Anil Dash’s new post really took me back to the days of the Commodore 64. What a fun machine that was. He perfectly captured the scene, too; the paper magazines with program listings you had to copy by hand. Perfectly. Somehow I never heard of the automatic proofreader before; I coulda used it.
The Commodore 64 seems to be enjoying something of a resurgence of interest, at least in some circles. Didn’t see that coming.
I’m Pete Harbeson, a writer (among other things) located near Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to writing my own content, I’ve learned to translate for my loquacious and opinionated pup Chocolate Bossypaws. No surprise, she mostly speaks in doggerel. You can find her contributions tagged with Chocolatiana.
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