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commodore 64 cake looks retrolicious
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In my everyday, I have a hard time passing up retro computers, video games or cake. So when I saw this Commodore 64 cake, I had to at least give it a mention. Yeah, yeah. I don’t remember playing PONG on my C64 either, and it’s not as sleek or modern as that MacBook… |
August 11th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob
commodore 64 vs. the iphone 3gs: guess who won?
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After the arguably unnecessary rejection of the Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone, Technologizer’s Harry McCracken – whose last name would be much cooler if it ended with an exclamation point: McCracken! (and started with Zak) – decided to pit the iconic Commodore 64 with the future Hall of Famer, the iPhone 3GS, just… |
June 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.
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iphone sid player cranks out c64 8-bit chiptunes
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Miss the classic 8-bit sounds of the Commodore 64? Well thanks to this new app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you can listen to all of your favorite retro sounds all over again. Software Engineer Michael Lauer recently released SID Player, which emulates the 6581 SID audio circuit from the C64. Of course,… |
January 5th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob
foldskool heroes: they’re boxy but they’re good
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Got mad paper, scissor and tape skills? How about a fondness for old school video games and computers? Then have I got a fun afternoon project for you. Graphic designer Marshall Alexander’s cutout characters includes a veritable menagerie fantastical creatures and critters all made from boxy paper cutouts, but his latest series, Foldskool Heroes… |
December 16th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob
midibox sid: c64 transformed into glowing midi synth
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The venerable Commodore 64 is well known among the electronic music community as a synthesizer modder’s dream machine thanks to its robust SID audio chipset. But most of the mods I’ve seen end up looking just like an old C64 and all the cool stuff is going on under the hood. So when I… |
June 8th, 2008 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob
circuit bent commodore 64: revenge of the 80s
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One of the most popular computers from the 1980s, the Commodore 64, is having a minor renaissance as an electronic musical instrument. The C64’s audio chip is famous for producing an array of warm, familiar 8-bit beats and blips. |
February 16th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob
guitar hero hits the commodore 64
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If you’ve never bothered to get out of the 80’s and upgrade from that old Commodore 64, it turns out you don’t have to miss out on modern video games. Heck, why shouldn’t you be able to play Guitar Hero on your C64? Toni Westbrook’s Shredz64 project aims to interface a Playstation GH controller… |
November 28th, 2007 comments (14) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob
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