Commercial VIC software on disk?

PaulQ · Post by **PaulQ** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:55 pm

MacbthPSW wrote:
ral-clan wrote:I love it how after all these years, we are still coming up with new stuff. Much more fun than the Atari 2600 crowd!
I dunno, the Atari 2600 crowd is still finding new stuff too, and some of it is pretty bizarre!

Yes, but we can come up with stuff other than games!

Okay, I ought to qualify that...stuff that's actually useful and other than games.

(I still love the 2600, but it ain't no Vic!)

MacbthPSW · Post by **MacbthPSW** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:24 pm

DigitalQuirk wrote:Okay, I ought to qualify that...stuff that's actually useful and other than games.

Synthcart isn't a game, and useful (to musicians)

But yeah, obviously the 2600 isn't as versatile as the VIC-20.

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:22 am

As posted earlier, the VIC has even been part of space research (or something like that). I doubt the 2600 can claim to have featured in similar conditions. Of course Commodore in their commercials pushed on the fact that VIC-20 was more than a video game.

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:51 am

Schlowski wrote:I have two programs on disc including manual:

1. SIMPLICALC - Spreadsheet

Hi Schlowski, sorry to bring up an old thread. I found a copy of Simplicalc over the net, but can't understand how it works.
Could you please scan the manual for us people bored of Excel?

Schlowski · Post by **Schlowski** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:24 am

I see some problems here:

1. I have no access to a scanner
2. I fear the manual would not survive a scan as its pages are glued together - its already loosening its pages
3. It's all german!

As a starter, maybe I can make some fotos of the manual pages so at least we have some sort of electronical preservation of the manual.[/url]

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:35 am

Schlowski wrote:3. It's all german!

This is a problem, indeed. Didn't know it was localized in other European languages.

Schlowski wrote:As a starter, maybe I can make some fotos of the manual pages so at least we have some sort of electronical preservation of the manual.

Thanks. I think it deserves a place in VIC's history.

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:14 am

Hmmm, I never posted about the ALA Software disk in here? Ah well.. I also have another release on disk now, a compilation of three games by Cymbal Software...

bokvamme · Post by **bokvamme** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:55 pm

and lets not forget Realms of Quest

robinsonmason · Post by **robinsonmason** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:08 pm

bokvamme wrote:and lets not forget Realms of Quest

Or Carling the Spider if you're counting new games.

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