Rip streamed audio

Problem
You want to rip a streamed radio.

Solution

• fetch StreamRipStar, which is a frontend for streamripper
• install streamripper (via apt-get)
• configure StreamRipStar, specify the audio stream’s URL and start ripping

Tip
If you want to rip Slay Radio (best Commodore 64 tunes!), use this address: http://relay3.slayradio.org:8000/.

Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore is gone

Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore passed away on April 8, 2012 (aged 83). RIP :( Thank you for the Commodore 64!

1928 – 2012

Köszönjük, Jack! (in Hungarian)

Commodore OS trailer

I watched the following video with watery eyes. Good old Commodore 64, best machine ever…

 

If I got it right, it’ll be a modified Ubuntu distro.

C-64 programming on PC

I found an interesting tutorial: Commodore 64 Programming #1: A quick start guide to C-64 assembly programming on Windows.

This is part of a series.

Commodore 64 screen with HTML and CSS

To see the good old Commodore 64 screen in your browser, done with HTML and CSS, visit this link. Note that it was not done by me, I copied it from the BitHUmen site.

The font file c64.ttf is here.

Listen to Slay Radio

Did you have a Commodore 64 when you were a child? Do you miss those good old times? Then Slay Radio is for you!

“SLAY Radio is an internet-based radio station, transmitting from Gothenburg (Göteborg) in Sweden and relaying to several other relays. Normally, it automatically plays from its internal playlist of Commodore 64 remixes that have mainly come from R:K:O [see A.1.2] and the commercial CDs at C64Audio.com [see A.1.3].” (from the FAQ)

Play Slay Radio from the Desktop

• visit http://www.slayradio.org
• right click on Broadband (top left corner), and save the file listen.m3u in your ~/Desktop folder
• listen.m3u will appear on your desktop. Launch it with a double click.
• To customize which application should open it: right click on listen.m3u, Properties, Open With tab, and select your favorite media player.