iPhone Game Review: Commodore 64 Emulator | Gear Diary
Posted on November 22, 2009 in Commodore 64
So when I heard that a Commodore 64 game emulation system was coming to the iTunes App Store, I was thrilled. Of course, that joy was short-lived as the app was approved but quickly pulled due to an exploit that allowed BASIC to run and ...
More FDIC Malfeasance: 43% Loss - The Market Ticker
Posted on October 29, 2009 in Commodore disk drive
Again, we see that the FDIC refused to step in and close this institution when the firm's Tier Capital Ratio (based on an actual market value for assets) went below 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1% and flat. Indeed, the FDIC not only allowed all ...
C64 Emulator Approved by Apple and Now Available | Touch Arcade
Posted on September 09, 2009 in Commodore disk drive
Apple never would have allowed that in a million years, and only a tiny minority would even want to go through the trouble of acquiring C64 disk images and loading them on the phone. You don't want to buy it, fine, but I'm sick of ...
robohara.com » Aztec (Apple II/Commodore)
Posted on August 27, 2009 in Commodore computers
While joysticks weren't commonplace in the early days of Apple computers , Commodore's DB9 ports (which allowed it to use the extremely common Atari 2600 joysticks) ensured that almost every game released was joystick compatible. ...
The Life Of M3NW5: Top Five (5) Best Non-Criminal Hackers of All Time
Posted on July 03, 2009 in Commodore software
Torvalds got his start in computers with a Commodore VIC-20, an 8-bit home computer. He then moved on to a Sinclair QL. Wikipedia reports that he modified the Sinclair "extensively, especially its operating system. ... Stallman's crusade for free software started with a printer. At the MIT lab, he and other hackers were allowed to modify code on printers so that they sent convenient alert messages. However, a new printer came along – one that they were not allowed to ...