Commodore PC Clone? What....

 I really do not recall Commodore making PC Clones.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_IBM_PC_compatible_systems  I just came across an article talking about restoring a Commodore PC20.   That is just wild.  Using a Phoenix BIOS bios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Technologies

My first coding project, and it had a data set and did something

 Back on my C64 now, looking back, how silly, but a DATA set to hold a move collection was my first start in understanding data structures.  Not my exact code, but the code was basically like this.

10 REM VHS Collection Search

20 DIM T$(5)

30 FOR I = 1 TO 5

40 READ T$(I)

50 NEXT I

60 INPUT "Enter VHS title to search: ", S$

70 FOR I = 1 TO 5

80 IF T$(I) = S$ THEN PRINT "Title found: "; T$(I)

90 NEXT I

100 END

110 DATA "Star Wars", "Back to the Future", "The Terminator", "Ghostbusters", "Indiana Jones"

Oh line numbers and goto

At every place there was a C64 I would run over and type

10 PRINT "TIM",,,,,,

20 GOTO 10

Filling the screen with my name :-) 

I hate tech just about enough to be good at it

"As someone who is both tech-savvy and business-minded, I tend to adopt new technologies early on. Being on the cutting edge is essential in this field to stay relevant. Once a technology becomes mainstream and everyone is using it, I start to worry that it will lose its value and be replaced by unskilled and unmotivated staff."

 I should start with PONG and the Atair 2600. They were total amazement for a kid who was 9 years old in 1982, and this started me on an amazing path that I knew I was forever going to be part of.    

TRS-80!

 On of my way back memories in the 1985'sh  I was about 9 and somehow got ahold of this gem 

I'll have several stories starting with this computer and with the famous line "Not one lesson!" I learned a lot

Another fun site that is just starting chatprompt365.com

 For now, this is going to be my random prompt(s) daily for everyone to learn, read, and hopefully laugh and cry (yup, and at the same time!) Chat Prompt 365

I love creating ChatGPT art

 

This sums up the project in an image very well

History of Be The Code, starting with the birth of locally.com

Welcome to the kickoff of my history project, an exciting journey into the digital realm! It's hard to believe, but I registered this domain ages ago, capturing a piece of the internet’s early days. Interestingly, my very first domain came at no cost and was nothing short of spectacular—locally.com, backed by my ISP in 1995, a time when Netscape hadn't yet graced the world and the internet was affectionately known as the "information superhighway."

My initial encounter with technology dates back to the era of the TRS-80, a true classic that sparked my fascination with computing. Now, I'm ready to dive deep into my past experiences and explore the evolution of this domain, steering it towards the destiny it was always meant to fulfill. Join me as we unpack the stories and technology that have shaped the digital landscape over the decades. Let's make this a fun and enlightening adventure!

And so timbosmash.com has started.

I'm going to get this site back into code and all the things.  My crazy other site is Timbo Smash   It is going to be smashing 

This morning, I got my haircut at my friendly old barbershop. Two gentlemen and a lady were cutting hair. As I enter the door, an older gentleman is always playing an older electric guitar and amp softly with the virtue of music. He comes up to pass and receives joy doing it.  By chance, it came up about my birthday this week, and as I walked out the door, the older gentleman and I exchanged a smile. He grinned and jokingly asked what I was getting him for his birthday. I stopped and said, I have the only one gift I can give and give it to you freely. My Love. I gave him a soft, warm hug and laid my head on his momentarily. We stop, and he looks up at me and says, that was the best gift I've ever received.  He doesn't know what gift I received from him at that moment. You never know how a simple act of Love will change a person's day and yours.