Without this BASIC the Commodore 64 would never have been anything other than a games console with an above-average keyboard. It opened up computer programming, not just entertainment, to millions of kids at super-low cost. It certainly doesn’t represent modern coding “best practices,” but it represents something kind of lost today: that READY. prompt just waiting for you to give it some instructions, instead of demanding something from you every time you log in.
If you are reading this blog, you probably already know that Christian Simpson (known as Peri Fractic on his Youtube channel) is acquiring the Commodore brand. However, it’s such huge news that I felt like a blog post was certainly justified, regardless of how well-known this is.
Take a look at their first advertisement:
Commodore 64 Ultimate
You can review Christian’s first two videos about acquiring the Commodore trademarks on YouTube:
Actually rather than watching those videos you might read this article on Tedium and then this one for a good understanding of what is going on.
Suffice it to say that he and some partners are purchasing the Commodore trademark from its current owners, with the intent to reboot the Commodore brand. Their website is live.
I am going to organize a few of my thoughts in Q&A form, because these are the questions I have pondered for a few weeks before ultimately deciding I want to support the new Commodore company.
