Saturday December 3 and Sunday December 4, 2022
Our special guest this year, with the kind support and sponsorship of RetroRewind.ca, is none other than former Commodore UK managing director DAVID JOHN PLEASANCE! He will be signing your C=/Amiga related items you bring!!
We would also like to thank our second sponsor, The My Retro Computer Project for their generous donation!
World of Commodore 2022 is a hybrid physical and virtual event this year. 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!
For those who can not attend in person we will provide content provided through our YouTube Channel, as well our ongoing Discord Chat. Interactive content require physical presence or Zoom Link (see below).
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.
If you plan on spending the night at the hotel, please contact them at the web site, above, for best rates.
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
There are currently no government restrictions however these 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
Preregistration admission to World of Commodore 2022 is $30 for both days and $20 for one with the price being $35 and $25 at the door. All funds go towards hosting World Of Commodore, monthly physical meeting location, online hosting, our ongoing club operations, possible future projects and other expenses. This price of admission includes a one year membership.
Being here or joining the Zoom session will give you the chance to interact with our speakers. Admission required, YouTube stream will be view-only.
Paypal or Interac e-Transfer accepted! Send to tpug2020@tpug.ca
Livestream
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 Party included!
Games Room – 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 2022
Dan Wood From The Retro Hour Podcast
11:00 AM: David John Pleasance
11:45 AM: Bill Degnan from Kennett Classic
- “What does it take to start an Indie Computer Museum” with more emphasis on exhibit creation and what makes a great exhibit ie.. telling a story with your exhibit.
1:30 PM: Jim Orlando And New Games for the Commodore PET
- eg, here is Lode Runner for PET: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAOgszOVq78
- And a bunch of others: > https://jimbo.itch.io/
2:15 PM: Dan Laskowski will be presenting his updated version to the popular Fast Fingers Music Software (you can preview it here: https://www.youtube.com/techristian).
3:00 PM: John Hammarberg (C R T)
- c2 cross assembler (it’s not an assembler)
3:45 PM PM: Greg Nacu
- C64 OS v1.0 Released
- Will talk about the New Jersey vintage computer museum, InfoAge and Vintage Computer Festival East.
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
10:30 AM : The My Retro Computer Project
11:30 AM Birds Of A Feather and Watch A Documentary
We are offering whatever resources available in the presentation to participants so they can discuss any ideas they wish and maybe collaborate. So, The Retro Hour Podcast have offered their 300th episode for viewing!
1:00 PM Jeff Schaap And The I Adore My 64 Film
1:45 PM : Randy Rossi
VIC-II Kawari is my hardware replacement project for the VIC-II (Video Interface Chip II) found in Commodore 64 home computers. https://accentual.com/vicii-kawari/
2:00 PM Amiga Bill Twitch Stream Program With TPUG And The World Of Commodore
2:30 PM The Meatloaf project
After Parties (Friday and Saturday Nights)
Join us for our after parties (details to be announced at the show)
All times are given in Eastern Standard Time (Toronto). We will be adding more speakers prior to the event so please check back!!
Onsite Vendors And Exhibitors (Saturday and Sunday)
Frank Linhares and RetroRewind – Vendor – Commodore repairs, component sales and our sponsor for David John Pleasance
David John Pleasance will be selling signed copies of his books
JP PBM Products By Mail
The My Retro Computer Project who is also a sponsor of this year’s World Of Commodore!!
Justus Jurica (Herk) and World Of Retro Computing
Digital Man (Saturday only)
Vendor table space is available for $50 per each table (96″x30″) for two days. Contact us to order. Exhibitor tables for your project only requires entry fee.
Draws and Prizes
David has offered to to our raffle two of each Commodore The Inside Story and From Vultures to Vampires Volume 1 hardback books, SIGNED!!! As well, some downloads of videos “VIVA AMIGA EXTENDED REMIX” and “COMMODORE ALIVE AND KICKING” (Released 2022) and AUDIO BOOKS of COMMODORE THE INSIDE STORY (spoken by Dan Wood over 8 hours of content)
We are planning a number of prizes for attendees of World Of Commodore! If you have something you’d like to donate, please let us know at contact us!
As well, currently we are offering
- Greg has donated C64 OS Starter Bundle!!
- A set of Abacus Books on the Amiga!
With more to come!