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more about #commodore Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I knew that was the PET as soon as I saw the picture. I never realized it was considered a competitor to Apple. Back then I guess everything more ... more » strider_mt2k: My brother wrote a game on one and brought the whole thing to my mom's house to show it off. You had to "fly" a targeting reticule onto a tie fighter ... more » ninjamurf: 5th grade. My first computer experience. We used to take the tapes home and play them in our tape players. eeeeeeeeee ooooooo EEEEEE uuuuuuu UUUUUU... more » MillerCadiots: Want to know more about the PET's Easter egg? Read this: http://www.pagetable.com/?p=43 more » GlenTen: From wikipedia: "Easter Egg: In PET Microsoft Basic (3000 series only), typing the command "WAIT 6502,100" will fill the screen with the text "MICROSO... more » something_unique_and_descriptive: So, in theory, Twitter will remain a viable communications network in the event of a nuclear apocalypse... good to know. more » OMG! Ponies!: load "twitter",8,1 run twitter more » Monty: That Commodore 64 color palette is a thing of beauty that brings out the natural lusciousness of Princess Barbaretta. We all may debate the answer to... more » infmom: We had that game. It was amazing how inappropriately one could dress Barbie for whatever that dork Ken had in mind, if he didn't say "Sorry Barbie, p... more » nystreetfilms: Karateka was, and is, the best game ever for the C64 more » 92BuickLeSabre: I wonder what she was doing from 1959 to 1985? Just sitting in a monitor waiting for someone to turn it on? more » HexiumVII: Ok when i was 10 i played this, and it was one of the best commodore 64 games ever created. Other than the fact that barbie is insane and is constantl... more » DeeJayQueue: i had that monitor. more » -
#pcs
What Is This?
Q: What classic computer and Apple II competitor opened its steel case up like a car hood? And was named after a domestic rock toy popular at the time? More » -
#twitter
Good God, Even the Commodore 64 Has a Twitter Client
After seeing this latest Twitter app offering, I think Commodore 64 availability should be the benchmark to judge whether or not your web 2.0 app has officially "made it." Yes, there's really a twitter app for the C64. More » -
#happybirthday
Barbie, Star of Barbie Commodore 64 Game, Turns 50 Today
The blonde bombshell known for her appearance in "Barbie," the self-titled 1985 C64 game, turned 50 today. Some allege that Barbie is popular for reasons other than C64 compatibility, but we're not so sure. [Allure] -
#funnybecauseitstrue
Firefox's Spellchecker Has Four Words for "Gizmodo"
Last night I noticed Firefox didn't yet have "Gizmodo" in its dictionary. Curiosity led me to right-click over the red line to see what words it suggested I use instead. All four were awesome: -
#mods
The Blip Festival: Like Girl Talk and a Game Boy Had a Baby
Brooklyn's Blip Festival 2008, which is taking place this weekend, December 4th through 7th, is a celebration of modders, music, vintage game consoles, and graphics. Artists come from all over the world to perform electronic music created with Game Boys, Commodore 64s, and Famicoms, and it's more than just bleeps and bloops: this stuff is really fun. More » -
#retromodo
Papercraft Retro Game Consoles Will Adorn Your Cubicle With Geekery on the Cheap
If your co-workers don't already know about the soft morsel of love for late-70s gaming consoles deep in your heart, why not load up the company's color printer with some heavy-bond and fold up an Atari 2600 to stand proudly by your enterprise Dell (and your HAL 9000). These patterns by Marshall Alexander feature cool 3D pop-outs and nice old-school-appropriate graphics and typography. Better than the limited edition in-box Spawn action figures you have now, and cheaper (ie: free). [Foldskool Heroes via TOYSREVIL] -
#retromodo
Gallery of 101 Vintage Computer Ads
Sure, some of us remember using the Commodore 64, but do any of us recall what the ads for it were like? Boingboing has aggregated a wonderful collection of 101 classic computer advertisements by everyone from AT&T (yeah, I forgot they tried their hand in making PCs too) to Texas Instruments. Aah, to be back in a world where everything fit inside a bulky keyboard and displays were monochromatic. [Boing boing] -
#commodore
Commodore Gaming PCs Finally Coming Stateside
Remember those Commodore gaming PCs with custom Art we saw in Europe, last March? They're finally coming stateside starting at $1700. More » -
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#diy
How to Make a USB-Compatible Commodore64 Keyboard
While we prefer keyboards like the Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000, the nostalgic types who learned to type on old Commodore 64s may want to be able to use that keyboard to punch out blog posts. Now that's possible. More » -
#pcs
Commodore Lifts the Curtain on Its Gaming PCs
I'm not sure what I was expecting from Commodore when we first heard they were jumping back into the gaming biz, but one thing I can tell you, it wasn't quite this. Their new gaming line will consist of four models ranging from the entry-level Cg to the top-shelf Cxx. The Cxx will have a quad-core 2.66GHz Core 2 Extreme, dual GeForce 8800s, and 4GB of RAM. Sure it's powerful and it'll probably cost more than your credit card can handle, but other than their name (and those killer paint jobs) there's nothing these PCs offer that you can't get from say Alienware or Dell. More » -
#pcs
Commodore Launching Gaming PCs - Because The Commodore Name Equals Fast
After brokering a deal last June, Commodore, the previously strong maker of the Commodore64 PC, is going to launch a line of gaming PCs at CeBIT. Seeing as the Commodore brand has been entrenched in the minds of PC users the punchline to a joke about how old their machine is, it's going to be all uphill for Commodore Gaming. More » -
#portablemedia
Commodore Gravel In Pocket Portable Media Player and Gravel In Home
Featuring the weirdest name for a PMP we've heard this week, the Commodore Gravel In Pocket supports MP4, MPEG, DivX, Xvid, WMV, MP3, WMA, WAV, JPG, BMP and GIF files. It has 1 or 2GB of internal flash memory, plus an expandable SD slot for removable memory. It plays at a respectable 24FPS (film quality) on its 2.8-inch TFT screen. More » -
#gadgets
Commodore Amiga Novelty Playing Cards
Sure, having naked ladies and Hooters girls are always nice, how about tickling that inner geek bone? These cards just may be able to do it. This is a standard 52 card deck that features a variety of different models of the Commodore Amiga. The jokers even feature the classic, BoingBall. Nevermind the naked ladies, I'll take the vintage computer. The deck is available for $18 and will likely make all of your geek friends swoon. More » -
#ces
Live from CES: Commodore Crap Pt. 2
Commodore was also featuring two other products in its booth. First was the Mediabox, a $499 media center that runs an embedded XP. Other than that it is pretty run-of-the-mill, features a 160GB hard drive, 5.1 audio, wired and Wi-Fi connection, DVD player, etc. It was being housed in a $20,000 steel case that was pretty hot, unfortunately that won't be made available for consumers. Look for the picture after the jump. More » -
#ces
Live from CES: Commodore Crap Pt. 1
Hey Commodore, we know you paved the way for a lot of the stuff we have seen at CES this year, but since YMV bought you out, your new stuff sucks. Commodore has three items on display this year that we reported on last month: the Navigator Combo GPS unit, the Mediabox and the Mediatower. More » -
#portablemedia
Commodore 2: Back with a Vengeance
What better way to celebrate the birth of Jesus than by introducing the resurrection of my own personal Jesus, Commodore. They are back, and like the Antichrist, they have a thirst for blood. They are trying to get into digital media players (Commodore fanboys versus Apple fanboys, thunderdome anyone?) and also the GPS market with a couple of new gadgets that will make any old-school techie pee himself. The full product unveiling will happen at CES 2006 and expect us to be there with coverage.
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#homeentertainment
Commodore Joins the 21st Century
The Commodore 64 was way ahead of its time in 1982. 16 colors, 320 x 200 pixels, and 64kb of RAM for under $600 made it the single best-selling computer of all time. Commodore is coming back to the US with three products that will be unveiled at CES in January: the Commodore Multimedia Tower, Commodore MediaBox and the Commodore Navigator. Unfortunately, the Multimedia Tower is for the B2B space and to be used at retail environments, but the other two will be for our enjoyment. The Mediabox is an 80GB hard disk recorder that can play videos, music and photos on your TV. It also lets you download music ringtones, games, video on demand and photo printing service, all from your television. The Navigator is, yes, that's right, a GPS device using Windows CE platform. It includes a 20GB HDD and lets you load, store and play a variety of audio and video files, all on its 3.6-inch touchscreen. Whether or not these devices live up to the legend of the 64 remains to be seen (let's face it, the 8-bit MOS Technology 6510 microprocessor made that box). In any case, it will be good to see an old friend back in stores next year.
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