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Tag: retrocomputing

You can once again buy an official Commodore C64

2025-08-182025-08-18 Danie
Three Commodore 64 Ultimate models: Starlight Edition with vibrant colors, Founders Edition with a glowing logo, and BASIC Beige.

“Basically, there is a whole gamut of ways to get some part of the C64 experience, ranging from emulator-only to a full hardware DIY or pre-assembled format. Each of which come with their own price […]

Blogcommodore, retrocomputing, technology

Palm OS and the devices that ran it: Before smartphones, we had PDAs in our pockets, and Palm did them best

2024-04-252024-04-25 Danie
A grey coloured PDA device resting in a cradle on a desk. At the bottom of the PDA are four round buttons, with a small green button to the left, and in the centre bottom are two smaller rectangular buttons for scrolling up or down. Bottom right of the cradle is a single round button.

I remember my PalmPilot very well. I used its Graffiti handwriting recognition to take many memos and keep my life organised. I’m pretty sure before the PalmPilot I only had fixed ROM organisers which had […]

Blogpalmpilot, retrocomputing, technology

Commodore 64 finally gets an OS upgrade after 40 years, known as C64OS

2022-07-292022-07-29 Danie
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Known as C64OS, it squeezes everything it can out of the 8 bit processor and 64 kB of memory. The new OS includes switchable desktop workspaces, a windowing system, draggable icons, a Mac-style menu bar […]

Blog#c64os, C64, retro, retrocomputing, technology

Blinking Cursor Turns 54, Hardly Anyone Notices – It’s One Of Those Things We Just Take For Granted Now

2022-01-062022-01-07 Danie
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The blinking cursor is not just some 1970s invention of yesteryear — it oriented millions of people in the digital world. It’s why and how the words you’re reading right now were created. In an […]

Blogretro, retrocomputing, technology
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