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PointOfLight
Mon Dec 10 2007, 12:41pm

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 I know there was quite a discussion in the user bios thread about what computers we've used in the past, and I'm sure the C64 came up more than once. Thought you guys might appreciate this article: Commodore Still Loved.
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Mike Halliday
Mon Dec 10 2007, 01:27pm

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 That was great.

Never had a C64 myself but new friends who had them.

Awesome to think that our mobiles and PPCs have more technology in them than all those 8 and 16 bit's put together.

Hopefully we can get some of the PPL forum members to make retro remakes of classic games - I have a few ideas scribbled down in my little 'puter book so watch out retro freaks - comin' at ya!
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Mike Halliday
Mon Dec 10 2007, 01:29pm

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 http://www.worldofspectrum.org/

This is what brings back memories for me!
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Donone
Mon Dec 10 2007, 01:51pm
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 Did anybody have a Commodore Pet?
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kornalius
Mon Dec 10 2007, 03:08pm


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 I was more an Apple II fan but some of my friends had the Commodore 64, it was a fun little machine, they had so many diskettes (mainly games) for them it was unreal

I wish we could get other machines than Macs and PC's in this age. I had high hopes for Amiga to come back...
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LarryCos
Mon Dec 10 2007, 03:25pm
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 Was the proud owner of a Sinclair Z-80, the Bally Game Console with the Tiny Basic Programming Module, VIC-20, C-64, and the C-128.

But the first computer I programmed will always be my first love. *sigh*

The IBM 1401, Assembler, Autocoder and SPS languages. Complete with a 1402 Card Reader/Punch and the 1403 Printer.

Cos
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Mike Halliday
Mon Dec 10 2007, 03:28pm

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 Thats the beauty of emulation.

Check this out;
http://pocketinsanity.sourceforge.net/index.php?content=uae

Amiga Emulation on Pocket PC! - that should keep you happy for a while. Classic gaming on your smartphone (Still miles quicker than the original machines too)
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PointOfLight
Mon Dec 10 2007, 05:06pm

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 You might also want to check out Amiga Home Page.  Their "Open Letter To The Amiga Community" is rather interesting.
Eric Pankoke
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matteo.m
Mon Dec 10 2007, 05:42pm

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 I've been a commodore user: vic20,c64,c64 portable,and all the amiga series

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~J~
Mon Dec 10 2007, 05:45pm
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 My first computer was a TI99/4a, was the worlds first 16bit computer too and this was way back in 1982. It's where I learnt to program and still have that it at home and it runs perfectly!

Also owned a Spectrum 48k and a Commodore64 before switching to an Amiga in the late 80's.

My Spectrum was for gaming, but the C64 helped me learn 6502 and got me a career in gaming.

Happy happy days, emulation or not, you just can't recreate the excitement when the computer revolution first came out.
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bmanske
Tue Dec 11 2007, 12:22pm


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 I've always been a DIY (Do It Yourself) guy. My first was the "Cosmic Elf" computer featured in Popular Electronics back in 1976. It had an RCA 1802 processor, 256 bytes of ram. http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r/elf/html/elf-1-33.htm

From there I went on to TRS-80, Timex Sinclair and Digital Group computers.
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Donone
Tue Dec 11 2007, 01:09pm
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 I still have a Sinclair QL which is 68000 (not 6800) based, with a superb operating system, however the keyboard membrane has gone. This was a superb machine.
I also still have at least 4 BBC's (beeb) and I used to do a great deal of diy which in those days (1970+) meant from scratch, with the almost first microprocessor the 8008 from Intel forerunner of the 8080. The one before it was the 4004 4bit processor. Great fun. Data input had to be punched paper tape.
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Mike Halliday
Tue Dec 11 2007, 02:32pm

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 Now that is going back a bit!

I have put the feelers out at work and someone has come back to me with

' I might have a zx spectrum and a c64 at home - you can have them! '

JOY OF JOYS - now if i can only find enough work room to put them,, there may be some retro remakes coming in PPL! hee hee

Bad news on the Spectrum and C64 - They cant be found any where! - I have asked another guy who is going to his family at Christmas and he might have one or two retro machines hanging around - All may not be lost!

[ Edited Fri Dec 14 2007, 03:09pm ]
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kornalius
Tue Dec 11 2007, 03:04pm


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 Guys, check this out, very interesting read:

http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-1.ars
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Alain Deschenes
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PointOfLight
Tue Dec 11 2007, 03:51pm

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 Thanks for the link.  I will definitely give that a read when I get home tonight.  I might possibly still have an Amiga 500 floating around Illinois somewhere.  I left it with a friend when I moved to Indiana, and unfortunately am no longer in touch with him.
Eric Pankoke
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Mike Halliday
Wed Dec 12 2007, 02:47pm

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 As a quick tip, if anyone in PPL land is stuck for ideas or inspiration, do a quick search on the interweb for either C64, spectrum, bbc basic etc - there are loads of source code listings that should be easily converted to PPL and made to run on mobile devices.

I think it would be good as a comp' to see who has the best retro conversion.

That could be the first contest subject Alain?

RETRO REMAKE COMPO #1

Of course entrants would need to provide source code as proof of PPL coding otherwise anyone could submit a pre-compiled game written in C or something.

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matteo.m
Wed Dec 12 2007, 03:58pm

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 thanks Alain for this link! make me to remember the happy time in mny like when i got the amiga 1000 ... i was one of the firdt to get one here in turin... wow what a cool machine ! when i first start some audio samples or some raytracinng demo like the juggler....
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Donone
Thu Dec 13 2007, 05:53am
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 @Mike
You mention BBC listings, have you tried BBC Basic on the PC?
BBC Basic(86) was the first, (DOS), and now it is well updated for Windows XP & Vista, maybe a PPL version of BBC emulator?

Was the Amniga more powerful than BBC, I never had one?
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Mike Halliday
Fri Dec 14 2007, 02:42pm

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 Oh the amiga was infinitely more powerful than the bbc - bbc 8bit amiga 16bit - goes without saying.

PPL version of BBC Basic? - HHHmmm I have the source code for a spectrum emulator that could be converted - but why bother there are enough of them around anyway.

To knock the emulation/retro theme on the head once and for all I have found this site

http://www.mess.org/

Don't know if any of you have seen it or not - It is a multi machine emulator for the PC - There are over 100 machines in the emulator - all you need are some roms.

I am well impressed at this as I used to have a Tatung Einstein (Which I miss) and MESS has an emulator! woo hoo.

Check it out and bask in retro heaven.
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Donone
Sat Dec 15 2007, 09:18am
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 Well I am amazed, I built a Microtan 65, what an experience that was. I never thought I would come across it. This Mess looks interesting and I intend to try the QL, thanks for this link Mike. Roms aren't usually a problem.
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