Brian Dougherty was the founder of Berkeley Softworks, the company that developed the GEOS graphical operating system for the Commodore 64, C128, Plus/4 and the Apple II series of computers.
Matthias Wiesmann reflects on how much computing used to be diverse over four decades ago. As an example he explains how weird the Commodore 64 was compared with modern systems.
Do you want to find out how to alter level data in #Commodore64 Nebulus? How about adding compressed data back into the game? Or how about the sprite flipping? Source code included! https://youtu.be/893jG1PXW-k
Ich habe gerade eine Einladung zu einem der nächsten Computerclub Treffen für Retro Freunde bekommen. Da lerne ich dann hoffentlich noch einige Gleichgesinnte mehr kennen.
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This week's game is P.O.D.: Proof of Destruction, a hectic single screen shoot 'em up for Commodore computers (and the ZX Spectrum) with a bit of Jeff Minter energy. Simple as it may be, it's got ideas, and those ideas give it a distinct feel:
My new #MegaWang2000 video board for the #Commodore64 was built by @PCBWayOfficial and worked first time! This board provides RGB565 colour and 32 palette banks each with 256 colours. I'm really happy with the build quality from PCBWay. https://youtu.be/z-Phui5EcDo
Thirty years ago today, #Commodore International declared bankruptcy. Not the #Commodore64, not the #Amiga, and certainly not the #CD32 could save them.
Our fourth #GTW64#Commodore64 update of the year has been published today, where we've hit a magic 2,500 entries in our C64 archive since starting in 1999. Including a number of recent games that seem to have been abandoned and 24 other entries updated:
The Toronto PET Users Group had an amazing interview with Brian Dougherty. (www.youtube.com)
Brian Dougherty was the founder of Berkeley Softworks, the company that developed the GEOS graphical operating system for the Commodore 64, C128, Plus/4 and the Apple II series of computers.