CBM Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:56:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 Commodore 256: The 8-bit that never was https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-256-the-8-bit-that-never-was/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commodore-256-the-8-bit-that-never-was Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:00:51 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=13271 In 1985, Commodore followed up on its best selling Commodore 64 with a model with twice as much memory. The design of the 128 offered the possibility of following up with a Commodore 256. It never happened. Instead, Commodore moved

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]]> 13271 The first successful home computer: Commodore VIC-20 https://dfarq.homeip.net/first-successful-home-computer-commodore-vic-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-successful-home-computer-commodore-vic-20 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:00:00 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=8475 What was the first successful home computer? Some people would argue it was the Apple II, the TRS-80 Model I, or perhaps even the Apple I. But I argue it was Commodore’s VIC-20. Maybe I’m biased. I was a Commodore

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]]> 8475 The web reacts to Jack Tramiel’s death https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-web-reacts-to-jack-tramiels-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-web-reacts-to-jack-tramiels-death Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:17:37 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=5298 Numerous tributes appeared today as word of Commodore founder Jack Tramiel’s death spread. “In the valley, legacy is not always about building companies to last. Here, companies madly push technology forward… But those who started the now-faded giants have nothing

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