Now I have two 8-bit systems. Both Commodores, one modernized and one original. The former remains boxed up as I start to excavate my studiolab. The latter continues to gather dust, awaiting parts and upgrades, as is tradition. Meanwhile, I've been looking into the wide variety of small computer projects out there, searching for some kind of panacea to soothe my aching disdain for modern computing.Read more…
Of course, after writing a thing about the urge to repair the Commodore 64 I already have as opposed to buying the 64 Ultimate, I ended up buying the latter anyways. The trigger came from pricing out parts and upgrades for my existing unit, and once it got more expensive than just buying the C64U, I just pulled the trigger.
This bothers me. I know full well that I'll get the C64U soon, and I'll mess around with it for awhile. Maybe I'll even fall in love with it a little bit and spend lots of time tinkering. Maybe. More likely, I'll experience the immediate loss of novelty once the New Object simply becomes an Object. Read more…
