Ah... the good 'ol C64. Fond memories. I got started in programming with it
(Had Simon's Basic and Commodore's own 'Super Expander 64' - Built in Basic
was sorely lacking....). I, too, didn't really get into graphics until I got
my Amiga 1000 (then 500, then 1200...). Real 3D version 2.something. As I
recall, didn't Vesa get started on the C64 as well? Like some test renders
or something (raytracing...On the C64!)?
Anyway, as a programmer I'm amazed at how much could be done with so little
(because you HAD to!). 1.02Mhz and 64k RAM (much less actually available
most of the time), 4 colors (well, 3 plus transparent) out of 16 and 'only'
3 channels of sound... But oh, what sound could come out of that lovely SID
chip... <sigh>
Anyway, happy birthday, Commodore 64! Too bad your parents (Commodore)
didn't know their a**es from a hole in the ground when it came to promoting
you and your siblings (Amiga
500/1000/1200/2000/2500/3000/4000/CDTV/CD32)....<sigh again>.
Russell
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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:50 PM
Subject: Happy birthday... (quite off topic here)
...to Commodore C64, the place it probably started for some of us.
According to the news it is today precicely 25 years since the first
Commodore C64 hit the stores.
Time is precious, and getting aware that 25 years has passed since it
all began, I guess I'm getting kind of into a hurry :-) God I feel old,
LOL!
Just curious , how any of you guys started out on this machine, and what
did you use it for? Myself I got one when it was fairly new, and
immediately started "coding" in basic, which evolved into machinecode
using the Edna cartrigde (had some others I don't remember the name of).
I was also into music and a little graphics, but my real interrest for
graphics didn't come until I got the Amiga 500.
Yes, I'm still lurking around, but haven't had the oppurtunity to do
anything "real" in ages.
Regards
Karl R
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