Archive for September, 2009

Quikman + 8k

Last year, I re-discovered a Pac-Man clone I wrote way back in 1984 for the Commodore VIC 20.  A month later, I enhanced the game, yet kept it within the memory constraints of a stock VIC 20 — quite the personal accomplishment and it received a few unexpected accolades afterward.
This past year, I moved on [...]

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ArcadeComponents.com

A few months ago, I detailed my bad experience with OldSoftware.com for repairing a Commodore 64 home computer with a failed CIA chip.  Fortunately for me, I did not allow that to curtail my endeavor on repairing the remaining C64s still in my possession — two originals and the 64C version.  I stumbled upon a [...]

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