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RE: TIL: The Commodore 64 is undead
This was my first computer:
1k of RAM. When I ran out of RAM writing a program, it crashed. So we got a 16k expansion. It was so wobbly it would crash if it came loose. We eventually used masking tape to keep it on.
Was this version also with the rubber keys?
The build quality wasn't up to standards compared to the Commodore 64, but it still was an impressive machine. And the memory to all those tapes with programs. How far we have evolved since (3D engines ad Blockchains running in browsers )...
No, this had even worse preasure pad keys. The zx spectrum had 16k, 48k and larger versions. The zx81 was its predecessor and horrible.
The advantage was, that it was pretty much affordable :-) But the keypad was really horrible...
It was only because a single key press entered an entire command that it was even possible to write programs on the thing! Still it kept me amused for hours and I created a number of programs on it.
Ah, ok. This was too long ago for me to remember exactly. We had the 48k ZX Spectrum which was a decent machine (but the keyboard sucked). C64 reigned king though, especially with a floppy drive.
I guess you're talking about the ZX Spectrum, this was the one wit the rubber keys. And yes, the evolution is unbelievable ;-)
Great! I remember that one as well, although I never owned one. We used to play around with it at the mall ;-) Ah, those memories!
My second computer was one of these:
I was sad at first, because my uncle, who was teaching me programming, had a c64. But learned to love it when Elite was released...
I remember chess software Elite. What was this computer called again?
The BBC Model B. Elite was this game:
Damn, you are right :-) I even bought that game for PC in the late 90's because it really set a standard in this genre.
I remember Elite II: Frontier on the PC. Occupied a number of my hours...
I could be wrong, but I think the Chess program was called 'White Knight'.
I guess, I've mixed it up with the Elite chess computers... The Rom, I had for my C-64, was called Sargon II.