The first time I fired up a VIC-20 during Christmas 1980, I experimented with it for about an hour and said out loud to my family "This changes everything"! It certainly did for me although it took a while.
Fast forward to 1996 and I completed a Certificate in Computers and Information Systems from Cal Berkeley. Fast forward 25+ years again and I am now a retired database programmer, with a cherished collection of Commodore hardware and software.
My current interest is mostly with Forth on C-64 and C-128 due to Forth's compactness and speed on 8 bit processor, not to mention the elegance of the programming paradigm of Forth's interperter/compiler and easy access to low level hardware.
I eagerly await the general sale version of the X16 and hazard one suggestion: the socketed chips on the legacy Commodore machines turned out to be very helpful for long term maintenance. Although the price will be reduced for the X16 if using surface mount components, the cost will be reduction of long term hardware maintainability and upgradability...
Anyway, great project!
Hi from Sin City
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SeniorChief
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Re: Hi from Sin City
Hello from another "Gambler" from Sin City. Just joined the forum today (5/19/2023).
Is there any user groups in Vegas for 8-bit computing?
Feel free to keep in touch!
SeniorChief.
Is there any user groups in Vegas for 8-bit computing?
Feel free to keep in touch!
SeniorChief.