Kicking of the new Commodore subforum, Ahoy!

[high voltage]

Who here. back in the days, was a Commodore Users Ahoy! reader?

 

Me, living in the UK at the time, this magazine was harder to get (find) than Antic or Analog magazine. Found an outlet in London selling Commodore games on disc, lots of American stuff, also quite a few Ahoy! magazines (this must have been around 88/89). Loved the magazine, found it quality wise on par with Antic, so both got joined bookshelf place in my gaming room.

Got a complete collection on PDF now, happy to read through them again (First issue was Jan 1984, last issue Jan 1989).

 

 

 

Also remember a US magazine called RUN, but only ever had a few issues.

Edited March 22, 2015 by high voltage

[Rhomaios]

Is the PDF collection freely available somewhere online?

[Gandor]

Google is your friend: https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine

[+bennybingo]

Sweet!!! C64 was my first computer...second was the 128...I still have it! I love to see this sub-forum is now in place!

[BillyHW]

Are you ready for the Commodore forum?

 

A forum for the masses, not the classes!

[RobertB]

high voltage wrote:

 

> Who here. back in the days, was a Commodore Users Ahoy! reader?

 

I was! I was excited to pick each monthly issue at the local bookstore.

 

> Also remember a US magazine called RUN, but only ever had a few issues.

 

Yes, that was another that I looked forward to receiving each month, and I would purchase the RUN disks, too.

 

FCUG celebrating 33 years,

Robert Bernardo

Fresno Commodore User Group

http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

July 18-19 Commodore Vegas Expo v11 -

http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

 

[RobertB]

bennybingo wrote:

 

> C64 was my first computer...second was the 128...

 

For me, first was the C64, second was the SX-64, third was the C128...

 

FCUG celebrating 33 years,

Robert Bernardo

Fresno Commodore User Group

http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

July 18-19 Commodore Vegas Expo v11 -

http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

[high voltage]

Being a A8 user first, I got a C64 as I wanted to get all the UK games ZZAP magazine was raving on about. So I got a C64, fdd, tape drive, but hated the C64 and traded it in for the C128 a week later.

 

 

The XE looks nicer than the 128 though.

Edited March 24, 2015 by high voltage

[Bill Loguidice]

The XE looks nicer than the 128 though.

 

I actually think the 128 looks nicer. I always favored the look of the 800 and XL series over the plasticky look of the XE series. Even though I have all models in my collection, I tend to err to functionality over aesthetics, using for instance a 128DCR quite a bit on the Commodore 64 side and modded 1200XL and 600XL quite a bit on the Atari 8-bit side. Of the Atari 8-bits, my favorite aesthetically is probably the 800. Of the Commodore 8-bits, I like the overall look of the original Commodore PET (not necessarily the function of it) and the Plus/4. With that said, I probably used the C-64c the most over the years and certainly have a fondness for that aesthetic as well.

[BydoEmpire]

Are you ready for the Commodore forum?

 

A forum for the masses, not the classes!

It writes, rates, telecommunicates, costs less, does more, Atari Age Commodore 8-bit forums galore!

 

IMHO the c128 is dead sexy. Probably my favorite 8-bit - it does everything!

Edited March 24, 2015 by BydoEmpire

[Metal Jesus]

I was just playing H.E.R.O. on my C128 the other day. Love that sexy thing!

[BurritoBeans]

This is cool to see, a dedicated section for Commodore. I love my 64 in all it's breadbin brown-and-black but the 128 does look sexy. I wasn't a user "back in the day", not born, but I sure appreciate the computer.

[Mr SQL]

Awesome new forum! Loved the classic breadbox with the original 6581 SID, the other designs are pretty cool too.

Nothing beats listening to the High Voltage SID Collection on the real hardware!

[high voltage]

High Voltage SID Collection.

 

Hmm I should get that

[MarkO]

I never really liked the Look of the VIC-20 C64... The Price, definitely!! The C128 and the C64 II I really liked and my favorite, the SX-64.. When you run something like Giana Sisters on the C64... That is impressive!!!

 

MarkO

[carlsson]

I thought High Voltage above meant that his 130XE is in a better cosmetic condition than his C128 is, and thus phrased it as "looks nicer".

[BillyHW]

The first computer whose design I actually liked was the iMac 2.

[Jess Ragan]

I've always dug the wedge design of home computers from the 1980s. Still looks more high tech than the lame boxes we put our PCs in now. Many companies try to spiff them up with bezels but they usually look idiotic, like something out of a B-rated science-fiction film (I'm looking at you, Alienware). Laptops are better but they're very utilitarian, as are smartphones. People just don't give a crap about cool looking electronics these days... it's all just rectangles.

[+OLD CS1]

I've always dug the wedge design of home computers from the 1980s. Still looks more high tech than the lame boxes we put our PCs in now. Many companies try to spiff them up with bezels but they usually look idiotic, like something out of a B-rated science-fiction film (I'm looking at you, Alienware). Laptops are better but they're very utilitarian, as are smartphones. People just don't give a crap about cool looking electronics these days... it's all just rectangles.

 

Yeah, back "in the day" we developed more friendly emotional connection, maybe even a bond, with our computers. Now they seem to be even less than commodity.

 

I read an article not long ago about the advent of the server farm and detachment from our machines, and how we have become even less attached now with the move into virtualization.

 

There was a time when we named our servers, even developed whole naming schemes based around our favorite movies, cartoons, planets, Greek alphabet, stars, actors, video games, super-heroes or super-villains, songs, or characters from our favorite Shakespeare play. We kept our machines as long as reasonable and named successors such as "Beta2" or "GrapeApe10". When one suffered a malady we might spends hours working on it, maybe finally christening the newest successor be it on the same or newer hardware: either way, the legend lived on.

 

Now we shuffle virtual machines around between servers and amongst clusters, with names like "ExchangeATL1", "WEBSVR6", or "TLH-DC" shared between "VMSVR1" through "VMSVR4" backed by "COLOSAN1" and "COLOSAN2". Our machines have become less human or pet in nature, less of a friend and companion, becoming nothing more than expendable goldfish, ready to be flushed and quickly replaced.

 

Now, I never named my Amiga, Commodore, or TI computers, but I do carry an affection for them and replacing them is not always easy. I have spare machines, sure, but I have more spare parts ready for replace vital organ replacement in the event of a failure. This kind of sentimental attachment is what I feel separates "us" from collectors who are just in it for the bragging rights or profit.

[cimerians]

I used to buy this all the time...some reviews of games were done by old EG staff, Arnie Katz etc.

 

Nice magazine.

[+save2600]

Ahoy matey's! Lovely new forum indeed. A whole new universe to read, share and learn from. Thanks for making this a reality Al!

[+wongojack]

Super nostalgic for everything C64, so this forum will scratch an itch for me. However, some of the added complexities of collecting retro computers have driven me to completely get rid of my entire collection. I just stick to emulators for retro-computing now.

 

That doesn't stop me from reading about them though . . .

 

 

PS - Please try to fix the typo in the thread title

[retrobear]

Used to buy these magazines all the time. This and Computes Gazette.

[high voltage]

Super nostalgic for everything C64, so this forum will scratch an itch for me. However, some of the added complexities of collecting retro computers have driven me to completely get rid of my entire collection. I just stick to emulators for retro-computing now.

 

That doesn't stop me from reading about them though . . .

 

 

PS - Please try to fix the typo in the thread title

psst, I think I got away with it!