Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, and it runs as well

Re:Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, a... by Quarrel on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @09:05AM (#44051038)

I've read the criticisms here, but well, as someone whose first computer was a C64, this is cool as hell.

Like, what?!

On an 8-bit, 64Kb, ~1MHz CPU!

Amazing.

Sure, there are too many caveats, but this isn't really about making this a viable modern alternative.

It's just about, well, being very cool? Nostalgic!

And in that, I think it succeeds.

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Re:Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, a... by vardump on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @09:22AM (#44051174)

Not 64 kelvinbits, but 2 megabytes of RAM.

Or should I say 2 mebibytes. </pedantic>

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Re:Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, a... by Quarrel on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @09:31AM (#44051268)

fairy nuff. Not 64Kb, but 64 kilobytes of RAM, + 20 kilobytes of ROM!

Plus, we had a 320x200 display in a glorious 16 colours!

Revolutionary sprites, too!!

FWIW, my first game, ie all I cared about on a C64 at the time, was the amazing Revenge of the Mutant Camels!

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Re:Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, a... by ben_w on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @09:53AM (#44051479)

> Revenge of the Mutant Camels

The most Jeff Minter name of all Jeff Minter's games.

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Re:Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, a... by Quarrel on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @10:59AM (#44052199)

My kid would think it is the lamest thing ever, but, w/e! :)

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Re:Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, a... by vardump on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @12:31PM (#44053210)

You forgot that 2 MB REU (RAM expansion unit).

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