C WE ARE 64
JEFF MINTER
FOUNDER OF LLAMASOFT
“I first saw a C64 towards the end of 1982, possibly at the PCW show. I think Rabbit Software had an imported one on display, but I can’t really remember what it was running – nothing particularly amazing, obviously. Then at the same show, Jay [Balakrishnan] from HES gave me a US C64 of my own. I was much more impressed when I could actually use one. Sprites seemed like magic!
“The C64 era was a great time in my life. I had a good bunch of mates I’d hang out with all the time, and I could make a decent living by doing something I really enjoyed. That little machine gave me some of my best years. It was a significant platform that launched the careers of many a coder who would go on to be foundational members of the corporate
