloczko, who has given of time and energy during the period 2007-2009 by technically assisting the club in serving its members, in the great helping tradition of John Zacharias. Areas of technical assistance have included: In these and many other ways, Dan Kloczko exemplifies dedication and service to our club.
- Hardware renovator: keeping our old Amigas alive by soldering in new batteries, rebuilding monitors, installing drives/chips/main boards and whatever else it takes to keep them going.
- Maintaining the vast club inventory of spare Amiga computers, parts and accessories and contributing the storage area for them.
- Generally knowledgable about electrical circuitry and trouble-shooting.
- Initiator of an AltME world dedicated to Amiga matters.
- Generally knowledeable about operating systems and hardware.
- Always ready to help when the need arises.
NO DATA ON EITHER AWARD IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR.
NO DATA for 2011. Chuck Washburn handled this year with a physical plaque award.
The John Zacharias award for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2011 is presented to one of our new SACC members. The John Zacharias awared for 2011, for outstanding technical assistance and achievement in matters Amiga, is presented to SACC member Chad Wilson.
- A network engineer, he has helped educate us regarding network developments and the Amiga.
- He has been a positive voice for AmiWest and the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club.
- He is a great Classic Amiga fan.
- He has helped implement social media contact for AmiWest, forwarding software ideas and contributing his social media knowledge.
- He is always respectful of those who aren't experts in his field, patiently explaining to those who don't understand so that they can understand the subject at hand.
- He has patiently helped troubleshoot perplexing hardware and software problems
- He actively supports AmiWest with his time, his suggestions, and his talents as the 2011 AmiWest seminar manager.
In recognition of Sevice To the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club The Ken Barton Memorial Award Dave Morris aka Amigadave SACC October 21, 2012
The John Zacharias award for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2012 is presented to an honorary SACC member. By now you know that the John Zacharias Award for technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and the Amiga community for 2012 is presented to Steven Solie.
- He is well-known in the Amiga community at large.
- He continues to give of his time, talent and expertise to everyone who asks without financial competition in the volunteer spirit of Amiga.
- He creates opportunities to share his knowledge with others.
- He has supported AmiWest since he became involved several years ago and has attended every AmiWest since 2006.
- He is very friendly and open to everyone, someone people want to be around.
- He has materially facilitated, sometimes single-handedly, in the shift from Amiga Classic to Amiga Next Generation software, including the X1000 platform.
- He continues to improve upon AmigaOS and is in charge of the way forward.
Dave Morris
Robert Bernardo
The Ken Barton award for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2014 is presented to one of our most passionate SACC members. The Ken Barton award for 2014, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, is presented to SACC member Michael Salcedo.
- He's an expert in the information technology field, having worked for companies that were on the innovative cutting edge in the fields of gaming and digital imaging.
- He firmly believes that members of a computer club should use their computers to communicate, promote our club and gain what we can from the larger online world.
- He is always brainstorming new approaches to our club and wants to see SACC continue and thrive.
- He makes a point of promoting club meeting attendance by providing transportation when needed to other club members.
- He eagerly shares his Amiga knowledge and expertise with club members, going out of his way to document upgrade information and sources of hardware and software.
- He is a great Classic Amiga fan and has made a living as a videographer with the NewTek Video Toaster Flyer for many years.
- And finally, he was part of the original organizing committee for the original AmiWest show in 1998 and all succeeding AmiWest shows over the past 16 years.
The John Zacharias award for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2014 is presented to one of our most active and committed SACC members. The John Zacharias awared for 2014, for outstanding technical assistance in matters Amiga, is presented to SACC member Dan Kloczko.
- He's a hardware guy from way back, with a serious interest in maintaining good Amiga equipment in good condition.
- He has spent a lot of his own time, money and effort promoting our club during the year and AmiWest as the time draws closer every year.
- He is a great Classic Amiga fan.
- He is always respectful of those who aren't experts in his field, patiently explaining to those who don't understand so that they can understand the subject at hand.
- He has patiently helped troubleshoot perplexing hardware and software problems with expert knowledge derived from many years of experience with electronics in general and Amiga in particular.
- He has helped implement social media contact for AmiWest through Craig's List.
- He cannot stand to see an Amiga destined for the trash heap and has traveled widely to rescue Amiga equipment from such a fate at his own expense as our manager of the infamous SACC "Abyss."
Ken Barton Award for 2015 - Steve Solie The Ken Barton award for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2015 is presented to a man who has done more than most to support and develop AmigaOS now and for the future. The Ken Barton award for 2015, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and to the AmiVerse, is presented to Steven Solie.
- He's an expert in the information technology field, currently working on the innovative cutting edge in the IT industry.
- He has worked tirelessly to promote AmigaOS and the use of Amiga throughout the world.
- He is always brainstorming new approaches to marketing AmigaOS and wants to see the AmiVerse continue and thrive.
- He volunteers his time and expertise, patiently explaining to non-technical users the features of AmigaOS and eagerly sharing his Amiga knowledge and expertise with the most technical users as well.
- And finally, he continues to enhance and promote Amiga internationally in his work with Hyperion Entertainment and other developers.
The John Zacharias award for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2015 is presented to this year to someone outside of our SACC membership. The John Zacharias awared for 2015, for outstanding technical assistance in matters Amiga to the worldwide Amiga community, is presented to Trevor Dickinson.
- He's a hardware guy from way back, with a serious interest in maintaining good Amiga equipment in good condition.
- He has spent a lot of his own time, money and effort promoting Amiga in many ways throughout the world.
- He is a great Classic Amiga fan.
- He is always respectful of those who aren't experts in his field, patiently explaining to those who don't understand so that they can understand the subject at hand.
- He is most personable and always seeing the positive aspects of whatever situation he is in, no matter how tenuous it may seem to others.
- He cannot stand idly by and see Amiga progress stop, investing his own funds to be sure that Amiga hardware and software development is fueled for the future.
NO DATA for 2009. Chuck Washburn handled this year with a physical plaque award.
The Dan Kloczko award for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2017 is presented to a man who has done more than most to support and develop AmiWest as an Amiga community gathering now and for the future. The Dan Kloczko award for 2017, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and to AmiWest, is presented to Bill Borsari.
- He's an expert in the information technology field, currently working on the innovative cutting edge in the IT industry.
- He has worked tirelessly to promote AmigaOS and the use of Amiga throughout the world.
- He is always brainstorming new approaches and ideas for AmiWest and wants to see the AmiVerse continue and thrive.
- He has volunteered his time and expertise since AmiWest was founded in 1998 and has been an integral part of every AmiWest show for each of the last 20 years.
- And his technical innovation, first created in 1998 and improved and enhanced every year since, has brought AmiWest to international attention through AmiWest Broadcast and the User Group Network.
The John Zacharias award for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2015 is presented to this year to one of our most faithful (and often silent) SACC members. The John Zacharias awared for 2017, for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club in maintaining and extending our world wide presence on the internet, is presented to Bill Clay.
- He's a network technician from way back in his work for the State of California.
- He has spent a lot of his own time and effort promoting SACC to Amigans throughout the world.
- He is a great Classic Amiga fan.
- He goes about his volunteer task mostly silently, though he does succinctly and articulately express his opinion when appropriate. Then he resumes his quiet demeanor.
- He is adept at finding rare, obscure Amiga information that is often used to authoritatively answer questions our SACC members have about the Amiga platform.
- He is always available when there is work to be done and participates enthusiastically but quietly.
- He has insightful and definitive views as a SACC officer that help keep us on track.
- And we could not do without him as our webmaster.
The Dan Kloczko award for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2018 is presented to a man who dedicated his efforts to the success of AmiWest as an Amiga community gathering and to SACC as a loyal member and participant. His expertise in planning large gatherings provided the foundation for the AmiWest show we have today. His dedication to SACC was responsible for building attendance through his monthly personal calls to each member. His expertise in layout and design produced the SACC Amigazette in print before the advent of widespread internet use. He also printed and mailed each monthly issue until publication ceased in 2007. He volunteered his time and expertise since AmiWest was founded in 1998 and has been an integral part of every AmiWest show for each of the last 20 years. He served as SACC Treasurer for at least 15 years. Even when others recommended that we discontinue AmiWest, he was a staunch supporter and tireless worker, serving as Chief Operations Officer for AmiWest until about three years ago when health issues forced him to retire from that task. The Dan Kloczko award for 2018, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and to AmiWest, is presented posthumously to Chuck Washburn.,
He is an Amiga fan from way back, building his own collection of classic hardware and software. He has given of his time and resources to help with our SACC storage area, formerly known as the Abyss. He is successfully helping to preserve our access to our floppy disk collection through modification of current disk drive equipment. He has supported AmiWest by helping to stabilize our local area network for our DevCon participants and show exhibitors. He is enthusiastic about the future of SACC, actively participating in our local meetings, structuring demos and bringing items of interest. He is involved in IT for the state of California, supervising database operations for all of California's counties. I'm looking forward to his next idea for the club, whatever that may be, and his next idea for a hardware mod to use with Amiga. The John Zacharias award for 2018, for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club in AmiWest operations and innovation in Amiga preservation, is presented to Jerry Gray.
The Dan Kloczko award for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2019 is presented to a man who has dedicated his efforts to the success of AmiWest as an Amiga community gathering over a period of many years. He is an Amiga fan from way back, building his own collection of classic and NG hardware and software. He has given of his time and expertise to help with AmiWest in many ways. He is part of the Friends of AmiWest, an ad hoc group that provides funding for expenses for which our show has no budget. He is enthusiastic about the future of Amiga, actively participating in software development and beta-testing for a variety of developers while making coding contributions to those projects. He is also involved as an instructor and go-to resource man for the annual AmigaOS DevCon at AmiWest. He has supported AmiWest by employing his professional skill to help make our show floor more functional. And his professional knowledge helps keep us out of trouble with our show floor layout every year. The Dan Kloczko award for 2019, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and to AmiWest, is presented to Paul Sadlik.
The John Zacharias award for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2019 is presented to this year to another one of our more recent SACC members. The John Zacharias award for 2019, for outstanding technical assistance to the SacramentoHe is an Amiga fan from way back, building his own collection of classic hardware and software. He has worked as a professional animator using Amiga hardware and software, making his living for about 15 years in that field. He has given of his time and resources to help with our SACC storage area, formerly known as the Abyss. He is successfully helping to preserve our hardware collections through his expertise and knowledge of modification and preservation of our Amiga classic hardware. He is enthusiastic about the future of SACC, actively participating in our local meetings, freely sharing his knowledge, structuring demos and bringing items of interest. He is involved in IT for Northrup-Grumman aircraft, keeping very large hardware systems operational through out-sourcing parts for legacy equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is our SACC solder tech, having fun with his extensive soldering setup that makes preserving and upgrading even the least promising hardware impressive in the results department.Amiga Computer Club in innovation in Amiga preservation, AmiWest concepts and SACC participation, is presented to Chris Nelson, aka Chris Toast.
His enthusiasm for Amiga as a platform in all of its forms, from Classic to reimplementation, has added measurably to our monthly SACC meetings. His dedication to SACC has been evidenced by his continual willingness to brainstorm and implement new ideas for both SACC and AmiWest. His expertise in online conferencing has resulted in a monthly online SACC club meeting to serve our members who are out of the area as far away as the state of Texas and visitors from states as distant as Connecticut. He volunteered many hours of his time and online conferencing expertise to bring the AmiWest 2020 enhanced streaming experience to life and has been an integral part of AmiWest since 2018. He served as SACC Vice President for the first time this past year. He served as Chief Operations Officer for AmiWest 2020. His tireless and outstanding efforts have resulted in the continuance of our Amiga Game Competition from last year into this and untold numbers of details for our AmiWest 2020 stream. The Dan Kloczko award for 2020, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and to AmiWest, is presented to Jerry Gray.
He's an expert in the information technology field, currently working on the innovative cutting edge in the IT industry. He has worked tirelessly to promote AmigaOS and the use of Amiga throughout the world. He is always brainstorming new approaches and ideas for AmiWest and wants to see the AmiVerse continue and thrive. He has volunteered his time and expertise since AmiWest was founded in 1998 and has been an integral part of every AmiWest show for each of the last 23 years. His research and development during 2020 has resulted in a multi-platform Amiga integration to achieve our enhanced streaming presence to the world. Implementing such technical innovations, first created in 1998 and improved and enhanced every year since, has brought AmiWest to international attention through AmiWest Broadcast. The John Zacharias award for 2020, for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and to AmiWest operations is presented to Bill Borsari.
His enthusiasm for the Amiga classic platform continues after a period of many years of use. His original introduction to Amiga came in pursuit of animation software in the very early days of that genre. He has presented an animation demo at AmiWest and promoted the release of legacy animation software into the public domain. His skill in art and animation continues to be expressed through his classic A3000 tower Amiga setup. He answered the call when our SACC Abyss storage area was being deactivated and volunteered to store ongoing equipment needs. This continues to save our club the rising costs of storage. His outstanding efforts in the key task of storing and transporting all of the equipment that it takes to run AmiWest every year has resulted in thousands of dollars of savings of our club funds, a tremendous organizational benefit that promotes SACC and AmiWest in a very physical way. The Dan Kloczko award for 2021, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and to AmiWest, is presented to Dan Schallock.
The Dan Kloczko award for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club for 2022 is presented to a man who has dedicated his efforts to the success of Modern AmigaOS and AmiWest as an Amiga community gathering over a period of many years. The Dan Kloczko award for 2022, for outstanding service to the Sacramen to Amiga Computer Club and to AmiWest, is presented to Eldee Stephens
- He is a relative newcomer to the Amiga Computer and the Amiga Community
- He started his journey with NG hardware running AmigaOS 4
- He is a dedicated AmigaOS 4 beta tester
- He has spent countless hours educating, and supporting Amiga users and Amiga web sites
- He has been a constant supporter of AmiWest with his attendance and as a banquet speaker
- He has been a remote member of SACC for many years
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The Dan Kloczko award for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and the Amiga community at large for 2023 is presented to a man who has dedicated his efforts to the success of the Amiga community both near and far over a period of many years. He is an Amiga fan from way back. He has given of his time and expertise to push Amiga forward in many ways. He is in the forefront of Amiga development on many platforms. He is enthusiastic about the future of Amiga, actively participating in software development and preservation efforts, making it possible to run Amiga everywhere. He has supported AmiWest by donating free download codes for his superb Amiga Forever environment for many years as well at attending the show in person, bringing encouragement with him. The Dan Kloczko award for 2023, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, AmiWest and the Amiga community at large, is presented to Michael Battilana.
The John Zacharias award for outstanding technical assistance to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and the Amiga community at large for 2023 is presented to this year to one who is largely responsible for the technology we see and celebrate here at AmiWest. He is an original Amiga fan from the beginning, using his creative insight to build an Amiga for the very first time. He worked too many long hours to give to all of us a machine that did what none other had done before. He has since given of his time and resources to keep on promoting Amiga throughout planet earth. Today he continues to support and give of his energy, creativity and life to those who continue what he and the other original Amiga team members have begun. He is enthusiastic about the future of Amiga and actively participates in Amiga events near and far. And every time we boot up an Amiga, we are all thankful that the Amiga responds to us instead of us responding to the Amiga, all because of the Intuition Interface that he invented. The John Zacharias award for 2023, for outstanding technical achievement for the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, AmiWest and the Amiga community at large is presented to RJ Mical.
He is an Amiga fan from way back, building his own collection of classic and NG hardware and software. He has given of his time and expertise to AmiWest in many ways. He is always an outside-the-box innovative thinker and devotes his time and resources to implementing those AmiWest innnovations as well. He is enthusiastic about the future of Amiga, actively promoting Amiga every chance he gets, creating opportunities where none exist. He has supported AmiWest by employing his many skills. Among many other things, he: Enthusiastically publicizes AmiWest through blog posts & creating our AmiWest web page. Originates many innovative ideas and concepts. Served as an impromptu AmiWest leader in 2022 when an organizer became seriously ill. Continues to broadcast AmiWest to planet earth since the beginning of the show in 1998, with now hundreds of hours of posted video. The Dan Kloczko award for 2024, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, AmiWest and the Amiga community at large, is presented to Bill Borsari
He is a dedicated supporter of the Amiga platform and Amiga users. He has been an enthusiastic volunteer for AmiWest for many years, contributing his expertise for the benefit of all. He has given of his time and resources to promote Amiga throughout planet earth. Today he continues to support and give of his energy, creativity and life in support of Amiga clubs throughout the U.S. West Coast and throughout the world. He is enthusiastic about the future of Amiga and actively participates in Amiga events near and far. For at least the last 18 years, he has recorded every AmiWest show video and posted same to the internet for all to enjoy and remember what has happened here at the AmiWest shows, performing a very valuable preservation role for the AmiWest organizers and AmiWest fans everywhere. The John Zacharias award for 2024, for outstanding technical achievement for and in support of the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, AmiWest and the Amiga community at large is presented to Robert Bernardo
He regularly attends AmiWest as a vendor He provides SCSI2SD solutions that make hard drive replacements a joy. He provides capabilities to connect Amigas to the network. He has contributed technical assistance to keep the show network and broadcast functioning. The Dan Kloczko award for 2025, for outstanding service to the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, AmiWest, and the Amiga community at large, is presented to Alex Perez
He is a newer member to the Sacramento Crew. Someone who has drank all the Kool-aid, which is fantastic. He has presented at the 2024 and 2025 AmiWest Shows, Amiga/040, and the Retro Game Expos. He has started the Boing and Beyond YouTube Broadcast. He has reached out to the community to grow the SACC meetings. The John Zacharias award for 2025, for outstanding technical achievement for and in support of the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, AmiWest, and the Amiga community at large is presented to Gino Calestini
He lined up the Amiga Machine display at the Amiga/040. Has been deeply involved in AmiWest planning for several years. Arranges for displays at Sacramento Retro Game expos. Drafts the weekly SACC meeting agendas. This 2025 Amazing Amigan award goes to Jerry Gray.
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