Comments on: Commodore 64 Floppy USB Adapter http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stackhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-41342 Stack Wed, 05 May 2010 13:34:17 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/#comment-41342 @ Why?Evidently you've never owned a C-64 and if you have... you may have forgot the glory of it. For some it was just a computer to have in their house, like an encyclopedia collection if you will, it was nice to have, but how often did you actually use it?? For others however, it was a modern marvel with limitless possibilities. Gaming, recipes, hacking, sprites, MIDI, SAM, word processing, BBS's, programming, and an introduction to the internet before the internet. Using an emulator is fine if you want to stroll down memory lane, but somethings gets lost in the translation. It may seem silly to invest energy into such a project. For some it's like being reunited with an old friend!Stack @ Why?

Evidently you’ve never owned a C-64 and if you have… you may have forgot the glory of it. For some it was just a computer to have in their house, like an encyclopedia collection if you will, it was nice to have, but how often did you actually use it?? For others however, it was a modern marvel with limitless possibilities. Gaming, recipes, hacking, sprites, MIDI, SAM, word processing, BBS’s, programming, and an introduction to the internet before the internet. Using an emulator is fine if you want to stroll down memory lane, but somethings gets lost in the translation. It may seem silly to invest energy into such a project. For some it’s like being reunited with an old friend!

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]]> By: john devoyhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-22156 john devoy Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:13:10 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/#comment-22156 It would be useful the other way as well, people that have/collect original c64 games might need to re-record the floppy due to bitrot; put a working version back into the packaging. It would be useful the other way as well, people that have/collect original c64 games might need to re-record the floppy due to bitrot; put a working version back into the packaging.

]]> By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-22029 Rich Menga Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:20:41 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/#comment-22029 Wrong. There are literally hundreds of software titles that never made it to the internet from the C64. And the only way to retrieve them is from the original 5.25 diskettes. Wrong. There are literally hundreds of software titles that never made it to the internet from the C64. And the only way to retrieve them is from the original 5.25 diskettes.

]]> By: why?http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-21971 why? Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:06:35 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/#comment-21971 whats the point, i thought every piece software was already on torrent that u can download and run on a c64 emu on pc?! whats the point, i thought every piece software was already on torrent that u can download and run on a c64 emu on pc?!

]]> By: jdebhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-21907 jdeb Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:18:14 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/#comment-21907 i got a little extra doe to throw at it i got a little extra doe to throw at it

]]> By: jdebhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-21906 jdeb Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:12:26 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/#comment-21906 Rich, I think you really hit the nail on the head here. Nice find brother, you brought this up on the live show and ran with it. It really has some value... You are awesome, I look forward to every Wednesday. Your knowledge and experience brings great light (like glc) to this website. Keep bringing the value. Rich,
I think you really hit the nail on the head here. Nice find brother, you brought this up on the live show and ran with it. It really has some value… You are awesome, I look forward to every Wednesday. Your knowledge and experience brings great light (like glc) to this website. Keep bringing the value.

]]> By: jdebhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-21905 jdeb Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:12:08 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/commodore-64-floppy-usb-adapter/#comment-21905 Dave, I think you really hit the nail on the head here. Nice find brother, you brought this up on the live show and ran with it. It really has some value... You are awesome, I look forward to every Wednesday. Your knowledge and experience brings great light (like glc) to this website. Keep bringing the value. Dave,
I think you really hit the nail on the head here. Nice find brother, you brought this up on the live show and ran with it. It really has some value… You are awesome, I look forward to every Wednesday. Your knowledge and experience brings great light (like glc) to this website. Keep bringing the value.

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