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Restoring three commodore PCs

Restoring three Commodore PC Compatibles

As you probably know, I’ve already been doing this series of episodes on Commodore history. I’ve done quite a few already, but I have at least three more episodes to finish! One of the episodes I want to create... Read More...

Commodore History Part 1: The Commodore PET

When you watch documentaries about early computer innovations, particularly the late 70s, early 1980s, most of the documentaries tend to focus on Apple and Microsoft, and maybe IBM as the big innovators. But, I... Read More...

Planet X3 is Here! And with new video modes!

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Planet X3 is now available.  Buy it here: Planet X3 for MS-DOS computers Benedikt Freisen recently asked for the source code and added several new video modes to Planet X3. These include: Hercules 720x350 monochrome Plantronics ColorPlus 320x200x16 ... Read More...

New maps for Planet X2, free download

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Early Christmas Present!  I have had some requests for new maps on Planet X2.  I got in the mood this last weekend and created 3 new maps.  Anders also updated the PDF manual to include the 3 new maps, along wi... Read More...

My dream computer – Part 2

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Six months ago when I posted about my "dream computer" I had a lot of people asking questions that didn't seem to be addressed in the original post.  Plus, I've had time to think more about what would be best t... Read More...

Drowning in VIC-20 boards

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I recently purchased 155 Commodore VIC-20 motherboards from a place called "Fair Radio Sales."  And while they were selling the boards at a reasonable cost, (around $3 plus shipping) they weren't really selling many.  The problem was, they weren't guaranteed t... Read More...

What is my dream computer?

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There are a lot of 8 and 16-bit single-board hobbyist computers available these days.  But every one of them falls short in some way or another from what I dream of.  I'd just design one myself, but I'm not rea... Read More...

Planet X2 for the Commodore 64 is Finished!

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A year in the making, Planet X2 is now finished and ready for sale. For those unfamiliar, it is a real-time strategy game developed for the Commodore 64.  It may very well be the only such game in existence on ... Read More...