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World of Commodore 2021
2021-12-04 - 2021-12-05 | Admiral Inn, 2161 North Sheridan Way, Mississauga, Ontario, L5K 1A3, Canada
World of Commodore 2021Hybrid Physical And Virtual Edition!Saturday December 4, 2021 10 AM to 10 PM – via Zoom and YouTube and In PersonSunday December 5, 202110 AM to 10 PM – Virtual (Zoom) discussion rooms only
World of Commodore 2021 is a hybrid physical and virtual event this year, due to COVID-19. As always our Speakers, Exhibitors, and Vendors and their presentations are an integral part of the event, along with some great community discussion, exhibits, the freebie table, and more!
Link to Facebook Event
We will be presenting by Zoom with additional or pre-recorded content provided through our YouTube Channel, as well our ongoing Discord Chat is available for informal chat and Q&A.
Physical Location
Admiral Inn2161 North Sheridan WayMississauga, Ontario

Reservations:
1-905-403-9777

(Toll-Free):
1-888-236-4660

Website:
http://admiralinnmississauga.com/

The Admiral Inn is located north of the QEW and west of Erin Mills Parkway.
Directions:
From the east, exit the QEW at Erin Mills Parkway (exit #126) and continue straight across Erin Mills Parkway onto North Sheridan Way. The Admiral Inn is the third hotel on your right.
From the west, exit the QEW at Erin Mills Parkway (exit #126) and turn left to travel north on Southdown Road. Once you have crossed over the QEW, turn left at the first set of lights onto North Sheridan Way. The Admiral Inn is the third hotel on your right.
The World of Commodore is also accessible by public transit.
If you will be using GO Transit‘s Lakeshore West train service, exit at the Clarkson Station. From there take Mississauga Transit’s Route 13 North to North Sheridan Way and walk west. The Admiral Inn is the third hotel on your right.
If you will be using Mississauga Transit, the hotel is accessible from Route 13. Major terminals on Route 13 are located at the Meadowvale Town Centre, South Common Mall, and Clarkson Station.
Should you require further assistance in finding the hotel, please contact them at 905-403-9777.

COVID-19
Masks and proof of vaccination are required to attend in person. If at all unsure, please attend the virtual event.
Government Covid-19 public health protocols are in effect are are subject to change. For details, including visitors to Canada, please consult https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid and https://covid-19.ontario.ca/public-health-measures

Admission
Admission to World of Commodore 2021 is Pay What You Can! All funds go towards our ongoing club operations, account hosting, and other expenses.
Paypal or Interac e-Transfer accepted! Send to tpug2020@tpug.ca

Livestream
Tune in Live on YouTube!

Saturday Zoom Session and Breakout Rooms
Join the Zoom Session here!Meeting ID: 878 3032 6967Passcode: [REDACTED]
The Zoom event will be divided up into multiple “Breakout Rooms” with a variety of topics.
Scheduled Presentations – Use the main room to follow the presentations (see below for schedule) and ask questions
Lounge – General hangout and discussion
Demos and Cool Stuff – Have a cool project to show off but don’t want to do a full presentation? Demonstrate it here!
Games Room – Connect with other retrogamers here
Trading Post – Open format to buy, sell, trade, and give away. Vendors are welcome to join this room to show off what they have for sale.
Sunday Zoom Session and Breakout Rooms
Sunday Zoom Session will be open for general discussion for all participants and there will be no exhibits or presentations at the hotelJoin the Zoom Session Here!Meeting ID: 823 6031 6145Passcode: [REDACTED]

Schedule and Presentations (Saturday)
10 AM – Doors Open
10:30 AM Welcome to World of Commodore 2021!

Opening remarks from the 2021 TPUG Management Committee and our volunteers.

11 AM – Greg Nacu

Advancements in C64OS

12 PM Bil Herd and Dave Haynie

Open Discussion

2 PM Michael Tomczyk

Will discuss his time at Commodore and what he’s working on now, with anecdotes on Commodore Canada

4 PM David John Pleasance

Author of Commodore The Inside Story and From Vultures to Vampires 26 years of Copyright Chaos and Technology Triumphs

6 PM End of Presentations (Social Time)

Everyone is welcome to join one of the other breakout rooms and carry on the discussion!

More speakers and times to be announced.
All times are given in Eastern Standard Time (Toronto)

Onsite Vendors And Exhibitors (Saturday)
Frank Linhares (Retro Rewind) – Vendor – Commodore parts vendor
Melissa Goldstein (Lemon Fresh Vintage) – Vendor – Commodore computers, software, accessories, and assorted books, magazines and paraphernalia
JP PBM Products by Mail – Vendor – Super Snapshot cartridges, New Epyx Joysticks, Commodore 64 and Amiga Software and much more.
Herk – Vendor – Selling various Commodore software and hardware
Ben Kayfetz – Vendor
Dustin Chambers – Vendor – Retro 64 – Commodore 64 Gaming Controllers
Keith Dumoulin – Vendor – Display / Sell items

Jesse Lafleur READY! Computer Corporation (https://ready100.com) – Exhibitor
Ranko Rodic – Exhibitor – Amiga MiniMig – New development. I am making and developing Amiga MiniMig computer.
Vince Giannini – Exhibitor – Amiga Fun!
Darren Eveland – Exhibitor – Amiga AA3000+ with DSP – showing DSP fractal Demo
Marlon L Schmitt – Exhibitor – Assembly of a C256 Foenix U+ computer
Leif Bloomquist – Exhibitor – Ultimate 64 combined with IDE64 and Stereo SIDs (6581/8580) running various demos at 48MHz
Walter Miraglia – Exhibitor – PET computer and miscellaneous cool stuff

World of Commodore 2020
2020-12-05 - 2020-12-06
World of Commodore 2020Virtual Edition!Saturday December 5, 202010 AM to 10 PM – via Zoom and YouTube
World of Commodore 2020 is Virtual this year, due to COVID-19. As always our Speakers and their presentations are a central part of the event, along with some great community discussion, demonstrations and more!
Link to Facebook Event
We will be presenting by Zoom with additional or pre-recorded content provided through our YouTube Channel, as well our ongoing Discord Chat is available for informal chat and Q&A.
Admission
Admission to World of Commodore 2020 is Pay What You Can! All funds go towards our ongoing club operations, account hosting, and other expenses.
Paypal or Interac e-Transfer accepted! Send to tpug2020@tpug.ca
Livestream
Tune in Live on YouTube!
Zoom Session and Breakout Rooms
Join the Zoom Session here!
The Zoom event will be divided up into multiple “Breakout Rooms” with a variety of topics.
Scheduled Presentations – Use the main room to follow the presentations (see below for schedule) and ask questions
Lounge – General hangout and discussion
Demos and Cool Stuff – Have a cool project to show off but don’t want to do a full presentation? Demonstrate it here!
Games Room – Connect with other retrogamers here
Trading Post – Open format to buy, sell, trade, and give away. Vendors are welcome to join this room to show off what they have for sale.
Scheduled Presentations
All times are given in Eastern Standard Time (Toronto)
10 AM – Welcome to World of Commodore 2020!
Opening remarks from the 2020 TPUG Management Committee and our volunteers.
11 AM Chris Abbott – 8-Bit Symphony
First composing for SID in 1988, Chris Abbott has been at the heart of the SID remix scene for decades. On a two decades-long quest to realise proper John Williams-y orchestral versions of Commodore 64 music, he teamed up with legendary composer Rob Hubbard to make it happen. How does a three voice tune become an 80-piece orchestra epic? How on earth could we afford it? Is anyone interested? All these questions and more shall be answered, probably.
This will be a prerecorded interview with live Q&A with Mr. Abbott afterwards.
12 PM Lunch and Shopping Break
1 PM Scott Hutter – What’s New in GEOS
Will go over some of the new happenings in the GEOS arena. Paul Murdaugh’s updated GEOS reference documentation, a new desktop created in cc65, code decompile/reconstruction to source, new drivers, and other projects.
2 PM Douglas Compton – Commodore 128 – 80 Column Business Software
The C128 is a misunderstood machine for sure. So many today just think it is useful for C64 mode and forget the large amount of productivity software that was available for it, especially in the gorgeous 80 column mode. I want to introduce you to some of that Software and show how useful or really was. We may also be touching on CP/M mode, too.
3 PM Jeffrey Brace – 80’s Bedroom exhibit with C64 and The Print Shop
I will be showing off the 80’s bedroom exhibit at the VCF museum in Wall, NJ.
4 PM – Jim Drew – New CBMSTUFF products
New products being released include a new C64, the Retro Repair Station, and SuperCart.
5 PM Jeffrey Brace – C64 Capsela Robot
I will be showing a Capsela robot controlled by a C64. I will tell a little about the modified BASIC programming language used to control the robot.
6 PM End of Presentations – Social Time
Everyone is welcome to join one of the other breakout rooms and carry on the discussion!
