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I was (still am, kinda) a big fan of the Atari 8-bit line of computers. The were kick ass. For a system designed in '78 - '79
and (I think) released in early '80 they were amazing. Some of the things they can do..Like display list interrupts, mixing different text and graphics modes on one screen, etc.

I've seen hacked Atari 8-bit systems with 1 meg of RAM , flashable OS, and upgraded to a 65816 CPU @ up to 17 mhz..(a 16 bit CPU with 6502 emulation mode - same CPU on the SNES)

Pretty cool stuff IMHO.

This thread will probably die...but maybe not..Any other fans of the Atari or any other old 8 bit systems??

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i was (and still am) very fond of the old commodore 64, it had/has some games on it that put most of these newer ones to shame.

the old games were all about playability (well most of them)

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I love defender, pit fall, and qbert

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And the C-64 can be upgraded with the 65816 @20 MHz. Surprisingly, there are still new things out for it. The only advantage I've seen to C64 emulators is for running PAL programs when you own an NTSC machine, or vice-versa.
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lets not forget the c-128.

Ok, change that, lets just forget all about it.

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I just got rid of my C-64. I still have a lot of the games. The origional Super Mario Bros. was one of the best games ever made. I also liked Spy VS Spy and the Olympic Games Series. It was one of the best systems for games, ever.

Also, the Amiga series was pretty cool. I liked the California Games, with Louie, Louie for the theme song.

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hey observer, do you have any more info on how i can put in the 20mhz chip? i've been meaning to do some cool stuff to the c-64 and since you can pick them up for like 10 bucks a pop i don't have to worry about frying one.
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http://come.to/supercpu

That's a good starting place. Another good place to look is http://www.cmdweb.com/cbm/index.html
BTW, it's not just a chip you drop in. It plugs into the cartridge port and contains the JiffyDOS kernal ROM. I like the direction this thread has gone!

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What was the C128? Was it just a C64 with twice as much memory?

Curious..

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