vic 20 Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 The Rise of Commodore https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-rise-of-commodore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rise-of-commodore Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:23:01 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6142 I found an account of Commodore’s rise to prominence on a vintage computing forum. It’s interesting reading. Then again, I’m partial to anything about the rise of Commodore. What I dislike most about it is that it doesn’t cite a

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]]> 6142 How to connect Commodore disk drives https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-connect-commodore-disk-drives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-connect-commodore-disk-drives https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-connect-commodore-disk-drives/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:23:07 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=2760 Connecting a single drive to a Commodore C-64, 128, or VIC-20 is pretty easy: Plug a 6-pin serial cable from the port on the back of the computer to one of the two ports on the back of the drive.

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-connect-commodore-disk-drives/feed/ 2 2760 How to connect a Commodore 64 or 128 to a modem https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-connect-a-commodore-64-or-128-to-a-modem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-connect-a-commodore-64-or-128-to-a-modem Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:56:06 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=2593 I guess it’s not exactly obvious, to someone looking at a Commodore 64 or 128, how a modem plugs in. Commodore modems plugged into the port on the far right hand side, looking from the back. If the port is

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]]> 2593 Commodore’s founder comes out of hiding https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodores-founder-comes-out-of-hiding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commodores-founder-comes-out-of-hiding Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:52:48 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1701 It's been said that Ed Roberts of Altair fame was the last person to get the better of Bill Gates in a business deal.

But I'll say it was Jack Tramiel.

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