28 Dec
1998
28 Dec
'98
11:22 p.m.
I have some of the original Commodore graphics demos
(which they sold on
tape), there was the one with bar graphs and business stuff and another one
with like a mouse in a cage and star wars ships (not very exciting nowadays as
they were then), also one called mandala which is in ML and does a kalidescope effect.
One of my favorite demo programs for the Pet is a Time Clock program, it uses the graphics
of
the pet and makes giant time clock in six didgets "12:34:45" .. Very simple by
todays
computers but was considered very cool in 1978.. I have this on a Floppy disk from my
collection of software for the PET , I will have to transfer it to Tape to load on the
old
Pet. Seemed funny to use a Pet computer to tell time with, but very cool...
I know it
would be some time before I could own it. So now only 21 years later
I have one.
Yeah I think that sums it up for most of us classic computerists... (grin)
or better yet 'I have every computer that I wanted.' > > Now when it powers up if it reads:
> > *** COMMODORE BASIC ***
> > you have the original classic (read 'bug-ridden') ROMs.if it reads:
> > ### COMMODORE BASIC ###
> > you have the 'upgrade' (mostly bug fixed) ROMs.
Looks like mine is the older ROM as mine also says *** COMMODORE BASIC ***
Very Cool !!!! Bugs and all....
I tried out the Cassette Drive and it has a broken belt, motors turned but pulleys did
not
move, no problem tho I have several other Cassette drives, I will just plug it in the 2nd
cassette port..
Phil...