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    Machine of the Month: the Commodore 64

    Feb 04, 2020 4 minutes
    JOHN KNIGHT

    YOU’LL NEED THIS

    VICE (THE VERSATILE COMMODORE EMULATOR)

    Download from vice-emu.sourceforge.net for your Windows or Linux PC.

    WITH A MANUFACTURING LIFESPAN of 12 years, the Commodore 64 is one of the most popular computers in history, with an astonishing library of games, business apps, and multimedia demos. However, this is not simply an old games console. For most software, you can’t just press the On button and get started—there are machine quirks to contend with, command prompts to learn, and multiple storage formats to master. So, how do you even get started?

    We will show you how to emulate the machine and hit the ground running with the best choice of emulator,

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