Let's talk C64 Ultimate.

I'm excited about two new computers that are remakes of old.  First of the two is the C64 Ultimate.  If I buy one, it will only be one of them.  So first lets look at Commodore's offering. 

Yes, there is another new C64 on the market, and this time from Commodore themselves.  The Commodore C64 Ultimate.

From the photos, we see it comes with Ethernet, USB, and HDMI video output.  The keyboard looks pretty close to the original.

We also know the new C64 will have GEOS installed. That is awesome, but will the new Commodore C64 come with a web browser like "The Wave"?  From the Commodore website, show geoWrite running. But will the C64 Ultimate come packaged with a word processor like geoWrite?

From the Commodore website:

Play 10,000+ original games with more RAM & 48Mhz Turbo mode! (128MB DDR2 RAM, 16MB NOR flash)(Core: AMD Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA)

Plug in dusty old cartridges, CRT TVs, datasettes, or disk drives - it all works.‡

No disk drive needed: Load games using the File Browser from the supplied cassette-style USB thumbdrive, packed with 50+ titles - full games, licensed classics, music, demos, and Commodore's exclusive new sequel to our first ever game - Jupiter Lander. Or add your own!

Not just reborn but upgraded: More memory & faster speed options, multiple SID sound chips (add 2 original ones or use 8 x virtual SIDs!), keyboard macros, even modern printer support!

Enjoy HDMI clarity, Wi-Fi game transfer, USB convenience.

Hidden inside: the autographs/names of Commodore 64 creators past and present - including Albert 'Father of the Commodore 64' Charpentier - etched forever in the motherboard copper.*

Cubs players in collection

Here is a list of Cubs players (Not a complete list) that I have at least 8 cards of:

Name             cards/items
Ryne Sandberg    =  119 
Andre Dawson     =   77
Sammy Sosa       =   55
Mark Grace       =   50
Greg Maddux      =   44
Lee Smith        =   43
Shawon Dunston   =   43
Paul Assenmacher =   36
Derrek Lee       =   33
Jeff Pico        =   33
Dennis Lamp      =   33
Joe Girardi      =   25
Ron Santo        =   23
Damon Berryhill  =   23
Aramis Ramirez   =   22
Kerry Wood       =   20
Keith Moreland   =   20
Billy Williams   =   19
Leon Durham      =   19
Greg Gross       =   18
Anthony Rizzo    =   17
Jerome Walton    =   17
Mike Krukow      =   17
Ernie Banks      =   16 
Bill Buckner     =   15
Steve Lake       =   15
Kris Bryant      =   14
Derrick May      =   14
Starlin Castro   =   12
Jake Arrieta     =   11
Bill Madlock     =   11
Alfonso Soriano  =   11
Larry Bowa       =   11
Kyle Schwarber   =    9
Willie Hernandez =    9
Carlos Zambrano  =    9
Fergie Jenkins   =    8 
Geovany Soto     =    8
Ron Cey          =    8

Mad Magazine code for the TI-99/4A

Here is a fun little program







100 REM MAD 2025 (TI-BASIC)


110 CALL CLEAR

120 CALL SCREEN(15)

130 FOR N=1 TO 16

140 CALL COLOR(N,5,1)

150 NEXT N

160 FOR N=1 TO 98

170 READ DEF$,GRAPHICS,ROW,COLUMN

180 CALL CHAR(GRAPHICS,DEF$)

190 CALL HCHAR(ROW,COLUMN,GRAPHICS,1)

200 NEXT N

210 M$="WHAT, ME WORRY?"

220 FOR I=1 TO LEN(M$)

230 ID=ASC(SEG$(M$,I,1))

240 CALL HCHAR(19,9+I,ID)

250 NEXT I

260 GOTO 260

270 DATA "00000000010F3FFC",33,5,15,"01030F7EFCE00000",34,5,16,"A8D870E0FE070000",35,5,17

280 DATA "0000000000073FF8",36,5,18,"000001070E180000",37,6,12,"01FCFFF16060C080",38,6,13

290 DATA "8FFED8C020000000",39,6,14,"E000000000000000",40,6,15,"1613010000000000",41,6,18

300 DATA "00E0301C0E070301",42,6,19,"000000000080C0E0",48,6,20,"01070E0E0E0E0C0D",43,7,12

310 DATA "C080000000000000",45,7,13,"E070381E0F070301",46,7,20,"000000000080C0E0",47,7,21

320 DATA "0F0D191913070E1C",49,8,12,"0000000101010101",50,8,13,"00131B9ADE7E6E6C",51,8,14

330 DATA "00C0F03E07000000",52,8,15,"00007F3FC3F03C0E",53,8,16,"003C8FCDFE1F0E00",54,8,17

340 DATA "0000FEFF31180C00",55,8,18,"0000000080E1713F",56,8,19,"0100000070D8D818",57,8,20

350 DATA "F8C04060703C3218",58,8,21,"1C3C78D898303038",59,9,12,"03020606061E1C18",60,9,13

360 DATA "6C6C400000000000",61,9,14,"311C0C0000000000",62,9,19,"30381C0C06070301",64,9,20

370 DATA "1C1C0C0C0E0E0F0D",66,9,21,"1818183870606060",67,10,12,"0C0C1C1838303060",68,10,13

380 DATA "0003070F1C383070",70,10,14,"FFFFFFFF0001010F",71,10,15,"008080800080C0E0",73,10,16

390 DATA "00000001030F0F0C",74,10,17,"00007FFFFFFFC000",75,10,18,"000080C0E0F03000",76,10,19

400 DATA "0103030607070301",78,10,20,"0606060606060403",80,10,21,"000000030F3C70C7",81,11,11

410 DATA "606060B0180C0603",83,11,12,"606040C08080C0E0",85,11,13,"31071E0F00010301",86,11,14

420 DATA "FF7D7D0000ECF9C3",88,11,15,"800080C000C0C080",90,11,16,"0001030703040101",91,11,17

430 DATA "00FF7F7D00013FFF",92,11,18,"0080C0E0E0808000",93,11,19,"0100000000010103",94,11,20

440 DATA "E362626246CF9FB0",95,11,21,"0000000000F8FE07",96,11,22,"DFDCD8DCCCE4F07C",97,12,11

450 DATA "F3793C7070707878",98,12,12,"C0C0E0F010004060",99,12,13,"0000000000010307",100,12,15

460 DATA "80000C1C1800040E",101,12,16,"0000060E0C000000",102,12,17,"1E00000000006064",103,12,18

470 DATA "0303000000020307",104,12,20,"71E105150F193323",105,12,21,"FB3B391919999B83",106,12,22

480 DATA "3C3C1E0F07030100",107,13,11,"7F3F0F0398CCE070",108,13,12,"6060707038300008",109,13,13

490 DATA "000000030F3F5F1E",110,13,14,"030F3BF1E0C08000",111,13,15,"06FCFFFE00000000",112,13,16

500 DATA "060F9E0000203010",113,13,17,"3437630100000000",114,13,18,"0080C0FC7E3F3F17",115,13,19

510 DATA "030307070382C6C4",116,13,20,"131B1A187973270F",117,13,21,"070E3C78F0E08000",118,13,22

520 DATA "381C0F0700000000",119,14,12,"0C1CDEFE0E070703",120,14,13,"3F3F33000000C0E0",121,14,14

530 DATA "0080E03F1F010403",122,14,15,"000000FFFFFF9222",123,14,16,"303000FFFFFF7272",124,14,17

540 DATA "000001FFFEF8600C",125,14,18,"1331B0C000000000",126,14,19,"8206060F0F1D1C38",127,14,20

550 DATA "0F1E3C78F0C00000",128,14,21,"0301000000000000",129,15,13,"E0F6FF3F1F070000",130,15,14

560 DATA "03010080C0E0F078",131,15,15,"82C0E0707F3F1F00",132,15,16,"70000001FFFFFE00",133,15,17

570 DATA "3870E0C080000103",134,15,18,"0001070F1E3C78E0",135,15,19,"F0E0C08000000000",136,15,20

580 DATA "3C1E0F0301000000",137,16,15,"00000080E0FF7F1F",138,16,16,"0000000001FFFFFF",139,16,17

590 DATA "03070F3EFCF0E080",140,16,18,"E0C0800000000000",141,16,19

Just stuff.

I didn't go to the Card National in Chicago this weekend. I did not meet Andre Dawson. I didn't even go to Chicago this weekend. I have pulled tendons in my foot and I have a bad cold as consolation prizes of this weekend #MondayMotivation


I did pickup some more cards (75 of them). My favorite is the Ryne Sandberg All-Star mustache.  picked up other HoFers.





I do have more programming done with DaLiLa and started a manual for it also.