World of Commodore 2023

World of Commodore 2023

Saturday, December 2, 2023 – 10:00 AM ET
and
Sunday, December 3, 2023 – 10:00 AM ET
     

Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of World of Commodore with us!  Buy your tickets online through Ticket Tailor.  Please see the Admission section below for more details.  Online purchase ends at 12:01 AM ET on Saturday, December 2, 2023.

Our special guest this year is Amiga engineer RJ Mical, who will be in attendance courtesy of our wonderful sponsor RetroRewind.ca.  Please visit their online shop for your retro-computing needs.


Welcome to World of Commodore 2023.  As always our Speakers, Vendors, Exhibitors, and Attendees are all an integral part of the event.  Please join us for our captivating presentations, great community discussion, exhibits, products, services, the freebie table, and more!

Link to Facebook Event

For those who cannot attend in person, paid admission (pre-registration) entitles you to virtual participation through Zoom.  See Admission section below.

Location

Admiral Inn
2161 North Sheridan Way
Mississauga, Ontario
L5K 1A3

If you’re coming from out of town and plan to stay at the Admiral Inn, we strongly encourage you to contact Admiral Inn directly for the best rates, rather than use a third party website/app for booking.

Reservations: 1-905-403-9777
(Toll-Free): 1-888-236-4660
Website: https://www.admiralinn.com/mississauga/

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.

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.


Admission

Prices are in Canadian Dollars (CAD$). 

Pre-registration – available until 12:01 AM ET on Saturday, December 2, 2023:

Saturday, December 2 – $20

Sunday, December 3 – $20

Discounted total price if attending both days – $30

 
At the door:

Saturday, December 2 – $25

Sunday, December 3 – $25

Discounted total price if attending both days – $35     

     
Click here to purchase tickets through pre-registration.
     

Pre-registration provides you with the choice of attending in person or virtually by Zoom.  Both forms of attendance will give you the chance to interact with our speakers.  The Zoom link will be emailed to pre-registrants shortly before the event.

All funds go towards hosting World of Commodore, TPUG monthly meetings, web hosting, ongoing club operations, future projects, and other expenses.

 


Exhibitors and Vendors 

Exhibitors pay no charge for the use of a table, and are only required to pay regular admission – see Admission section above.  Please email info@tpug.ca to reserve your exhibitor’s table.

Vendors pay $50 per table, which allows the use of the table for both days of the expo – Saturday and Sunday.  Each table provides one free admission for the single vendor individual.  Assistants accompanying a vendor are required to pay regular admission, unless the vendor purchases the use of multiple tables.  Please email info@tpug.ca if you have any questions.

     
Click “Buy tickets” to purchase a vendor’s table.
     


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!  Transmission64 Demo presentation included!

Games Space – Connect with other retrogamers!

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.

 


Schedule and Presentations (Saturday)

10:00 AM:  Doors Open


10:30 AM:  Welcome to World of Commodore 2023

Pre-recorded:

Special greetings from some science-fiction superstars.


11:00 AM:  Rudy Panigas

Presenting in person:

World premiere of the PET Companion, a board for the PET computer that provides composite output, RGB2HDMI output, and audio output.

https://www.youtube.com/@RudysRetroIntel


1:00 PM:  Gregory Naçu

Presenting in person:

Advanced new features in C64 OS.

https://www.c64os.com


2:00 PM:  Dr. Myles Skinner

Presenting in person:

The Commodore 8-Bit Magazine Index.

https://www.tierceron.com/commodore/magazine_index.php


3:00 PM:  RJ Mical

Presenting in person:

Special chat with our headline guest.

http://www.mical.org


4:00 PM:  RJ Mical

Social time, autographs, photos, selfies, etc.


5:00 PM:  Frank Michlick

Presenting in person:

The results of the 4th annual Transmission 64 demo contest.

https://transmission64.com


6:30 PM:  End of Presentations (Social Time)

Everyone is welcome to join one of the other breakout rooms and carry on the discussion!

 

Schedule and Presentations (Sunday)

10:00 AM:  Doors Open


11:00 AM:  Cam Farnell

Presenting by Zoom:

The MCM/70 Computer.

https://hackaday.io/cam.farnell


1:00 PM:  Leif Bloomquist

Leif is a Senior Systems Software Engineer in the aerospace industry.

http://jammingsignal.com

Presenting in person, the topics are:

– Tracking the International Space Station (ISS) with a VIC-20.

– Tracking the International Space Station (ISS) with an Ultimate 64.

– C64 networking.

– Meatloaf WiFi interface.


2:00 PM:  Jaime Idolpx

Presenting by Zoom:

Updates from the Meatloaf WiFi project.

https://meatloaf.cc


3:00 PM:  Dan Wood, with special guest David Pleasance

Presenting by Zoom:

From The Retro Hour podcast.


4:00 PM:  Ranko Rodic

Presenting in person:

Exciting new MiniMig developments – Amiga FPGA.

https://www.minimig.ca


5:00 PM:  Jessica Petersen

Presenting by Zoom:

Coding in TRSE (Turbo Rascal Syntax Error).

https://fuzzybad.itch.io

 
 
Note that we do our best to schedule, however presenters are subject to change without notice.
 
 

After Parties (Friday and Saturday Nights)

Join us for our after parties (details to be announced at the show)

     


Onsite Vendors (Saturday and Sunday)


Frank Linhares
and Retro Rewind – Commodore repairs, component sales, and our generous sponsor.


Justus Jurica
and World of Retro Computing
     

Lowlevel and Art by F. Seeley – A limited number of petSD+ units will be available for sale.  Also selling Commodore-inspired art, stickers, coasters, and ornaments.  Please visit our table to receive a free World of Commodore sticker, while supplies last.  We are attending World of Commodore only on Saturday.


zSIMONz
– Commodore display and sales.


Nick Melnick
– Offering pre-owned computers and accessories.          


Plan-Net CSS – SELLING:  Apple VGA/Z80 cards, Greaseweasels v4, Sidekick 64 for 64/128 while stocks last, Rad Expansions for C64, Pistorm32 lite, Amiga RGB2, Amiga RGB2HDMI CPLD, Lazarus Storms, Pistorm Relocator, Amiga CR2032 adapters, Blue SCSI DB25 & Printed Cases, Blue SCSI Internal Printed Brackets, HID2AMI, and some PC Parts and odds & sods.

EXHIBITING:  The Sidekick64 & Doom on the C64 using the Rad Expansion.


Rudy’s Retro Intel – My YouTube channel focuses on the repairs and investigation of vintage/retro computers from Commodore, Apple, and many other 8-bit computers.
At World of Commodore 2023, I will be introducing and selling new hardware for the Commodore PET computer called the PET Companion.  This board provides composite output, RGB2HDMI output, and audio output.     


Digital Man – I will be selling TeensyROM’s and custom power supplies.  An Evo64 demonstration will also be on display at my table.
Note:  TeensyROM is a ROM emulator, super fast loader, MIDI Host/Device, and Internet interface cartridge for the Commodore 64 & 128, based on the Teensy 4.1.


Gregory Naçu
– Selling C64 OS, a powerful operating system expansion for the Commodore 64.


Randy Rossi
– There will be a VIC-II Kawari on display with a demo program running.  I will have a few large VIC-II Kawari PCBs for sale, and maybe some of the ‘mini’ versions if they arrive in time.  I will also have some of my retro systems for sale – at least two C64s, two C128s, and a VIC-20 along with cartridges and other various accessories (drives, tape decks, etc).


RETRO Innovations
– Contemporary enhancements for your Commodore computer.


Dave Bradley
– Drop by the table of YouTube’s 8-Bit Commodore Man to see what’s for sale !


JP PBM – A perennial favourite of the World of Commodore marketplace, Joe is back once again with four large tables full of great products for Commodore and Amiga users – books, software, magazines, computers, peripherals, accessories, new JiffyDOS packages, and much more.  He’s got a lot of non-working hardware available as well, perfect for those of you who like to buy inexpensively and perform repairs on your own.  Joe invites you to email him directly at jppbm@rogers.com for pre-sales, so please contact him if you’re looking for anything in particular.


Signals From Space – Delicious cookies, fun and geeky cookie-cutters, pinback buttons, and other marvelous items for sale.


Stephen Cameron
– Selling a few of his cherished items.


Wolfgang Bochar
– Selling off some old Commodore and PC hardware.
Wolfgang has taken over development of Petmate (PETSCII editor for PC/Mac/Linux).  He’s close to having beta version 9 completed and might have it ready for demonstration at his table.


Ranko Rodic
– Selling MiniMig systems and accessories, the finest in Amiga FPGA.


Chiron Bramberger
– Selling boxed copies of ChiCLI with a nicely printed thick manual, plus boxed copies of his new Amiga game Jerboastar vs. The Gersmows.


Mystery Vendor
 – Visit World of Commodore 2023 to find out !

 


Onsite Exhibitors (Saturday and Sunday)

In addition to a great selection of vendors, World of Commodore also features many terrific exhibitors in attendance.  You’ll see a wide variety of vintage Commodore computers – PET, VIC-20, Commodore 64, Plus/4, Commodore 16, Commodore 128, Amiga, etc.  Be sure to check out the various peripherals and accessories that extend the capabilities of the base computer – some are old classics and some are new innovations, but they’re all fascinating to see.  Also on display is a plethora of interesting software being run on these machines, such as games, audiovisual demos, and new programming projects.

The Commodore community is extremely open-minded, so you’ll see more than just the traditional Commodore computers on the show floor.  Expect to see mini-console versions of Commodore computers, vintage computers from other manufacturers, new retro-style computers, and retro-enabling technologies such as FPGA.

When you stop by a table to marvel at a computer display, don’t be shy about striking up a conversation with the exhibitor.  They’re friendly, full of knowledge, and can answer any questions you have about the computer hardware and software being shown!

 


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