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Looking Back At the Commodore 64

Posted by samzenpus on from the blast-from-the-past dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It's the 30th anniversary of the Commodore 64 this week — news that has made more than a few gaming enthusiasts feel their age. This story looks back at some of the peculiarities that made the machine so special — a true mass-market computer well into the era where a computer in every home was a novelty idea, not a near reality."

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  1. Obigatory troll for UK readers by itsdapead · · Score: 4, Funny

    (Sneaks up to the C64 in Dixons)

    10 PRINT "THE BBC MODEL B IS BETTER!"
    20 GOTO 10:REM ** FOR STARTERS, BBC BASIC COULD DO THIS AS A REPEAT/UNTIL FALSE LOOP **

    Oh, the biting wit of the 1980s teenager...

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    In a survey of 100 programmers, 111111 thought that duck-typing was a good idea.
  2. Re:Strange bug... by MonsterTrimble · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a feature!

    Sorry, I couldn't resist!

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    I call it 'The Aristocrats'