(This article is about a German-language podcast episode on the C64.)
Im Februar hat mich Tim Pritlove auf der Durchreise in Frankfurt abgefangen, wo ich mit einem Koffer voll mit zwölf Commodore 64 Motherboards in einem Hotelzimmer saß, und mit mir eine 2 Stunden und 42 Minuten lange Episode für Chaosradio Express aufgenommen.
Chaosradio Express #177: Commodore 64
Hier also nochmal der Hinweis auf die Folge, die jetzt schon ein paar Monate zurückliegt, für all diejenigen, die sie nicht schon anderweitig entdeckt haben. 🙂
Doe het anders in een vreemde taal
gerade gehört und für gut befunden. war nie ein C64 fan aber der podcast ist so genial gemacht, dass es vollkommen wurscht ist, ob man diese maschine besessen hat oder nicht. was man hier an allgemein wissen abgreifen kann ist schon gewaltig. auch deine lockerheit und deine art dinge zu erklären ist sehr sehr unterhaltsam! thx dude!
Love the open Commodore 64 from the hotel room.
Hallo! Sehr schöner Podcast!! Endlich geht das mal ein wenig tiefer in die Materie, auch wenn ich eher aus der Z80-Ecke komme. Aber der C64 war immerhin mein zweiter Computer 🙂
Noch eine kleine Anmerkung: Falls Tim das Programm “DiskMon1541” noch mal wiederfinden sollte, bitte posten – würde mich mal interessieren…
The Commodore 64 deep dive is fantastic — the hardware archaeology angle really brings back the era when 8-bit machines were pushing boundaries. For those of us who love retro computing and the creative hacks that came out of that time, it’s a great listen. Speaking of pushing boundaries, I’ve been experimenting with modern AI tools that feel like a natural evolution of that same DIY spirit. For instance, I recently tried a tool at wan3video.app that turns simple text prompts into cinematic video clips — it’s a wild contrast to the C64’s pixel pushing, but the core idea of making something from nothing is still there. Definitely worth a look if you’re into tech nostalgia meets future tech.
The Commodore 64 deep dive is fantastic — the hardware archaeology angle really brings back the era when 8-bit machines were pushing boundaries. For those of us who love retro computing, it’s a great listen. Speaking of pushing boundaries, I’ve been experimenting with modern AI tools that feel like a natural evolution of that same DIY spirit. For instance, I recently tried a tool at speechgeneration.net that turns text into natural-sounding voiceovers — a wild contrast to the C64’s SID chip, but the core idea of making something from nothing is still there. Definitely worth a look if you’re into tech nostalgia meets future tech.
The Commodore 64 deep dive is a fantastic listen — the hardware archaeology angle really captures the spirit of 8-bit innovation. It reminds me how much creativity comes from working within tight constraints, whether that’s a 6510 CPU or today’s AI text models. Speaking of which, I’ve been exploring tools that clean up AI-generated content, and I found a free service at claudewatermarks.com that detects and removes hidden Unicode watermarks from Claude outputs. It’s a modern twist on the same DIY problem-solving ethos — making something clean and usable from raw tech. Worth a peek for anyone juggling AI text and wanting it to feel more natural.
The Commodore 64 deep dive is a fantastic listen — the hardware archaeology angle really captures the spirit of 8-bit innovation. It reminds me how much creativity comes from working within tight constraints, whether that’s a 6510 CPU or today’s AI models. Speaking of which, I’ve been exploring modern tools that push creative boundaries in a similar DIY way. For instance, I recently tried a platform at minimax3.com that turns text and images into cinematic videos with native audio — a wild contrast to the C64’s pixel pushing, but the core idea of making something from nothing is still there. Definitely worth a look if you’re into tech nostalgia meets future tech.
The Commodore 64 deep dive is fantastic — the hardware archaeology angle really brings back the era when 8-bit machines were pushing creative limits. For those of us who love retro computing and the DIY spirit of that time, it’s a great listen. Speaking of pushing boundaries, I’ve been experimenting with modern AI tools that feel like a natural evolution of that same ethos. For instance, I recently tried a free tool at airapgenerator.app that turns simple ideas or lyrics into complete rap songs with beats and vocals — a wild contrast to the C64’s SID chip, but the core idea of making something from nothing is still there. Definitely worth a look if you’re into tech nostalgia meets future tech.