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D I S K O V E R Y
by Dave Moorman
This issue looks like a bit of
self-promoting on my part. Sorry about
that. I've just had some time on my
hands (in the midst of a busy schedule
-- go figure!) and a number of
projects came about. Also, I need to
hear from you all! You have some great
tools to make your own exceptional
presentations. Let us all see what's
happening in your world.
Last night, I sat down with
SongSmith and keyed in the music you
are hearing -- or were when you
pressed the <S> key. The transcription
took a little over an hour. Then I
warmed up SID Editor (on this issue)
and tweaked it a bit, adding much
nicer voices and doing a repeat.
This is the original SID Editor
for Craig Chamberlain's SIDPlayer,
created by Harry Bratt way back in
1984. I found it on the web, and wrote
Harry about using it here in LOADSTAR.
He had no problem with it (being
surprised anyone even cared), but then
he had sold the intellectual property
rights years ago -- as did Craig and
most every C-64 programmer back in the
day. Heck, my published works all are
copyrighted by J & F Publishing, Inc.
I wonder what ever happened to them?
I am still searching for whoever
owns Compute!'s stuff. They certainly
are not actively interested in what a
tiny software digest is doing with 21
year old material -- and are probably
much more concerned with the latest
ballyhoo in consumer electronics.
Until the owner shows that this
material is valuable, I will run it on
LOADSTAR. Which SID Editor is.
We are not running the cracked
games like we once did, since the
advent of DTV has given new big time
life to these properties. Oh, well --
we live in a strange niche in this
culture which is getting nichier by
the minute!
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I notice I have a little more
space on this side of the 1541
version, so I guess I can be a bit
verbose. As of 6:15 on January 1,
2006, I am officially 56 years old. In
September, I will tumble into my
"late fifties." And this otherwise
ordinary occurance has put me in a
mood of contemplation.
Abraham Lincoln and Adolf Hitler
were both 56 when they died. If I were
Mozart, I would be dead for 24 years.
On the otherhand, 56 is just halfway
to my Great-great-uncle Bert's age
when he left this world. I come from a
long line of long livers.
As noted by the inclusion of
various articles in this issue, a
fellows priorities change over time. I
once wanted to be a great film maker,
but George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
beat me to it. And after seeing the
work of Peter Jackson (Lord of the
Rings, and King Kong), I realize now
that others can do what I imagined I
could do -- only much, much better!
So, I quit worrying about what I
once thought I wanted, or regretting
what could not happen -- and find a
simple joy in what blessings I have
received. I live in a town where
"heavy traffic" means school's out and
the Moms are picking up the kids. The
mayor lives down the street, and parks
his cars facing the wrong way on the
street. We have a wonderful Christmas
time in this town (where [every] day
is a [Holly] day!), and my girth
allows me to be the town Santa Claus.
And then there's LOADSTAR -- where
I can make my "movies" (small, no
moving) and bring together what might
be entertaining for you. The C-64 is
like a small town. Every address and
who lives there is more than just
familiar. And it is a good place to be
if you don't want to be bothered by
the thrubbing rhythm of modernity.
Out here, time moves at a natural
pace, a seasonal rhythm. It's about as
exciting as watching grass grow. And,
since wheat is grass, that is exactly
what we do out here. Watch the crops,
the livestock, the children, the
oldsters all grow in wisdom and
stature. We have a lot of fun -- if
not more fun, at least much less
expensive fun than our cutting edge
cousins.
I'm not sure exactly where this is
going. I have learned much of what I
will never be, and have learned that I
really don't [want] to be any of it.
That must be the result of hitting 56.
DMM