C64 RIP (Revival In Progress)

Presented at Notacon 2 (2005), April 8, 2005, 6 p.m. (60 minutes).

It is now 2005, more than 20 years after the c64 has been released. Most technology would of been all but forgotten in a sea of evolving hardware and software. Just cast aside in the midst of upgrades and breakthroughs. C64 RIP is here to cover the happenings and progress of the global C64 scene as well as recap some of the companies most loved releases of decades past. Discussion will include cutting edge software and hardware that proves that 8-bit still has the capacity to get things done, and show that one little machine can still prove to be a nostalgic time machine and still a viable platform.


Presenters:

  • Zach Campbell - packetsniffers.org
    Zach has been a Commodore enthusiast and collector since his 4th birthday when he received a Vic-20 and a box full of software. Since then he's coded various programs and games for the C64 as well as re-searched the C64 scene in detail, priding himself as a Commodore historian of sorts. Zach also co-host the Packet Sniffer (www.packetsniffers.org) and uses the show to spread the gospel of the old tech and show off 8-bit power and imagination.

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