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Re:Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I... by woodrowbarlow on Monday April 20, 2020 @08:59AM (#22923431)
my c64 is sitting right next to me, and i think i'll play with this after work. thanks!
Re:Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I... by vidarh on Monday April 20, 2020 @03:47PM (#22927684)
Careful not to burn anything out... Though the C64 is pretty indestructible - I connected all kinds of things to the IO lines of it back in the day... And a few inadvisable cases of soldering things straight to the user port pins (I'm amazed I never destroyed any machines.... that way)

A tip is to turn off the screen during sampling and playback, as otherwise the video chip steals a lot of memory cycles.

You might then also be interested in this far more impressive playback with the C64:

https://brokenbytes.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-48khz-digital-mus...