Category Archives: Meetings

May 2018 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday May 17th, 2018 at 7:30 PM.  We’ll have a look at the new Pi1541 solution for using a Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+ to accurately emulate a 1541 floppy disk drive. Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.

April 2018 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday April 19th, 2018 at 7:30 PM.  This month’s topic is hardware testing and diagnostics – let’s hear your tips and techniques, and bring any troubleshooting tools you’ve collected/assembled.  Plus! A report from the MidWest Gaming Classic and an overview of the VR64 by creator Jim Happel. Click here for […]

March 2018 Meeting

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday March 15th, 2018 at 7:30 PM.  This month’s topic is Computer Science in School.  What machine(s) did you start with and learn on?  What did you learn that did (or didn’t) apply to modern computing?  Bring your recollections, stories and any keepsakes from your school days for […]

February 2018 Meeting *AGM*

The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday February 15th, 2018 at 7:00 PM.  It’s our Annual General Meeting so please make a special effort to attend.  Following the AGM we’ll have the usual chapter meeting. Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.

January 2018 Meeting

Happy New Year!  The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday January 18th, 2018 at 7:30 PM.   Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.

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.