Author Archives: Leif Bloomquist

December 2017 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday December 21st, 2017 at 7:30 PM.   This is our annual informal Christmas get-together, we’ll watch some classic Commodore holiday-themed demos and play some games!  Feel free to bring drinks and snacks. Plus the usual discussions on all things Commodore and retrocomputing and a recap of World of […]

November 2017 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday November 16th, 2017 at 7:30 PM.   This month’s theme is virtual reality!  We’ll have a demonstration of the VR64 Virtual Reality Goggles for the Commodore 64, play some Freescape games, and have a sneak peak at the HoloLens. Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings […]

October 2017 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday October 19th, 2017 at 7:30 PM.    This month we will be looking at the RetroPie project.  RetroPie allows you to turn a Raspberry Pi into a retro-gaming machine, including emulation of the Commodore 64 and Amiga, plus many other systems. Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding […]

September 2017 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday September 21th, 2017 at 7:30 PM.    We will get a recap of the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest and take a look at NeoHabitat, a relaunch of the first massively multiplayer online roleplaying game, Lucasfilm’s Habitat for the Commodore 64. Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming […]

June 2017 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday June 15th, 2017 at 7:30 PM.  This is our annual Repair Night and last meeting before the summer.  Bring your tools, alignment disks, and any hardware in need of fixing! Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.

May 2017 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday May 18th, 2017 at 7:30 PM.  This month we’ll jump ahead to modern times and look at MorphOS, an “Amiga-Like” operating system. Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.

April 2017 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday April 20th, 2017 at 7:30 PM.  This month we’ll revisit our roots and look at PET computers of all shapes and sizes.  Got a cool PET computer or peripheral?  Bring it! Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.

March 2017 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday March 16th, 2017 at 7:30 PM.  This month we’ll have a refresher on various methods to convert between D64 images and real floppies, plus hardware that can use D64 images directly. Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.