Greed, Zealotry, and the Commodore 64

Posted by Soulskill on Monday December 27, 2010 @01:10PM from the and-nostalgia-flavored-candy dept.

jira writes "On the occasion of the Commodore 64's rebirth as an Atom-equipped nettop, the Guardian's Jon Blyth remembers what the original Commodore 64 taught him. Among other things: 'But look at it, all brown, ugly and lovely. It taught me so much. The Commodore 64 taught me about zealotry. After upgrading from the inferior ZX Spectrum, I would try to convince the Sinclair loyalists to follow me. I would invite them to my house, and let them see that with just eight colors and a monophonic sound chip, their lives lacked true depth. My evangelism quickly faded into impatience. So, I can now see why American Baptists get so miffy about atheists — it's horrible dealing with people who don't realize how much better you are.'"

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monophonic sound chip? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-12-27 13:17 · Score: 5, Informative

there is no ZX spectrum with a "monophonic sound chip"
the original 16 and 48k machines have no sound chip, the sound is software driven by toggling an I/O bit.
the 128k machines use the AY which is 3 channel
so there! :p
Re:Goes both ways... by MichaelSmith · 2010-12-27 14:06 · Score: 5, Informative

“A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery.”
...and thanked God for her lunch?

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