Commander X16

What was your Swedish-made computer, if I may ask? I'm very curious - I didn't realise that homegrown Scandinavian 8-bit systems were being produced! Very interesting, Karl....

<span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-size:14px;">No doubt, we're all desperately excited to see the Commander X16 in the flesh, but... at what price? We're all equal here, no matter our origins or circumstances. To those empowered, please assure us that<span> </span></span><stro...

Anyone still playing with vintage Commodore machines in regional Victoria, Australia? If so, I'd love to hear from you! I've heard that former members of old user groups (primarily based in Melbourne) still remain - so perhaps there are others nearby with an interest in seeing the Commander X16 mat...

I agree that object-oriented programming probably hasn't been universally compelling, despite its widespread industrial acceptance. There are some truly encouraging responses here... and I see that K&R is a recurrent theme (the birth of C must've generated an enormous amount of interest)!   Was...

Nice recommendation there, kelli217! For anyone interested, I thoroughly recommend the YouTube clip showing replacement of the original monochrome PPC640 screen with a colour VGA equivalent... amazing how such a relatively simple change (speaking from a completely non-technical background) can smar...

Wow! Nice collection there, Michael... imagine having a kind university professor mum 'handing down' her supernumerary copies? I'm thoroughly impressed.   As for the latter title: no self-respecting C programmer (strange how these guys always seemed to be ex-Commodore 64 owners) would be without th...

Hmm... I was fossicking amongst some of my many books (boxed) earlier today, and I came across a handful of titles that I'd essentially forgotten (tends to happen when you own an awful lot of old stuff)! It makes me wonder: what retro gems do other members have in their libraries? For starters, I'v...

Strider, I still have a boxed Commodore Plus/4 in storage... perhaps one day I'll fish it out and explore further? It had a really nice form factor and tactile nature, that much I can remember. Despite its shortcomings, I really don't think that the Plus/4 had its day in the sun... probably because...

Cyber, these computers are great! I especially love the POISK and its imposing plug-in cartridges (at least, that's what I assume them to be). Ukrainian machines, perhaps...?

I still have an Amstrad PPC640 - actually, it's a replacement for an old friend from my vocational study days! Being a modest tertiary student, I could only afford to buy a PPC512 (the slightly lower-spec model of this machine) - but I'm still in awe of what I could achieve with a grey-on-green CGA...