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    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    Just imagine if Jack had added one more zero to that number though. Seriously. Two young guys still in the garage at the time, with no...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    Indeed, I agree that he did not make that specific comparison. See the video interview posted by @muse here. Jack had the Atari ST...
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    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    The history that I have read is not clear on that. I keep reading something about the deal having not happened only due to a mere...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    Jack Tramiel himself, in multiple interviews, would always compare his computers to his competitors, especially Apple (the company Jack...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    @muse I didn't have time to watch your linked video until now. The resolution is absolutely horrendous! :LOL: But the content was...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    Yes it can play really bad sampled audio, and that's why your term "crude" is 100% correct because I've heard those sampled audio sounds...
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    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    @iantm I had neither of those 8-bit computing platform in my youth, as our family's first home computer was the 16/32-bit hybrid 68000...
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    JDW replied to the thread Budget Oscilloscope Recommendation?.
    @Trash80toG4 I purchased the Rigol DHO804 in Dec. 2023 for $358.66 (free shipping to me in Japan) from this EEVBlog-recommended seller...