Comments on: C64 Twitter client

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:31:21 +0000

Haha, for you guys saying this is useless, maybe check out CrowdLens. Its got automatic read tracking, keyboard shortcuts, url expansion, inline previews, ya know.. a useful twitter client :)

By: Twitter_Love

Twitter_Love — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:17:15 +0000

Awesome! Don’t everyone be a bunch of haters, this is a really cool thing he managed to accomplish. The fact that yes a cheap cell phone can use Twitter does not impress me, the fact that a 27 year old computer can be made to does impress me!

By: assbag

assbag — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:25:38 +0000

To alex – STFU!

There are a million useful projects that could have been done on a c64 but why twitter? Something that a cheap prepaid cellphone can accomplish, I just don’t get it.

But I applaud the guy, he did it because he could which is what makes it cool.

So go take your nerd rage out on xbox live or furries or something.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:48:11 +0000

actually, alex, i did say i liked it. it’s useless, which is one of the reasons i like it. notice that we both said it was cool. twitter is useless, so this project is useless except to show how archaic hardware can achieve something like this.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:13:27 +0000

Though I’m not a twitter user (I just don’t get the point), this is pretty awesome.

Also, as an aside to users like assbag and josh: If you don’t like silly technical projects, gtfo. This site is not at all for you.

By: CapnCrunch53

CapnCrunch53 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:11:08 +0000

Hmm.. I’ve got an old Plus/4 laying around and I think it would be really fun to put it to new use, even if it would be just for the sake of doing it. I haven’t done much programming for it yet, and I know the Plus/4 isn’t as compatible with the C64 as the C128 is, so I’m curious how much would have to be recompiled to make it work on the Plus/4, or if its even possible (I don’t see why not). Anyone have any thoughts on this?

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:12:01 +0000

Cool little fun hack.

not something that’ll be working forever, but neat enough to make go.

I say good job!

By: Wow

Wow — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:31:41 +0000

Why?

130€ for the board and the ether module, some folks just got too much money…

And I though this was a hack site….

Not an I bought all these shields for my arduino and now it’s a web server $400 later…

By: Pouncer

Pouncer — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:59:09 +0000

very cool. not something I would do, but cool.

It’s official, the comments section has now become the “people bitching about other people bitching about the content selection”

By: dirk

dirk — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:18:33 +0000

personally, I love the image of old-school net-connected clients. I love the terminal feel.

By: dontlikeyou

dontlikeyou — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:52:13 +0000

the more I read comments here these days the more i realize its a bunch of slashdot wanna-be haters who have nothing else better to do than shit on a hack for any reason whatsoever. youre all like a bunch of old people in dire need of an enema.

to the OP – great hack.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:36:08 +0000

I agree with assbag. This is useless. But, that’s not saying it’s worthless. It’s cool using older technology to just get the job done. it’s kind of like the old 10 base-t router i have at my house. internet speed is 1.5 in my neighborhood because of old cabling. the only thing i have wired to the router is my modem, desktop, and old laserjet. i even have a stack of servers with fc cards that i use for folding.

By: aSSbAG

aSSbAG — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:25:35 +0000

Trekster – What are you like 12?

By: overslacked

overslacked — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:06:09 +0000

ku-fucking-dos. brilliant and beautiful.

By: nubie

nubie — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:59:10 +0000

Every time I hear twitter I can only think of this:

(and of course Gabe and Tycho’s “twitter $hitter”)

Couldn’t the C64 get on a BBS when it was new? Is this a huge breakthrough in any way?

I am seriously not into Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, Classmates, etc. Really, really, REALLY Not.

But if you enjoy it then more power to you, next an AMIGA and BBC Micro edition, then here come the Atari 800 and Neo Geo editions.

I do like the link to the MMC Replay http://www.vesalia.de/e_mmcreplay.htm

And the info on the RR-Net ethernet adapter http://www.redsretro.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23

That is cool. It is amazing the capability of these older systems when you stop and look at exactly what you are doing with them. No need for photos or graphics, just the straight dope (text), and a sleek OS that does what you want when you want. I would love a C64 Wristwatch (OK, make it a Pentium or 486 wristwatch), the display can be in my glasses and the keypad can hang from my belt (a numpad or half-moon keyboard).