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The Weekly Round-Up: 12.09.08
Round-Up The other treasures on display include the BBC Microcomputer, and if that sleek little number doesn't bring back fond memories, there's the Commodore PET to remind you of the good old days. No one does... [12 Sep 2008]
Photos: A dip into Bletchley's classic PC archive
Photo Continuing with the cheap theme, the Amstrad 'Colour Personal Computer' was launched by Sir Alan Sugar in 1984 as a rival to the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64. Here is the Commodore Personal... [03 Sep 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.04.08
Round-Up In comparison, the Spectrum's big rivals of the day, the BBC Micro and Commodore 64, could only muster 15 per cent and 14 per cent of the vote respectively. If Speccy fans knew then what they know now,... [25 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: Home computing from Acorn, Amiga and Amstrad, to the ZX Spectrum
Comment That meant beating other classics such as the Apple II, BBC Micro, my own personal favourite the Amstrad CPC464, and others including the Commodore 64 and Dragon 32. Where was the... [22 Apr 2008]
ZX Spectrum crowned king of computer classics
News In comparison the Spectrum's big rivals of the day, the BBC Micro and Commodore 64, could only muster 15 per cent and 14 per cent of the vote respectively. In the battle of early 1990s gaming machines... [18 Apr 2008]
My first computer: The Dragon 32
News Thus far we've featured the Acorn Electron, the BBC Micro, the Commodore 64, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the Vic-20. If anyone had attempted to write an athletics game which required the frenetic... [10 Feb 2005]
My first computer: The Commodore 64
News The Commodore 64 deserved more respect. We are running the full series again to mark the recent re-birth of Commodore. My Commodore 64 was no more. A number of 'old skool' commentators... [03 Feb 2005]
My first computer: The Vic-20
News We are running the full series again to mark the recent re-birth of Commodore. The Commodore Vic-20 debuted in 1980. In the end, the humble Vic-20 was superseded by the Commodore 64 and... [27 Jan 2005]
My first computer: The BBC Micro
News We are running the full series again to mark the recent re-birth of Commodore. Thus the BBC Micro was commissioned. Despite the fact that model A gave you just 16K of RAM for your £299 (model B had twice... [20 Jan 2005]
My first computer: The Acorn Electron
News We are running the full series again to mark the recent re-birth of Commodore. The Acorn Electron launched at £199 - the BBC Micro was still nearer £400. By the early eighties Acorn was enjoying great... [14 Jan 2005]
What was your first computer?
News THE VIC-20 AND THE COMMODORE 64 THE BBC MICRO BBC at school, Electron at home, arguments with Spectrum owners on the way home.http://www.silicon.com/a50548 One of our most popular video... [14 Jan 2003]
First computer, first love
Comment Many of you have clearly seen those aspirations through to fruition often because of early games like Pong, Chuckie Egg, Frogger, Citadel, Jet Set Willy, Head over heels and Manic Miner played on computers like the BBC... [12 Apr 2002]
Video games are 40 years old
News Technologies Time Forgot: The Vic-20 and the Commodore 64 http://www.silicon.com/a50999 Technologies that Time Forgot: The BBC Micro http://www.silicon.com/a50798 It is 40 years since the birth of what... [05 Mar 2002]
Technologies Time Forgot: The Dragon 32
Comment In fact I spent most of my time round at my mates' houses playing on their Spectrums and Commodore 64s. If anyone had attempted to write an athletics game which required the frenetic joystick waggling familiar to all... [11 Feb 2002]
Technologies Time Forgot: The Dragon 32
News In fact I spent most of my time round at my mates' houses playing on their Spectrums and Commodore 64s. If anyone had attempted to write an athletics game which required the frenetic joystick waggling familiar to all... [08 Feb 2002]
