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October 2018 Meeting
The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday October 18th, 2018 at 7:30 PM. This month we will have an in-depth demonstration of the new THEC64 Mini Computer.
Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.
Announcement: World of Commodore 2018
Hear ye, hear ye! Announcing World of Commodore 2018, the 15th TPUG edition!
Please join us again this year for another great show. Everything you need to know can be found in the World of Commodore menu above (also to the right). Don’t forget to buy your tickets and/or reserve your tables early.
If you are working on anything Commodore related (or other retro computers) and would like to give a demonstration at WoC, please reach out to Ian or Leif and we’ll be happy to add you to the Presentations page.
September 2018 Meeting
Welcome back! The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday September 20th, 2018 at 7:30 PM. We’ll have a recap of the Emergency Chicagoland Commodore Convention and Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2018, plus the usual discussions on all things Commodore.
Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.
June 2018 Meeting
The next TPUG meeting will be on Thursday June 21st, 2018 at 7:30 PM. June is our usual repair-fest month – bring your broken Commodore hardware and repair/diagnostic tools. Plus! Special guest Stefany Allaire will be presenting the Commodore 256 Foenix project.
Click here for location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.
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 location, time and directions. Discussions regarding upcoming and past meetings can be found in the Forums.
Website Updates
As you may or may not have noticed, TPUG’s website is now being served securely via https. If you do notice anything that is not coming in over https, please let me know.
Don’t forget that we’ve got phpBB-based forums as well. You can find them via the top navigation bar. I’ve recently enabled RSS syndication for the forums. Subscribe in your favourite RSS reader at https://www.tpug.ca/forums/feed.php. I realize that they are not terribly busy, but subscribing means that you won’t miss anything by forgetting to visit.
World of Commodore 2017 Videos Posted
Videos from World of Commodore 2017 have now been uploaded+added to our YouTube Channel! Click here for the 2017 playlist.
You can also view the complete list of videos, or in playlists organized by year.
Jim Butterfield Tribute Day March 17 2018
Just a reminder to everyone that this Saturday, March 17, the Personal Computer Museum is hosting a special tribute to Jim Butterfield.
In attendance will be Vicki Butterfield (Jim’s wife). We are also hoping that Karl Hildon (Transactor) and Steve Punter (WordPro, Punter Protocol) will also be in attendance (neither are confirmed but both have indicated they will try to be there) Come share your fondest memories of Jim, play with some of his computers, discover facts about him you didn’t know – and even get a chance to win a copy of his book “Machine Language for the Commodore 64 and other Commodore Computers” that was owned by Jim himself.
We have some of the neatest things like the famous “smoking jacket” that was pictured in the infamous “centrefold” in Transactor magazine. Get a unique chance to have your picture taken with this piece and much, much more.
Details: Jim Butterfield Tribute Day
Where: Personal Computer Museum
Address: 13 Alma Street, Brantford, ON (rear building)
Time: 10am to 4pm
Cost: Admission is by donation
- Pizza will be served around noon, you are welcome to participate (just throw a few bucks into the donation bin to help cover the costs)
- If you have any e-waste or special computer donations (computers, software, books, magazines, etc) please feel free to bring those along as well.
- Since Jim was important to the founding of TPUG, we hope to see many of you there!