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The Commodore 64 vs. the iPhone 3G S
Harry writes "The unfortunate news about Apple rejecting a Commodore 64 emulator from the iPhone App Store inspired me to compare the C64 to the new iPhone 3G S, in more detail than any rational person is likely to compare them, ever again. If nothing else, it's a snapshot of just how far technology has come since the C64's release in August of 1982."
Then it's settled. I'm getting a Commodore instead.
...can they run Linux?
So has the Commodore 64:
http://www.c64web.com/
Posting that on Slashdot is just cruel...
It would be like someone posting the ZX81 web server...
The iPhone 3G S has 4,000 times the RAM (256MB) for one-third the price (with an AT&T contract)
Your price comparison is not really good. You should compare an uncontracted iphone price (500 or 600) to that of a c64. The contract lock is worth money - especially considering how much you buy to maintain your service. THen again you get more from the contract (phone service, access to the internet, etc). So a better comparison is the straight phone price to the c64 price.
Don't forget to correct for 27 years of inflation! Incidentally, this brings the C64 price to $1,318.59. Beat that, Apple Elitists.
I do wonder about Apple's policy there. Ostensibly, it's to stop you running an unapproved app by running it in an emulator, but they're perfectly happy to approve apps which pull down arbitrary and equally unapproved content from the web.
Is it really any different than the Hot Coffee fiasco? For every person of age X who downloaded the mod, a dozen of the same age were probably downloading hardcore zebu porn MPGs but that isn't directly tied to a game, so is business as usual.
Should I be relieved that I have no idea what the heck "zebu porn" is?
I read the internet for the articles.
That's ridiculous, you can do all that today as well, except you don't want to because you have an iphone. And anyway, the iphone is probably powerful enough to run an ...
Oh. Never mind.
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What kinda chip you got in there, a Dorito?
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1820g... 404 mm * 216mm * 75mm
And how does that exactly relate to size? It just looks like a bunch of gibberish mixed with random numbers to my imperialist eyes.!!!
I want pounds and inches you insensitive clod!!!
Bill
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It could be worse. It could be Xenu porn.
Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now, and let us slay him... and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
And how does that exactly relate to size? It just looks like a bunch of gibberish mixed with random numbers to my imperialist eyes.!!!
I want pounds and inches you insensitive clod!!!
You don't recognize the traditional Imperial unit of length, the Manchester mule? Defined in 1621 as the length of the Duke of Manchester's prize mule, Jebediah, and equal to exactly 29 handspans, it's the only unit of length a gentleman should use.
Now I should say that at 404mm long, and at a total of 1820 greasemonkeys in weight, that this Commodore 64 is quite the small electronic computer!
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That was simpler time full of Compute and Byte magazine and taking your best girl to see ET and WarGames.
"Best girl" I take it meaning the most complete and functional of your robot companions.
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