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Jedi Junk Temple on Raxus Prime.
Nov 11, 2017 12:59 AM
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chakaru111
C64 were the best. Summer/Winter Games ftw!
desdeqado
Worked for a plastics company that still used apple 2 es
CrazyLikeEd
Quick, I need a bell, a book, and a candle
HatredandVitriol
That belongs in a museum - indianajonesdotjaypeg.
tzxAzrael
crazy to think the average pocket calculator is a vastly more powerful computer today than these were, and yet this is what got them to the
tzxAzrael
moon. (not the c64 specifically, but actually computers that looked up to this thing as a powerhouse.)
livinglife9009
Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke!
Sobostio
Props for it being still alive
bippityboppitybuttsex
Load "*",8,1
KingTonTon
Which Fallout is this?
RageO15
Do you have Zaxxon?
MarkHughes
I was using an Amiga to run my garage untill I closed it 9 years ago. It was perfect for the job.
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
The Commodore 64 was the best computer ever made.
Narangee
Wonderful! I just got my science to 100
misturchips
I wonder if they play M.U.L.E on weekends...
KingBeardy
If it ain't broke...
Gediminas
Well if it works...
Bonesy84
You think your Commodore 64 is pretty neato? What kinda chip you got in there? A dorito?
Shpadoinkleman
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
previoustopcomment
There is an issue of when it breaks it can't be replaced/repaired.
Whatswrongwiththispicture
LOL, I used to have one of those
OngoGablogian420
I used to play Pool of Radiance on one of these. Old school 80s pc gaming.
PresidentSkroob
Ah yes! With 8 floppies!
espressoandpostrock
My dad had one. I remember playing shit like Ikari Warriors and a million other titles I don't remember the names of.
complainsabouteverythingpmuch
I wonder what it is in control of?
JeffGodofBiscuits
I'm really surprised they haven't moved up to an Amiga
shimmernshine
color monitor first.
ISeeADipshit
Theyll never have to worry about malware.
MrEarl
mpdavis73
Just like my android 1.5 phone - lol won't run anything
teknochode
LOOKS like a C128, but they all had numeric keypads, didn't they? Hmmmm.....
PineappleIsDeliciousOnPizzaFightMe
My favourite thing about this is the phone sitting next to it that has a million times the processing power.
manner2596
Looks more like a Commodore 128
ProfessorDumbass
That was my first thought
Weirdscenesinsidethegoldmine
Its the second Version of the c64 (c64 II) , was very popular... Greetings from the 80s
imnotthatguyiguess
it's a Commodore 64 C, it was a redesign of the C64 case in the C128 style.
SherMattLockSmith
Nah, is indeed a commodore 64, in a better image you can see the 64 on the keyboard, and the article states it is. Sauce in reply:
SherMattLockSmith
Sauce: https://www.cnet.com/news/this-commodore-64-bad-boy-helps-drive-an-auto-shop-in-2016/
AutoFox
Similar case, but it is indeed a 64, just the updated version. I actually have a 128 myself.
Paleomon
Thats not Poland... Thats Fallout IV
AZGrowler
Confirmed:
intashu
My last shop used a PC from 1992 for alignments. They had to manually enter the I formation for cards past like 1998. When I asked why...
tarataqa
How many cards?
CustardPies
A whole house of cards!
intashu
They said the owner didn't want to drop the 10-15 grand required to upgrade...
intashu
I changed auto shops after that.
PoppinLochNessHopster
How do you not pull up your phone with a new PC on amazon for 500 bucks and show them and go "your boss is a moron" lol
BigAdam
I think you have to buy a license too, to get updates for new vehicles on top of the cost of the machine. Or. A book.
barrakimage
The computer isn't the upgrade the alignment software along with all the licenses,instructions and additional equipment is what costs
PoppinLochNessHopster
Oh the person I was replying to said the PC was from 1992 and that it would be 10-15 grand for an upgrade.
DeliciousPandaTears
This is how you open the gate to get to the power armor.
craserv
I'm not really surprized looking at that cell phone sitting next to it.
MrFunreal
Holy fucking shit! I need to turn every terminal into one of these now. Thanks for the idea mate.
reineseele
...and this isn't stupid. Reliable systems which run for a long time & survive nuclear winter.
koboldesq
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter
ShitSpeckledMuppetFart
I seem to remember hearing some nuclear bases still use floppy disks because of how the information is stored on them not corrupting.
CustardPies
Floppy disks don't corrupt. *Chokes laughing
imthatguyhere
Woops, a fridge magnet was within 200m of it or a child pulled back the window and pinched the tape. It's dead.
Theman098
Also can't hack storage that's not on a network.
ShitSpeckledMuppetFart
Exactly.
CptRobotNinja
Its just a frame and a leg though
thezblah
yeah but parts are ez to find, frames are rare AND F@!$#@! BANDITS WALKED INTO MY HOME AND STOLE MINE!
TiGRIOSindustriesRnD
And a whole model number lower than what you have already. EFFING. T-60. SHIT. EVERYWHERE.
CptRobotNinja
And a 10mm pistol! No ammo
JeffGodofBiscuits
Depends upon how many points you put into science
VigilanteGlass
Screw it. I'll just get Nick to do it
LamentableLamp
Just tcl that bitch and walk through
EverydayIdleness
At this point probably because it'd be impossible to move the data to anything newer.
pointsForNothing
It is possible, but althought 5 1/4" exists for PCs, the C64 used another disk format using only 177Kb, and to read it you definitely 1/2
pointsForNothing
need an 1541 C64 Floppy Drive. Can be connected to PCs by parallel cable, and software to control it is available.
pointsForNothing
See for more info: http://dreamsteep.com/tutorials/general-tips-and-tutorials/251-transferring-commodore-64-disks-to-modern-formats.html
tzxAzrael
tl;dr - it's possible, but usually not worth the time and effort unless you're just doing it because you're a nerd
aselleus
Just put it on a Zip disc
tzxAzrael
that's like a decade less old than a commodore computer. they wouldn't even know where to start to try and talk to each other.
dabone
Zoomfloppy. Works great and reads/writes disks in under a min. I've got a 1571 hooked to my i7 windows 10 machine right now.
mpdavis73
Maybe type it all in? Couldn't be a whole lot there...
merlinious
20+ years of records?
fitlex
Yeah but how many are still relevant? Guy bought a $2 bracket 17 years ago, better make sure that's backed up
Jrhoney
You're right. At this point just swap over and keep it aside incase the old data needs retrieving later for some reason.
DickPicEnthusiast
All you'd need is a null-modem serial cable and you could transfer everything using Kermit.
CustardPies
Leave the frog out of this!
IvorJBiggun
But what if you're a muppet.
DickPicEnthusiast
Then what are you doing running a car repair shop?
cthulhubeard
Negative. Usb 5-1/4" floppy drives are a thing.
IconicM
Well, that's easier than what I was thinking...
icelandicsealbear
It hurts trying to think of making to create a csv
zlawlz
And it’s basically only capable of outputting lines of text so it should be relatively straightforward with the appropriate peripherals.
donttalktomeihaventhadmycoffee
3.25 drives. I bet the c64 take 5.5"
LifeIsLikeAPieceOfCheese
Well your mom took it pretty well last night
tzxAzrael
3.5 and 5.25. but they aren't in the same language as pc's. you can't just stick the disk in and have it work.
ender00000
Kryoflux should be able to read it, and then convert into a disk image usable on an emulator.
TheRealFireFrenzy
No but you can write something that could ingest it, it'd be custom code work or a really odd piece of emulation...
tzxAzrael
yea, and some already exist... but is it actually worth it, is the question.
nativedude
You could probably rig something up with a serial port
MapleLeafEagle
Im sure the people on r/itrunsdoom could figure it out.
MrSaturday
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paulguy119
There's all kinds of peripherals nowadays for connecting commodore 64s to modern stuff.