tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post5008810824172608716..comments2024-03-21T22:36:54.451-04:00Comments on HISTORIES OF THINGS TO COME: Retro-Futurism 11: The New Commodore 64LC Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-13417083839025707652011-05-04T02:11:53.447-04:002011-05-04T02:11:53.447-04:00I remember the Christmas that I received mine. It ...I remember the Christmas that I received mine. It was like getting a magic wand in the mail. After hooking it up to the television and switching the channel knob to channel 3 my giddiness waned as I made fruitless efforts at attempting BASIC programming. My glee soon returned after inserting 5 1/4" disk resulting in the stunning display of Summer Games. The olympic diving was the best. I don't miss those GOTO statements and nested loops though. GuidonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-17817772019472935522011-05-03T02:31:17.281-04:002011-05-03T02:31:17.281-04:00Thanks for your comment, Jay. I think for people o...Thanks for your comment, Jay. I think for people of a certain age group, this computer, its programs and games, are deeply ingrained in personal identity and memory. For me, the Commodore 64 is situated somewhere between Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Who, Buck Rogers, Star Wars and (yikes) the Smurfs.LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-60346844246651831602011-05-03T00:31:12.505-04:002011-05-03T00:31:12.505-04:00I would be VERY happy if I had any money. I never...I would be VERY happy if I had any money. I never owned the original but my cousins did.<br /><br />I recognize the supernatural chess game, the Dig Dug clone, the joust, and the Olympics.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259914990173033280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-88795145780129265352011-05-02T21:12:46.681-04:002011-05-02T21:12:46.681-04:00Thanks for the comment pblfsda - this mini-series ...Thanks for the comment pblfsda - this mini-series may merit a post of its own, if I may hat tip you? It sounds fascinating.LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-34779087173144975622011-05-02T20:04:24.549-04:002011-05-02T20:04:24.549-04:00I've just finished watching the three hour min...I've just finished watching the three hour mini-series documentary "Electric Dreams" on U.S. PBS. It followed an experiment in which a British nuclear family of six are forced to relive three decades (1980-2000) at the rate of one year per day. They can only wear the clothes, eat the food and use the technology extant by that year. Every 'decade' their house's interior is refurbished and their television(s) can only receive programming from that year, piped in by the tech team conducting the experiment.<br />Predictably, there were nostalgic gasps from the adults as each day's package of 'new' technology arrived and bemused reactions from their kids. There were too many variables for a formal experiment. Still, it beat out whatever was on the other networks.<br /><br />Given the number of custom keyboards I've seen (everything from steampunk-y brass polished wood) this seems like the next logical step. But more than those, it reminds me of those combination stereo units that house playback equipment for vinyl, cassettes, CD's and mp3's yet choose a casing that resembles a Victrola.pblfsdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471473189061385119noreply@blogger.com