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what did you most dislike about the C64
Err, I remember something about 80 columns instead of 40.Vosla wrote:Did anyone know?`Romeo Knight wrote:For me the worst thing was...
....the CP/M-Mode of my C128. I still don't know what it was good for....![]()
Shame about the money, my c128, that black on green screen wasn't half as interesting as the blue one.
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The keyboard.
The disintegrating joysticks.
The Pre-fastloader loading times.
and... er... using the C64 without what would become its "OS" for me - the Action Replay!
Random $d418 sample playback volume (read: non existant on the 64c)
BASIC - the worst implementation thereof that I ever came across. Really pissed me off as I used to get "INPUT" magazine, and much later on they had lots of cool graphics program listings, but you couldnt use them, unless you had a SIMONS BASIC cartridge - which I couldnt afford, being 12 and all :(
The disintegrating joysticks.
The Pre-fastloader loading times.
and... er... using the C64 without what would become its "OS" for me - the Action Replay!
Random $d418 sample playback volume (read: non existant on the 64c)
BASIC - the worst implementation thereof that I ever came across. Really pissed me off as I used to get "INPUT" magazine, and much later on they had lots of cool graphics program listings, but you couldnt use them, unless you had a SIMONS BASIC cartridge - which I couldnt afford, being 12 and all :(
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If I am able to recall it... those listings in INPUT64 (if it's what you were talking about) were written in INPUTBasic, not SimonsBasic. Would have been a terrible waste of money...
Well, programming the C64 was quite an adventure anyway.
Though programming was tough on the C64, I think it's still a better tool to learn about computers than a supadupa PC with WinXP or even Linux (though hardcore C64-fans among my friends evolved to hardcore Linux-freaks).
I'm so sorry I lost a couple of nice programs I had written: A simple paint program, an even more simple "composing"-tool and some very stupid (and most simple) shoot'em ups with very funny sprites. Could have been really funny (maybe embarrassing?) to see those proggies again...![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
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Though programming was tough on the C64, I think it's still a better tool to learn about computers than a supadupa PC with WinXP or even Linux (though hardcore C64-fans among my friends evolved to hardcore Linux-freaks).
I'm so sorry I lost a couple of nice programs I had written: A simple paint program, an even more simple "composing"-tool and some very stupid (and most simple) shoot'em ups with very funny sprites. Could have been really funny (maybe embarrassing?) to see those proggies again...
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All is lost.