#c64

@coldacid @walkman

d|^_^|b --High Voltage SID Collection #83 [2025]

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=254230

#8bit #C64 #Commodore64 #chiptunes #HVSC #SID #soundchip #synth

Kid Grid port from #Atari8bit and #C64 computers in development for #AtariST computers, with STOS language https://youtu.be/GuiKMNfUU1s #atari #retrogames

My all-time favorite chiptune is the Monty on the Run Commodore 64 game soundtrack by Rob Hubbard…

https://deepsid.chordian.net/?file=/MUSICIANS/H/Hubbard_Rob/Monty_on_the_Run.sid&subtune=1

… If you know it, did you also know that it was inspired by an old TV show intro theme, called The Devil's Galop?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot6IwL6-63A

#chiptune #ElectronicMusic #synth #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #retro #commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #computers #1980s #1990s #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #old

I've rescued some of my old #c64 bitmaps I pixelled in the 80's! You can download and view them in a little graphics collection called 'Rescued Pixels 2' from CSDb here:

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=254139

#Commodore64 #Retro #pixel_art #GFX #8bitart @EC64

Hey, I'm chasing that early computing life I wasn't able to have myself and was fascinated by, and ultimately what got me into computing and keeps me in computing.

Not ashamed to admit it.

- Working on learning to code #C64 assembly and #8BitComputing in general.
- Working on learning exactly all a #BBS actually is and coding one.
- Reusing existing skillsets for coding/sysadmin/dba/hacker for it, but in this origin story #nostalgia I never got in its entirety.

I saw a tape deck at a 2nd hand store the other day and was reminded of a math teacher showing me it could be used for data storage with computers.

I also feel fortunate that at this stage in my life I'm secure in my career (as much as I can be anyway), so I can relax a little on the hustle of skill improvement solely for work and all that.

#Introduction

Hello, my name is Christoff.

I live in Illinois, USA, outside the St. Louis area. Below I'll talk about my technology and creative interests, and a bit about me personally. I'm going to hashtag the heck out of this post.

the whole "deadbeef" thing is the magic number from #Solaris for freed memory. I simply chose .monster TLD because it seemed cool and I like "extended" TLDs.

#Technology

I have been using a OpenBSD, #NetBSD, or #GNU/#Linux since the late 1990s as a primary workstation. I used macOS from 2020 to 2025, switching to the #KDE neon distro (KDE plasma is amazing and KDE isn't bloated anymore, yay!).

My current career is as a #pentester where I break into web applications, IP networks, mobile applications (especially #Android), and people to their face or over the phone; code #malware; write documentation; and enjoy helping clients in a third party contractor/consultant role. I started that job change in 2020, when I earned the #OSCP certification at the height of "#infosec twitter" when I did well there.

Previously I worked for about 20 years as a senior-level programmer, and systems, infrastructure, and database administrator. Burnout was very real and I was extremely bored/unfulfilled.

Now that programming and sysadmin stuff isn't my career, I find I enjoy programming and tinkering again.

I am a big fan of NetBSD and always have been. I am not a huge fan of GNU/Linux but I do appreciate things "just working", even if it is full of closed-source binary blobs and other garbage. It was fun in the 1990s.

I know many programming languages but have been paid professionally to code in #C, #Perl, #Python, #PHP, #Java, and #Groovy for big commercial entities like eBay, small companies, and the US government.

I've maintained 99.99% uptime for a 60MM+ platform for years, including failover and backups (that were regularly tested... you test your failover and backups, right?!).

I always wanted to be a cool C and low-level programmer, which I thought for the longest time was being a kernel programmer, but now I know that isn't the life for me.

Emacs is something I've enjoyed since the beginning and I still can't code a #Lisp well. I'd love to be a cool #lisper with #CommonLisp, but haven't gotten there yet. I'm on the #c64 and #embedded #retrocomputing train now.

#Creative

For creative stuff, I aim to do a lot but tend to hop around as interests take me. I could use some discipline there (someday?).

For #music, I have an electric #bass (Fender Jazz) and electric #guitar. I love #jambands (#GratefulDead, #Phish, #Goose) and that's the type of music I like to play along to.

For #art, I like #acrylic and #watercolor painting. I rarely do it, but think about it a lot and love it when I do it. I don't have any skill or talent, but that's not the point. It's for me and no one else.

For #computing, I am venturing into #C64 #demoscene programming and exploration. Not only was I too poor to get one when I was little but I sorta forgot about it over time. The desire to do cool things in a restricted environment where folks are playing in the sandbox, too, is very exciting and attractive to me. I don't know how to code the #Commodore64 stuff yet, but will! Learning the assembly language (I have zero desire to code in BASIC again and I can just code assembly).

#Personal

I live with my soulmate and our five amazing cats in a small town outside St. Louis living a quiet life. Just doing our jobs, taking care of daily life stuff, and enjoying each other and life as much as we can. Ups and downs of life chaos, like anyone else, but we're doing alright!

We enjoy exploring places within driving distance and there are a lot of places to go to.

Currently, we're really into playing two-player games together and just started collecting #boardgames. Right now, we're really digging #SkyTeam, #RoyalGameOfUr, #ForrestShuffle, #SentinelsOfTheMultiverse, and this magnet game I don't know the name of. We have #SpiritIsland and #ArcNova to unwrap and learn. We tried really really hard to get into #ArkhamHorrorTheCardGame but the rules are too complicated and confusing, where it felt like we were doing the wrong thing all the time.

I am 46. I grew up loving Star Wars, Star Trek, #SciFi, reading novels non-stop, horror, and watching movies. I collect classic SciFi books from 1960s and 1970s.

I would perhaps describe myself as an extremely curious person, that loves #puzzles and #mysteries, #exploration, figuring out #HumanBehavior like I'm an alien studying humans (I'm good at it, it turns out), that has a keen eye for detail, remembering random little things, and a good listener. I'm fairly adaptable and fluid in most things, which works well for me. My brain works differently than a lot of people, and while frustrating a lot of the time for things I don't understand fully, it is me and serves me well in niches.

Making people laugh makes me happy. I am a #hacker and #tinkerer.

I'm talking about Europe here.
In the 80s there was a sucessful wave of 8bit computers: ZX Spectrum, Commodore C64, MSX, Amstrad CPC 664, some of them more succesfull than others, but the next 8bit wave IMHO was far from successful.: Spectrum 128/+2, Sinclair QL, Commodore C128, MSX2,... Any thoughts about this?

#retrocomputing #8bit #c64 #c128 #msx #msx2 #zxspectrum #SinclairQL #commodore

Mega65 a modern retromachine: first contact through the emulator

https://lucio.albenga.es/web-en/posts/2025/mega65-a-modern-retromachine-first-contact-throught-the-emulator.html

#retrocomputing #8bits #c65 #c64 #mega65

I was playing around with the Mega65 emulator. It's the first BASIC I've typewritten since the 80s and it was fun. Maybe I'll buy one of these modern retrocomputing like machines

The listing is the Monster Chase Program from the book Stimulating Simulations by C. William Engel.

#Mega65 #c65 #c64 #commodore #basic #retrocomputing

Meet the Update Computer Club at #Uppsala Tech Conference today! We brought a #C64 and some #retrogames for you to play!

Originally formed in 1997 and rebuilt in 2025, we are the site that coined the term 'Abandonware'; which relates to Software that is no longer sold or supported by its original copyright owner.

Now featuring a growing retro #marketplace and live messaging system.

Sign up today to join the Godfather of classic gaming platforms!

https://www.abandonwarering.com

#abandonware #oldgames #classicgames #retrogaming #tar #dos #amiga #c64 #snes #n64

I just found this. A map I drew of the maze in "Hero of the Golden Talisman", a game I played on the #C64 when I was a kid. It was a #datasette game I borrowed from a friend.

No internet, no guides — just squared paper, a couple pencils and a LOT of time.

#commodore #commodore64 #retrogaming #retrogames

Been quiet with life things lately, but some updates...

Thank you to an amazing friend who told me about these existing

#Commodore64 #C64 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #telephone

Heute gabs die volle Dröhnung #Retro
#Computer #Apple #Mac #c64 #Amiga #AtariST #SchneiderCPC #Commodore #Atari

Mike Taylor @mike author of the VIC-20 text adventures Magic Mirror and Nosferatu as well as the Commodore 64 game The Causes of Chaos joins the show. We talk about those early adventure games, his evolution as a software developer, Perl, paleontology, and his book about the 11th incarnation of Doctor Who.

#adventuregames #interactivefiction #retrogaming #c64 #commodore #retrocomputing #doctorwho #paleontology

https://straypointers.com/e/s3e06.htm

#C64 OS v1.07 Adds Networking and Expanded Features https://theoasisbbs.com/c64-os-v1-07-adds-networking-and-expanded-features/

New video! Trying to fix a wonky C64 board which has been worked on previously.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/mkGEXlQ84wk
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/gRhqjexEYWjRZFaFjUr5q4

#C64 #Commodore64 #Repair #Troubleshooting #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Commodore #DesTestMAX #DeadTest #Diagnostics

Frage an die Menschen aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum: wer hat noch einen #c64 mit vollem Namen auch #Commodore64 genannt? Alte Hardware, alte Listings, Bücher und kennt sich auch mit der Elektronik darin etwas aus, oder hat einfach wissen zu dem Thema?
Ich brauche Menschen mit oben genanntem für ein Projekt. Bitte bei mir melden.
#gerneboost #boost

Connomore64 - a modern remake of the #Commodore #c64 using multiple rp2040 microcontrollers in parallel.

It features HDMI out, a compatible interface to original hardware such as floppy drives and cartridges, and more.

https://github.com/c1570/Connomore64

#retrocomputer #retrocomputing #hardware #oshw #opensource #microcontroller

My first real computer, following some of the early game consoles. Well, I had a Commodore 128 to be exact, but I spent about 95% of my time playing games in C64 mode.

𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙚 64: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨' 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

https://spectrum.ieee.org/commodore-64

#gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #retro #commodore #1980s #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #old #digital #Commodore64 #C64 #chiptune #PixelArt