Category: Good Old Days Blog
My choice for Demo of the Month for June was hard. The month is still in its first half, but I think we already have a clear winner: Cookie from Commodore is Awesome. It is a nice single file demo, with a great tune and great graphics. However, what makes me choose it is the clever coding, matching the lizard’s…
This month I spent quite some time selecting a demo to show, and it was a hard choice to make. I think one of the criteria I use to select the demo is when I think: “How that guy can make something like that!”. Based on that, my choice is Wonderland XII by Censor Design. Check the video below or…
CBM prg Studio v3.0.0 has been released. The main new feature in this version is support for the 65816 processor, both in the assembler and debugger. This was a large piece of work which is why there has been a much longer wait than usual. Other new features include: Some support for the VICE debugger (transfer of labels and…
I finally have one! For a long time I wished to have one unit of the first Commodore personal computer, and the time has come! The only detail is that in my case, PET stands for Paper Electronic Transactor! Yes, while I cannot have a real one, I am very happy to have a miniature made of paper. Here is the…
You are already weeping and grinding your teeth only reading this title, I know. Maybe you think that a guy talking about Commodore 64 programming couldn’t say anything different from that, or even you are laughing at my stupidity because BASIC with its line numbers and goto’s is often seen as ugly and disorganized, grows without control and it is a nightmare…
From now on, I will post my favourite Commodore 64 demo every month. For April, I’d like to show you Fairlight & Offence – Redefinition. The animation and effects are superb! For my taste the music is not the best, but I believe it fits well the whole demo. Check the video below, or download the D64 file here. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko5GS_RnaQU&w=512]…
I don’t want to promote this sale on eBay at all, but I found interesting to share how far can someone go to make the Commodore 64 better. This machine on sale has, among other things: Internal 3,5″ disk drive Two (yes, two!) SID chips (8580/6581) with individual RCA outputs and selectable address ($D400/$D420/$DE00). Reset switch Even if you are…
Yesterday I’ve got a TRS-CoCo II working, hooked up with my Commodore monitor. They didn’t get along at first, but after a while, they were friends, or maybe polite acquaintances :) Although I still think the Commodore 64 is a better machine overall, the TRS-CoCo is actually very powerful. The Extended Colour BASIC is way more powerful than the crazy peeks…
In my journey to learn everything about the Commodore 64 I did some experiments in BASIC and I managed to finish a complete game. Although I believe the final product was pretty good, every article I read in magazines like Compute Gazette keep saying that you can get most of the machine if you code in its native language: 6502…
Making Friends with SID Author: Paul Higginbottom The synthesizer chip in your Commodore-64 computer is affectionately known as SID. SID is in fact an acronym for Sound Interface Device. I doubt that many people realize just how powerful this chip is, but I intend to unleash some of its power for you. If you read some of the documentation…
