SID article in Retro Gamer 71
Posted on January 18, 2010 in Commodore software
I do think it's a pity that MIDI synthesiser software wasn't available in the heyday, though the MIDI carts were. Imagine the doodles these guys could have made whilst having tunes take their early shapes.
Bits from Bill: Digital Rights Copy Protection and the C64
Posted on January 13, 2010 in Commodore software
I couldn't help being reminded of my old Commodore 64/128 days. Being a curious kinda guy, I wondered how game publishers copy protected their software so I could make my own legal backups. :) Essentially, they used methods much like ...
Tags: copy, software, protected, publishers, game
Ghostbusters for the Commodore 64 on The Computer Chronicles with ...
Posted on January 03, 2010 in Commodore computers
One Response to “Ghostbusters for the Commodore 64 on The Computer Chronicles with David Crane (1985)”. Mark December 30th, 2009 at 12:23 pm. Wow! The guy at the end pretty much predicts where games would eventually go in terms of ...
Tags: ghostbusters, chronicles, computer, commodore, pretty
Quick, Blame The Iranians | Bro, WTF?!
Posted on December 19, 2009 in Commodore software
by Commodore on December 17, 2009. Just because the little guy attacked, doesn't make this a fair fight. Most would agree that our military and technological advantages over our enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan are nothing short of blinding. ... Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations. ...
Commodore 64 Games: Matchday 2 manual
Posted on November 12, 2009 in Commodore software
Please note that this does not affect your statutory rights. Written by Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond Music and sound effects by Guy Stevens Produced by D C Ward (c) 1987 Ocean Software Limited. Posted by Commodore 64 at 6:51 AM ...
Modded Commodore 64 - Custom 8-bit Synth
Posted on November 10, 2009 in Commodore software
' Commodore 64 with SID 8580r5 running MSSIAH software , sequenced by Ableton Live 7' The machine in that video was sold to the production team "nVMe" based out of Brooklyn,NY. These guys are very happy with their purchase and plan to use ...
Tags: commodore, nvme, based, team, production
Help for a new guy
Posted on October 28, 2009 in Commodore 64
Join Date: Aug 2008. Device + Firmware: 3G-16GB 3.0 sn0w 'ed. Operating System: Commodore 64 baby.. Location: Arizona, Valley of the Sun. Posts: 8492. Thanks: 392. Thanked 1284 Times in 1166 Posts. Send a message via AIM to blkcadi ...
Jamin' to Bach, Commodore 64 style - Hack a Day
Posted on October 17, 2009 in Commodore disk drive
Tell that to the Commodore 64 and 1541 disk drive sitting on the desk in my room. “We have no idea where he picked up this obsolete chip” I know a guy who locally sells old computers from the 80's and 90's. I've never seen so many Apple ...
Jamin' to Bach, Commodore 64 style - Hack a Day
Posted on October 16, 2009 in Commodore computers
“Long-dead systems”? Really? Tell that to the Commodore 64 and 1541 disk drive sitting on the desk in my room. “We have no idea where he picked up this obsolete chip” I know a guy who locally sells old computers from the 80's and 90's. ...
Sound Politics: "We Invented The Personal Computer"
Posted on August 18, 2009 in Commodore computers
Jeff B, I remember back in the early 80's the young guys in our engineering department brought in a Commodore 64. They were way ahead of the curve. Ten years later the company was still resisting use with a few exceptions. ...
Sound Politics: "We Invented The Personal Computer"
Posted on August 18, 2009 in Commodore disk drive
Altair, Radio Shack (TRS-80) could either one possibly win an argument on why they deserve the title, but for my money the real take off point for the industry was the Apple II and the introduction of the disk drive . ... Jeff B, I remember back in the early 80's the young guys in our engineering department brought in a Commodore 64. They were way ahead of the curve. Ten years later the company was still resisting computer use with a few exceptions. ...
Tags: computer, young, guys, engineering, early
history of ocean software! :)
Posted on August 14, 2009 in Commodore software
hi everyone! ever wanted to see what happened to the guys at ocean software and what they got upto? well click this link to find out!: http://www.theoceanexperience.co.uk/ loads of pics,videos etc etc octave.
Psytronik Software: VIC, VIC, Hooray!
Posted on August 08, 2009 in Commodore software
If you look closely at the pictures above you'll see there's a Commodore Computer Club logo on there. This is because the heroes at the Commodore Club club have very kindly offered to sponsor this release! Many thanks guys. :) ...
1541 | Overheard in the Newsroom
Posted on August 03, 2009 in Commodore disk drive
Reporter: “I just had a guy tell me he was too sweaty to talk to me right now.”
Matthew Dicks: Technology and my beginnings as a writer
Posted on July 19, 2009 in Commodore computers
... out to a whopping one hundred readers each week, most of them under the age of eighteen and more interested in building computers from scratch than the rambling thoughts of two guys pounding the keys of a Commodore computer . ...
GridCycle » Blog Archive » Commodore 64 Laptop
Posted on July 08, 2009 in Commodore 64
Commodore 64 Laptop. Ben Heck did it again. He made a C64 using original hardware. This is the same guy who did the Xbox 360 laptop… which is proof that an Xbox 360 “slim” is possible. ...
GameSetWatch - Interview: Seeing Stardust With Housemarque's Kuittinen
Posted on July 01, 2009 in Commodore computers
I had a friend, one of two friends, one of two guys who used to be doing Commodore 64 games in Finland. Back in the 80s, I happened to be a friend with this guy. So, there were two guys in Finland who got internationally published .... Our parents used to buy us computers because they knew that this should be the future, and that's how we got that generation of people who got into demoscene, play with the computers , and use all the dark nights of wintertime to do that. ...