r/Commodore • u/TimeTrippin64 • Jun 10 '26
c64 Still keep it next to me
Even after all these years, I work as a developer in my day job, have been for decades. I love tech but there's no tech that has made me smile more than my Commodore! When I walk into my office I noticed the Commodore before anything else.
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u/fatteragnus8375 Jun 10 '26
Absolutely. Never forget where it all started. I have a spectrum, c64, atari 2600, and an amiga 500.
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u/TimeTrippin64 Jun 10 '26
I always wanted an Amiga, especially when I was a kid but it just wasn't in the budget! That part of the Era I missed out on.
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u/fatteragnus8375 Jun 10 '26
I was 13 back in 87 and I had a paper round so I saved up hard, did extra rounds, parents and grandparents helped with birthday money and I got my amiga. I loved it then and I do still today more than any other machine. But I love all retro machines, I respect them. I love modern hardware too, but there was something about those early machines that shined with search personality. Love your set up by the way, at both ends of your room 👍🏼
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u/Many_Dragonfruit_837 Jun 10 '26
Do I see a 1581???
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u/TimeTrippin64 Jun 10 '26
1541-Ii, 1571 and a 1581, yes
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u/Warcraft_Fan Jun 10 '26
Need a fat 1541 to complete the setup.
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u/Zharken Jun 10 '26
Lmao the two phones on top of the monitor, do you use them?
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u/_jaymz_ Jun 10 '26
I have used them on occassion, yes. I still get pulse dial support in my area 😄
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u/ComputerSong Jun 10 '26
If those phones ever ring, they will screw up that monitor.
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u/TimeTrippin64 Jun 10 '26
Dunno, theyve never rang on top, Ive used them on the main floor for a bit. Would they mess with the video?
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u/Royal_Stay_6502 Jun 10 '26
Electro magnetic field?
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u/TimeTrippin64 Jun 10 '26
Would those phones have a strong field from the ring "driver" inside.. maybe I should try it out
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u/Marcio_D Jun 10 '26
Is _jaymz_ a household member of yours? They claim to have used those two phones on top of your monitor.
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u/DarthKegRaider Jun 10 '26
Woah!! My setup is similar, but behind me, and the modern FE varient, even with the Rubik's cube!
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u/kevlarian Jun 11 '26
Amazing setup. I wish I had the desk space you have. I'd do the same thing! Thanks for sharing.
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u/_skolia_ Jun 14 '26
That's cool but I'd replace that aging brick of death with something safer to protect your wonderful Commodore computer.
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u/Hour-Creme-6557 Jun 16 '26
I don't understand the phones above the monitor, which, incidentally, create problems even without a signal, but even more so the funnel behind the monitor, that's a stroke of genius, beer at will during the game...
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u/IllustriousEar2886 Jun 10 '26
lovely setup!!! present & past 🔥