Monthly TPUG Meeting for March 2023!!

our monthly meeting will be held this Thursday at our usual location: the Alderwood United Church, 44 Delma Dr, Etobicoke ON M8W 4N6, Canada, starting at 7:30 (plus or minus a few minutes, thank you traffic!) and online for those who can’t attend in person via the Zoom link below.

Our topic this week is a double header: James Alexander will be showing his Ultimate Megabyte board for Atari devices. And Dr Claw will be showing is BBS with a TPUG-specific area with messages, games and even a radio station!!

Ennio


Topic: TPUG Meeting for 2023-March
Time: Mar 16, 2023 07:30 PM America/Toronto

Recording available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_2xWSM0lZo

TPUG Meeting for February 2023

Come join us at 7:30PM on February 16th physically at the Alderwood United Church (44 Delma Drive, Toronto, ON, M8W 4N6) and virtually world-wide to chat. No speaker is scheduled so if you have anything you want to bring out or show, or a problem you want to talk about, you are welcome to do so!!

We are meeting in person but if you choose to join over Zoom, the details are:
Topic: TPUG February 2023 Meeting
Time: Feb 16, 2023 07:30 PM America/Toronto

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TPUG Meeting for January 2023 with RJ Mical!

Recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxNV_0wZX14&t=2295s

Come join us at 7:30PM on January 19th physically at the Alderwood United Church (44 Delma Drive, Toronto, ON, M8W 4N6) and virtually world-wide to chat with our guest RJ Mical, developer of the Intuition Amiga user interface system software and more!! Ask about his current gig as Google Director of Games as well as Amiga history!

Topic: TPUG Meeting for 2023 with RJ Mical!
Time: Jan 19, 2023 07:30 PM America/Toronto

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TPUG Annual Holiday Party

Come join us on Thursday December 15 starting at 7:30PM EST for our annual holiday party!! It will be held physically at our usual place, the Alderwood United Church at 44 Delma Dr, Etobicoke, ON M8W 4N6 and online via the Zoom link below.

We have one copy of C64OS v1.0 donated to us by Greg Nacu to raffle. You must be physically present at the meeting to win.

Topic: TPUG December/Holiday 2022
Time: Dec 15, 2022 07:30 PM America/Toronto

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Meeting For November 17, 2022: Dennis Osborn, the Creator of Vision BASIC for the Commodore 64

Topic: TPUG November 2022 Physical and Virtual Hybrid Meeting
Time: Nov 17, 2022 07:30 PM America/Toronto

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TPUG is honoured to have Dennis Osborn join our November 17, 2022 users group meeting via Zoom.  He will be providing a 30-minute review of his new Commodore 64 product Vision BASIC.  What is Vision BASIC?  In Dennis’s own words, “It is BASIC on steroids!”

You’ve seen BASIC language extensions before, and you’ve seen BASIC compilers before.  But you’ve never seen the two put together so effectively until now.  Developed over the course of 20 years, Vision BASIC combines the fantastic retro power of C64 technology with 21st century programming sophistication.  With Vision BASIC, you’ll be creating games, educational software, audiovisual demos, interactive presentations, and even serious applications.

Before joining Dennis for a relaxed look at Vision BASIC, we recommend that you watch this introductory YouTube video to become familiar with the product:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROR1NQE-2DY

If the above video leaves you wanting even more, please browse Dennis’s YouTube channel for a series of informative tutorials:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo0HyoOLjJlNvy2K-SDNP8A/videos

Dennis will be presenting by voice-only at the meeting, and will be sharing his computer screen to demonstrate his revolutionary creation.  For the final segment of the half-hour discussion, Dennis will be answering a series of pre-selected questions about Vision BASIC.  To submit your questions for consideration, please visit the TPUG Discord server at https://discord.gg/V5DHgR3 and send a direct-message (DM) to Marcio D.

Please be sure to also visit the Vision BASIC product website at:  https://visionbasic.net

For those who can’t attend the TPUG meeting in person, you’re welcomed to attend virtually using Zoom.  See you at the meeting!

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TPUG is proud to present Michael S. Tomczyk, hosted by Nico, Oct 20, 2022

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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TPUG Virtual Meeting for September 2022

Note that we are hoping to return to hybrid physical/virtual meetings in October

Please bring your questions and discussion topics to our monthly meeting!


Time: Sep 15, 2022 07:00 PM America/Toronto

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TPUG Virtual Meeting for August 2022

Please join us for our next virtual meeting on August 18, 2022 at 7 PM EDT (2300UT) on Zoom. Details below.

Topic: TPUG’s August Virtual Meeting Meeting
Time: Aug 18, 2022 07:00 PM America/Toronto

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TPUG Virtual Meeting For July 2022

Our recurring virtual meetings are once again being held on the evening of the 3rd week of July. Come join us below – all are welcomed!!

Topic: TPUG Virtual Meeting for 2022-July-21
Time: Jul 21, 2022 07:00 PM America/Toronto

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Topic: TPUG Virtual Meeting For 2022-June Time: Jun 16, 2022 07:00 PM America/Toronto

Come join us for our monthly meeting. If you have anything new to show us, you are most welcome to present!

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