A new milestone in my life as a computer geek! | Bible Geek Gone Wild

Posted on March 09, 2010 in Commodore computers

Awhile back my wife brought home several boxes of Commodore 64 “stuff” that her brother was getting rid of. All of it sat in our basement for the longest time until I came home last week and there sat the whole family playing games on ...

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killstring - Must've looked cross-eyed at an old gypsy Commodore...

Posted on February 27, 2010 in Commodore 64

Must've looked cross-eyed at an old gypsy Commodore 64 once... [info] killstring: February 24th, 15:54. Current Mood: annoyed. Current Music: Tilly and the Wall. As all my technology seems to phase in and out of life, ...

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You always remember your first

Posted on February 20, 2010 in Commodore software

“It's called a Commodore 64,” he said. “And it's changed my life.” Over the next few minutes, he demoed a word processor, swapped the discs to show us a database program and, finally, an adventure game. ... like some crazy scavenger hunt — we picked up the two-tone beige beast from one store, drove for 10 minutes to pick up the printer and a custom soldered cable, and to a final store for the monitor and some software : Dbase64, Easyscript and a little racing game called ...

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Daily Zohar #236 – Protect your spring of life. | Daily Zohar.com

Posted on February 18, 2010 in Commodore disk drive

Tikkun 19-14 The Vav is the aspect of Zeir Anpin that brings the Light from Chokmah and Binah to the world. The Zohar describes it as the spring of.

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Getting To Know Your Nerd: Part I « Not All Bits

Posted on February 07, 2010 in Commodore computers

When I was ten years old, my parents got me a Commodore 64 home computer and it changed my life. See, to get a Commodore 64 to do what you wanted, you had to learn a little BASIC programming because the front end on the computer was a ...

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Computers That Changed The World - Mickeys

Posted on January 30, 2010 in Commodore computers

1982: The Commodore 64 is launched. During its lifetime, sales totaled 17 million, making it the best-selling single personal model of all time. Over 10000 software titles were made for the Commodore 64 including development ...

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Collectors Item - Retro Gaming - COMMODORE 64 DATACASSETTE GAMES ...

Posted on January 27, 2010 in Commodore computers

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982. During the Commodore 64's lifetime, sales totaled 17 million units, making it the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. ...

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Gateway Gadgets | Gear Diary

Posted on December 07, 2009 in Commodore computers

I also started my computing life on Commodore PET computers that the high school had. I wrote more useless BASIC programs on those little computers … Eventually my parents bought us an Atari 800 computer , which I absolutely loved. ...

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Visualizing Commodore 64 memory in real-time… « adafruit ...

Posted on November 30, 2009 in Commodore 64

Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits : Blog - SpokePOV MiniPOV SIM reader x0xb0x Tools MintyBoost Gift Certificates Digg Button AVR Development Arduino Useful stuff BoArduino TV-B-Gone Game of Life YBox2 Drawdio ...

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[PCPitstop]Compares price then and now - Overclock.net ...

Posted on November 18, 2009 in Commodore computers

An aggressive price war instigated by Commodore's Jack Tramiel fueled the C64's rock-bottom prices, which dropped dramatically over its life span. Those prices helped make the C64 the world's highest-selling computer model of all time. ...

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Tell Me About Your First Computer… | The Secret Life of Kat - Your ...

Posted on October 02, 2009 in Commodore disk drive

Commodore VIC-20 (single gerbil model) with tape drive (no hard drive , no floppy disk ) c. 1981. Could play games that came on cartridges and had it hooked up to an old TV for a monitor. I remember when I first saw a disk drive (with 8” ...

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Demoscene Marvels – Know Your History

Posted on September 30, 2009 in Commodore software

If you thought that the old 8bit and 16bit classics are dead, think again! The last demo from the Commodore 64 in my marvels list is from 2007 and the last Commodore Amiga production in this list is from this year. Surprised? ... sts-01 - Lucy in the Sky with Deities by Synesthetics - PC (2007); FR-041 - Debris by Farbrausch for Win32 (2007); Angelic Forum by ALLien Senses (PC Demo) (2007); Lifeforce by Andromeda Software Development - PC Demo (ASM 2007) ...

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parklife on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Posted on September 24, 2009 in Commodore disk drive

If you're sharing your entire photostream, you can create a Guest Pass that includes photos marked as friends or family (but not your private photos). Learn more about Guest Passes![?] view photos Uploaded on September 13, 2009 by 1541 ...

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When Commodore 64 was RAD - RAD | Lifelounge - Daily Goodness

Posted on September 05, 2009 in Commodore 64

Olympus · Jobs. RAD. When Commodore 64 was RAD, 8/26/2009 1:19:56 PM. Bookmark and share. '10' comment(s) have been made. True Advanced Member. JIMBOB. Syntax Error. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:33:40 PM. True Advanced Member ...

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TheDigitalLifestyle.tv - Your Apple Authority - Home - Retro Tech ...

Posted on August 11, 2009 in Commodore computers

In the shaky early days of personal computers , it could be hard to sum up just what a computer did in a 30-second commercial. Commodore was up to the task. Watch as they deftly show how computers lead to more fun at the water park, ...

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Gaming Made Me: Greg Waxes Nostalgic | Lungfishopolis.com

Posted on July 23, 2009 in Commodore 64

I do not jest when I say that the Commodore 64 changed my life. It got me interested in programming, which many years later led to a career. But 90% of the time, if I was on the Commodore , I was playing games. Defender of the Crown. ...

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Re: age distribution and home computers

Posted on July 11, 2009 in Commodore computers

I only saw one once in my life at a computer store, but I was AMAZED by it. Wish I had the opportunity to familiarize myself with it at the time, but I suppose I can rekindle via emulators. At least we got some decent ports of Amiga ...

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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 ...

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