I also shelled out the $49.95 for the 16K memory expansion unit. Yeah, baby!
Posted on 06/02/2010 9:28:13 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
One of the earliest and most popular computer models ever is about to make a comeback.
Introduced in 1982, the Commodore 64 sold 30 million units over the next dozen years. Its graphics capabilities made it popular with gamers; at least 10,000 software titles, including games and business applications, were developed for the computer.
But the company folded, and the model became a nostalgia piece, its early fans resorting to running 64 games on emulators.
Now, CBS Station KYW correspondent Bob Bicknell reports, the Commodore 64 is arising from the ashes in a new version named, appropriately, Phoenix.
Commodoreusa.net is now selling new versions of the "computer in a keyboard" design, though with added extras not available in 1982, such as Intel Pentium processors, a DVD drive, wireless Ethernet and USB ports.
And whereas the classic 64 held a hefty 64 KB of RAM, the Phoenix runs on more than 4 GB, and can store 2 TB.
The Phoenix runs Microsoft Windows 7 or Ubuntu (Linux).
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Commodore USA also has other models available, including the Invictus (which sports a touchpad) and Amigo. Prices start at $475 for a bare-bones model, topping out at $1,300.
I also shelled out the $49.95 for the 16K memory expansion unit. Yeah, baby!
The magazines became more user friendly later on. First you entered the "automatic proofreader" for BASIC programs (this is the one you had to carefully scrutinize, no safety net). Then you used the auto-proofreader to enter the BASIC "Machine Language Editor" loader. Finally you used the MLX to enter pages and pages of numbers as listed in the back of the magazine.
Not too long ago I used a scanner + OCR + some quick & dirty 'C' programs to convert paper MLX-I listings to MLX-II listings so I could enter them on my C64. My little boy really digs "daddy's old computer" LOL!
LOL..you big spender!
Pingy ping
What do kids have these days?
Downloadable applications for an I-phone?
Fail.
Every new generation of Americans becomes more and more ignorant in regards to taking care of themselves. It's no wonder we have the government we do right now.
Good post.
Begone, evil troll!
I loved the TI...some interesting capabilities, and some great games.
I still have my 800 also. I sold my 130XE many years ago. Still have all my disks and a floppy drive around somewhere. I think I’ve lost my basic cartridge, though =(
flight simulator was the best
Oh man, did I waste some time on Zork.
Mine, too. For what it did it was nice. The problem was it didn't do much.
And, I had no business putting that kind of money into it.
Now, the C64 and the Amiga, those were great little machines.
Mine, too. For what it did it was nice. The problem was it didn't do much.
And, I had no business putting that kind of money into it.
Now, the C64 and the Amiga, those were great little machines.
To find out if a PC was DOS compatible:
“Can it run MSWord?
Can it run Flight Simulator?”
yes that was so true
The Troll Room
This is a small room with passages to the east and south and a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls.
A nasty-looking troll, brandishing a bloody axe, blocks all passages out of the room.
Your sword has begun to glow very brightly.
>Kill troll with sword
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