Ahh the Memories - Commodore Vic 20

by Erik Lane 2. April 2006 19:44

I saw this article about Microsoft Windows 1.03 circa 1985 on digg and that got me hunting around digibarn

Oh man a walk down memory lane. It doesn't seem that long ago I was sitting in front of my parents TV (as my monitor) thumbing through a little how-to book about the Vic 20. All I got it to do was play "Take me out to the ballpark" and have my name scroll across the screen really fast but that's where it all began for me. Sadly, it took another 6-8 years for me to really start getting "into" computers but I still remember good old Vic.

 

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Tim Costello
Tim Costello on 4/4/2006 4:57:00 AM

I got my start with the Vic 20 also.  I'll never forget spending hours typing code from the back of a magazine (Run magazine?) to make a fireworks display or a text based game.  Hours and hours spent typing all gone when you turn the power off.  I never did get that darned tape drive to work.

eriklane
eriklane United States on 4/4/2006 5:20:00 AM

Hey Tim,

That's right!  I completely forgot about not being able to save any of that stuff.  We never had the tape drive so it was always a one-shot deal.  Ahh the memories.  Smile

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