A Love Letter to the #commodore 64
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Dad, if you don’t stop talking about things from the 1900’s, people are going to think YOU are from the 1900’s!It’s been nine years since my daugter said the above to me at six years old, and I’ve nearly forgiven her by now. I still love her, but this story isn’t about her. No, this story is about my first love, the Commodore 64 — a home computer from the 80’s, which is still the best selling computer of all time. More PC’s have been sold since, of course, but no single model of any computer has sold as many units as the Commodore 64 did back in the day.So why do I love this crappy old computer, you may ask? Why is it that I get a special look in my eyes when I think of its glittery blue startup screen, and why is it that I shiver when I hear its characteristic SID music? The answer is simple (...)