Garak

Aside from what Mayhem mentioned, "flashback"-wise there is the C64DTV. Not 100% compatible with original hardware, but close enough and has added enhanced graphics modes, more memory, etc. It can also be hacked to allow disk drives, joysticks, and keyboard to be connected. See here. Hmm, I don't remember loading cartridge ROMs and running them by using disk drive loading commands. Usually, cartridge ROMs start by themselves once inserted in the expansion port. Just a friendly note: calling game files, game programs, disk images, and tape images as "ROMs" (if the game wasn't actually released on an actual cartridge) will get you flamed in the Commodore community. We like correct terminology. There is a lot of very nice hardware that has been available for some time to to make a Commodore users life easier. Garak

Gee, that's odd. My Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide from 1982 has no mention of "Howard Sams" publishing to be found anywhere within it's pages or on the covers. In fact the very first page of the guide states "Published by Commodore Business Machines, Inc." So, it wasn't published 3rd party ("Howard Sams") till much later and does not fit into the category of the "Compute!" published books. Garak

Interesting. No, I haven't heard of this, but some people who may have can be found at Denial. It's a VIC 20 dedicated site with forum. Good luck! Garak

Too right Jason... Polishing the RF shield indeed, I never did that sort of stuff even for customers I wonder if it's possible it could become worse? I mean what if Mimo gets obsessed with wanting to polish and sign other peoples RF shields?

Ah, yes, the WebIt. It came out several years ago (by a company I believe which licensed the Commodore name and logo off of the owner, Tulip Computers). Really nothing more then a low end PC that had a C64 emulator installed. Garak

Actually, unlike the certain mysterious Romulan diplomat incident when I was working as a gardener, I can't take credit for this. I was just bored and went back to see if they updated anything and they actually did. However, how do we know that JB doesn't work for Taito and turned Commodore in? Garak

The funny part is that Space Invaders was never officially ported to the C64. Commodore made a knock-off cartridge called "Avengers", but that was neither very good, nor particularly iconic. So their use of the Space Invaders image is about as far removed from the old Commodore as you can get! They must have read both of your posts. They've changed it to a bunch of Commodore logos boarding the "Jupiter Lander" and taking off. Garak

Yes, the C64 community has done several ethernet interfaces and software ("Contiki OS" and "Artillery Duel" for examples). See here for more information and links to the software and hardware. Garak

I was wondering what that citrusy smell was! Well, aside from the link I gave and the information you gave I don't have too much more. Except I don't think the Ultimax was really geared toward being a game machine. From the Secret Weapon site, it states that the manual for the MAX states, "Max Machine: The Friendly Computer" and the Max did have it's own keyboard. Now the later released C64GS was definitely released as a game system. Although I've heard that it was cheaper to buy an actual C64 then to buy the C64GS (which was a C64). And to prevent any confusion the Ultimax and the C64GS were two different things. Garak

Or one of those Lemon64 guys could post here. More about the Ultimax can be found at this page here at "The Secret Weapons of Commodore". Garak

No, it's not that it is offensive just not representative of the 8-bit computer section (and perhaps even the ST people). I lurk around the A8 forum and I don't remember the last time I saw the term "homebrew" in there regarding new releases. Same for the Commodore world too. I've never seen new releases (games etc.) for the C64, Plus/4, and VIC-20 reffered to as "homebrew". However, I have seen the word "homebrew" used a lot in reference to new games for console[1] systems for the Atari (like the 2600, 5200, Lynx etc.) and other non-Atari consoles. I think it's the association of the word "homebrew" with console systems that people who are only interested in the A8 releases kind of skip over this particular forum. Especially if they're not interested in reading about new releases for, say, the 2600. It's not because they've collectively decided to shun the rest of the forum or find it offensive. Garak [1] No, this isn't the time to start a "consoles are computes" debate either.

I also recommend the SSOCC forum too. I've done a few small things in this. Even if you don't use any assembler in it, the "Slang" language is pretty neat. Well tjb, now you have a few choices to choose from assembly to C to Slang to sites. Have fun! Garak

Yep, there is. Not totally all games either, a lot of graphics, demo, and music releases are done too. If you want an active AtariAge like forum there is Lemon 64 which also has a moderately sized games database (for a large one try the Gamebase64 site). There is a forum for CSDB which Cybergoth linked to, but that's more Scene oriented. Enjoy! Garak

Perhaps some were traitors, but I'd say a great many were like me and never touched or owned an Atari anything before I got my C64 in 1983. Matter of fact I didn't even get a Atari 2600 till fours years later. Garak

That's nice! Where did I even specifically mention the 2600? For all you know I could have meant the Atari 800. Nor did I ever say you shouldn't have a right to your opinions, unless of course you're implying I shouldn't have one to mine. By the way, let me give you an opinion on your opinion. I don't think anyone minded too much about you popping in here and shouting at all of us, "The ADAM is A PIECE OF JUNK,ALWAYS WAS..." However, what really was annoying was your questioning of how we use our "outdated piece of equipment". How about this for an answer: why not? Since your stuck on the 2600, I can ask you a similar thing by using your sentence and changing a few words: "Besides,why screw around with an [Atari 2600] when there's modern [Gamecubes, Playstations, and X-Boxes] that out perform the [2600] to infinity.Sorry,but thats how i feel,and each to his/her own also.Thank you!" Ah, well, have a nice day! Garak (my apologies on the hijacking of this thread.)

I know, I can't believe some of these young Ferengi have the lobes to post things like that these days. Garak

Outdated equipment? You do realize so is the Atari and various other computers and consoles discussed on this site? So, if you don't like "outdated piece of equipment" why are you on Atariage again? Whatever. Garak

The two I got to play were. Back in the 80's I got a chance to be able to use an Adam. The school I was at had one that we would setup every lunchtime and play Buck Rogers and River Raid. I can't remember which we played most though. I have to say though I enjoyed them. The other students did too. It actually got far more use then the Apple 2 that was collecting dust in the corner. You know, I don't even remember anyone ever turning that Apple on. Heh. From my Commodore point of view, I thought the Adam was quite nice for gaming. Unfortunately, never got to play that one. Garak

Yeah, it's a great writeup. Bil did a great job of telling all that happened with a great mixture of humor and technical details. Which is unfortunate it took so long. Some of that was Commodore's fault though, IIRC, in their manuals and even in the C128's programmers reference guide they kind of hinted that the VDC wasn't capable of the graphics it can do (demonstrated in the aforementioned and linked demo above). But really the VDC is a very flexible display device. It's just that the access to it is a bit of a bottleneck. Ah, the ice cube in the popper cup story. Classic. Yep, some great stuff in there like the "come on pretty please register" (aka the "Damn Texan register") and the nightly programmer beatings by the hardware guys. Garak

Speaking of Bil Herd and interviews, Bil did a huge post to comp.sys.cbm in 1998 describing the entire C128 background. It's very informative and hilarious. The post is: here Garak

I'm surprised no one has created a potential cart label yet.

The blinds demo a "Cool Game"? You also want hacks of it? Erm, ok... Wow, that demo must really keep you entertained.

You're frustrated about getting a desinged portable Atari too I see.

Thought of something else, the VICE emulator does come with the "C1541" program which would let you combine the .prgs into a .d64. Anyway, good luck! Glad to see the Plus/4 getting JiffyDOS after all these years.