Jack Tramiel, father of the C64, dead

[dawp]

http://www.ingame.msnbc.msn.com/tec...father-commodore-64-passes-away-age-83-690158

I had many a long night in the 80's playing around with the C64, RIP, Jack.

 

[QueBert]

C=64 was my favorite system ever, I have fond memories of playing so long on hot summer days I had to put a damp cloth over the top back vent part of the floppy drive to keep it functioning. It's a miracle that never shorted it out lol. Outside of some WTF load times, that system was so far ahead of it's time for gaming.

R.I.P. Jack Tramiel, you made my childhood and early teen years so great. Kids today might have SLI and PS3, but they'll never have what I did thanks to you.

 

[paperfist]

C=64 was my favorite system ever, I have fond memories of playing so long on hot summer days I had to put a damp cloth over the top back vent part of the floppy drive to keep it functioning. It's a miracle that never shorted it out lol. Outside of some WTF load times, that system was so far ahead of it's time for gaming.

R.I.P. Jack Tramiel, you made my childhood and early teen years so great. Kids today might have SLI and PS3, but they'll never have what I did thanks to you.

lol my cousin and I used to have to pile blankets and pillows around the 1541 floppy drive so we could play all night without his or my parents knowing what we were up to. Ah those were the days.

R.I.P. Mr Tramiel

 

[dmcowen674]

Jack Tramiel, father of the C64, dead

http://www.ingame.msnbc.msn.com/tec...father-commodore-64-passes-away-age-83-690158

I had many a long night in the 80's playing around with the C64, RIP, Jack.

RIP sir

People like Jack are the reason I got into computers.

 

[SKORPI0]

This hurts, one of my friends who is/was an avid fan couldn't stop talking about him. Loved using/hacking with the C=64 during those days. Good thing I still have the system in storage. RIP.

 

[Rifter]

RIP

 

[jumpncrash]

sad days, the C64 was my first computer, I played that thing so much it was unreal.

GI Joe and some ant game, not sure what the ant game was but I played alot.

I actually went digging for my old C64 the other day at my mom's place and didn't find it, I was pretty disappointed

 

[zzuupp]

RIP.

The ST's were nice toys, too.

 

[jumpncrash]

Omg just thought of spy hunter and impossible mission

 

[QueBert]

sad days, the C64 was my first computer, I played that thing so much it was unreal.

GI Joe and some ant game, not sure what the ant game was but I played alot.

I actually went digging for my old C64 the other day at my mom's place and didn't find it, I was pretty disappointed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVV1TpeyQNc this one for the ant game? I remember playing this and I sucked balls at it. GI Joe was pure win, I use to play with my friends all the time.

I use to play skate or die just to listen to the intro music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetgpWY7WOg - Say what you want about EA, but they made some AWESOME C=64 games.

Who remembers Aztec Challenge? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdvUucZF_1I&feature=related this game might have been what made me curse for the 1st time.

 

[mmntech]

But does he have the sword. I must know.

 

[sandorski]

RIP

Never had the 64, just the Vic 20. The 64 was very central to many of the games in those days though.

 

[sdifox]

RIP

 

[Fingolfin269]

RIP.

LOAD "*",8,1 or whatever that command was. Fond memories of my 300 baud modem and the local BBS scene, Neuromancer, Pools of Radiance (+ the others), and an assortment of many others.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

But does he have the sword. I must know.

He always denied it AFAIK, but the rumor persists.

RIP Jack. Commodore never gets the credit it deserves in the computer revolution of the 70s and 80s, and any history of computing article/book that I read which does not mention Commodore automatically loses its credibility. I

I have my C128 and two Amigas still connected and working and when I find my VIC 20, it will join them. My original C64 still works too.

 

[Anarchist420]

I knew he was pretty elderly. R.I.P.

I didn't approve of Atari's business practices, but I know that Tramiel worked hard from worse than nothing.

 

[Fritzo]

The appeal of the C64 was arcade quality games, but you had to work to get them. Kind of made any game you got a victory

 

[Fingolfin269]

Did anyone else drag their C64 + massive floppy game collection to swap meets?

 

[KMFJD]

The appeal of the C64 was arcade quality games, but you had to work to get them. Kind of made any game you got a victory

Meh, log onto a BBS and download the games....not so hard

 

[NuclearNed]

I wouldn't be where I am today without all the stuff I learned on my C64.

 

[TheNinja]

Lode Runner anyone?
Dr. J vs Larry Bird???
Moon Patrol!!

 

[spacejamz]

RIP

Never had the 64, just the Vic 20. The 64 was very central to many of the games in those days though.

I remember saving my Vic 20 games that I typed line for line from those computer magazines to cassette tape...some of those programs were 5 or 6 pages....

ah...the good ol days...

 

[QueBert]

I just watched the most epic C=64 video ever on Youtube. Some guy BEAT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. That game frustrated me to no ends as a child, but for some reason I still played it a lot. To say I sucked at it would be an understatement.

"stay awhile, stay forever!" will haunt my memory until the day I die. And this guy BEAT IT! I'm in disbelief at what I just saw. I think in memory of Mr. Tramiel I'll load up the emulator and play some Law Of The West & Realm Of Impossibility tonight.

One thing I never understood about the Commodores was the randomness of how some games needed ,8,1 to run, but others would only run with ,8. Anyone here have an explanation for this? lol

 

[NuclearNed]

I just watched the most epic C=64 video ever on Youtube. Some guy BEAT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. That game frustrated me to no ends as a child, but for some reason I still played it a lot. To say I sucked at it would be an understatement.

"stay awhile, stay forever!" will haunt my memory until the day I die. And this guy BEAT IT! I'm in disbelief at what I just saw. I think in memory of Mr. Tramiel I'll load up the emulator and play some Law Of The West & Realm Of Impossibility tonight.

One thing I never understood about the Commodores was the randomness of how some games needed ,8,1 to run, but others would only run with ,8. Anyone here have an explanation for this? lol

I could beat Mission Impossible. It took me forever to figure out how the puzzle pieces fit together, but that was the hardest part.

 

[Fritzo]

I just watched the most epic C=64 video ever on Youtube. Some guy BEAT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. That game frustrated me to no ends as a child, but for some reason I still played it a lot. To say I sucked at it would be an understatement.

"stay awhile, stay forever!" will haunt my memory until the day I die. And this guy BEAT IT! I'm in disbelief at what I just saw. I think in memory of Mr. Tramiel I'll load up the emulator and play some Law Of The West & Realm Of Impossibility tonight.

One thing I never understood about the Commodores was the randomness of how some games needed ,8,1 to run, but others would only run with ,8. Anyone here have an explanation for this? lol

The c64 could have multiple disk drives. Drive #2 would be accessed with 8,2...#3 would be 8,3, and so on. If your game was older and not coded for multiple drives, the ,1 was not needed.