Subj : Re: Commodore Computers
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Thu Apr 28 2022 23:14:32

 Ni>  bo> Commodore 64's had distinctive sound and graphics, and if you had the
 Ni>  bo> ability (knowledge and software) you could code some interesting thin
 Ni>  bo> and get to know the hardware well. 
 Ni> 
 Ni>  bo> I did prefer the PC myself, mainly because I did have the tools and
 Ni>  bo> documentation to get to know it at a more fundamental level, and it s
 Ni>  bo> a more "serious" computer than the Commodore 64. 
 Ni> 
 Ni> I'd heard that about the Commodore 64, and that there was a "demo scene"
 Ni> where developers would make interesting demos of its sound and graphics.
 Ni> 
 Ni> I agree the PC seems like a more serious computer.  The Amiga seemed
 Ni> like a fairly decent and serious computer too.  I've heard about the
 Ni> Amiga having advanced sound and video capabilities for its day, and
 Ni> there was a video editing product called Video Toaster for the Amiga
 Ni> that was fairly popular.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox

I never ever got to see an Amiga in action.  I wish I did.  There were some pretty cool demos for the Commodore 64 and the Amiga.  The demo scene is still alive, new ones are created each year, and what they can do with that machine nowadays is bloody amazing.  I've run new demos on an actual Commodore 64 and I was seeing that machine do things that back in the 90's I would have never thought it could do.

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