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u Interview with Hekan Sundell
Computerbrains Css64
http://www.computerbrains.com/
Q - Please introduce yourself to our
reader
Born 1968, family father, both
professional and academic carrier
(PhD), currently works as a senior
lecturer (associate professor) in
programming. Have been programming
since 1982, basically self-learned,
started with assembler.
Q - Can you tell our reader how you
were first introduced to Commodore
In the beginning of the 80's I saw the
PET, which unfortunately was by far
too expensive. In 1982, we borrowed a
Vic20 over the summer, which I was
really fascinated with and used 24/7.
Q - Do you own any Real Commodore
hardware and do you still actively use
it, and what for
I own a lot, like a Vic20, several
C64's and several Amiga's, together
with a lot of related stuff. Basically
I keep them for reference, as well as
for nostalgia purposes.
Q - i am still trying to find a
company that operates solely by using
Commodore machines, do you think I
will ever find one
No, that wouldn't be very likely.
However, there could probably still be
some C64 out there still controlling
some connected machine or equipment.
Q - Please Tell our reader about
Computerbrains, who are you all and is
the CCS64 emulator the only project
you focus on Computerbrains was
basically about the scene in the past.
Nowadays, CCS64 is the only project in
focus.
Q - when was the software first
developed
In 1995.
Q - The CCS64 software, some readers
may not be familiar with it can you
explain what it does
It makes it possible to run old C64
software on modern computers, like a
modern PC.
Q - Was CCS64 the first software
emulation of the Commodore 64,
No. I think one of the first came for
the Amiga, like A64. The PlaySID
project from 1989, which I developed
together with Ron Birk, also kind of
emulated the C64, although in a more
limited way.
Q - The logo with CCS64 and a
commodore 64 over what looks like the
world, what does this mean, Commodore
64 world domination?
It is just a logo, no special thoughts
involved. Maybe like c64 forever.
Q - Have you tried other Commodore
emulation software?
Yes, probably most of them.
Q - What platforms does the software
run on, and do you plan to port the
system to other operating systems
Currently only Windows is supported.
It actually depends of what system I
am using, if I will migrate to another
platform then CCS64 will as well.
Q - Can you explain why our reader
should us CCS64 instead of other
emulation software?
Nowadays it is basically a matter of
taste, maybe related to the user
interface and some special and unique
features that are of interest. In the
past it was also much about
compatibility, which the others now
have now caught up..
Q - Following on can you give our
reader a list of the software's
strengths and weaknesses?
There are a lot of comparisons already
on the net, or try it yourself.
Q - The software is free to download,
although some of the features are
locked, you ask readers to register,
what benefits would registration give
our reader
Currently there is nothing locked. The
benefits is basically more influence
and increased speed of further
development.
Q - How much is the registration fee
j30 USD.
Q - What do you spend the registration
fees on
Running the site and computer
equipment.
Q - Is the CCS64 software still being
developed or do you think its now 100%
complete
There is always more to do.
Q - Can software emulation ever be
100% finished?
No, there is always something more to
do, like nice extra features etc.
Q- Have you found anything surprising
out about he C64 while making the
software, things like undocumented
bugs or intra machine
incompatibilities, like problems with
the various c64 models and revisions
Yes, a lot. And still do.
Q - I read someone saying there Is a
plan for CSS128, can you comment about
this
Who knows...
Q - Apart from running Commodore 64
games and applications what practical
use is a Commodore emulator
Learning to program.
Q - Are there plans for other
emulation for example the Commodore
plus 4 and 16 machines
Who knows...
Q - The software uses Direct x on the
pc for windows what advantages does
this give you, and does this cause
problems for the DOS version that
doesn't have direct X application
layer
The only advantage with DirectX is
that I don't have to write drivers for
particular graphic/sound cards etc.
DirectX is also faster than the old
Windows Win32 API for drawing. With
the DOS version I had to write for
example special code for Soundblaster
and Ultrasound with various revisions
etc.
Q - If you had someone to fund a
project and they had unlimited amounts
of money to invest, and also a machine
to freeze time so you had unlimited
time on a project what would you
create and why
I would try to realize the HAL 9000
computer that was mentioned in 2001 by
Arthur C Clarke. It is the ultimate
goal to make the computers think like
us or even better...
Q- If you won 1million pounds what
would you spend the money on
I would buy a house so that I and my
family could move from our small
rented flat. Probably also a nice
boat. And lastly (of course) also a
lot of nice computer equipment.
Q - Finally I use winvice on the PC,
what would you say to convince me to
use CCS64 instead
Try it yourself and discuss with other
CCS64 users.
Thank you for your time and software
No problems.
Regards, Hekan Sundell
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