Anorak 18/10/2010

For your perusal and delectation please find the latest “Anorak” – an often weekly retro computer Commodore 64 music festivalism of jollity on SLAY Radio. After the recent interesting technical problems Anna’s back with a fresh install and fine new system of a Open Source nature :D

Direct Link —> http://slayradio.org/discuss.php?what=show&ID=1010

 

http://www.annablack.com/back-to-basic The Commodore 64 is one of the most versatile and succesful micro computers ever created. In the coming months I’ll be illustrating it’s continuing usefulness with some fun, and interesting projects. I hope not to set fire to myself in the process :D

Also @ http://www.retromagazine.eu/retro/2010-09/back-to-basic-38911-bytes-free/

 

*Edit* – quest solved please read the comments :D

http://tinyurl.com/39ys8re Driven on by fellow Twitterers @sbutterworth and @whatkatedoes (Kate-Z releasing a Target Renegade 3 Remix) and a random sense of me just needing to know now – we are investigating the following…

In 1987 in Issue 30 of Zzap!64 magazine a competition was run thus:

The winner of the machine was revealed in Issue 32 as Jozef Pierlejewski from Manchester.

We were wondering if the machine is still around/working? Can anyone help locate it or the winner for old times sake? It would be fascinating to know :D

 

http://tinyurl.com/39ys8re Target Renegade Case Comp Winner in Zzap!64 *SOLVED* #C64 #C64Link #fb

 

The SID chip (Sound Interface Device) – so what is it? http://bit.ly/9EMljo #C64 #C64Link #fb