Note: This month’s meeting will be virtual only. We will not be meeting at Alderwood United Church. TPUG is pleased to reconnect you with one of the most intriguing entrepreneurs of the mid-1980’s home computing era. Brian Dougherty was the founder of Berkeley Softworks, the company that developed the GEOS graphical operating system for the […]
Note: This month’s meeting will be virtual only. We will not be meeting at Alderwood United Church. For C64 and Amiga gaming fans, this one’s for you! Chris Huelsbeck joins TPUG for an evening of immersive discussion on his amazing career as a video game music composer. You know him for his masterpieces from over […]
Note: This month’s meeting will be virtual only. We will not be meeting at Alderwood United Church. If you love programming or playing homebrew games, you won’t want to miss this presentation. Jessica Petersen is a Commodore enthusiast who specializes in the use of Turbo Rascal Syntax Error (TRSE), a complete cross-platform suite for developing […]
Note: This month’s meeting is being held on the second Thursday of January, not the usual third Thursday of the month. We’re kicking things off in the new year with a returning guest, Mr. Bil Herd. He was the principal engineer on the Commodore Plus/4, C16/116, C264, C364, and the Commodore 128. Come join us […]
We are excited to host Jeri Ellsworth interviewed by Nico 64 on November 16. An American entrepreneur, computer chip designer and inventor. She gained fame in 2004 for creating a complete Commodore 64 emulator system on a chip housed within a joystick, called Commodore 30-in-1 Direct to TV. It runs 30 video games from the […]
We are excited to host Albert Charpentier interviewed by Nico 64. Mr. Charpentier was Vice President of Engineering at Commodore Computers where he led the development team responsible for the C64. Come join us at our usual location, the Alderwood United Church, 44 Delma Dr, Etobicoke ON M8W 4N6, Canada, starting at 7:30PM EDT (plus […]
TPUG is restarting our monthlies with the September 21, 2023 meeting starting at about 7:30PM EDT. We have two topics tonight. Firstly, Jeff Schaap is back with an update to his documentary, I Adore My 64! Secondly, Leif will bring his new MEGA65 for us to see. Come join us at our usual location, the […]
TPUG Repair Night Thursday June 15, 2023 7:30PM EST. Zoom link in next post ! All systems welcome, Bring your vintage computer or Join us on Zoom ! We will be starting at 7:30PM EST on zoom with Joe Palumbo repairing Commodore 64s and Tom Luff electronica repair and play-by play with Nico Clone 64 […]
This month we’re trying something different. On Wednesday May 17th at 8:30PM EDT, Nico will interview Howard Scott Warshaw, creator of the ET game for Atari, amongst many others. This meeting will be ONLINE-ONLY; please do not go to the church. Zoom details:Time: May 17, 2023 07:30 PM America/Torontohttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83003940638?pwd=MzNURHYrVnBmUUpqRSt3UnpqL3pmZz09Meeting ID: 830 0394 0638Passcode: 476264 On […]
Recording available here TPUG is proud to announce our special guest Leonard Tramiel (joining us over Zoom) who will be interviewed by Nico. Tramiel received his bachelor of science degree in physics from Santa Clara University in 1976 and earned his master of arts, master of philosophy, and doctorate of philosophy degrees—all in physics—from Columbia […]