How you can tweet, and more, from a Commodore 64

How would the computers of our youth stand-up to the rigors of modern life, from social networking to word processing? That’s what BenJ Edwards of CIO Magazine sought to find out when he fired-up a vintage Commodore 64 with the goal of sending a Tweet.

(Click here to read “Tweet From a Commodore 64? We Do That and More to Celebrate the Beloved PC’s 30th Birthday”)

As you’ll read, Edwards had a bit of a frustrating experience with the C64, although he did manage to accomplish his goal. I still have very fond memories of my childhood Commodore, a C64-Plus. Why was it called Plus? Well, it had a sleeker white design compared to the boxy 64, and also sone internal enhancements. Nothing like the fancy C128 that came out later though.

It was a great gaming machine though, from flight simulators and golf games to the infamous Winter Games, where I killed many joysticks trying to master the bobsled course. They don’t make them like they used to.

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Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada

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Jeff Jedras
Jeff Jedras
A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate. He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN. His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.

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