Awesome work man!!

@Samiq thanks!

Extremely cool! I saw this at MIX09 and, I'm very impressed. I loved the C-64! :-)

Thanks Mike!

Pete

dang ole dang ole man I tell you what. This blog is really something a long ole html page like when the first ever web pages were built. A whole bunch of twits and face idiots. DOS is going to make a big comeback I'm sure. Music with no melody and no originality here. I'm sure PONG is a big advancement also. Even the hip hoppers and rappers are saying it's time to get back to originality and original melodies. What a bunch of crap here. Does Silverlight 3 having decent fonts? I would like fonts that look as nice as they did on a 1980's Atari. Can you show a video without having to download it and then find it and then double click on it. Let's have a little originality and some creativity like back in the 60's. I haven't programmed with punch cards since the 70's you think I should get my old manuals out build something on an IBM 360 or a Honeywell 2000 with tape drives.

@Randy

Lol, great comments. Love your site. 1995 called and they want their template back.

Do you make a habit of writing things like this on all the MVP/RD blogs? I noticed your earlier post on Rocky's blog and couldn't stop laughing at the irony.

Pete

Wow Pete! This is really unbelievable! I cannot wait to play our old Paradize C64-demos in Silverlight!
It would be so cool to also have a SID-player with the mobile version of Silverlight later this year!

That is truly fantastic - both the demo video you've made there and the emulator itself. Great work!

I'm curious - how clean or hacky is the code for the emulator? Something like this is probably not the run-of-the mill silverlight app - did you have to employ some dirty tricks to get stuff to work the way you wanted?

@Greg

The code is really really ugly. The reasons basically boil down to:
1. The original code was really ugly, even for C++.
2. I was learning as I was porting it from C++/C# full clr
3. The original code used TONS of pointers and almost every method was marked unsafe. I had to make that all use arrays. I did it enough to get it working, but performance isn't where I want it to be (CPU usage is fairly high). I know what the issues are (too many array copies) but just need to set aside time to fix them.

Other than pointers, the ugliness really had nothing to do with the platform. It's amazing just how capable SL3 is as a plugin in a browser.

Pete

All I can say is WOW! Any chance you'll release the source after you get a chance to clean it up? It would be pretty fascinating to look over the port IMHO.

For everyone interested in the source, visit http://silverlightC64.codeplex.com keep in mind that it is "lab quality" code right now. :)

If you want to contribute (especially designers who want to do a C64 keyboard or a nice-looking skin for the app), please do.

Pete

Ok, I'm in awe! Actually your closing the loop for many developers among us. We started out with the VIC20, C=64, and many than logically moved on to Amiga's (next project?). Now your using state of the art technology to bring back that sentiment. Thanx!

Sweet!

I actually still HAVE my WORKING C=64. At least I *think* it still works--it's been in the basement for a few years in a box that I won't let my wife touch!

Thanks for bringing back some great memories! The C=64 is how I got my start in software development!

This is great work. What was the most rewarding part of doing this and what was your favorite C64 game?

@Ted

The most rewarding thing was when after a ton of iterations of nothing, I was surprised to get the C64 Ready prompt and blinking cursor. Seeing that really pumped me up.

Favorite C64 games were 7 Cities of Gold (that game was the first time I heard music come out of a computer and I was just amazed), Ultima IV, Lands of Lore, Adventure Construction Set, Impossible Mission, and some others. Played a lot of gold box D&D too. None of the above work in the emulator just yet :)

Pete

<p>Here's the URL for the person who developed the C# port of Frodo, which I used as the starting point for my port to Silverlight. </p><p><a href="http://aussiebloke.blogspot.com/2006/08/sharp-64-commodore-64-emulator-in-c.html">http://aussiebloke.blogspot.com/2006/08/sharp-64-commodore-64-emulator-in-c.html</a> </p><p>He's done a C++ port to the iphone recently too. Cool stuff :) </p><p>Pete</p>

Hi
I got a error.
"Device not present error"

@DAn

You'll get that if you try to load from the disk, but haven't opened up a .d64 file

The C64 thinks no drive is attached.

Pete

Wonderful!
But my question is: is it possible to play with your emulator code? Is it possible to download it?
Thx anyway!

@Matt

Yes, as mentioned in the comments above (I really need to edit the post to have the link) you can get the code at <a href="http://silverlightc64.codeplex.com" target="_blank">http://silverlightC64.codeplex.com</a>

Pete

Yep, I STILL have a couple of 64's. One system is like brand new and in the original boxes.

I stayed with the C64, with the help of GEOS, WELL into the 90's. I'd say, '94-'95... I finally conceded, and bought an IBM386 on sale ($899.00) with Win3.1 on it.

Almost immediately, Win95 came out! then, 98, 98se, XP, Vista, 7,..... Whatever is next.. MORE sloppy, bloated code with MASSIVE hardware requirements.

Unfortunately, the Devil we need. I miss the C64.

JB

I have a Commodore 64 and a Commodore SX-64, which is basically a portable C64. I also have a VIC-20 and a C128.