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Title: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: Paradox on April 10, 2007, 12:13:32 PM
I had three E's on Saturday night, was pilling out of my head all night then i drove to a massive Car Boot sale at 6am in the morning still mashed up.

Walking arround a found a Commodore 16, the first ever computer i got when i was six years old and i bought it for £2!!

When I got home I realiosed i should nerture it stoke it gently and kiss it as i thought "This is what started me on computers" as i was stroking the black plastic thinking about basic and the game "Kickstart".

Just though I'd share this with you as the Commmodore 16 has special place in my heart.

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Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: motorollin on April 10, 2007, 12:15:01 PM
Hope you didn't kill anyone while driving around on pills. Still, at least you enjoyed yourself.

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moto
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: Paradox on April 10, 2007, 12:16:19 PM
I was comming down my 3am but I coundnt go to sleep and i had no more left.  so I stayed up and went to car boot sale

What was the first computer you had?
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: motorollin on April 10, 2007, 12:18:31 PM
I was being facetious. I think driving under the influence is pretty irresponsible, even if you think you were "coming down".

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moto
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: skurk on April 10, 2007, 12:22:49 PM
What dragged me into the computer world was an Oric-1 48K model, much like this one:

(http://pc-museum.com/gallery/oric-1.jpg)

I got it back in 1983 when I was 9 years old, and my brother taught me how to program Basic the first day.  Needless to say, I got hooked almost instantly.

I haven't touched it for years, but I do know it's there and that it's fully operational.  One of these days I'll pick it up again.  Or, at least, that's what I keep telling myself. :)

It certainly means a lot to me, as with the C64 and the Amiga 500.
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: swift240 on April 10, 2007, 12:28:06 PM
To get back a C16 is pretty nice I still use one myself.
But to take as you say 3 E`s then go out driving is pretty sad.

Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: McVenco on April 10, 2007, 12:34:37 PM
3 E's is nothing.... I once hit 3 G's when driving a rollercoaster! :lol:
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: TheMud on April 10, 2007, 12:34:50 PM
You should be ashamed about yourself ! -> I hate drugaddicts... And driving on drugs ? You should be put to jail a**h*** !

Anyway :) My first computers was a C16 and a Vic20
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: Kronos on April 10, 2007, 12:43:02 PM
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TheMud wrote:
You should be ashamed about yourself ! -> I hate drugaddicts... And driving on drugs ? You should be put to jail a**h*** !



Nah, nothing happened, so a life long non-revokable driving-ban should do the trick (dead serious here).

How did they say:

Smoking is for the stupid, drinking for the weak and drugs for those who have gone way beyond those  :-(
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: Paradox on April 10, 2007, 02:16:37 PM
I havent had hard drug for about 3 years this was one mad night

I drank full bottle 4 year old red wine one of my freinds come around with the pills so i took em for a laugh.

The effects wore off before about 3am but I felt awake and bored.

I've just got 9v power adapter, rf cable and it works fine!

Now I need round type joystick and datacasette.


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Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: motorollin on April 10, 2007, 02:38:10 PM
You're a complete idiot to drink a whole bottle of wine then take three pills then go and drive your car around. 3 hours is not enough time for you to sober up even from the alcohol, let alone any residual affects from the pills. You might have thought you were sober enough to drive, but I bet your reactions were severely impaired. What if someone had stepped out in to the road in front of you and you couldn't stop in time because you were still under the influence, whether it be from drugs or alcohol? I only hope that if this is a regular habit, you hurt yourself before you hurt anyone else! You should be ashamed of yourself.

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moto
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: swift240 on April 10, 2007, 02:43:08 PM
Here try this link for the C16.
I got my self a 64K ram expansion and it works great, I also got myself a Joystick adapter so I know use other better Joysticks.

http://commodore16.com/

Talk to Chris, he is a great guy.
He will help in any way he can.
Tell him swift240 Mike put you onto him.

Mike.
Title: Re: Getting emotional over Commodore 16
Post by: redrumloa on April 10, 2007, 03:31:53 PM
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