Published: June 10, 2011
Words: 56,335 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458003201

Short description

Open the door to your retro computing adventure! The Commodore 64 is alive and well in a thriving community of enthusiasts. The second edition of this book is your gateway to understanding and enjoying the C64 scene today whether it be through emulation or original hardware. With tutorials, reviews, personal stories, interviews, and links galore, the wide world of the C64 is at your fingertips!

Extended description

Open the door to your retro computing adventure! The Commodore 64 is alive and well in a thriving community of enthusiasts. Updated for 2012 with additional content, the second edition of this book is your gateway to understanding and enjoying the C64 scene today whether it be through emulation or original hardware. With tutorials, reviews, personal stories, interviews, and links galore, the wide world of the C64 is at your fingertips!

Have you ever wanted to know more about the Commodore 64 and how you can enjoy the thousands of programs developed for it? Whether you are a newcomer to the still active Commodore scene, or someone who owned a C64 back in the 80s or 90s who would like to play an old game once again, this book will set you on the right path.

Squarely targeted at the C64 novice, but with plenty for veterans as well, A C64 Walkabout discusses the old and the new, with reviews of great old games and information on new products still being developed for the C64 and VIC-20.. (Read more) Open the door to your retro computing adventure! The Commodore 64 is alive and well in a thriving community of enthusiasts. Updated for 2012 with additional content, the second edition of this book is your gateway to understanding and enjoying the C64 scene today whether it be through emulation or original hardware. With tutorials, reviews, personal stories, interviews, and links galore, the wide world of the C64 is at your fingertips!

Have you ever wanted to know more about the Commodore 64 and how you can enjoy the thousands of programs developed for it? Whether you are a newcomer to the still active Commodore scene, or someone who owned a C64 back in the 80s or 90s who would like to play an old game once again, this book will set you on the right path.

Squarely targeted at the C64 novice, but with plenty for veterans as well, A C64 Walkabout discusses the old and the new, with reviews of great old games and information on new products still being developed for the C64 and VIC-20 home computers of the 1980s.
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Tags

games, collection, computer, collecting, computer graphics, computer book, electronic music, retro style, computer programming, retro computer game, commodore, computer basics, computer use, commodore 64, c64, vic20, sid, emulation, emulators, home computers, micro computer

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Review by: Alessandro Gerelli on Sep. 12, 2011 :
Very interesting book! I like it!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Konstantinos Dimopoulos on July 11, 2011 :
A very well written, truly unique and very personal take on the classic Commodore 64 home micro. Loved it!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Nathan Allan on July 04, 2011 :
Excellent read on the Commodore computer. Fun to re-live the ways of programming it and got me to drag mine back out and have a lot of retro fun with games and hardware for it.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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