6 month ago
joshua : detailed explanations of old-school 8-bit machine graphics hw
deusx : SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Newsletter - 3D Graphics Hardware - May 98 - "This article will explore the 8-bit computer industry (from about 1982 to 1990) and in particular the graphics architectures, algorithms and techniques being employed at that time in computer games."
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9 month ago
deusx : Qlink Reloaded - Someone reverse-engineered the old Quantum Link (pre-AOL) service and got both classic C64 hardware and modern emulators working with it.
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9 month ago
deusx : Impact of the Commodore 64: A 25th Anniversary Celebration - Computer History Museum - Events - "Join us for a well-deserved celebration of this historic demonstration that spawned a tremendous market for home, small business, distributed and networked technology uses."
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9 month ago
Greg Storey : Commodore 64 still loved after all these years. - Load "*.*", 8, 1.
deusx : Commodore 64 still loved after all these years - CNN.com - "For millions of kids who grew up in the 1980s, that first computer was the Commodore 64. Twenty-five years later, that first brush with computer addiction is as strong as ever."
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10 month ago
deusx : Simons' BASIC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - "Simons' BASIC was an extension to BASIC 2.0 for the Commodore 64 home computer. Written by 16-year-old British programmer David Simons in 1983, it was distributed by Commodore in cartridge format."
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12 month ago
deusx : HonestGamers: Alice in Videoland (Commodore 64) Video Game Coverage - "Screenshots currently available on this site for Alice in Videoland on the Commodore 64 are displayed immediately below"
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24 month ago
deusx : LOAD "*",8,1 | MetaFilter - "Holy Cow! The disk-based magazine LoadStar is still being published!"
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26 month ago
deusx : TONTO CHI LEGGE!! - "una macchina per il caff con timer da collegare ad un vetusto Commodore 64"
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26 month ago
Andy Baio : Nigerian scammer baited into making actual-size wood carving of Commodore 64 keyboard - Shiver Metimbers is the God of scam-baiting; he convinced one scammer to get a "Baited by Shiver" tattoo
Rod Begbie : 419 Eater: The Incredible Shrinking Artwork - "Derek Trotter" gets a Nigerian scammer to ship a wooden carving of a Commodore 64. Just fantastic! [via] #
deusx : Welcome to the 419 Eater - The Incredible Shrinking Artwork - "The carving weighs just under 6 kilos and is larger than a real Commodore 64. It's a big beast!"
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