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So far in our exploration of Commodore history, I've talked tons about the various computers, but not such a lot about the disk drives. And to be honest, the disk drives were almost as important because the computers themselves when it decreased to how They were used, and that they also played a crucial role in why Commodore computers were never ready to evolve within the marketplace just like the IBM PC for instance. Commodore's disk drives started back within the days of the PET, with these large metal drives supported The IEEE-488 interface. Using some extra hardware, it had been possible to attach many computers to one drive. For example, during this computer lab setup within the year 1980, you'll see multiple pets connected to one disc drive. This design made tons of since because the computers didn't really access the drive tons, and therefor this might save tons of cash and space. If you would like to find out more about the PET drives, I like to recommend you w...

The other day, I used to be reading this old Computes Gazette magazine from 1983. and that I saw this card you'll send off for more information. happen if I filled it out and sent it off? Well, stick around till the top and I'll show you the result. Most of the time, stepping into Retro Gaming are often quite challenge. Even the old Atari 2600 her, for instance, it are often very challenging to seek out a contemporary TV or monitor that you simply. On the brilliant side, the games are pretty easy to affect. All you've got to try to to is locate them online, or thrift shop, or whatever and you purchase the sport, and you recognize, But, things get even harder once you start watching old computers. For instance, the Commodore 64 uses a disk format that's essentially foreign today.  It's no means to attach to the web, and albeit you've got a pile of blank disks, getting the games copied over to them from the web could be a nightmare. Now, if you fast forward just a...

Hello! And welcome back to the 8-Bit Guy. I even have been sent some Huggies. OK, no, not actually. This is often a reasonably rare machine. I haven’t unboxed it yet. So, let ’s have a glance. OK, so what I even have here may be a Tomy Tutor. This may be a pretty interesting, albeit rare piece of equipment that has been loaned to me. haven't even powered this thing on, don't even know if it'll work. It's very dirty but I feel we will clean it up. I'll be returning this to the owner when I'm through with it. But , I always grew up pronouncing the name of this company as Tommy.  I assume that really makes sense that it's Tomy . Once I did the video on the restoration of the Hearoid, and that I had mentioned the Tommy Omnibot, I got flooded with emails and comments telling me it's actually pronounced Tomy. But anyway, it's only one of these things that I've only ever seen the name in print before and I've never actually heard it pronounced. So, ...

I want to take you back to the year 1980. 3 years earlier, several personal computers had made their thanks to the market like the Apple II, TRS-80, and Commodore PET. And while these computers were considered very affordable for the time, They were still out of reach for tons of individuals. By 1979, some cheaper options began to point out up like the Texas Instruments TI99 / 4, and therefore the Atari 400, both of those costing around $ 550 at the time. Now, while these newer computers were cheaper, they were also better because that they had added considerably more advanced graphics and sound capabilities. These computers were capable of quite just being computers, they might wow their customers with fancy video games. And while these computers were cheaper than ever before, another computer was close to enter the market which might really bring the value down. If you thought I used to be close to say the Commodore VIC-20, that was an honest guess. But that This was designed by a co...