Creator of the Commodore 64 pass away.

Neptunus Rex · 04-09-12, 08:05 PM

http://www.ingame.msnbc.msn.com/tech...-age-83-690158

RIP. Many hours spent on a C64 and C128 with early SUB SIMS (Silent Service, Up Periscope, Red Storm Rising).

kiwi_2005 · 04-09-12, 08:22 PM

I remember them at my son's school, but I own a flashy 286mhz that had a brand new 512kb ob video top of the range!

RIP man

Oberon · 04-09-12, 08:38 PM

I remember playing Southern Belle and Winter Games on the C64, as well as Postman Pat and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Good days, good times.

RIP Sir, and thank you for the happy memories.

vienna · 04-09-12, 08:46 PM

The Commodore 64...

After the dawn of the HeathKit, that was the one to have...

HIs history is one of those American sucess stories you don't hear so often now...

RIP, sir...

...

Takeda Shingen · 04-09-12, 09:22 PM

Oh wow. That's kind of a closing of an era. Sad news indeed.

04-09-12, 11:13 PM

Sad day

my first computer was a C64 back in 1986 ,at least he got to see what his little 64k computer paved the way for in home computers!

Schroeder · 04-10-12, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

I remember playing Southern Belle and Winter Games on the C64, as well as Postman Pat and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Good days, good times.

RIP Sir, and thank you for the happy memories.

^This.
I probably spent years in front of that thing. Ah, the childhood memories....

Today we would get eye cancer from the graphics.

nikimcbee · 04-10-12, 05:57 PM

I had a vic 20

. My best friend had a c64.

It wouls be kinda fun to get a processor from one of those and de-process it.

http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtop...95633eba7ef6f8

I wonder how many circuits it had?

Platapus · 04-10-12, 06:11 PM

Sadly I could never afford a C64 back then. Always wanted one. I heard it was a good un.

Penguin · 04-10-12, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I had a vic 20

. My best friend had a c64.

Same here (I think we're about the same age). The C64 was basically unaffordable when it came out first and the floppy went for the same pice as the comp

. How jealous I was at my friend for having whopping 16 colors instead of 8!

The first I had to buy for the VIC20 was a memory expansion module to be able to do anything on this machine

04-09-12, 08:05 PM	#1
Neptunus Rex Frogman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 294 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Creator of the Commodore 64 passes away. http://www.ingame.msnbc.msn.com/tech...-age-83-690158 RIP. Many hours spent on a C64 and C128 with early SUB SIMS (Silent Service, Up Periscope, Red Storm Rising). __________________ Neptunus Rex sends "In the spirit of reaching across the aisle, we owe it to the Democrats to show their president the exact same kind of respect and loyalty that they have shown our recent Republican president." A.C. 11-5-08

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kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I remember them at my son's school, but I own a flashy 286mhz that had a brand new 512kb ob video top of the range! RIP man __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The Commodore 64... After the dawn of the HeathKit, that was the one to have... HIs history is one of those American sucess stories you don't hear so often now... RIP, sir... ... __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I had a vic 20. My best friend had a c64. It wouls be kinda fun to get a processor from one of those and de-process it. http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtop...95633eba7ef6f8 I wonder how many circuits it had? __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Sadly I could never afford a C64 back then. Always wanted one. I heard it was a good un. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I remember playing Southern Belle and Winter Games on the C64, as well as Postman Pat and Thomas the Tank Engine. Good days, good times. RIP Sir, and thank you for the happy memories.

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Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Oh wow. That's kind of a closing of an era. Sad news indeed.

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darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Sad day my first computer was a C64 back in 1986 ,at least he got to see what his little 64k computer paved the way for in home computers!