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Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209130 is a reply to message #209128] Sun, 11 September 2011 05:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Clocky is currently offline  Clocky
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Slartibartfast wrote:
> On Sep 11, 12:50 pm, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
>> Slartibartfast wrote:
>>> On Sep 11, 4:57 am, Slartibartfast <idigi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Sep 11, 4:22 am, "Glenn P.," <C128UserDELETE-T...@FVI.Net>
>>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> > Regarding:http://www.commodoreusa.net...
>>
>>>> > There is a REASON I said "Sorta, Kinda" and "?!" in the subject
>>>> > line: I don't like their proposed implementation of the "new" C64.
>>>> > And from the discussion generated so far, I gather that a lot of
>>>> > YOU don't either!
>>
>>>> > I don't want Linux (or Windows, either!) on my C64. Windows? Yukk!
>>>> > May our Commodores NEVER be so cursed that we have Windows other
>>>> > than in our WALLS!
>>
>>>> > Uhg!
>>
>>>> > If I want Windows, I can use my Mom's PC; if I want Linux, there
>>>> > are plenty of public distro's available I can download, or even
>>>> > buy as a CD.
>>
>>>> > The reason I want a C64 is for... well, a C64. So I can power it
>>>> > up and read:
>>
>>>> > "Commodore 64 BASIC v2 : 64K RAM System : 38911 BASIC Bytes Free"
>>
>>>> > ...just like the "X-Computer:" header line on this post.
>>
>>>> > I want the old Commodore operating system. Not a NEW Commodore
>>>> > operating system, thank you very much -- the OLD one. Something I
>>>> > can PROGRAM on.
>>
>>>> > I want my old peripherals. 1541, 1571, 1581, FD-2000, FD-4000,
>>>> > CMD-RAMLink. It would be VERY helpful if the "New" Commodore began
>>>> > remanufacturing these again!
>>
>>>> > Mind you, there are SOME improvements to the C64 that I WOULDN'T
>>>> > mind seeing:
>>
>>>> > - C64 / C128 Full Intercompatibility.
>>>> > - Increased Speed (This should be Selectable, since some programs
>>>> > would be unusable at an increased speed).
>>>> > - USB Access to External Flashdrives (or other drives or devices).
>>>> > - Web/Ethernet Access.
>>>> > - Native .d64/.d41, .d71, .d81, .d2k, .d4k Access.
>>>> > - Native access to BOTH Commodore AND IBM disk formats.
>>>> > - Native TC/IP and PPP handling.
>>
>>>> > Now THAT would be a system well worth having!!!
>>
>>>> > -- >>>>> "Glenn P.," <C128UserDELETE-T...@FVI.Net> <<<<<
>>>> > -----------------------------------------
>>>> > "Memoria tene hanc esse Fabulam et omnino per Iocum et per
>>>> > Simulationem, itaque tibi esse non credere verbum solum sit etiam
>>>> > verum." [Infantes Aquarum]
>>
>>>> >>> Take Note Of The Spam Block On My E-Mail Address! ::
>>
>>>> Well, can you read? I'm offfering a device that not only perfectly
>>>> "emulates" the c64, it enhances it into a 256 colour palette,
>>>> doubled resolution, stereo SID, enhanced BASIC, Webkit O/S, live
>>>> ML monitor/ assembler/compiler, dual touchscreens, HDTV output,
>>>> and much more, what, that isn't enough for the purists?
>>
>>>> I'll take my ideas elsewhere, I suppose.
>>
>>> AND my last word here, the wonderous C64DTV couldn't even emulate
>>> the SID chip properly, even an emulator on a mobile phone can do
>>> that,
>>
>> That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates
>> the SID 100%.
>>
>> and
>>
>>> the joystick itself was the worst piece of crap ever.
>>
>> It went in the bin 5 minutes after taking it out of the box it so I
>> wouldn`t know.
>>
>> Did Jeri cop the
>>
>>> wrath of commodore nerds? No, because she's a hot lesbian :P
>>
>> No, because despite it`s shortcomings it was hackable and it existed!
>> My C64DTV in a 1571 hack was a fun and functionally useful project
>> and turned out pretty good.
>
> Whatever Clocky, everyone here knows what a clown you are.
>
> FYI don't bother going to the official Commodore forums, the head of
> the company threatened me with a cease and desist order and to stop
> "hawking your renderings". So much for the new vision of Commodore.
>
> I bid you adieu.

As long as you`re not infringing on copyrights and trademarks there is
bugger all Baz can do about your renders or your promotion thereof.

Having said that, your renders do look like you`re taking the piss, sorry to
say.
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209131 is a reply to message #209130] Sun, 11 September 2011 05:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Damian  Caynes is currently offline  Damian Caynes
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On Sep 11, 7:02 pm, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
> Slartibartfast wrote:
>> On Sep 11, 12:50 pm, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
>>> Slartibartfast wrote:
>>>> On Sep 11, 4:57 am, Slartibartfast <idigi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > On Sep 11, 4:22 am, "Glenn P.," <C128UserDELETE-T...@FVI.Net>
>>>> > wrote:
>
>>>> >> Regarding:http://www.commodoreusa.net...
>
>>>> >> There is a REASON I said "Sorta, Kinda" and "?!" in the subject
>>>> >> line: I don't like their proposed implementation of the "new" C64.
>>>> >> And from the discussion generated so far, I gather that a lot of
>>>> >> YOU don't either!
>
>>>> >> I don't want Linux (or Windows, either!) on my C64. Windows? Yukk!
>>>> >> May our Commodores NEVER be so cursed that we have Windows other
>>>> >> than in our WALLS!
>
>>>> >> Uhg!
>
>>>> >> If I want Windows, I can use my Mom's PC; if I want Linux, there
>>>> >> are plenty of public distro's available I can download, or even
>>>> >> buy as a CD.
>
>>>> >> The reason I want a C64 is for... well, a C64. So I can power it
>>>> >> up and read:
>
>>>> >> "Commodore 64 BASIC v2 : 64K RAM System : 38911 BASIC Bytes Free"
>
>>>> >> ...just like the "X-Computer:" header line on this post.
>
>>>> >> I want the old Commodore operating system. Not a NEW Commodore
>>>> >> operating system, thank you very much -- the OLD one. Something I
>>>> >> can PROGRAM on.
>
>>>> >> I want my old peripherals. 1541, 1571, 1581, FD-2000, FD-4000,
>>>> >> CMD-RAMLink. It would be VERY helpful if the "New" Commodore began
>>>> >> remanufacturing these again!
>
>>>> >> Mind you, there are SOME improvements to the C64 that I WOULDN'T
>>>> >> mind seeing:
>
>>>> >> - C64 / C128 Full Intercompatibility.
>>>> >> - Increased Speed (This should be Selectable, since some programs
>>>> >> would be unusable at an increased speed).
>>>> >> - USB Access to External Flashdrives (or other drives or devices).
>>>> >> - Web/Ethernet Access.
>>>> >> - Native .d64/.d41, .d71, .d81, .d2k, .d4k Access.
>>>> >> - Native access to BOTH Commodore AND IBM disk formats.
>>>> >> - Native TC/IP and PPP handling.
>
>>>> >> Now THAT would be a system well worth having!!!
>
>>>> >> -- >>>>> "Glenn P.," <C128UserDELETE-T...@FVI.Net> <<<<<
>>>> >> -----------------------------------------
>>>> >> "Memoria tene hanc esse Fabulam et omnino per Iocum et per
>>>> >> Simulationem, itaque tibi esse non credere verbum solum sit etiam
>>>> >> verum." [Infantes Aquarum]
>
>>>> >>>> Take Note Of The Spam Block On My E-Mail Address! ::
>
>>>> > Well, can you read? I'm offfering a device that not only perfectly
>>>> > "emulates" the c64, it enhances it into a 256 colour palette,
>>>> > doubled resolution, stereo SID, enhanced BASIC, Webkit O/S, live
>>>> > ML monitor/ assembler/compiler, dual touchscreens, HDTV output,
>>>> > and much more, what, that isn't enough for the purists?
>
>>>> > I'll take my ideas elsewhere, I suppose.
>
>>>> AND my last word here, the wonderous C64DTV couldn't even emulate
>>>> the SID chip properly, even an emulator on a mobile phone can do
>>>> that,
>
>>> That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates
>>> the SID 100%.
>
>>> and
>
>>>> the joystick itself was the worst piece of crap ever.
>
>>> It went in the bin 5 minutes after taking it out of the box it so I
>>> wouldn`t know.
>
>>> Did Jeri cop the
>
>>>> wrath of commodore nerds? No, because she's a hot lesbian :P
>
>>> No, because despite it`s shortcomings it was hackable and it existed!
>>> My C64DTV in a 1571 hack was a fun and functionally useful project
>>> and turned out pretty good.
>
>> Whatever Clocky, everyone here knows what a clown you are.
>
>> FYI don't bother going to the official Commodore forums, the head of
>> the company threatened me with a cease and desist order and to stop
>> "hawking your renderings". So much for the new vision of Commodore.
>
>> I bid you adieu.
>
> As long as you`re not infringing on copyrights and trademarks there is
> bugger all Baz can do about your renders or your promotion thereof.
>
> Having said that, your renders do look like you`re taking the piss, sorry to
> say.

So I have a sense of humour to go along with my h/w and s/w talents ;)
I'm sure you can appreciate that. :D
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209132 is a reply to message #209129] Sun, 11 September 2011 06:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Clocky is currently offline  Clocky
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Slartibartfast wrote:
> On Sep 11, 2:53 pm, Slartibartfast <idigi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sep 11, 12:50 pm, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Slartibartfast wrote:
>>>> On Sep 11, 4:57 am, Slartibartfast <idigi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > On Sep 11, 4:22 am, "Glenn P.," <C128UserDELETE-T...@FVI.Net>
>>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>> >> Regarding:http://www.commodoreusa.net...
>>
>>>> >> There is a REASON I said "Sorta, Kinda" and "?!" in the subject
>>>> >> line: I don't like their proposed implementation of the "new"
>>>> >> C64. And from the discussion generated so far, I gather that a
>>>> >> lot of YOU don't either!
>>
>>>> >> I don't want Linux (or Windows, either!) on my C64. Windows?
>>>> >> Yukk! May our Commodores NEVER be so cursed that we have Windows
>>>> >> other than in our WALLS!
>>
>>>> >> Uhg!
>>
>>>> >> If I want Windows, I can use my Mom's PC; if I want Linux, there
>>>> >> are plenty of public distro's available I can download, or even
>>>> >> buy as a CD.
>>
>>>> >> The reason I want a C64 is for... well, a C64. So I can power it
>>>> >> up and read:
>>
>>>> >> "Commodore 64 BASIC v2 : 64K RAM System : 38911 BASIC Bytes Free"
>>
>>>> >> ...just like the "X-Computer:" header line on this post.
>>
>>>> >> I want the old Commodore operating system. Not a NEW Commodore
>>>> >> operating system, thank you very much -- the OLD one. Something I
>>>> >> can PROGRAM on.
>>
>>>> >> I want my old peripherals. 1541, 1571, 1581, FD-2000, FD-4000,
>>>> >> CMD-RAMLink. It would be VERY helpful if the "New" Commodore
>>>> >> began remanufacturing these again!
>>
>>>> >> Mind you, there are SOME improvements to the C64 that I WOULDN'T
>>>> >> mind seeing:
>>
>>>> >> - C64 / C128 Full Intercompatibility.
>>>> >> - Increased Speed (This should be Selectable, since some programs
>>>> >> would be unusable at an increased speed).
>>>> >> - USB Access to External Flashdrives (or other drives or
>>>> >> devices).
>>>> >> - Web/Ethernet Access.
>>>> >> - Native .d64/.d41, .d71, .d81, .d2k, .d4k Access.
>>>> >> - Native access to BOTH Commodore AND IBM disk formats.
>>>> >> - Native TC/IP and PPP handling.
>>
>>>> >> Now THAT would be a system well worth having!!!
>>
>>>> >> -- >>>>> "Glenn P.," <C128UserDELETE-T...@FVI.Net> <<<<<
>>>> >> -----------------------------------------
>>>> >> "Memoria tene hanc esse Fabulam et omnino per Iocum et per
>>>> >> Simulationem, itaque tibi esse non credere verbum solum sit etiam
>>>> >> verum." [Infantes Aquarum]
>>
>>>> >>>> Take Note Of The Spam Block On My E-Mail Address! ::
>>
>>>> > Well, can you read? I'm offfering a device that not only perfectly
>>>> > "emulates" the c64, it enhances it into a 256 colour palette,
>>>> > doubled resolution, stereo SID, enhanced BASIC, Webkit O/S, live
>>>> > ML monitor/ assembler/compiler, dual touchscreens, HDTV output,
>>>> > and much more, what, that isn't enough for the purists?
>>
>>>> > I'll take my ideas elsewhere, I suppose.
>>
>>>> AND my last word here, the wonderous C64DTV couldn't even emulate
>>>> the SID chip properly, even an emulator on a mobile phone can do
>>>> that,
>>
>>> That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates
>>> the SID 100%.
>>
>>> and
>>
>>>> the joystick itself was the worst piece of crap ever.
>>
>>> It went in the bin 5 minutes after taking it out of the box it so I
>>> wouldn`t know.
>>
>>> Did Jeri cop the
>>
>>>> wrath of commodore nerds? No, because she's a hot lesbian :P
>>
>>> No, because despite it`s shortcomings it was hackable and it
>>> existed!
>>> My C64DTV in a 1571 hack was a fun and functionally useful project
>>> and turned out pretty good.
>>
>> Whatever Clocky, everyone here knows what a clown you are.
>>
>> FYI don't bother going to the official Commodore forums, the head of
>> the company threatened me with a cease and desist order and to stop
>> "hawking your renderings". So much for the new vision of Commodore.
>>
>> I bid you adieu.
>
> Oh, and my last word takes video format, on Funny or Die (just to
> prove it is a parody and not libellous):
>
> http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f0acc0565d/the-sidvicious65 10-handheld-multimedia-device-parody-advertisement

ROFLOL :-) I was onto you haha
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209133 is a reply to message #209104] Sun, 11 September 2011 07:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rudolf Harras is currently offline  Rudolf Harras
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Slartibartfast schrieb:

> And FYI, anyone in their right mind can build their very own
> multimedia handheld like the Pandora, just like anyone can whack h/w
> in a case and stick Linux on it.

However, I don't want another Linux thing. A Commodore Handheld should
have a startuptime like the C64. Maximal 2 secondes. :)
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209134 is a reply to message #209122] Sun, 11 September 2011 07:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rudolf Harras is currently offline  Rudolf Harras
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Slartibartfast schrieb:

> Again, as I've tried to explain, the sv6510 could be coded with pue
> 6510, enhanched BASIC (backwards compatible *and* compatible with some
> other BASIC languages), or Javascript and CSS3. It has all the
> external ports you need for extensibility and more. You could even
> code desktop apps using BASIC!

I whish you luck with that.

Just some hint from me:
What I don't need is some other linux like device that runs some kind of
emulator that does not really work that well. There are C64 emulators
for Android and Symbian. But I didn't have any phone yet where it really
made sense. Keyboard support on Android/Nokia was not really good, also
the keys of the device were not suitable for playing any game.

So that people really want to use this device for good old C64 games it
should also have gameboy like buttons so that you can really play a game
with this. Also it shouldn't be to difficult to get over the Intro
Screen (which can be a problem when you need the run/stop key like in
most of the Remember crackings, or F1).

I really would appreciate simple looking Contacts and Calenders. Would
be great to have them in C64 style with a speed a device could offer
today. Still you'd need some components not in C64 style like
Web-Browser or Navigation for example.
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209136 is a reply to message #209127] Sun, 11 September 2011 14:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chris Baird is currently offline  Chris Baird
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> That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates the
> SID 100%.

*small cough* ...and the PAL DTVs had another set of problems..

--
Chris
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209137 is a reply to message #209134] Sun, 11 September 2011 17:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Damian  Caynes is currently offline  Damian Caynes
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On Sep 11, 9:39 pm, Rudolf Harras <rudi...@temporaryforwarding.com>
wrote:
> Slartibartfast schrieb:
>
>> Again, as I've tried to explain, the sv6510 could be coded with pue
>> 6510, enhanched BASIC (backwards compatible *and* compatible with some
>> other BASIC languages), or Javascript and CSS3. It has all the
>> external ports you need for extensibility and more. You could even
>> code desktop apps using BASIC!
>
> I whish you luck with that.
>
> Just some hint from me:
> What I don't need is some other linux like device that runs some kind of
> emulator that does not really work that well. There are C64 emulators
> for Android and Symbian. But I didn't have any phone yet where it really
> made sense. Keyboard support on Android/Nokia was not really good, also
> the keys of the device were not suitable for playing any game.
>
> So that people really want to use this device for good old C64 games it
> should also have gameboy like buttons so that you can really play a game
> with this. Also it shouldn't be to difficult to get over the Intro
> Screen (which can be a problem when you need the run/stop key like in
> most of the Remember crackings, or F1).
>
> I really would appreciate simple looking Contacts and Calenders. Would
> be great to have them in C64 style with a speed a device could offer
> today. Still you'd need some components not in C64 style like
> Web-Browser or Navigation for example.

I hate to keep repeating myself, but I will now that things have
calmed down here on c.s.c ;)

The SV6510 (now known as the C*HMD (Handheld Multimedia Device) due to
litigation from Commodore USA), will have a perfect emulation of the
stock standard c64, with a h/w accelerated layer over the top to
enhance it. 16 colours become 256, sid becomes stereo sid, graphical
antialiasing/blur and other filters...

The system itself, yes it would boot very fast, you can run BASIC from
the desktop, or 6510, or a combination of the two, and the BASIC would
be greatly enhanced to allow a simple BASIC program to be able to be
produce with the same quality and speed as of a native 6510 ML
program.

I am also toying with the possibility of creating a compiled runtime
of the o/s, so that s/w created on it would be able to be run *on any
platform*. This would be quite simple once the o/s is finished (that
is going to take 6-8 months), as it is all based on javascript. I know
I know, javascript is a lame language, well in the days of HTML5, CSS3
and "web 3.0", it is quite powerful and impressive. In fact, Google
are aiming to roll out their Chrome O/S based on webkit to a multitude
of devices. And believe me, developing an o/s in j/s is only slightly
more difficult than the advanced multimedia websites I create every
day in my work as a web technology UI expert.

We would be taking a page from the book of SEUCK for the game dev SDK,
and from GEOS for the productivity side of the O/S. All of this will
be openly available for beta testing in about six months time, and you
will be able to test the o/s on just about any device, or even the
web!

I'm excited about all of the possibilities, and I hope I can get you
guys excited as well. It's time to show the world what our community
can really achieve, and now cheap ass chinese CRAP like the c64dtv
this time! 8D
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209144 is a reply to message #209134] Sun, 11 September 2011 17:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Damian  Caynes is currently offline  Damian Caynes
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On Sep 11, 9:39 pm, Rudolf Harras <rudi...@temporaryforwarding.com>
wrote:
> Slartibartfast schrieb:
>
>> Again, as I've tried to explain, the sv6510 could be coded with pue
>> 6510, enhanched BASIC (backwards compatible *and* compatible with some
>> other BASIC languages), or Javascript and CSS3. It has all the
>> external ports you need for extensibility and more. You could even
>> code desktop apps using BASIC!
>
> I whish you luck with that.
>
> Just some hint from me:
> What I don't need is some other linux like device that runs some kind of
> emulator that does not really work that well. There are C64 emulators
> for Android and Symbian. But I didn't have any phone yet where it really
> made sense. Keyboard support on Android/Nokia was not really good, also
> the keys of the device were not suitable for playing any game.
>
> So that people really want to use this device for good old C64 games it
> should also have gameboy like buttons so that you can really play a game
> with this. Also it shouldn't be to difficult to get over the Intro
> Screen (which can be a problem when you need the run/stop key like in
> most of the Remember crackings, or F1).
>
> I really would appreciate simple looking Contacts and Calenders. Would
> be great to have them in C64 style with a speed a device could offer
> today. Still you'd need some components not in C64 style like
> Web-Browser or Navigation for example.

Also given your input on this, I'm considering scrapping the second
screen entirely in favour of proper gaming controls and keypad, with a
smaller lcd screen contained within.
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209145 is a reply to message #209137] Sun, 11 September 2011 17:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Damian  Caynes is currently offline  Damian Caynes
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On Sep 12, 7:10 am, Slartibartfast <idigi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 11, 9:39 pm, Rudolf Harras <rudi...@temporaryforwarding.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> Slartibartfast schrieb:
>
>>> Again, as I've tried to explain, the sv6510 could be coded with pue
>>> 6510, enhanched BASIC (backwards compatible *and* compatible with some
>>> other BASIC languages), or Javascript and CSS3. It has all the
>>> external ports you need for extensibility and more. You could even
>>> code desktop apps using BASIC!
>
>> I whish you luck with that.
>
>> Just some hint from me:
>> What I don't need is some other linux like device that runs some kind of
>> emulator that does not really work that well. There are C64 emulators
>> for Android and Symbian. But I didn't have any phone yet where it really
>> made sense. Keyboard support on Android/Nokia was not really good, also
>> the keys of the device were not suitable for playing any game.
>
>> So that people really want to use this device for good old C64 games it
>> should also have gameboy like buttons so that you can really play a game
>> with this. Also it shouldn't be to difficult to get over the Intro
>> Screen (which can be a problem when you need the run/stop key like in
>> most of the Remember crackings, or F1).
>
>> I really would appreciate simple looking Contacts and Calenders. Would
>> be great to have them in C64 style with a speed a device could offer
>> today. Still you'd need some components not in C64 style like
>> Web-Browser or Navigation for example.
>
> I hate to keep repeating myself, but I will now that things have
> calmed down here on c.s.c ;)
>
> The SV6510 (now known as the C*HMD (Handheld Multimedia Device) due to
> litigation from Commodore USA), will have a perfect emulation of the
> stock standard c64, with a h/w accelerated layer over the top to
> enhance it. 16 colours become 256, sid becomes stereo sid, graphical
> antialiasing/blur and other filters...
>
> The system itself, yes it would boot very fast, you can run BASIC from
> the desktop, or 6510, or a combination of the two, and the BASIC would
> be greatly enhanced to allow a simple BASIC program to be able to be
> produce with the same quality and speed as of a native 6510 ML
> program.
>
> I am also toying with the possibility of creating a compiled runtime
> of the o/s, so that s/w created on it would be able to be run *on any
> platform*. This would be quite simple once the o/s is finished (that
> is going to take 6-8 months), as it is all based on javascript. I know
> I know, javascript is a lame language, well in the days of HTML5, CSS3
> and "web 3.0", it is quite powerful and impressive. In fact, Google
> are aiming to roll out their Chrome O/S based on webkit to a multitude
> of devices. And believe me, developing an o/s in j/s is only slightly
> more difficult than the advanced multimedia websites I create every
> day in my work as a web technology UI expert.
>
> We would be taking a page from the book of SEUCK for the game dev SDK,
> and from GEOS for the productivity side of the O/S. All of this will
> be openly available for beta testing in about six months time, and you
> will be able to test the o/s on just about any device, or even the
> web!
>
> I'm excited about all of the possibilities, and I hope I can get you
> guys excited as well. It's time to show the world what our community
> can really achieve, and now cheap ass chinese CRAP like the c64dtv
> this time! 8D

and NOT cheap as chinese CRAP, rather ;)
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209146 is a reply to message #209136] Sun, 11 September 2011 18:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Clocky is currently offline  Clocky
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Chris Baird wrote:
>> That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates the
>> SID 100%.
>
> *small cough* ...and the PAL DTVs had another set of problems..

Yep, every single one of them (except Robert`s one) ;-)
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209147 is a reply to message #209146] Sun, 11 September 2011 19:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Sep 12, 8:28 am, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
> Chris Baird wrote:
>>> That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates the
>>> SID 100%.
>
>> *small cough* ...and the PAL DTVs had another set of problems..
>
> Yep, every single one of them (except Robert`s one) ;-)

Oh btw, Funny or Die seem to have had issues, the vid and my account
have been deleted...

So, YouTube backup! 8D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3GwBxyktro
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On Sep 12, 8:28 am, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
> Chris Baird wrote:
>>> That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates the
>>> SID 100%.
>
>> *small cough* ...and the PAL DTVs had another set of problems..
>
> Yep, every single one of them (except Robert`s one) ;-)

Oh I just chatted with Funny or Die staff, their automatic spam filter
had killed the video. Phew! :D
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Slartibartfast <idigital@gmail.com> writes:

> The SV6510 (now known as the C*HMD (Handheld Multimedia Device) due to
> litigation from Commodore USA), will have a perfect emulation of the
> stock standard c64 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
Interesting choice of words there -------------------+

-ik
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On Sep 12, 11:37 am, Ingo Korb <use...@mail.snowcat.de> wrote:
> Slartibartfast <idigi...@gmail.com> writes:
>> The SV6510 (now known as the C*HMD (Handheld Multimedia Device) due to
>> litigation from Commodore USA), will have a perfect emulation of the
>> stock standard c64                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>                                                       |
> Interesting choice of words there  -------------------+
>
> -ik

Heh, yes well, "perfect" I should have written perhaps, but we shall
see ;)

I'll say, as "perfect" as VICE. That's good enough for me 8D
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Slartibartfast wrote:
> On Sep 12, 8:28 am, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
>> Chris Baird wrote:
>>>> That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates
>>>> the SID 100%.
>>
>>> *small cough* ...and the PAL DTVs had another set of problems..
>>
>> Yep, every single one of them (except Robert`s one) ;-)
>
> Oh I just chatted with Funny or Die staff, their automatic spam filter
> had killed the video. Phew! :D

Heh, have you seen this one?
http://www.youtube.com/user/rasvoja#p/a/f/1/gTlozTEsbVM
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"Rudolf Harras" wrote in message
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Slartibartfast schrieb:

> I've contacted them about the SV6510, lets see if they'd like
> to branch into a handheld platform :)

I'd like to have a phone with Commodore Basic.

If you switch it on you can use it in less then 2 seconds. And you can
run Commodore Basic programs. :)

There's a Commodore Basic app for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
I've used it and it's amazing. It's NOT a C64 emulator so it won't run
M/L programs, just BASIC.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hand-basic-cbm-flavor/id39492 4289?mt=8

Tom Lake
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3GwBxyktro

Weaksauce. Needs more like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QD9Lo78yH8

--
C,,
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On Sep 12, 6:58 pm, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
> Slartibartfast wrote:
>> On Sep 12, 8:28 am, "Clocky" <notg...@happen.com> wrote:
>>> Chris Baird wrote:
>>>> > That depends on how you define "properly" as no emulator emulates
>>>> > the SID 100%.
>
>>>> *small cough* ...and the PAL DTVs had another set of problems..
>
>>> Yep, every single one of them (except Robert`s one) ;-)
>
>> Oh I just chatted with Funny or Die staff, their automatic spam filter
>> had killed the video. Phew! :D
>
> Heh, have you seen this one?http://www.youtube.com/user/rasvoja#p/a/f/1/gTlozTEsbVM

Haha! :D
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On Sep 12, 10:00 pm, Chris Baird <ab...@brushtail.apana.org.au> wrote:
>  >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3GwBxyktro
>
> Weaksauce. Needs more like this:
>
>    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QD9Lo78yH8
>
> --
> C,,

pfffft! :D Love the dark cyber theme of it!

Stay tuned for a 5 Minute History of the Commodore 64, in Michael
Moore style, probably tomorrow. I've discovered 6 minutes of video
production is much more arduous than 1 ;)

I assure you, it's hilarious :)
Re: Commodore Is Back (Sorta, Kinda) (?!)... [message #209157 is a reply to message #209156] Tue, 13 September 2011 07:09 Go to previous message
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Slartibartfast wrote:
> On Sep 12, 10:00 pm, Chris Baird <ab...@brushtail.apana.org.au> wrote:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3GwBxyktro
>>
>> Weaksauce. Needs more like this:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QD9Lo78yH8
>>
>> --
>> C,,
>
> pfffft! :D Love the dark cyber theme of it!
>
> Stay tuned for a 5 Minute History of the Commodore 64, in Michael
> Moore style, probably tomorrow. I've discovered 6 minutes of video
> production is much more arduous than 1 ;)
>
> I assure you, it's hilarious :)

It had better be now that you said it!
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