Re: C64 Patent

Hi AxiMaxi,


On Mon, 3 Jul 2006, AxiMaxi wrote:

On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 09:34:35 +0930, Hernan Vergara
<hvergara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

When someone asks for a modern 64, I immediately envision, a computer that
has mega or gigabyes of memory, high resolution output 1024 x 768 or
whatever as minimum, boots from ROM, has a sound chip (like SID) can be
another chip with 12 or 256 voices(?) :-) it has a startup like the 64 or
128, IOW to BASIC2006(?), IDE EIDE or whatever is up to snuff today etc
etc... and that it is priced in the $300.00 max to $500.00.

In other words, a computer that once you open it you can start to program,
and what you produce looks like the same or better to XBOX, or any of
today's game machines.

The first paragraph is contradicting the second:
THe power of the C64 was it's simplicity. Anyone could master to type
some simple basic code or even assembly to produce graphics.

Is it?

You mean to tell me, that given a powerful version of BASIC, I, you or
anybody else, could not produce good gfx nor music?


Using advanced graphics at a high resolution or programming a
music-tune with 256 tracks is a different thing altogether.
And having loads more of memory, means a different addressing
technique that can't be put in 2 bytes.

There would be a lot of kids wanting to have that opportunity to learn,
and in the mean tim, I would imagine software packages wold come out to
help non programmers.... just like it happens with today's PC's?

If you ask me, there is NO need to reproduce anything like the C64 in
a bigger (although not necessarily better) form.

If you want retro, go buy a second hand Commodore
If you want flashing graphics, stunning sound and gigs of memory, buy
a Mac or PC and go learn, say, Visual Basic or C++.

I think that's where you have mistaken me. I don't want retro, I want a
modern computer that boots from ROM to BASIC, and has all the new
technology today's computers enjoy.

Something wrong with that?

I have a PC, I am not happy with it. :-)

Hernan.
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