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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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It’s getting toastie.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at high end semi-professional video equipment in the last throws of the analog age. This week we will dive into my experiences with a niffy mini digital DV camcorder which would be my last bespoke video camera and my first journey into digital stills photography. Let’s explore and…
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We’re off to see the Wizard.
Hello my friends. Continuing and concluding (for now) the musical theme of the last 4 weeks of previous blog entries, we are still in the early 80’s. I have my Casio VL-1 and l also have my beloved Commodore 64. A new wave of electronic music is sweeping in and my Father has a chance…
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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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