By Kathy Yakal — originally published in COMPUTE!’s Gazette Issue 2, August 1983
Here’s a nationwide list of Commodore users groups so you may find one in your area if you’re interested. The groups are listed by state, alphabetically. If you belong to a group and don’t find it listed here, either your group wasn’t around when this list was prepared a few weeks back, or we didn’t know about you. We regret any omissions.
We will repeat this listing periodically in COMPUTE!’s Gazette, so please let us know if we’ve missed you or if you have a new group forming. Write to:
COMPUTE!’s Gazette
P.O. Box 5406
Greensboro, NC 27403
Attn: Commodore Users Groups
ALABAMA
Huntsville Alabama Commodore Komputer Society (HACKS)
c/o Hal Carey
9002 Berclair Rd.
Huntsville, AL 35802
(205)883-0223
CALIFORNIA
Commodore Users Group
c/o Gilbert Vela
4237 Plumeria Ct.
Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805)937-4174
PALS
c/o Jo Johnson
886 So. K
Livermore, CA 94550
PET-On-The-Air
c/o Max J. Babin, Secretary
525 Crestlake Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94132
San Fernando Valley Commodore Users Group (SFVCUG)
c/o Thomas Lynch
21208 Nashville
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(213)709-4736 (h)
(213)889-2211 ext. 2015 (w)
San Luis Obispo VIC-20/64 Computer Club
1766 9th St.
Los Osos, CA 93402
(805)528-3371
FLORIDA
Brandon User Group
c/o Paul Daugherty
108 Anglewood Dr.
Brandon, FL 33511
Paul Daugherty, President
(813)685-5138
Chris Jackey, Vice President
(813)681-6850
Central Florida Commodore Users Group
c/o Stephen K. McHaney
P.O. Box 15949
Orlando, FL 32858
(305)298-4709
Commodore Computer Club
c/o Chuck Fechko
P.O. Box 21138
St. Petersburg, FL 33742
Gainesville Commodore Users Group
c/o Louis Wallace
P.O. Box 14716
Gainesville, FL 32604
Miami 64 Users Group
c/o Dr. Eydie Sloane
P.O. Box 561689
Miami, FL 33256
(305)274-3501
South Sarasota County User Group
c/o Frank Topping
1859 Neptune Dr.
Englewood, FL 33533
(813)474-6359
VIC/64 Heartland User Group
c/o Tom Keough
1220 Bartow Rd. #23
Lakeland, FL 33801
(813)666-2132
GEORGIA
VIC Educators User Group
c/o Dr. Al Evans
Cherokee County Schools
110 Academy St.
Canton, GA 30114
IDAHO
Commodore Users
c/o Leroy Jones
548 E. Center
Pocatello, ID 83201
(208)233-4294
S.R.H.S. Computer Club
c/o Barney Foster or Bryan Bagley
Salmon River High School
Riggins, ID 83549
ILLINOIS
ASSM/TED Users Group
c/o Brent Anderson
200 S. Century
Rantoul, IL 61866
(217)893-4577
Commodore 64 Users Group
c/o Gus Pagnotta
P.O. Box 572
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(312)790-4320
PET VIC CLUB (PVC)
c/o Paul Schmidt
40 S. Lincoln
Mundelein, IL 60060
(312)566-8685
Regional Association of Programmers (RAP 64/20)
c/o Gene A. Meyers
7358 W. 108th Place
Worth, IL 60482
(312)448-0485
INDIANA
Commodore Hardware Users Group (C*H*U*G)
c/o Tim Renshaw
9651 E. 21st St.
Indianapolis, IN 46229
(317)899-2003
(317)898-3800
Northern Indiana Commodore Enthusiasts (NICE)
c/o Eric Bean
927 S. 26th St.
South Bend, IN 46615
(219)288-2101
PET/64 Users
c/o Jerry Brinson
10136 E. 96th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46256
VIC Indy Club
P.O. Box 11543
Indianapolis, IN 46201
Fred Imhausen
(Impair Sales and Service)
(317)357-6906
IOWA
Commodore Computer Users Group of Iowa
P.O. Box 3140
Des Moines, IA 52808
Curtis L. Shiffer, President
(515)282-1388
Laura Miller, Secretary
(515)287-1378
Quad City Commodore Computer Club
c/o John N. Yigas
1721 Grant St.
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(319)355-2641
Siouxland Commodore Club
c/o Gary Johnson
2700 Sheridan St.
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712)258-7903
KENTUCKY
The Commodore Connection
c/o Jim Kemp
1010 S. Elm
Henderson, KY 42420
(502)827-8153
LOUISIANA
Commodore PET Users Group
5064 Bowdon St.
Marrero, LA 70072
Wayne Lowery, President
(504)341-5305
Stan Pape, Parliamentarian
(504)394-4928
MARYLAND
Capitol Area PET Enthusiasts (VIC-20)
c/o William Spillane
P.O. Box 1602
Rockville, MD 20850
(301)340-7417
Hagerstown User Group (HUG XX)
c/o Joseph Rutkowski
23 Coventry Ln.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Joseph Rutkowski, President
(301)797-9728
Greg Steward, Secretary
(301)790-0968
Ken Schultz, Technical Advisor
(301)797-4150
Long Lines Computer Club
c/o Tom Davis
323 N. Charles St.
Room 201
Baltimore, MD 21201
(301)547-2570
VIC & 64 Users Group
c/o Tom DeReggi
21000 Clarksburg Rd.
Boyds, MD 20841
(301)428-3174
MASSACHUSETTS
MASSPET Commodore User Group
c/o David Rogers
P.O. Box 307
East Taunton, MA 02718
(617)823-1974
MASSPET Bulletin Board
(617)824-4878 (7 p.m.-9 a.m. M-F, 24 hours on weekends)
Eastern Mass VIC-20 Users Group
c/o Frank Ordway
6 Flagg Rd.
Marlboro, MA 01752
(617)485-4677
The Boston Computer Society
c/o Commodore User Group Director
Three Center Plaza
Boston, MA 02108
(617)367-8080
MICHIGAN
South Computer Club
c/o Ronald Ruppert
South Junior High School
45201 Owen
Belleville, MI 48111
Southeast Michigan PET User Group (SEMPUG)
c/o Norm Eisenberg
32800 W. 12 Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48018
VIC for Business
c/o Michael Marotta
6027 Orchard Ct.
Lansing, MI 48910
(517)394-2345
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Users of PET (MUPET)
c/o Jon T. Minerich
P.O. Box 179
Annandale, MN 55302
(612)963-5056 (h)
(612)274-8246 (w)
MISSOURI
The Commodore Users Group of St. Louis, Inc. (formerly “PET SET”)
P.O. Box 6653
St. Louis, MO 63125
Dan Weidman, General Information
Irwin Feldenberg, VIC-20 Subgroup Dir.
(314)991-0655
Mark Cureton, C64 Subgroup Dir.
(314)752-1681
Kansas City PET Users Group (KCPUG)
c/o Sal Cerda or Rick West
P.O. Box 36492
Kansas City, MO 64111
User Group Hotline (816)252-7628
(24 hours, 7 days a week)
Bulletin Board (KCPUG)
(816)257-2502
(24 hours, 7 days a week)
Rick West – Sysop voice
(816)257-5058 (after 8 p.m.)
Mid-Missouri Commodore Club
1804 Vandiver Dr.
Columbia, MO 65201
(314)474-4511
NEBRASKA
The National VIC-20 Users Group
c/o George F. Kaywood, Director
P.O. Box 34575
Omaha, NE 68134
NEW JERSEY
ACGNJ PET/VIC/CBM User Group
c/o Joseph M. Pylka
30 Riverview Terrace
Belle Mead, NJ 08502
VIC Software Development Club
c/o H. P. Rosenberg
77 Fomalhaut Ave.
Sewell, NJ 08080
VIC Times
c/o Thomas R. Molnar
46 Wayne St.
Edison, NJ 08817
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Commodore Users Group
6212 Karlson N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Danny or Betsy Byrne (505)821-5812
Dr. Richard Kotomori (505)298-9675
NEW YORK
Capitol District Commodore 64/VIC-20 User Group
c/o William Pizer
363 Hamilton St.
Albany, NY 12210
(518)436-1190
Folklife Terminal Club
c/o Bob Krebs
P.O. Box 2222-R
Mt. Vernon, NY 10551
Hudson Valley Commodore Club
1 Corwin Place
Lake Katrine, NY 12449
John G. Rogers, President
(914)246-8936
Frank S. Goh, Secretary
(914)679-2817
J. Ric Wright, Newsletter
(914)382-1561
KINGCOMP (Commodore User Group)
c/o Dr. Lewis Levitt
1250 Ocean Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(212)859-3030
National VIC Association
c/o Michael Kleinert
9 Crabapple Ln.
Nanuet, NY 10954
(914)623-8929
New York Commodore Users Group (NYCUG)
c/o Ben Tunkelang
380 Riverside Dr., 7Q
New York, NY 10025
SUPERSTAR’s User Group
c/o Jean F. Coppola
151-28 22nd Ave.
Whitestone, NY 11357
VIC Information Exchange Club
c/o Tom Schlegel
336 W. 23rd St.
Deer Park, NY 11729
VIC-20/Commodore 64 Users Group
c/o Pete Lobl
31 Maple Dr.
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(516)957-1512
VIC User Group
c/o Robert Wurtzel
Stony Brook Learning Center
1424 Stony Brook Rd. Stony Brook, NY 11790
(516) 751-1719
NORTH CAROLINA
Commodore 64 Research Triangle
Users Group
6164A Falls of Neuse Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609
Doug Latta (919)787-5748
Commodore User Group
c/o Tom Stidham
Talton’s Select Business Equipment
P.O. Box 749
Durham, NC 27702
(919)489-4155
Amateur Radio PET Users Group
c/o Hank Roth
P.O. Box 30694
Raleigh, NC 27622
Micro Computer Users Club
c/o Joel D. Brown
Rt, #1, Box 134A
Boonville, NC 27011
Raleigh VIC-20 Users Group
c/o Larry Diener
410-D Delta Ct.
Cary, NC 27511
(919)469-3862
Triangle Amateur Computer Club
c/o Russ Lyday
P.O. Box 17523
Raleigh, NC 27619
(919)787-4137
VIC-20 64 Group
c/o Tim Gromlovits
Rt. 11, Box686E
Hickory, NC 28601
(704)495-7922
OHIO
Commodore Computer Chili of Toledo
c/o Gerald W. Carter
734 Donna Dr.
Temperance, MI 48182
(313)847-0426
Commodore 64 and VIC-20
User Group
c/o Bill Novak
2299 W. 11th
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216)696-5093 (ask for Bill)
Dayton Area Commodore
Users Group
c/o Bernie Worby
4154 Tareyton Dr.
Bellbrook, OH 45305
(513)848-2065
Licking County 64 User Group
323 Schuler St.
Newark, OH 43053
(614)345-1327
OKLAHOMA
Commodore Hobby Users Group (CHUG)
c/o Annette Hinshaw
Tulsa Computer Society
P.O. Box 1133
Tulsa, OK 74101
(918)627-8994
Southwest Oklahoma Computer Club (S.W.O.C.C)
c/o Gary Crowell
P.O. Box 6646
Lawton, OK 73505
(405)355-9798 (evenings/weekends)
OREGON
Oregon Commodore Computer Users Group (OCCUG)
c/o John Jones
2134 N. E. 45th Ave. Portland, OR 97213
(503)281-4908
(This group includes 21 independent chapters, which are listed below.)
Combined Groups
Astoria Commodore Users Group
c/o Kent Poulsen
Rt. 3, Box 75
Astoria, OR 97103
(503)325-5685
Forest Grove Commodore Users
Don Singer (503)357-4140
Bill Krieger (503)357-8008
Gresham VIC/64 Users Group
c/o Bob Brown
625 NW Battaglia
Gresham, OR 97030
(503)666-4131
Lake Oswego PET/C64 Users Group
c/o John Jones
2134N. E. 45fh
Portland, OR 97213
(503)281-4908
or Jeff Andrews (503)775-9089
Lane County Users Group
c/o Peter Rocks void
584 Sierra
Eugene, OR 97402
(503)688-1537
Longview, WA Commodore Users Group
c/o Stephen Onus
626 26th Ave.
Longview, WA 98632
(206)577-8317
Milwaukie/S.E. Portland VIC/64 Users
Alan Paget (503)235-0932
Mt. Hood Community College PET/64 Users
c/o Ted Scheinman
4044N.E. Couch
Portland, OR 97232
(503)667-7196
Tillamook VIC/C64 Users Group
c/o George Shiveley
1009 5th St.
Tillamook, OR 97141
(503)842-4515
Vancouver, WA Commodore Users Group
Chris Brown (206)573-8489
Don Irving (206)892-3923
Yamhill County Commodore Users
c/o Dan Linscheid
Rt. 2, Box 246
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503)843-2625
Commodore 64 Users Groups
Albany/Corvallis C64 Users Group
c/o Jon North
6277 Looney Ln. S.W.
Albany, OR 97321 (503)928-5099
or Steve Johnson
1320 N.W. 10th
Corvallis, OR 97330
(503)752-7614
VIC-20 Users Groups
East Portland VIC Users Group
Terry Schulz (503)665-6880
N.E. Portland VIC Users Group
c/o Jerry Adams
5014 N. Montana
Portland, OR 97217
(503)287-1433
Salem VIC Users Group
John Ingram (503)370-8775
S.E. Metro VIC Users Group (SEMVUG)
c/o Bill Dahl
P.O. Box 42082
Portland, OR 97242
Special Interest Groups
Amateur Radio Group
c/o Jim Meyers
P.O. Box 626
Molalla, OR 97038
(503)239-8888 (w)
(503)829-5083 (h)
Restricted Membership Groups
Tire 10 VIC Users Group
(fire fighters only)
1927 S.E. 174th
Portland, OR 97233
Harley Cissna (503)668-6520
Gary Houghton (503)256-3426
Portland Airbase Officers Club VIC and C64
(must be member of Portland Airbase Officers Open Mess or guest)
c/o Frank Chase
P.O. Box 17511
Portland, OR 97217
(503)289-4331 (after 9:30 p.m.)
Salem PNB VIC Users Group
(Pacific NW Bell employees only)
P.O. Box 106, Room 452
Salem, OR 97308
Bill Black (503)3994850
Rod Small (503)399-4578
Tektronics Employees VIC Users (Tek employees only)
Rick Simonsen (503)639-5451
Alan Roberts (503)682-2731
PENNSYLVANIA
Compstars
c/o Larry Shupinski
440 Manatawny St.
Pottstown, PA 19464
Naval Air Development Center Commodore User Club
c/o Norman McCrary, Club Secretary
248 Oakdale Ave.
Horsham, PA 19044
(215)441-2708
Pittsburgh Commodore Group
c/o Joel A. Casar
2015 Gamck Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Westmoreland Commodore Users Club
c/o Jim Mathers
3021 Ben Venue Dr.
Greensburg, PA 15601
(412)836-2224
RHODE ISLAND
Newport Computer Club
c/o Dr. Matt McConeghy
10 Maitiand Ct.
Newport, RI 02841
(401)849-2684
SOUTH CAROLINA
Beaufort Technical College User Group
do Dean of Instruction
P.O. Box 1288
Beaufort, SC 29902
(803)524-3380
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga Commodore Users Group
c/o Carolyn D. Bellah
P.O. Box 1106
Chattanooga, TN 37401
(615)875-6676
Metro Knoxville 64 User Group
c/o Ed Pritchard
7405 Oxmoor Rd., Rt. #20
Knoxville, TN 37921
(615)938-3773
Nashville Commodore Users Group
P.O. Box 121282
Nashville, TN 37212
Dave Rushing (615)331-5408
Dallas Denny (615)297-3337
TEXAS
Commodore (Houston) Users Group (CHUG)
c/o Mary Howe
23502 Creekview Dr.
Spring, TX 77379
(713)376-7000
PET Users Group
c/o Jim Dallas
14311 River Glen Dr.
Sugarland, TX 77478
Southeast Houston VIC User Croup
11423 Kirk Valley Dr.
Houston, TX 77089
(713)481-6653
VIC Users Group
c/o Robert Massengale
3817 64th Dr.
Lubbock, TX 79413
UTAH
Commodore VIC-20 Users Group
c/o Ronald Benesh, Membership Sec.
652 W. 700 N.
Clearfield, UT 84015
Rodney Keller (801)776-3950
Commodore 64 Users Group c/o Rodney Keller
652 W. 710 N.
Clearfield, UT 84015
(801)776-3950
The Utah Commodore Users Group
c/o Rodney Keller
652 W. 700 N.
Clearfield, UT 84015
(801 )776-3950
VIRGINIA
Capitol Area PET Enthusiasts (Commodore 64)
c/o William Tyler
607 Abbotts Ln.
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703)532-8087
Fredericksburg Area Computer Enthusiasts
c/o Michael Parker
P.O. Box 324
Locust Grove, VA 22508
Lynchburg Users Group
c/o Dick Rossignol
Rt. 2, Box 180
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Southwestern Virginia Commodore Users
c/o Jimmy Richardson
Rt. 1, Box I2A
Elk Creek, VA 24326
(703)655-4144
or Brian Billings
Rt. 1, Box209C
Elk Creek, VA 24326
(703)655-4001
Tidewater Commodore Users Group
c/o Fred Monson or H. Thomas Baisc III
4917 West Grove Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
VIC-20 CBM Users Club Toronto PET Users Group
c/o Donnle L. Thompson, President c/o Chris Bennett
1502 Harvard Rd.
Richmond, VA 23226
(804)288-4962
WASHINGTON
Commodore Computer Club
PO Box 1471
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Michael D. Clark (206)675-4815
Donald H. Sims (206)675-0301
NW Commodore User Group
c/o Richard Ball
2565 Dexter N. #203
Seattle, WA 98109
(206)284-9417
PSACE
c/o Ken Tong
1800 Taylor Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109
Spokane Commodore Users Group
c/o Terry and Sara Voss
W. [918BooneAve.
Spokane, WA 99201
(509)327-7202
WISCONSIN
Commodore 64 Software Exchange Group (C.S.E.G.)
c/o Edward |. Rosenberg
P.O. Box 224
Oregon, WI 53575
(608)835-5538
VIC-20 Software Exchange Group (V.S.E.G.)
c/o Edward J. Rosenberg
P.O. Box 224
Oregon, Wl 53575
(608)835-5538
Waukesha Area VIC Enthusiasts (W.A.V.E.)
c/o Tony Hunter or Steve Kacen
P.O. Box 359
Kim Grove, WI 53122
CANADA
Nova Scotia Commodore Computer Users Group
John Robinson, President
c/o Andrew Cornwall, Secretary
66 Landrace Cres.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
B2W2P9 (902)434-1524
VIC-20 CBM Users Club Toronto PET Users Group
c/o Donnie L. Thompson, President c/o Chris Bennett
1502 Harvard Rd.
Richmond, VA 23226
(804)288-4962
Commodore Computer Club
P.O. Box 1471
1912 A Avenue Rd., Suite #1
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5M 4A1
(416)782-9252
NORWAY
VIC-Club of Norway
Rolf Oberg
Liljegt.4
1750 Halden Norway