TPUG is proud to present Michael S. Tomczyk, hosted by Nico, introductions by Ennio Cellucci. Join us with Michael and Nico and participants can ask Michael questions in an open Q&A. Zoom details below. Attendees may submit questions in advance to Nico or TPUG
Michael S. Tomczyk is best known for his role in guiding the development and launch of the first microcomputer to sell one million units, as Product Manager of the Commodore VIC-20. His contributions are described in detail in his 1984 book, THE HOME COMPUTER WARS: An Insider’s True Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel. His role is also documented extensively in numerous interviews and articles. The VIC-20 was the first affordable, full-featured color computer and the first home computer to be sold in KMart and other mass market outlets. Michael joined Commodore in April 1980 as Assistant to the President (Commodore Founder Jack Tramiel who appointed him VIC-20 Product Manager). He has been called the “marketing father” of the home computer. Michael was also a pioneer in telecomputing, as co-designer of the Commodore VICModem, which he conceived and contracted while at Commodore. The VICModem was the first modem priced under $100 and the first modem to sell one million units.
Michael is also an authority on nanotechnology. He is the author of the 2016 book, NANOINNOVATION: What Every Manager Needs to Know (Wiley, 2016) and in 2016 he served on the NNI Review Committee (National Academy of Sciences) which reviewed the billion-dollar US National Nanotechnology Initiative, to recommend changes and improvements to this initiative. He has also written book chapters and articles on the future of biosciences, gene therapy and medical innovations.
Michael continues to be an innovation leader. He is currently Senior Advisor to FAMA Financial Holdings, a FinTech venture focused on developing mobile money platforms and applications. In Fall 2021 he became a founding director of a Fintech Ecosystem Development Corporation, a developer of global mobile payment services and digital banking innovations.
He is co-moderator of the Commodore International Historical Society site on Facebook and is on the science advisory board at VIGAMUS in Rome.
TPUG is proud to present Michael S. Tomczyk, hosted by Nico, Oct 20, 2022
Topic: TPUG is proud to present Michael S. Tomczyk, hosted by Nico, Oct 20, 2022
Time: Oct 20, 2022 07:00 PM America/Toronto
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