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The big 5
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at the rise of CD’s and CD-Rom technology. With the combination of that and the LaserDisc/VCD systems that were available but not widely adopted, we are on the threshold of the DVD revolution. Once again, the path to this new format would be a rocky road that needed…
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All that glitters.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at LaserDisc, the optical 12 inch transparent disc media read by a laser for music and video playback. This week we take that to the next level with the smaller CD technology as we start to get all interactive. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ It would be…
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Gaming on a Commodore 64 in 2023.
Hello my friends. This week we have everything set up for our Commodore 64. So, let’s get some gaming done, have some nostalgic fun, maybe a cuppa in a very special way and re-live my all time favourite computer system from over 40 years ago! Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ First we are going…
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Using a Commodore 64 in 2023.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at the Commodore 64 that l brought from Etsy and what l did to future proof it and get that initial set up going. This week we will be looking at the next step with peripherals and software. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ So, l had a…
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Setting up a Commodore 64 in 2023
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at my trials and tribulations in finding and buying a functioning half decent Commodore 64 home computer from 1982. This week we look at what actually arrived, changes, additions and some future proofing. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ As l explained in last weeks blog post, l…
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Buying a Commodore 64 in 2023.
Hello my friends. This week we start a new section on my blog posts dedicated to the Commodore 64 home computer from 1982. Regular readers of my blog know l have an affinity with this computer but what’s it like buying one over 40 years later? Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ One of many…
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The Micro battle
Hello my friends. We are now in the early 80’s. I have just got my Commodore 64 and heading back to school after the Christmas and New Year break but I wasn’t the only one that got a new micro. What did my friends get? and what computers did schools have before the micro boom…
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Three Blind Mice
Hello my friends. In the last blog entry we talked about Christmas 1982 and how I got the most amazing micro computer set up. Now we are going to explore what that initial experience was like. Welcome back ☺️ In 1982 the launch line up of games for the Commodore 64 in the U.K. was…
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Magic Moments
Hello friends. There are often times in life where in hindsight you wish you could just freeze it and pop back in time and visit that moment again and again. Christmas of 1982 is one of those. Welcome back ☺️ Let me set the scene. School is now on break for the holidays and my…
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Keep it quiet, keeping up with Commodore.
Hello my friends. In today’s blog we are now going to dive into a very exciting time in the early 80’s where home computers or micro computers as they were commonly called became the big thing. But there was 3 key problems to the general public; 1. Why do l need a micro computer? 2.…
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