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TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) is pleased to reconnect you with one of the most intriguing entrepreneurs of the mid-1980’s home computing era. Brian Dougherty was the founder of Berkeley Softworks, the company that developed GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System) for the Apple II series of...

TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) is pleased to reconnect you with one of the most intriguing entrepreneurs of the mid-1980’s home computing era. Brian Dougherty was the founder of Berkeley Softworks, the company that developed GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System) for the Commodore 64...

He's the music composer on classic games such as The Great Giana Sisters, R-Type, Katakis, the Turrican series, and many others. Join the Toronto PET Users Group (TPUG) for a delightful evening of conversation with Chris Huelsbeck, where you get to interact and ask questions alongside his many...

If you love programming or playing homebrew games, you won’t want to miss this presentation. Jessica Petersen is a Commodore enthusiast who specializes in the use of Turbo Rascal Syntax Error (TRSE), a complete cross-platform suite for making retrocomputer games and demos. With the Pascal...

Bil Herd was the principal engineer on the Commodore Plus/4, C16/116, C264, C364, and the C128. Join in for a lively discussion with one of the most important figures in 1980's Commodore history. More details here: https://www.tpug.ca As always, you can watch the video recording on YouTube...

Meet Jeri Ellsworth - creator of the C64 DTV. Released in 2004, it was a fantastic single-chip implementation of the Commodore 64 computer, contained in a joystick and with 30 built-in games included. The Zoom meeting takes place on Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 7:30PM ET. Free to attend -...

Hello ! Please join us at World of Commodore 2023, Canada's largest Commodore computer expo. It's being held at the Admiral Inn Mississauga, which provides convenient accommodations for those who are visiting from out of town. The featured guest this year is Amiga engineer RJ Mical. This is...

Please join TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) for an interactive Zoom meeting with Albert Charpentier, designer of the VIC chip in the VIC-20, and co-designer of the VIC-II chip in the Commodore 64. The meeting will take place on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET. Zoom details...

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World of Retro Computing 2023 is a two-day retro computing conference in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The expo will include hands-on retro computer and gaming displays, special guest speakers, vendors buying and selling, workshops, LAN parties, challenges, and raffles ! Day 1: Saturday...

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Launched in May 2022, Vision BASIC has become a tremendous hit amongst Commodore 64 programmers, from beginners all the way up to seasoned coders. The developer Dennis Osborn has announced some special news in celebration of its first anniversary: 1.0p: This newly-launched package features a...

Please join us for an exciting Zoom meeting with Howard Scott Warshaw, the programmer of the Atari 2600 games Yars' Revenge, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The Zoom meeting is taking place on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 8:30pm EDT. For the Zoom link, please visit...

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Please join us for a fun evening of discussion with the father of Commodore PETSCII, Leonard Tramiel. Full details here: https://www.tpug.ca/2023/03/tpug-meeting-for-2023-april-20-leonard-tramiel-who-will-be-interviewed-by-nico/ See you at the chat !

If you're in the mood for a challenging and addictive word game, please check out logos64 at: https://visionbasic.weebly.com/logos64.html logos64 is a C64 port of the hit game Wordle. The latest version of logos64 features: A database of nearly 6,000 words. Instant validation of guesses - no...

Greetings, C64 programmers! You're cordially invited to participate in the first ever Vision BASIC game programming contest, which runs from January 8, 2023 to August 31, 2023. To watch a video of the contest announcement by Dennis Osborn (the developer of Vision BASIC), please click below...

TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) was honoured to have Chris Fala (longtime member of VCF and a steering committee member) in attendance for our November 17 meeting, in which Dennis Osborn gave a presentation on his product Vision BASIC. Thanks for being our guest, Chris ! For those of you who...

CALLING ALL C64 PROGRAMMING FANS ! TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) is proud to host a casual meeting on November 17th with Dennis Osborn, the creator of the exciting new product Vision BASIC for the Commodore 64. You're welcomed to attend for free using Zoom, by following the directions at...

HELLO COMMODORE FANS: If you'd be interested in attending the World of Commodore 2022 computer show either in-person or virtually on Saturday December 3 and Sunday December 4, please visit this webpage: https://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore/world-of-commodore-2022/ The World of Commodore...