On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 11:13 , John Teffer wrote:
>>> JPG viewer on a stock C64:
>>>
>>> http://www.ffd2.com/fridge/jpeg/index.html
>>
>> Hm... it works on an EMULATOR... but I'd love to see if it could work
>> on
>> an actual Commodore 64...
>
> I haven't personally tried it on a real C64, but I do intend to.
When you do, please let me know how it works out. :)
>> If a 64 can disply a JPG image, it might be possible to write a simple
>> web browser program under GEOS that would actually display inline
>> images. No telling exactly how the 64 would render the pages, but
>> theoretically speaking...
>
> There are a few web browser attempts for the C64, again I haven't tried
> any
> of them.
I can't believe these screenshots! Although a C64 is no longer powerful
enough for my computing needs despite all these neat tricks, I'd still
LOVE to browse the web for a little while on a 64, just for hte novelty
of it. :)
> [H]ave you seen the one that makes a C64's floppy drive play music by
> running the drive head stepper motor at different speeds?
No... but it sounds like that might be a little hard on the drive...?
>> I still have one part for my old 64, though. I kept the modem. Why?
>> Briefly, I used it to experiment with the Commodore 64 to see if it
>> could still communicate with "modern" computer bulletin boards (back in
>> 1996). It worked fine, and I met my fiancee on one of those boards
>> through the 64. So the purhcase of that modem brought me to my
>> fiancee. So, silly as this might seem, that modem has great
>> sentimental
>> value.
>
> Heheh, I know where you're coming from there. I met my girlfriend
> online,
> when I was running a Power Mac 6400. Now I get guilt trips from her
> if I
> ever mention selling it, modifying it, or taking it out of active
> service.
> ("But I met you on that computer! DOES OUR LOVE MEAN NOTHING TO
> YOU?!?!?")
Well, my fiancee doesn't insist I keep it. I did that on my own. And,
of course, the modem is no longer in general use. But it has a home on
my desk here. :)
John A. Ardelli
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