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C=Hacking (C64 Hackers' Magazine) (ffd2.com)
29 points by eru on March 11, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



I just bought a C64 a few weeks ago, for making chiptunes. I've been stunned to find that new products are still being made for the platform. I bought an internal "hard disk" that stores on an SD card, a connector for hooking it up to a PC via serial port with disk management software for Windows, and a MIDI interface with several applications to make the C64 act as a bassline synth, drum machine, etc. All newly manufactured stuff. It's astonishing the life these old boxes have in them, due to the tenacity of people who enjoy tinkering with them.

Anyway, since I'm having fun tinkering with old machines lately, this is relevant to my interests.


I still remember the day that I had to let my C64 go. I held onto it long after I bought a "real" PC. I finally put it into the Goodwill donation center, hoping it would find a better home, and tried to not shed a tear as I walked away.


Welcome to the cutting edge.

[The magazine's subtitle.]




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