James BakerSo 40 years later, the first computer I owned, the C64 has a new operating system https://c64os.com
Børge@JamesBaker "And it enjoys an active userbase"... Does it really? Well I guess it does, since someone is selling a new OS for it. But what does this userbase actually use it for? And why?
@forteller I imagine it was like when I got a Raspberry Pi - “I’ll do loads of cool projects and stuff”. Then it sat in a drawer making me feel guilty. I have the same yearning to have a C64. Only to load it up and realise there is zero use and the games are not as good as I remembered as a kid.
Elephant@JamesBaker @forteller i spent 15 minutes on the website to find out if it has TCP/ip-support and a browser. Has it?
@jedes_jahr_ein_neues_protokoll @forteller I don’t know sorry, I haven’t got one. Just thought it was amusing that a 40 year old computer still has people developing new OS for it.
Raj AC@JamesBaker
There's probably some random bit of the NHS which is running on a C64 so this will be helpful to them at least.
@jedes_jahr_ein_neues_protokoll @forteller
There's probably some random bit of the NHS which is running on a C64 so this will be helpful to them at least.
@jedes_jahr_ein_neues_protokoll @forteller
Simon Migliano@JamesBaker I love that things like this exist
@simonmigliano I know the effort people put into this kind of stuff always amazes me.
Melissa Woo@JamesBaker I'm kind of speechless at this.
Alar Mäerand@JamesBaker It was a good investment. I wish that 5 year old mobile phones would also get some updates.
Sasha Romanosky@JamesBaker only if I can play Ultima IV
@SashaRomanosky Why play Ultima V when you could play Mercenary: Escape from Targ https://youtu.be/usxPkRSVMsE
Mercenary: Escape from Targ (C64) - A Playguide Review by Lemon64.com
grecs@JamesBaker Is it secure though?
@grecs Good question - it likely benefits from an obscurity buff
@JamesBaker Definitely!
@mrdbcross 
@JamesBaker There was also the Commodore 128 that I used to write my college application thesis!