World of Commodore 2021
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World of Commodore 2021
December 4, 2021 - December 5, 2021
Saturday December 4, 2021
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!
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 Inn
2161 North Sheridan Way
Mississauga, 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
Saturday Zoom Session and Breakout Rooms
Join the Zoom Session here!
Meeting ID: 878 3032 6967
Passcode: 639968
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 hotel
Join the Zoom Session Here!
Meeting ID: 823 6031 6145
Passcode: 468228
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