This is a crazy amount of things done in 8 months. Also, blown away by the X16 running Second Reality that smoothly on the 65C02S. Big fan of the Demoscene myself, since the early 90s.
@ifeelit44483 ай бұрын
@@PhazerSC what got you into this stuff in generally interested
@TaijanDean3 ай бұрын
Holy cow! As an X16 user myself, I am blown away by what the team has done with the machine. I can't wait to upgrade my X16 to the most recent ROM version and have a go with the network card. I also have a game for the X16 in the works, which, once I'm a little more skilled at coding, I'd be more than happy to get it on the X16 platform.
@nathanmead1403 ай бұрын
Same but I'll probably get the midi card for mine when I get it set up, my system is still in the box it shipped in because I don't have the space to mess with it right now and I'm missing the US adapter for the universal wall adapter I bought with my pre-order last year, I'll have to check if the adapter is hiding under the box flaps but if it isn't maybe someone can send it or I'll just get a low wattage PC supply that's my plan for it anyway is to put it in a small PC case.
@mrfrenzy.3 ай бұрын
I remember the first video where you said "I have a dream". You actually succeded to make it a reality, now there is a growing X16 ecosystem and more than a thousand units out there. Big props for all the hard work I know it takes.
@bmouser1003 ай бұрын
I used to work at HP manufacturing PCBs, and it was interesting to see the process in action again! The boards start at the Dek machine, where lead solder is applied. Next, they move on to the HSP (High Speed Placement) machines, followed by the Universal Placement (UP) machines, where the ICs and processors are added. After that, they go through the oven, are washed, and then inspected. I enjoyed the "pick n place" phrasing. :D
@raven4k9988 күн бұрын
have you abducted a cow yet?
@nicholastotoro77213 ай бұрын
Those Midi files sound amazing!!! David, this stuff is one of the many reasons why you don't need to worry about content. I'd watch even a video of you retrobriting a product over most anyone else's content.
@raven4k9989 күн бұрын
List Games
@Landrew03 ай бұрын
Back in the day, we had 120 X 80 at 5 FPS, and we liked it. -Grumpy Old Man
@jsmythib3 ай бұрын
Really? Lucky. An array of colored light bulbs as register outputs was my favorite. -Grumpy, probably younger Old Man. :)
@jrherita3 ай бұрын
Lol. Quite a lot of Atari 2600 games ran at a full 60 fps.
@fourthhorseman45313 ай бұрын
@@jrherita 60 Frames per second, or 60 Fields per second?
@william2william3 ай бұрын
1200 baud was good enough in 1985 and doggone it, it's good enough today! - Another Grumpy Old Man
@onetruetroy3 ай бұрын
@RetroRecipes3 ай бұрын
Because as we all know PCB stands for Popcorn Commander Bucket
@Manuel-i4w3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@andresbravo20033 ай бұрын
Doesn’t know.
@MatthewCenance3 ай бұрын
How did you get this comment this early? The video released 7 minutes ago, not five hours ago. Fail.
@JohnSmith-xq1pz3 ай бұрын
Well actually it stands for Producing Commander Board's... Doesn't it?
@Manuel-i4w3 ай бұрын
@@MatthewCenance he's a patreon supporter and patreon supporter get to watch early
@dcc11653 ай бұрын
I LOVE the first part of the video with the Vera board manufacturing process. It was done with the quality of How It's Made. Awesome!
@raven4k9989 күн бұрын
want to plat Crazy Frog?
@akdm823 ай бұрын
That sounds awesome! Loved the Jump sound for sure. Takes me back. I’d love more details on the sound capabilities. I’ll see what you have out there on it.
@williamdeslauriers96473 ай бұрын
It was nice meeting you and your wife at the VCFMW! I appreciated that she knows ASL! As for the current video content, the BBS and “modems” sections impressed me the most! I am happy with an audio cassette bag after a trade with a board. Two Thumbs up!
@tenthmarkerplays3563 ай бұрын
The 8 bit guy has 1.44m subs as of now. Size of a 3.5 in floppy.
@EgoShredder2 ай бұрын
Will he make that next big leap to becoming a Super Floppy a.k.a. SuperDisk? 😁
@tenthmarkerplays3562 ай бұрын
@@EgoShredder Maybe and hopefully.👍
@garrettg1513 ай бұрын
having found the concept video when it was released, and watching each of these releases I'm extremely impressed with the progress and momentum of the progress and following. im a licensed GMRS operator and seeing that radio card was super exciting, expanding the band for a true SDR card could be a really exciting project. not that I know anything about designing an SDR ive only bought them lol. thank you guys for all the hard work.
@Sayakas_Digital_Attic3 ай бұрын
I'm really intrigued by the Commander X16. It's a computer I've been wanting to explore for a while now and I think it could offer a unique experience, especially for those of us who enjoy retro computing.
@another39973 ай бұрын
There are many ways to enjoy genuine retro computing. Unfortunately, not only is the Commander X16 one of the more expensive ones, it isn't really a retro computer. Its not based on any existing or planned historical machine. It's a weird fantasy mash up, sitting in the "8 bit CPU" camp, but with "unique" fantasy graphics capabilities, more similar to those found in the next generation 16 bit machines such as the Amiga. But again, not based on any actual retro graphics hardware. It uses a modified "Commodore C64 BASIC", but it isn't actually one of the CBM versions from the later CBM Plus 4 or C128 machines. It's a fantasy version. Despite David's initial plans, it uses a modern FPGA for the graphics, but relies on a no longer produced or supported, and hard to find, audio chip... which logically should have been implemented in the FPGA too. But then the whole X16 could be done in an FPGA, and it would be cheaper and easier to produce. You could buy a MiSTer and experience any number of real retro machines, or buy an Agon 2 Light or any number of cheaper, modern 8 bits. Or just emulate something from the past, and you would benefit from all the existing software, literature and knowledge that exists for them.
@Sayakas_Digital_Attic3 ай бұрын
@@another3997 Hi! Personally, I believe the best way to play 80s video games is on my Commodore 64. Sure, technology has left it far behind, but the software designed for this computer, with so few KB, is incredible. I haven't found any other retro computers that can offer as much. I'm still fascinated by the Commander X16, which I think of as a tribute to everything it represents. I’ve never personally tried the Commander X16, and I don’t think I’ll get the chance for quite a while (or maybe never), but, just because I’m a curious person, and also because it's the computer of Mr. The 8-bit Guy, I'm pretty sure it’s a fun computer to try out and play with
@6581punk3 ай бұрын
@@another3997 Yep. Only a fool designs a modern retro style computer around retro components. It's just contributing to parts shortages meaning real vintage computers and arcade machines will eventually not be able to be repaired with original parts and will have to use an FPGA replacement part.
@digi1023 ай бұрын
I think the radio card could be cool to see produced. I think it could probably be used as a sort of noise generator by connecting to an AM station (probably more likely to just be random noise) and playing that
@christorkildson64723 ай бұрын
Maybe add a LoRa capability for city-wide independent networking.
@PracticalAI_3 ай бұрын
@@christorkildson6472 i would buy it
@ericpaul45753 ай бұрын
Use it for a RNG.
@mikeoscarradio3 ай бұрын
@@ericpaul4575 Maybe a full software defined radio
@HerecomestheCalavera3 ай бұрын
Kind of off-topic but that reminds me of back in the day when I had a WinTV card in my Windows 98 machine. I had the RF out from a Dish Network receiver hooked to it. It was so awesome to be able to watch TV on my PC. Either fullscreen or in a window in the corner while I did other stuff.
@CerberusMutt3 ай бұрын
I love how the beginning feels like watching an episode of "How it's made" but with your twist on it.
@TheRogueMaverick3 ай бұрын
I'd call it "How Bit's Made"!
@pigfish993 ай бұрын
For those wondering, Future Crew went on to become Remedy Enertainment!
@cybernit33 ай бұрын
Thanks I wonder where they went....
@TheRealSumo3 ай бұрын
Thank you
@XzTS-Roostro3 ай бұрын
There's also Futuremark (later acquired & dissolved by UL [Underwriters Laboratories] to become UL Benchmarks), which was founded by former members of Future Crew. Skaven, a former member of Future Crew, did the music for Unreal Tournament, and Raptisoft's Hamster Ball
@nickwallette62013 ай бұрын
Did not expect to get a demoscene reunion out of this video. Cool. :-)
@jimbotron703 ай бұрын
Digital Illusions became DICE
@TheMCFisk3 ай бұрын
Im a long time watcher of this chanel, thought admittedly i watch very sparsely in recent years. This X16 project is really incredibly impressive. When you said you uad written 5 games and other software tools for it by your self i was like, wow where does he find the time. Congratulations on getting this far. Really.
@clifhaley51503 ай бұрын
The 8-Bit Guy throws in a random Van Halen riff. As the biggest VH fan in the world you made my day.
@Pc118Gamer3 ай бұрын
Makes you wonder why they called the wave table card the "Little Dreamer"
@pharmtek3 ай бұрын
Are you Billy Sheehan?
@PlittHD3 ай бұрын
I am just sad the @8BitKeys channel died
@IMRROcom3 ай бұрын
JUMP... The same as the plate on my car JUMP
@GreySectoid3 ай бұрын
The first sound reminded me of Everdream by Nightwish, if anyone knows the song tell me if I am crazy
@stephenelliott70713 ай бұрын
8-Bit Computers never die, they just evolve 🙂Congrats on the project.
@bradywb983 ай бұрын
No, it’s 8-bit. It’s a 6502 system.
@another39973 ай бұрын
8 bit computers did evolve... but they became the Atari ST, CBM Amiga, Sharp X68000, Apple Mac, the 16 bit IBM compatibles etc. The X16 is a weird fantasy computer that uses a moden version of the 8 bit 6502 CPU, but then uses a powerful FPGA to produce graphics capabilities more similar to those of the later 16 bit machines. It uses a modified CBM BASIC, but it's not the BASIC from the C16/Plus 4, the C128 or even the Amiga. The sound chip used is obsolete and no longer produced. The X16 isn't based on any real machine, it has no nostalgic value of it's own, no historic software library, no big collections of books, magazines and literature to explore. And it costs a fortune. Several FPGA machines can instantly become a wide range of "real" 8 bit machines, and still costs far less.
@argvminusone3 ай бұрын
@@another3997 Modern x86-64 machines can still run MS-DOS on bare metal. “Evolved” is an understatement!
@BrainSlugs833 ай бұрын
You are a treasure to the community, David. -- I think you've covered it in the past, but some of the reason that later 8-bit computers failed, and the Commodore 64 was such a success was all the software that was written for it. -- Seeing so many dedicated people working on software projects for the Commander X16 is really exciting and has me feeling like it's more than just a passing curiosity. -- Like, this thing really has legs! and I may need to snag one in the next batch...
@WilliamLeue3 ай бұрын
Great stuff! I think that software developers will really want something like an FTP service to be integrated into the terminal program so that programs developed on a PC can be quickly downloaded to the X16, and of course in the other direction too. The BBS demo was really impressive: so much so that it seems to me that it might be able to be stretched into a web browser!
@bradywb983 ай бұрын
A JavaScript engine running on a 6502 is a nightmarish concept
@squirlmy3 ай бұрын
the point of it is to recreate tech from the 80s. While FTP fits, an entire web browser wouldn't. What would be really fitting is a gopher server!
@1nsanejochem3 ай бұрын
Dang, been following this project from the beginning and keep being in awe of the capabilities. The open, compatibility and performance based set out is really starting to show! Very cool!
@AndrewKeifer3 ай бұрын
I used to operate one of these pick and place machines at Hitachi back in 2006. AH! SoundBlaster audio cards! I had such a great experience with those!
@YuenanCao3 ай бұрын
Amazing to see so much energy put into this - we love you here in Coeur d’Alene!
@AiOinc13 ай бұрын
6:30 So is the X16 going to make an appearance on 8-Bit Keys?
@benbreeck33633 ай бұрын
One can only hope.
@Okurka.3 ай бұрын
He always abandons channels that stop generating money.
@lcdjr853 ай бұрын
@@Okurka.well, he also ran out of content. There are only so many variations of old consumer Casio and Yamaha keyboards to cover, and most share many similarities. There just isn’t much else to say about them that is within his wheelhouse.
@edmorris1437Ай бұрын
Your videos have inspired me to install the Vice emulator, print out the old Vic 20 Programmer's Reference Guide, and pretend I'm 11 years old again. My original Vic was sold at a church yard sale. It had a monochrome brass badge, used the original 2-prong power supply, but didn't have the PET-style keys. Our games library was limited and to be honest most came from the old Compute! magazine, so my brother and I entertained ourselves writing programs in BASIC. So I've been doing that in the emulator; not playing other peoples' games. I've wondered about whether I'd want a second gen X16, but to be honest I don't think I'm quite the target market. The learning curve for programming graphics and sound looks like it would take more time and effort than I could justify. I browsed the memory map on github for VERA board and it's considerably different from the old VIC and VICII chips. Still, obviously there was considerable interest for your X16 developer boards and I wish you great success with the X16 project.
@chriswilkinson40443 ай бұрын
FYI there are two different pinouts of MIDI to mini-TRS adapter in circulation. Make sure you and your users know which type you chose!
@MatthewCenance3 ай бұрын
That's very good to know, what problems could occur if there's a mismatch?
@The8BitGuy3 ай бұрын
I did not know that. But I think TexElec will be shipping the adapters with it.
@chriswilkinson40443 ай бұрын
@@MatthewCenance It will apply 5V to the connected MIDI input in the wrong direction. Depending on the type of optocoupler in the MIDI-receiving device, it may work anyway, not work, or get damaged. To be safe, use each device with the adapter it came with. If you connect two TRS MIDI ports together, use both adapters and not a simple TRS cable.
@chriswilkinson40443 ай бұрын
Also, be aware that the MIDI signal will be extremely loud if you plug in headphones there.
@ryanwatkins79243 ай бұрын
Awesome! Congratulations to all the folks involved.
@mjdxp56883 ай бұрын
I hope someone ends up writing an SSH client for the X16. It would be super cool to SSH into a modern computer on an X16.
@newq3 ай бұрын
Surprisingly, the encryption used by SSH is fairly demanding, hardware-wise
@kevincozens68373 ай бұрын
The idea of an SSH client came up in relation to another new/vintage computer. The problem is the amount of time it takes to do the math related to the encryption/decryption.
@jsmythib3 ай бұрын
can an esp32 do it? Offloading the work to thee expansion card sounds viable.
@mitchmccracken30503 ай бұрын
@@jsmythibyes the zimodem firmware on the network card even supports “dialing” using SSH already
@mitchmccracken30503 ай бұрын
Zimodem on the network card already supports SSH. You could do that in ROMTERM right now.
@E5rael3 ай бұрын
I'm too young to have experienced the 8-bit era and BBS's, but I still find all the work you've been doing so fun and exciting to follow. Keep up the good work, David!
@vibaek783 ай бұрын
Love the chuckle when showing that you can drop people and cows to their doom from the UFO...
@ericsills64843 ай бұрын
"Oh George, not the livestock!"
@chrisbennett93913 ай бұрын
Great update. Can't wait for Rev2 of the X16 to get my hands on the hardware ...
@brendanfarthing3 ай бұрын
Great update. Awesome stuff, David! Brings back great memories of the BBS days and how cutting edge that was at the time. And the demo at the end - man, absolutely brilliant. It's hard for someone today to know the feeling back then when we saw those mind blowing, seemingly impossible demos.
@kevincozens68373 ай бұрын
Nice to see all the cool new items for the X16. For the serial/network card you should switch the positions of the antenna and the serial port connector. If a serial cable is plugged in with the current design it will get in the way of the antenna. The Pac Man game looks amazing. The pellets moving around is fine while in demo mode. When in the middle of game play (either simulated or during the demo screen) the pellets should stop moving, or move slower, or move less distance.
@TexElec3 ай бұрын
Can't. that's how the brackets are made.
@kevincozens68373 ай бұрын
@@TexElec My point is the bracket should not have been made that way in the first place.
@TexElec3 ай бұрын
@@kevincozens6837 I don't have the ability to make brackets, I can only buy them at the moment. This is what I could find that would fit all of the conditions I need to cover. My point is that there was a signifcant amount of thought put into it.
@benjaminreining6154Ай бұрын
Great to see this wonderful lovely 8bit computer project rising. With the limitations it has it is a great today manufactured platform for games and software every 40 years and up person loved back in the days. Keep on the good work and greetings from germany.
@wearr_3 ай бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't show off Inkbox's version of Minecraft, he could certainly use some love for documenting his development process on video.
@volvo093 ай бұрын
That's pretty neat, a mini minecraft for the x16? Xoes he have a youtube video of it?
@Nbrother12343 ай бұрын
I think he showed it in a previous X16 video
@xenotiic83563 ай бұрын
@@volvo09 He does! KZbin doesn't like links but it's on the channel "Inkbox". If you search "Inkbox Minecraft" it should show up, it's a 2-parter.
@The8BitGuy3 ай бұрын
I believe I showed that in the last video, if memory serves. I was just trying to show new stuff.
@wearr_3 ай бұрын
@@The8BitGuy Ahh gotcha! It's been a while since the last video, so I must've forgotten.
@theblubus3 ай бұрын
Happy 1.44M Subscribers! :)
@notalostnumber86603 ай бұрын
I wish I could afford the X16, I want to feel what this is about first hand. But alas, I might have to wait untill the third or fourth gen model
@benNdaKen3 ай бұрын
Been a fan of ur channel for many years. Seeing ur progress and Development over the years is awesome. Keep it up. Greetings from Kenya
@AdamKadmon-cg5qs3 ай бұрын
Seriously, about an hour before this dropped I asked aloud, "We ever gonna get a new 8-Bit Guy episode?" And here you are. Magic!
@JeffTiberend3 ай бұрын
This is so cool. I used to work for a company building circuit board. I was part of a crew that would put all the thru-hole parts on boards before they went through the solder wave. Getting to watch the pick and place machines work was amazing. It's so great to see the progress y'all are making on the X-16.
@AutieTortie3 ай бұрын
Hilarious that your wifi card has more processing power than the main computer 😂😂😂
@mitchmccracken30503 ай бұрын
Graphics FPGA as well
@bradywb983 ай бұрын
Yeah this is really awesome and I don’t want to diminish what’s being achieved here at all. But saying, “… it really demonstrates what a 6502 can do” it seems like the fact that it seems like almost all of the IO interacts have coprocessors taking care of the work. Back in the day the 6502 had to bitbang much more, or otherwise interact with lower performance (vs now) co-processors / peripherals.
@another39973 ай бұрын
Yes, but that's because the 8 bit Guy decided on the X16 having no FPGAs, no hard to source, obsolete parts and being cheap enough that almost anybody can afford to buy one... oh wait, just ignore that particular video. 😂
@Darkk69693 ай бұрын
Actually my USR Courier Dual Standard modem had more processing power than my Commodore 64 in the early 1990s. 🤣 P.S. I still have the modem. Sadly, my C64 was lost years ago.
@EclipseAtDusk3 ай бұрын
@@another3997sometimes dreams can’t match up with reality - in the end he’s still making his fun, ideal hobby computer, which was the end goal. I have no doubts it will Become affordable! Just not this early in development. Pivoting to a surfacemount construction would go a long way in making it cheaper
@mudduck8513 ай бұрын
ITs a good day when we get a 8bit guy video to watch !!!
@williammanganaro20223 ай бұрын
Well done ! I really enjoyed this comprehensive update. Each year I am closer to getting one of these systems. The graphics, sounds, etc etc ... Are impressive. Thanks again 👍 Much respect for all your work.
@fourthhorseman45313 ай бұрын
OMG! Time Pilot! Man, I used to blow a lot of quarters on that game in the arcade. Looks great!
@WildcardZwei3 ай бұрын
Those Pacman graphics are beautiful! Props on the outstanding progress with your dream project, David. It's always a pleasure to check out your work.
@milesthepeacefulinkling2863 ай бұрын
You did Van Halen's 'Jump', flawlessly! I'm so proud of you! Also, you ported Pac-Man?! That's crazy!
@LakoIsFun3 ай бұрын
A nice 8-Bit Keys flashback
@romansimspon2 ай бұрын
it feels nostalgic ive last seen it during late 2022 (atleast iirc) and to see youre still working on it it brings a smile to my face thank you 8 bit guy
@giulianomarco3 ай бұрын
The Spectrum version of Manic Miner stored all 20 screens as ASCII text in memory in the top 32K. In May 1984, age 16, with a broken collarbone and using only my left hand, I designed 20 new screens that were even harder! I sent them off to Alan Maton of Software Projects with a view to a proper screen editor being made. But he wasn't interested...
@jinxterx3 ай бұрын
How did you break your collarbone?
@giulianomarco3 ай бұрын
@@jinxterx Judo. We were practising being thrown (ippon seonagi). One of my mate's was supposed to *almost* throw me, with another mate holding on tight behind my back. Except he didn't, as he wasn't concentrating. So over I went with the lad throwing me landing heavily on my right side, shattering my collar bone. I couldn't believe the hospital just put a piece of cloth (sling) over my shoulder. It should've been pinned with titanium like motorbike racers get done. It was agony, and took a month to heal - while I should've been preparing for my O levels!
@Choralone4223 ай бұрын
This is an excellent update! I am always amazed a how much work has been done on the Commander X16 platform. The level of work that continues to be done both on the hardware and software sides is wonderful! We also have to keep in mind this work is primarily being done by people in their spare time, there's no multi-million dollar corporation behind all of this.
@ColeAlexanderSoftware3 ай бұрын
Congrats on hitting 1.44M subs! Same as the number of bytes on a 3½" floppy
@MatthewCenance3 ай бұрын
I didn't know he reached that before I read this comment. A true classic!
@RetroCave-wr9tl3 ай бұрын
Next goal 1.76M subs
@HerecomestheCalavera3 ай бұрын
Sub counts for older channels like this are kind of pointless in a way. How many of those 1.44M subs are dead accounts or people who subscribed 15+ years ago and have forgotten this channel? The Angry Video Game Nerd has 3.84M subs, think how many of those are people who subscribed in the late 2000s when they were like 12 years old and have either made a new account since then or long since moved on from watching AVGN and don't even realize they are subscribed. I'd say it would be fair that when an account hasn't interacted with a channel in 2-3 years it could be auto unsubscribed. It would make the sub numbers more realistic and accurate.
@phazonclash3 ай бұрын
Hi David, an new 8-bit Guy video is always a great way to start the week end!
@joshuaforeman273 ай бұрын
Yes!!! Yes, yes yes! The Commander X16 gets me so excited.
@BlackieBloomberg3 ай бұрын
lol Crazy Frog lifting Sonic music really takes me back to the DOS days
@elblanco53 ай бұрын
Really amazing project! It's not just the passion, but the intense effort to get this thing through all of the product and development stages and out the door.
@azyfloof3 ай бұрын
Shazam picked up the sleigh bell song :D And also, surprisingly, your rendition of Jump! Apparently you played that so well that Shazam thought I was listening to the song :D
@gdeltx3 ай бұрын
Your videos make my day ! Always you remind us how much can be done with little computer power ! Take care ! (Early in the morning in Athens Greece)
@mslinklater3 ай бұрын
So impressed with everything the team is doing for Commander X16. Want one SO MUCH ! Love it !
@phrtao3 ай бұрын
Amazing stuff. I love the UFO game (with hints of 'Choplifter'), just one thing though, I thought the whole point of UFOs was that they are not constrained by traditional physics and can stop and turn instantaneously. It would be cool if you could incorporate this kind of motion into the game (I know you like a challenge).
@The8BitGuy3 ай бұрын
Actually, it would have been EASIER to do it like that. I had to write extra code to handle the regular physics.
@caujka3 ай бұрын
Awesome update! Thanks for sharing! The software and the extension boards look very good!
@m0nde3 ай бұрын
I prefer the PETSCII character graphics version of PETSCII robots. I hope that version's still available. UFO looks awesome!
@The8BitGuy3 ай бұрын
Yes, in fact I just released a version called "oldrobots" for the X16 that allows you to play the PET and C64 versions (well, at least it looks like the PET or C64 version)
@VJK1023 ай бұрын
They are PETSCII robots, afterall, not Bitsky robots!
@PieFights3 ай бұрын
@@The8BitGuy I love this video it's like How it's made with The 8 Bit Guy and all of your videos are great as well
@AlbertoMontesSoto3 ай бұрын
This looks like a really nice kit, to the point that I'm considering one and I didn't even grew up with this kind of PCs, it just looks well made and made with love.
@Alex_dlc3 ай бұрын
I look forward to playing with this.
@Snowsea-gs4wu3 ай бұрын
At around 9:00 I borrowed a modem from someone for my C128 at 300 baud and I could read the text faster than the modem received it! 1200 baud came several years later on my PC. Thanks for the video!
@MikeKWayne1313 ай бұрын
I'm really excited about the AM/FM/SW card and the ozmoo interpretor!
@idc21203 ай бұрын
Those BBS screens remind me so much of the Teletext service we had in the 90s in the UK. Local news, weather, sport results and lottery over analogue TV signals on CRTs.
@deineroehre3 ай бұрын
The same here with "Videotext" in Germany, looked exactly the same. Was a bit slow to refresh and of course "oneway" (you could only select different Textpages), but was a nice addition to radio and didn't cost anything if you had a TV Set capable of receiving this. Later with "Bildschirmtext" some BBS-like means of communication was possible, with costs for the data transfer via Modem of course.
@bitcortex19913 ай бұрын
Absolutely astonishing. If I hadn't followed its development, I'd never have believed that this sort of project was in any way feasible in the 21st century. Anxiously awaiting the 2nd-generation hardware. Hoping to use your dream computer for my dream software project. It's something I've wanted to do for about 35 years, but life got in the way and computers got way too complicated. My original target was the Apple IIgs, but the Commander X16 (with 65816 CPU) is a much more attractive platform.
@atirutwattanamongkol88063 ай бұрын
CX16 do sometimes feel like something from an alternate timeline where 8-bit computers stayed a little too long and started evolving to do what the 16-bit computers could.
@jimbotron703 ай бұрын
Like PC-Engine.
@Okurka.3 ай бұрын
Like the C65.
@amirpourghoureiyan16373 ай бұрын
looks a bit like if commodore made their own IIGS, interesting to think about what things would've been like if apple and commodore never abandoned the 6502
@Okurka.3 ай бұрын
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 You mean like the C65?
@amirpourghoureiyan16373 ай бұрын
@@Okurka. was thinking more the IIGS with the expandability
@skjain23 ай бұрын
As soon as I saw the little UFOs I knew it was Second Reality. I literally fell out of my chair. So very very cool and worth the wait for these updates. Congrats on all the incredible stuff around Commander x16!
@ruisantos45203 ай бұрын
Congratulations 8bit guy !!! The screen resolution is excelent .. You were able to modernize the Comodore stuff in a very nice way... In Angola we were more Z80 driven with spectrum, newbrain and casio but I admit that the 6502 had far more software in the game part ... In the business part I think that the Z80 was better, though ... The 80cls/40lines was far more driven to that ... I developed as well what is called today as ERP-CRM in Cobol back then for CP/M and Z80 machines.
@wesjones11813 ай бұрын
This intro music always takes me to my happy place
@KennethScharf3 ай бұрын
Isn't there any danger of the wave soldering operation causing the SMT parts to become unsoldered and shift position? Seems like they would go through a second heat cycle, which might not be good for the soldered joints, not to mention a second heat shock to the parts.
@vardamirithor65903 ай бұрын
No. The placement and soldering proccess is not my field of expertise, but If I'm not mistaken the PCCB will be heated just enough not to melt the solder. And the wave machine (and the reflow for the matter) has gradual heating and cooling as the PCB moves along. (With different possible thermal curves depending on the thermal mass of the PCB.)
@kevincozens68373 ай бұрын
No real danger of that. The molten solder that is in contact moves from one side of the board to the other. It isn't in one spot long enough for there to be enough heat transfer to the top of the board to remelt the solder. Even if the top-side SMT parts had their solder melted there is no sudden starting or stopping that would make the parts shift.
@CZghost3 ай бұрын
The Internet on the Commander X16, an 8-bit computer, is actually amazing. I'm looking forward to see this thing explode! I've got the virtual emulator, which is currently enough for me, but I might purchase a physical machine in the future.
@Henchman19773 ай бұрын
Tell you how young I am... My bbs connections were at 14.4... 9600 on a rainy day (copper country bell lines)
@3vi1J3 ай бұрын
Neat stuff! It's super interesting to see how this progresses. Keep it up!
@draketungsten743 ай бұрын
Ooh an X16 MiSTer core would be cool. 😅
@benbreeck33633 ай бұрын
Indeed. Something that could be added to and extended while keeping backward compatibility to, so as to come up with a specification for a hypothetical Commander X24 or X32...
@cconcannon51453 ай бұрын
Utterly magical and heartwarming to see all this, you deserve success!
@jwillisbarrie3 ай бұрын
Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf ❤
@The8BitGuy3 ай бұрын
You're welcome. I have been doing my captions manually since the beginning, and still do.
@StanForce3 ай бұрын
Future Crew!!! Dude how do you do it. Amazing. Loved this back in the day.
@SchardtCinematic3 ай бұрын
If Commander 16 came out in the 1980's it would have dominated the market.
@DS9TREK3 ай бұрын
It would've been too expensive to dominate
@squirlmy3 ай бұрын
@@DS9TREK it's too expensive now
@John_Mack3 ай бұрын
Awww... the BBS age... I ran two C64 BBS's back in the early 80's in Toronto, Iron Cobra BBS and Arctic Software Sorce (ASS) BBS.... fun times... So long ago I forget everything about setting them up and operating.
@xXTheoLinuxXx3 ай бұрын
Whoa! When I saw the networkcard and the radiocard it made me realize that it could be combined and perhaps useful for amateur radio (digital modes).
@lilorangefella3 ай бұрын
Just noticed that Crazy Frog uses the Marble Zone song from the first Sonic game, and that the Pac Man demo resembles Pac Man Arrangement, which is a really fun version of the game released in 1996 with a bunch of new levels and mechanics.
@wasitacatisaw833 ай бұрын
Yeah I thought I recognised that music. Sega wants to know your location.
@lilorangefella3 ай бұрын
@@wasitacatisaw83 Nah they don't really care, they're not Nintendo, after all.
@WJCTechyman2 ай бұрын
It's amazing the work you have done so far. I'm not sure I would want one but the fact that this is what it looks like is pretty awesome. The use of the ESP32 in a lot of applications, not just your project but the fact that I have at least two ESP32 modules in use on my GameCube, one in a memory card emulator and the other in the BlueRetro controller board. Soon another one inside the GameCube as part of the Flippy Drive drive emulator shows what people can really do to keep some of these fairly historic machines alive.
@PeacenikHippie3 ай бұрын
Somewhere around 2008 I tinkered with making a clone of the Atari 2600 game Cosmic Ark in Flash, where you piloted a disc-shaped UFO and abducted humans via a tractor beam that came out of the bottom - and in my clone you could also turn off the beam to drop the humans and have them explode in a silly bloody mess when they hit the ground. I never finished it but often think of revisiting the idea in a modern game engine. It's hilarious to see someone else working on the same idea 15 years later.
@tedoyle613 ай бұрын
This has to the culmination of quite a few dreams and goals for you! Congrats to you and all those involved! What a deal!
@nucflashevent3 ай бұрын
Among many other things, I suspect you're going to begin seeing the CX16 in a **lot** of music studies (i.e. "home studios", etc.), especially in the homes of producers who want to experiment with an idea before going to the trouble of actually going in to the professional studio, etc. I remember reading...I **think** it was Madonna but I could be completely wrong in that...a very well known musical artist who used an Atari 030 as their MIDI music producer into the 00s (if not still using it).
@jazzlover100003 ай бұрын
The idea of bringing media together outside the Internet is interesting. AM/FM/SW radio + midi + sound synth + other into the computer as a hub. Yeah that is unique. Would be great if you could route different types of audio at the command line. ROUTE SP(eaker)=MP+WT+AM1070 (midiplayback+wavetables) . Something built on that would be yeah... hey that might be a thing!
@densomordnardatorn3 ай бұрын
Great to see all new games development! Would be cool to see a port of Shadowgate for the Commander X16 if I'm allowed to make a wish.
@richardbrobeck23843 ай бұрын
Great video !love the update and progress of the X16
@MotSter3 ай бұрын
Oh I remember when you used to make cool videos on retro computer tech stuff... Prior to you becoming another small product sales / ad channel. Those where good times!
@LetsPlayWithPixels133 ай бұрын
Seriously yesterday I was watching your last Commander 16 update and I was like man what is this guy going to upload I didn't know I was going to be this early
@dangermouse84663 ай бұрын
Hi David! I'm loving this project. Will those who purchase the Commander X16 be receiving a manual with the computer? It'll be cool if we do because I'm a total newbie when it comes to these things.
@zangl29553 ай бұрын
@@dangermouse8466 physical manual would be awesome. Hope it’s at least an option
@bradywb983 ай бұрын
Watch some of the previous X16 related videos, the manual is shown off… if I recall correctly
@dangermouse84663 ай бұрын
@@bradywb98 Thank you very much for your kind response. I'll be sure to check out the earlier Commander X16 videos.
@Mobin922 ай бұрын
Does anyone here actually care about the Commander X16?
@tomekumb2 ай бұрын
To be honest I don't. I would love to watch more actual retro computers in action like C64 or Amiga.
@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer2 ай бұрын
I do, but that's just me.
@LoganE012 ай бұрын
@@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer I do too, even if I never see, or use the machine in person.... Stuff like this is so much cooler than most everything "new". Great to see someone try their best with current knowledge, and processes with old technologies....
@novh4ckАй бұрын
Yes. Old computers are cool but we know them already. This is something completely new.
@phreapersoonlijk3 ай бұрын
I love how 'exit to basic' is considered an application. :D
@paytonbostwick28993 ай бұрын
that midi card sounds great! definitely an awesome mix of new and old technology. can't wait to see the stuff people make with this hardware. gotta get one of these when i have the money.
@Retroguyuk753 ай бұрын
Brilliant project and your UFO game looks amazing !!! Great work over the last year :):):)
@more.power.3 ай бұрын
Thank you David the Commander X16 looks like a great computer.
@KanawhaCountyWX3 ай бұрын
It might actually be advantageous to put a wide frequency software to find radio on that radio card instead of just an FM and AM chip, that way you could even listen to things like amateur radio or public safety from the computer. Also with that Wi-Fi module, it might be possible to develop a fork of the lynx text-based web browser that could run in the terminal, which you might be able to provide access to text-based websites
@user-tb5ns7hc5i3 ай бұрын
David should get a yellow golf shirt with a single large thick black triangle wave zig zag form horizontally around the middle.