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D I S K O V E R Y
by Dave Moorman
OK -- I got addicted to Mandelbrot
Sets again. This time, I animated an
image using Tiny Graphics. Then I
created this little program to display
the animation and text.
Cute, huh.
This month we are "completing" our
Illustrated History of Computers,
bringing the story up to 1984. In Part
I, we tracked the development of
computers from Charles Babbage (circa
1884) to ENIAC (circa 1944) -- about
60 years. Part II focuses on the years
between 1974 and 1984. In one-sixth
the time, at least ten times the
development occured.
Talk about Moore's Law with a
vengence!
Again, I must thank Dave Peterson
for bringing the ABC to our notice --
and to Grady Glover for writing up the
article that appeared on 234.
So far, all I have is gossip on
the C64DVT -- the Commodore 64 on a
stick! And I must take my hat off to
Tulip/Ironstone. They are the first
owners of the Commodore Intellectual
Properties to actually get something
done with it -- in lo these 10 years!
If you watch QVC, you might have
seen the DTV, the 30-in-1 direct to TV
Commodore 64 game joystick. The
engineering genius behind this little
gadget is none other than Jeri
Ellsworth of Commodore One fame.
I understand Jens Schoenfeld, of
Individual Computers, was not happy
that Jeri took on the project. He is
the guy who bankrolled the C=1,
putting some 100,000+ Euros into the
project. But Jeri was not getting much
cash. Also, if I recall correctly,
Jens changed the design for production
economies, which threw the C=1 a year
or more behind in schedule.
So when Tulip/Ironstone called,
Jeri jumped at the chance to make come
money and see her work come to
fruition. And it record time, here it
is! QVC bought 250,000 of them, and
last I heard, less than 22,000 were
still available. I got my order in,
and QVC promises the two DTVs will be
here by December 20.
Jeri did include solder points so
the tiny, playing-card-sized board
could be connected to a PC keyboard
and Commodore serial devices (1541,
etc). Some people already have their
DTVs cracked open and wired. This is
exactly what I have in mind for at
least one of my units. I am also
looking for a small, LCD TV/Monitor at
a fair price. I want an almost-laptop
C-64.
More of the saga as it continues
to unfold!
This month, we also have Scene
World, bringing Commodore news and
views from all around the planet.
Plus, we have tossed in some
intriguing games and articles. In no
time, the issue was full.
So, LOADSTAR 235 is ready for your
enjoyment. Press <Q> -- and go for it!
Unless you are completely
mesmerized by the hypnotic graphics...
DMM