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"Bits and Pieces"
Written over a 2 month period
Hi everyone, here is Luke Lynde
again with another article. In keeping
with tradition, I am typing this
article on a Real C64 using Mini
Office 2 - saving it directly to D64
disk image, and then converting it to
PC text (.txt) using the Printer
Emulation in WinVice! That way, I make
it easy on Nigel ;) So while the text
is authentic and real, the rest of
the process involves the PC! Yes, PC
is very handy for all the fake
stuff...
Anyway, I like to do my typing
this way more preferably! This article
is about anything C64 that comes to
mind, because so often when writing
about C64, I say to myself "I should
have talked about that in article."
So, this text here, is about things I
forget to talk about -which will be
included here, as I give a bit of time
(a month and more) for updated ideas
and brainstorming to come through,
before you see the finished product -
as you will be reading it (now) upon
completion.
First thing I would consider a
great idea would be like a portable
MP3 player that plays SID files. That
would be the ultimate music hardware
for me. Imagine walking around the
streets with a miniature device that
contains over 33000 SID tunes. It
would be great. It's funny, because I
read somewhere (forget where) about
someone playing SID music, and
everyone around them thinking their
mobile phone is ringing.
Before my latest phone, it would
happen to me all the time, because I
guess the SID chip has that basic kind
of sound like a telephone ring now and
again! SID music as a ringtone, that
sounds a good idea, and it is even
being done now. Even some CD's I have,
sometimes make me think the phone is
ringing. It was funny reading that
comment, because it is so true. I
think the composer Smalltown Boy made
that remark somewhere. Oh, Randall!
Next, I really wonder about EBay.
If you don't know, it is an Internet
auction site. In Australia, you
usually pick up a C64 keyboard and
Power Supply for around $25AU. That's
pretty good, sometimes you get it for
less than that - postage ends up being
around $15AU. Whenever a C64 system is
advertised with a disk drive, it goes
above $100AU. I can't understand this
crap, because disk drives are so
unreliable. I don't know how to
service them, so I am more than happy
with my 1541 emulation PC system.
There are also rare odd C64
hardware that goes for over $100AU,
once again - ridiculous as far as I am
concerned. I think there is a level
people reach when they become
"fanatical" about it all, whether it
be C64 or even something like
religion. Let's face it, C64 hardware
is not going to last forever - and due
to it's age, it should get cheaper and
cheaper every year. It is not a
collectable like antiques - computers
have never been classified as a
collectable in the strict antique
sense of the word.
I think C64 is a hobby for most of
us. Enough about all that, I love C64.
I am not saying C64 is crap, I just
say that from antique collector
theories - electronics are not really
included. Excluding antique
references, it is still up to debate
how collectable electronics are - if
at all. I tell people I collect C64
stuff, but I think it would be
erroneous to say they are collectors
items themselves. I mean, a piece of
furniture from the 1800's is a
different thing entirely!
The C64 is a great computer, that
I will always love. Not because of
people in the scene, as alot of them
are rude and abusive towards others.
Because of the games and magazine
publications? Certainly. The nostalgia
plays a big part in it all too, when
you grow up with something - sometimes
you never want to let that something
go. The scene? Well I hate the
arrogance of recent disk magazines,
for sure, and people who think they
are in control of everything C64 and
pretend to be God. The scene is
something that evolved over the
decades, bring a mixture of joy and
irritation to all involved.
Joystix? Yes, I did a PDF mag
also, it is available for download
from CSDB. There are 2 issues, the
first issue was a really bad rush job
- but the text was okay. In Issue 2 I
made sure everything looked nice and
aligned, and that the screenshots were
with better palette, etc. I like black
text on a grey background. Issue 2 was
simple in design, but more polished
than Issue 1. Issue 3? I don't know
about that, I think I will do it,
but... I need Inspiration, and until
then, I will leave it for a while. If
more people download Issue 2, I will
do another one - if not, what is the
point? Ho, hum.
C64 emulation on the PC is pretty
good at the moment, I guess. But you
can never compare it to real C64. I
wrote an article on Emulation in
Commodore Free #4. Obviously an
Emulator is not using the real
hardware of a C64, so it is only going
to reach a certain level - and it can
go no further. I still use PC
Emulators, as most do, even though I
have some real C64's. Comparing an
Emulator to the Real thing, might be
like comparing a cheap copy of the
Mona Lisa painting to the original.
In some ways it may look the same, but
the final product and outcome is
different.
Commodore Free on a .d64 file?
Yes, and even compatible with 64hdd -
because of no fast load routines. So
read this mag also on a Real C64! Good
work, Nigel! I hope the readers of
this Commodore Free Publication find
it as a breath of fresh air, in the
wilderness comprised of many
different aromas. My first and major
thoughts about Commodore Free PDF is:
this is informative and well
presented, I hope it continues on and
on! As you may know, there aren't many
modern English PDFs dedicated to
Commodore?Anyway, this is the end for
now, I will catch you around in
another article some time. CUL8R SK8R
H8R! zzz
Thanks Luke Regard Commodore Free
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