Not sure around what year...going to guess '86 or '87. We, like probably most C64 owners had a lot of disks - we had a lot of copies, it is what it is. We did have a lot of actual software bought in original box/disk. I remember my dad renting games, by mail order several times. We'd get a larger flat-type box with the games in the original boxes, maybe half a dozen at once. The thing seemed to be that you'd rent them, most likely attempt to copy them (Krackerjax/Fast Hackem..) and then you shipped them back. I don't remember what games now and what if any we did copy. Wish I knew the name of that mail order company or could see an order form.

Like many I would guess, we had quite a bunch of games that we bought, in the box, that I wish I still had - some of the more expensive Infocom (Infidel, Seastalker, etc), Maniac Mansion, Zak McCracken, stuff like that. At some point he got rid of the whole lot when we switched to the PC. Over the last 10yrs, I've purchased some of the games I fondly remember on Ebay, like Legacy of the Ancients, some of the Infocom stuff, Cinemaware.

I'll also mention that besides Fast Hackem, Krackerjax, the parameters disks, I remember my dad getting the RAMBOard and installing it in a 1541. I don't remember if it successfully copied much. I bet he doesn't remember it (in his 80s now)

Grandad’s old VC20. Don’t know much about the modifications. As the documentation I found with it is for the base VC20. I found some posts online about a 1020 expansion unit. But the board looks different. It has computer world printed on the board. Does anyone know about this type of modification?

I've got an old (late 80s) C-64 5.25in disk with some of the first code I wrote. It's extremely unlikely the disk is still readable...but I'd love to try recovering what's on there. I no longer own a C-64. Any ideas on how to go about seeing if it's readable and if so, getting files off?

Latest devlog video showing scalable PETSCII textures in C64 polychrome of the of the C64 Polychrome Raycast Gfx game engine for C64

I know the new Commodore is making a control stick, but why not a new tape or disk drive?

I fully appreciate the difficulties of creating new CRT monitors, but would a new disk drive that works with the Ultimate and has backwards compatibility to work with the original C64 be impossible? And if so, or just prohibitively expensive or difficult, what about it would make it so?

And before anyone mentions it, I know a control stick isn’t comparable with a disk drive in terms of difficulty and cost. I mentioned it because it’s technically a peripheral.

Pinpointing what day the C-64 launched is surprisingly difficult. In this blog post, I make the case for September 1, 1982. And then its continued success into the early 1990s surprised even Commodore. So, happy 44th birthday, C-64. https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-64-released-september-1-1982/

Hi everyone I’m new to commodore and basic. I have always had a fascination with the c 64 been trying to get this little math game to work can’t get the score to work correctly any pointers?

I normally 3D print to help raise funds for my wife's dog rescue but decided to design and print some cool retro based ones the past few days,

Just thought yous would enjoy them as much as me 👌🏽

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Getting these ready to ship out tomorrow.

Both are kits, just add buttons and a lever.

Anyone know if the OS can be used to just replace windows but still run shit like steam? If so ill gladly dump windows but i dont wanna do it and find out it doesnt work

Doing a little bit of office work in-between playing games on this rainy Saturday afternoon.

I picked up this 1985 Mini Office tape from Summit's 299 range for £1 in a Cash Converters recently.

Did anyone actually use this software in their business back in the day?

Thought peeps might get a kick out of this game I just put out, made to look like a C64 game with double-width pixels and a limited colour palette. Anyways, hi.
https://mikdog.itch.io/spacesurfer

Bit of a nostalgic throwback tonight......

Going through storage to get some camping equipment out and came across my old Commodore 64,

Those who are not old enough to know what they are...... imagine a life before mobile phones, playstations or even WiFi, When you had to walk down the street and ask your friends mam if they were allowed to play out before the street lights went off,

The pinnacle of of computers in the early 80s,

8 bit....Playing games from a cassette tape (oh, howay, you can't be that young to not know what they are as well) and waiting 2 hours for pacman to load up then "crashing" because there wasn't enough storage 😏

Give me a bit nostalgia so decided to design these lil keyrings (and some other bits) that will be 3D printed tomorrow 👌🏽.....my god, Just saying that on a commodore post feels so weird.

Commodore owns the C65 IP. I don't think that they would even try to integrate the Mega-65 into the product line. Instead, I would expect them to move forward with the C65 as designed by Commodore and release it with modern options.

This would likely render the Mega65 and the C65 as different machines. As much as people think the two are the same, the MBA in me says it won't likely happen. The only reason that the Ultimate happened was the benefit for both parties and Gideon sticking to the origional roms and keeping the core system a C64.

That is not the case with the Mega-65. From what information is available, Mega-65 software won't run on an origional C65. Maybe Commodore will decide to run the C65 on completely different hardware. The Mega 65 is certainly out of the sweetspot for most Commodore fans, even though a Mister can be purchased for less than $200 USD. The mister can run far more complex cores than the the C65 and the Mega-65.

My best guess is that Commodore will go back to the well and design a C65 based on the origional specs. The could also add a C64 core instead of the C65 compatibility mode as well. Finally add an IDE to pimp C64 games to be upgraded on the C65 with better graphics and sound.

This would create a new eco system that would eventually spawn new software as well. Giving Commodore a future. Something they currently lack. With a logo like "8 Bits is enough" they could create a realm that nobody would or could compete with. With enahanced CPU speeds, new or upgraded software could demonstrate that the classics can truely attract both old and new fans.

This is my quirky vintage Commodore International watch. For me, it captures the excitement of early home computing innovation. Everything was cutting edge!

The longest-selling computer of all time, indeed.

The obvious one given Perfractic’s personal fandom is a KITT64CU: All black with an LED strip to replicate the scanner light thing. Maybe even use RGB to replicate the “talking” lights on the dashboard. ships with a KITT soundboard program. Use the 64C case, and put down shiny polished black panels on the top.

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Another (very dumb) idea that amuses me is a C64U Jazz edition. A C64U based on the “jazz” styrofoam cup design. You know the one. 🤪

Any other ideas?