Me back in 1984 with my Commodore Vic 20

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This was the computer, my first computer, that forever changed my life and set me on the path I'm on today. I think I was in 7th grade in this photo. After the VIC-20 followed the C=64, then my favorite, the C=128. When I went into the Navy I had to sell off my computers, but after my training I got an Amiga 500. However, I still have fond memories of those early days of sitting down with a Commodore magazine and typing in a program for hours to play a game or do something cool. There was something magical about those days, so I was thrilled when I found this old photo of those great days!

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slashcrisis says:

oh great :) unfortunately i missed those times :(
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

JasonN says:

Wow, my parents have a *very* similar photograph of me, slightly younger, minus the helmet.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Digger/ATL says:

man, that's fab! need to find similar one with me + C64
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Goopil says:

Hi Extra Ketchup, I love this picture.
I was just like this 15 years ago, change the computer and the hat... it's me ! ;-)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

dxbarnes says:

Ahhh, how i miss the good old days. Where' your atari though.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Extra Ketchup says:

The Atari is in the living room hooked up to the color TV :-)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

terren in Virginia says:

great shot - i wish i could find a pic of me and my tandy cc2 that used to be in our basement complete w/ tape drive and thermal printer!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Massimiliano Fondi☠the MiGuZ geek says:

gooooood old times !!! :-D !
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Darcy Baston says:

Awesome! I got a Vic20 around that time too. I had memorized so many peeks and pokes, I felt like a...well, ok, it was just saying the truth: I'm a geek. :)

My parents got an 8086 PC after I had sold the Vic, and I was on that until 1993 when I finally got an Amiga 1200. :) Such good times!

Now, I just emulate.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

nantekoto says:

Thanks for sharing such awesome memories! I too started on a Vic-20 and remember typing in programs from Compute! magazine and the forever "Press Play On Tape" message. Next came the 64, 1541 disk drive with it's rattle, and 1084 monitor. Last was the Amiga 1000 with it's designer signatures on the inside cover and killer graphics and stereo sound. Ahhh... those were the days. (-:
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Darcy Baston says:

LOAD "*",8,1 ;)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

penmachine says:

I was compelled to start the Your Geekiest Photos group. Perhaps you could compound your embarrassment/pride by joining?
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

sonicdeviant says:

Man, I'm digging that chemistry set! Awesome...had one just like it.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Carlson says:

Nothing like trying to find the exact spot on the cassette to load your program...
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

bioluminiscencia says:

this picture is amazing. everything is in its right place
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

jallen "To Be" dragonhide says:

this rocks. geek on bro.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

originalguamaniac says:

No one mentioned the chemistry set to the left! You can't get those any more, they're deemed "unsafe".
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Extra Ketchup says:

It's amazing we survived all the "unsafe" stuff back then :-)
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

chandlerpoling says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Life is Dynamite, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

I had the exact same chemistry set. I didn't do anything with it though.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

sleepjunky says:

This is great!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

chandlerpoling says:

Thanks a bizillion, Extra Ketchup.

lifeisdynamite.blogspot.com/2008/08/chemistry -set-between...
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

RF1Watt says:

Wonderful, Wonderful picture. I still have all of my original Commodore equipment... (Vic-20's,64's,Amigas, Lt. Kernal HD, etc.) I also have all my original floppies that as of about 5 years ago were all still readable. When I fired the old 64 BBS setup back up it was just like it was when I shut it off for good. Do the initials FBR, ATC, ESI, FLT mean anything to any of you? ;)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

turpenteen. says:

mmm, lovely.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

andersdenkend says:

Hahaha. Lovely!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Grayfamilia says:

10 ? "Awesome ";
20 goto 10
run
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

mebesaturday says:

wow.... I had a Vic-20 also, I sure dont miss the tape drive. It took a half hour to load a program that most of the time wouldnt work. Thanks for sharing
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

jcenzano says:

that pic is just like an icon for a whole era of computers. It has "everithing" in it. BTW, i like your hat...
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

dannyjumpertz says:

looks like you really had your shit together. everything is so well organised! i love the sticky tape fastening the leads to the desk.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

slashcrisis says:

I just recognized you in this video trailer of the demonstration "Freiheit Statt Angst/"Freedom not fear" that takes place in Berlin this summer. (with 10.000 people last year)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkf3NNIYPJo
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Extra Ketchup says:

Wow! Since my ability to speak German is pretty much non-existent, can you give me an idea of what the film is about?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

slashcrisis says:

This is the English version of the website about the demonstration: www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/content/view/3 04/153/lang,en/

The video is a trailer of the demonstration.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

B.S. Wise says:

Funny, I had that same chemistry set!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called . TV . room ., and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

seorsa says:

Sweet.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

ThisIsIt2 says:

That was my dream when I was a kid
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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