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ME AND MY COMMODORE
by Tim Fluharty
I also started out with a VIC-20,
after seeing those TV commercials with
William Shatner explaining what a
great thing this was, etc. I trusted
the ol' Captain and spent $160 on a
VIC-20 in 1981 I think.
Well, playing with the VIC and
learning BASIC and doing video and
sound experiments rather blew my mind
and I spent many hours writing
labrynthine (sp?) programs with random
number generators and huge look-up
tables for POKEing music and video
events. I had a ball and it made a
huge impact on my thinking and
creative processes.
I eventually connected an early
music synthesizer digital-to-analog
control voltage output device to the
user port and used the VIC to control
a large modular analog synthesizer, an
unforgettable experience (and the
tapes I made with that setup are still
waiting to be archived to CDr,
unfortunately!)
In short, one of the best $160 I
ever spent. I still have that machine
and it works, though it's original
keyboard was swapped with a C-64's
that was worn out...I mostly use
C-64's now with Dr.T's "keyboard
Controlled Sequencer" KCS-64 program,
but I'll always love my VIC!!!
TF
(always looking for C-64 midi hardware
and software)