Re: C64 Patent


"Hernan Vergara" <hvergara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.58.0607051325050.28155@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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?

POKE 4290500368,65535

?Why not

32 bit addressing and 16 Bit data. Sounds like what BASIC would look like if
written up for WDC Terbium (whenever it would become available). There is no
excuse. It just a matter of adding an addressing mode for absolute 32 Bit
addressing. Just a Opcode for "LAS" (Load Accumalator Super-Long) where you
would have one byte represent the load address and 4 following bytes would
be the address. It would then load in the data in 16 bit chunks.

"LAS" is a made-up mneumonic for what it might look like. Of course, you
would automatically be in 16 bit data mode.

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.

However, the "digital computer" era has reached the end for new innovative
programs. There is a program for about everything a human being could use a
computer for. There is no more desire for programmers unless it is something
like quantum computing because everything that can be done - basically had
already been done.

Something wrong with that?

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

People's interest in programming has declined. My local college had stopped
offering degrees in microcomputer programming and networking. There is more
interest in networking but not in programming. This is because there is no
desire among people to program because any program a person need can be
downloaded or bought and is made. We are already over inundated with
programs for every kind of need. 100s of antivirus programs, 100s or music
players. Windows has BILLIONS of programs that runs directly or indirectly
(via emulation) on it. Including C64 programs. So noone has the desire like
it was in the 80s.

In the 80s, it was part of necessity but then a swarm of programs had been
created over the last 20 years.





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