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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 Pro cake,…

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August 11th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games

ben heck’s commodore 64 laptop on auction, comes with free movie

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Ben Heck has put up his retro-futuristic creation, the Commodore 64 laptop, for auction. The proceeds will go to “a worthy charity”.  The winning bidder also gets an SD card – the laptop is equipped with both an SD card slot and a cartridge slot – and a DVD of Possomus Woman, a film written…

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July 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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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 for…

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June 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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play international karate on the go with the commodore 64 laptop

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It only took Ben Heckendorn a week and a half to make a Commodore 64 laptop that really looks like it was from 1982. What can you do in a week and a half? Me? I can finish Contra in a week and a half. Probably. Not.

Heckendorn said that he was already working on a…

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April 7th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing hacks + mods just plain fun retro technology video games