My early experiences with Commodore computers « The Reinvigorated ...
Posted on March 10, 2010 in Commodore disk drive
Armed with my C64, 1541 disk drive , 1702 monitor and the printer, whatever it was, I was able to get more done, more quickly, than with the VIC-20. I wrote a multi-user[1] adventure game called The Causes of Chaos, which I sold via a ...
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 ...
FS: Commodore 64, 1541 Drive, Star Gemini II printer
Posted on January 25, 2010 in Commodore disk drive
Hi all, I have a Commodoe 64 for sale, no power supply, so untested. Also it's missing 3 key caps (first 3 from the top row). Also have 2 data cables and video cable, plus a 1541 drive and a Star Gemini II printer for use with the ...
FS: Commodore Computer Gear - Teknoscape Forums
Posted on January 23, 2010 in Commodore disk drive
1541 disk drive , with cables (tested OK) Sanyo modern CRT TV with A/V (tested OK) Software, numerous 64 and Vic20 titles. Fastload cartridge (tested OK) Miscellaneous cables. Joysticks x6. Mice x2, Commodore Paddles x1 1250 Printer ...
C-64 System
Posted on January 03, 2010 in Commodore disk drive
C-64 Computer VIC- 1541 Disk drive Excelerator Plus Disk drive VIC-1525 Printer Here's what I know: The computer fires up and shows a prompt. The Excelerator disk drive reads disks, didn't try a write, can't remember how without looking ...
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Pandemic Goes Out With An Office Space Printer Bash - PS3 News
Posted on November 27, 2009 in Commodore computers
To whom may remember, this smacks of the last days of Commodore ; who completely lost the plot whilst having produced some of the most successful gaming computers of any generation; namely the Commodore 64 and Amiga range of computers . ...
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robohara.com » Print No More
Posted on October 30, 2009 in Commodore computers
Back in the mid-80s, next to my Commodore 64 computer sat a VIC-1525 printer. It was white like the VIC-20, not beige like most Commodore peripherals, but it was compatible and I used the heck out of it. Over the years I must've printed ...
Casual Photos: Boxed 3DO, Apple II, C-64, CD-i and PC DOS Games ...
Posted on July 20, 2009 in Commodore computers
The classroom had a bunch of Commodore 64 and PET computers . Naturally we all wanted to play on the 64's most of the time! (Actually the PET system was cool. They were all networked and shared a disk drive and printer. ...
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 ...