Subj : Re: Commodore Computers
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Wed Apr 27 2022 23:10:46

 Ni>  bo> Ah, someone of my vintage. I didn't get a "home computer" until 1991,
 Ni>  bo> then they were the machines from the early 80s. I missed out on that
 Ni>  bo> awesome 80's period. 
 Ni> 
 Ni> Yeah, I got my first computer in 1992, and it was a hand-me-down 286 PC.
 Ni> I never had any of the computers from the 80s, though I knew someone who
 Ni> had a Timex Sinclair that I messed around with a bit.  I've heard a lot
 Ni> of interesting things about the other 80s computers like the Commodore
 Ni> 64, Amiga, etc. but never had one myself.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox

Commodore 64's had distinctive sound and graphics, and if you had the ability (knowledge and software) you could code some interesting things and get to know the hardware well.

I did prefer the PC myself, mainly because I did have the tools and documentation to get to know it at a more fundamental level, and it seems a more "serious" computer than the Commodore 64.

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