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![[G] The Inquisitive Huskoon](http://d.furaffinity.net/art/lurigofreefox/1419457521/1419457521.lurigofreefox_jinxcommodore64_fa.jpg "Click to change the View")
A Christmas gift for a very good friend of mine, who also happens to be a fellow enthusiast of retro technology.
Jinx here is always helpful, and is one of the few people who shares the same interest in old technology as I do. It's always great to talk to him about old computers like Amigas, IBM PCs, ZX Spectrums, Commodore 64s (as pictured above) and so forth. And just general technology as well. And he's also eager to hear about the various electronic projects I occasionally work on.
The computer in the picture is a Commodore 64. Also known as the C64, this computer was released in 1982, and holds the record for the best-selling single computer model in history. It is powered by a MOS 6510 processor, clocking 1MHz, connected to 64kB of RAM and relying on tapes and floppies for storage. It had a fair share of software, a large part of which were games.
It also features the legendary MOS Technology SID chip, a programmable sound generator which was instrumental in making the C-64 the successful computer that it was. This made the computer popular under musicians and the demoscene, and provided a huge leap in audio quality in video games, something that other home computers of the time simply couldn't offer.
Some of these chips live on in SidStations, audio synths that are still used by many music groups worldwide, the limited number of chips making it a very sought after piece of equipment.
So here you go Jinx, a little gift of appreciation for all our tech talks, the great advice you so often give and for simply being an awesome person on top of all that too!
And for inspiring the most challenging bit of lighting I've ever done in a drawing. @.@
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Jinx, the Huskoon ©
(Who also happens to be an excellent writer!)
Jinx here is always helpful, and is one of the few people who shares the same interest in old technology as I do. It's always great to talk to him about old computers like Amigas, IBM PCs, ZX Spectrums, Commodore 64s (as pictured above) and so forth. And just general technology as well. And he's also eager to hear about the various electronic projects I occasionally work on.
The computer in the picture is a Commodore 64. Also known as the C64, this computer was released in 1982, and holds the record for the best-selling single computer model in history. It is powered by a MOS 6510 processor, clocking 1MHz, connected to 64kB of RAM and relying on tapes and floppies for storage. It had a fair share of software, a large part of which were games.
It also features the legendary MOS Technology SID chip, a programmable sound generator which was instrumental in making the C-64 the successful computer that it was. This made the computer popular under musicians and the demoscene, and provided a huge leap in audio quality in video games, something that other home computers of the time simply couldn't offer.
Some of these chips live on in SidStations, audio synths that are still used by many music groups worldwide, the limited number of chips making it a very sought after piece of equipment.
So here you go Jinx, a little gift of appreciation for all our tech talks, the great advice you so often give and for simply being an awesome person on top of all that too!
And for inspiring the most challenging bit of lighting I've ever done in a drawing. @.@
Art ©
Jinx, the Huskoon ©
(Who also happens to be an excellent writer!)
Category Artwork (Digital) / Portraits
Species Canine (Other)
Size 1024 x 1280px
File Size 367.5 kB
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Intresting good picture. And I remember all those old computers too (was there the first time round!) -- rubberkey 48s (ZX Spectrum 48K), Amiga (Still have my old A500), C64, Vic, PET, Dragon 32, Amstrad CPC, tapes, floppy disks, type-ins from magazines, writing machine code in numbers (not even an assembler!) the list goes on. Ok, I'm ancient.
The SID chip really did make some pretty good sounds though I've heard it unfairly described once as a "bee in a bontempi organ".
And then I'm remembering this. Looked very advanced back then in the 80s.
BTW one name to look out for with regard to (older) C64 music is Rob hubbard. Made many-a-tune on the C64 back in the 80s!
SP
The SID chip really did make some pretty good sounds though I've heard it unfairly described once as a "bee in a bontempi organ".
And then I'm remembering this. Looked very advanced back then in the 80s.
BTW one name to look out for with regard to (older) C64 music is Rob hubbard. Made many-a-tune on the C64 back in the 80s!
SP
Glad you like it! :3
I may not have been around that time myself, but the computers from way back then have always fascinated me so much! It has always seemed like such an exciting era of technology. Computer culture appeared more vibrant and diverse in terms of user involvement back then, and more focused on the behind-the-scenes of things. Getting a program in the form of source code in a magazine is just awesome. xD
That's really lucky, still having an A500! The Amigas were really awesome computers. Seen some impressive stuff done on them!
I have an IBM-compatible clone from the mid 80's myself. Still works! Got the original Prince of Persia on it too!
I love SID music! Hmmm, whoever made that description should stick to [insert some genre here].
That name sounds familiar, I think I've heard a few songs before!
I may not have been around that time myself, but the computers from way back then have always fascinated me so much! It has always seemed like such an exciting era of technology. Computer culture appeared more vibrant and diverse in terms of user involvement back then, and more focused on the behind-the-scenes of things. Getting a program in the form of source code in a magazine is just awesome. xD
That's really lucky, still having an A500! The Amigas were really awesome computers. Seen some impressive stuff done on them!
I have an IBM-compatible clone from the mid 80's myself. Still works! Got the original Prince of Persia on it too!
I love SID music! Hmmm, whoever made that description should stick to [insert some genre here].
That name sounds familiar, I think I've heard a few songs before!
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