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Offline Clive

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Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« on: November 08, 2011, 08:13 »
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2011, 09:33 »
It'll be the BBC Micro next. :)
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2011, 11:30 »
There's your new gadget, Rik!  ;D
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2011, 12:14 »
Why bother  :dunno: ?
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2011, 13:23 »
its a pretty decent spec'd machine
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2011, 15:57 »
The BBC or the Commodore, Sam?
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2011, 16:07 »
The specs looked good until you got down to where it said it had Mint 11 installed lol

Would have to install Mint 10 for me lol
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2011, 16:19 »
Quote from: Rik on November 08, 2011, 09:33
It'll be the BBC Micro next. :)

I wouldn't want to go back.  PC's are much more fun!   :D
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2011, 16:25 »
The Beeb was ahead of it's time, Clive, think what it would be like with a modern processor, graphics card and plenty of RAM. :)
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2011, 16:30 »
Don't misunderstand me, I truly loved my Beeb with all my heart but I don't think the Teletext adaptor could compete with the Internet.   :D
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2011, 17:13 »
Use the 1MHz bus and a modem. :)
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2011, 18:00 »
It would probably deliver 9 kb/s Rik.   ;D
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2011, 18:02 »
That was a lot at the time. :)
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2011, 19:49 »
I tink I will wait until they bring out the Commodore 128  :)x
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Re: Commodore 64 released just in time for Christmas.
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2011, 20:53 »
 ;D
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