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The Commodore 6TS3 uses early NEC (Nippon Electric Company) oval transistors.
The capacitor codes indicate that they were manufactured in August and September of 1957 thus the radio was most likely assembled a month or two later.
My guess is that this radio was made by Koyo (Koyo Denki Co., Ltd) Early Koyo radios used NEC transistors like this, also the 'K' logo on the speaker is a clue.....lastly the radio's model number (6TS3) is very similar to Koyo model numbers. Koyo's first radio was a KR-6TS1
Father of Anthony Andrews (Aide-de-Camp to Major Nathaniel Brickford) and former captain of the Lightning before it met it's demise at the hand of the Loti. For his service he has received a promotion to Commodore and has been assigned to a new Royal Navy ship.
Professor Weintraub looking at a star book with a future Dore at a Commodore Classroom at the Pink Palace Museum.
Garry Rogers Motorsport's Holden Commodore at the V8 Supercar test day at Sydney Motorsport Park. 19-02-2013.
H St. on the NW corner of Layfayette Square NW
Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. (January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was an American naval officer notable for his heroism in actions at Tripoli, Libya in the Barbary Wars and in the War of 1812.
He was born in Sinepuxent, Maryland and attended the Abercrombie School in Philadelphia at Dr. Abercrombie's Academy with future naval heroes Richard Somers and Charles Stewart. He was appointed midshipman in the Navy on April 30, 1798, serving on USS United States. His father, Stephen Decatur, Sr., was also a Naval officer, having commanded several ships. Another Stephen Decatur (1815–76) claimed to be his nephew and was an incorporator of Decatur, Nebraska.
He married Miss Susan Wheeler, the daughter of the Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia, on March 8, 1806. In 1818, in Washington, D.C., he built a house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The house, now a museum, was located on President's Square (Lafayette Square).
Decatur is famed for his toast: "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong."
In 1820, Commodore James Barron challenged Decatur to a duel, relating in part to comments Decatur had made over what he considered Barron's poor conduct in the "Chesapeake-Leopard Affair" of 1807. The two officers fought in Bladensburg, Maryland, on 22 March 1820. Decatur was mortally wounded and died shortly afterwards. He died childless. Though he left his widow $75,000 dollars (a considerable sum in 1820), she died penniless in 1860.
He is said to have fired upon the Jersey Devil in front of guests, who were amazed to see the creature remain unharmed.
"Decatur's Conflict with the Algerine at Tripoli. Reuben James Interposing His Head to Save the Life of His Commander." Copy of engraving by Alonzo Chappel, August, 1804Active during the undeclared war with France, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1799. Given command of the brig Argus in 1803, he took it to the Mediterranean for service in the First Barbary War against Tripoli. Once in the combat zone, Lieutenant Decatur commanded the schooner Enterprise and, on 23 December 1803, captured the enemy ketch Mastico. That vessel, taken into the U.S. Navy under the name Intrepid, was used by Decatur on 16 February 1804 to execute a night raid into Tripoli harbor to destroy the former U.S. frigate Philadelphia, which had been captured after running aground at the end of October 1803. Admiral Lord Nelson is said to have called this "the most bold and daring act of the age."
This daring and extremely successful operation made Lieutenant Decatur an immediate national hero, a status that was enhanced by his courageous conduct during the 3 August 1804 bombardment of Tripoli. In that action, he led his men in hand-to-hand fighting while boarding and capturing an enemy gunboat. Decatur was subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain, and over the next eight years had command of several frigates.
On October 25, 1812, while commanding United States, he captured HMS Macedonian. In 1814 he flew a pennant as Commodore commanding USS President and three smaller vessels in the West Indies. The day after setting sail from New York, he encountered the British West Indies Squadron January 15, 1815, and was forced to surrender the frigate President after a fierce fight.
In May 1815, Commodore Decatur sailed his squadron to the Mediterranean Sea to conduct the Second Barbary War, which put an end to the international practice of paying tribute to pirate states. For this campaign he became known as "the Conqueror of the Barbary Pirates."
Between 1816 and 1820, Decatur served as a Navy Commissioner.
Five U.S. Navy ships have been named USS Decatur in his honor, along with numerous locations. Numerous schools also bear his name.
An engraved portrait of Decatur appears on U.S. paper money on series 1886 20.00 silver certificates.
Forty-six communities in the United States have been named after Stephen Decatur, including:
Decatur, Alabama
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur, Texas
Decatur, Georgia
Decatur Township, Indiana
I played this computer game on a Commodore 64 a very young age, and just happened to find the manual while doing some research on the original game.
What you're seeing here is a battle with a ghost, casting a "killing" spell against a dragon followed by an overnight sequence and a short-lived dragon battle, and a vampire that turns out to be deadly.
When your character is killed, it's left up to chance by "the good wizard" - sometimes you make it with 50% health etc., and sometimes you don't.
The original version of this game was published by Epyx for the Commodore PET, Atari and Apple ][ - allegedly, a C64 version was not officially released. That said, it appears someone converted original BASIC version over to the Commodore 64 - and it must have been quite popular with the latter community.
Thanks are due to archeogaming for the detailed background on a game I enjoyed in my early years.
Appropriately enough, the original game was developed by Automated Simulations, Inc. / Epyx, out of Mountain View, CA (per the manual [PDF]) - which itself had layout, type setting and printing work done by companies in Fremont and Sunnyvale, making it a true Silicon Valley-based production. (See also, Atari 400/800 details.)
Bonus tidbit: This was apparently a first game for developer Robert Leyland, who later worked on games such as Star Control, SC2, Toe Jam & Earl, and others (more here.)
Although the makers of the Commodore took some chances with the front of the radio, the back of the cabinet is almost identical to the Sony TR-63.
Both radios have very thin back cabinets, look closely and you can see the outlines of the inside labels and components.
Group A Holden Commodore at the Muscle Car Masters Historic Touring Car event at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway.
The Commodore was first opened in 1945 by the Wilder chain. It closed in 1975 due to the decline of the downtown Portsmouth, VA area. In June,1987, Fred Schoenfeld purchased the Theatre and began the restoration project.
The restoration work on the Commodore began in June, 1987, after a 12 year period in which the theatre had been closed. Fred Schoenfeld's idea was to restore the theatre back to the way it was in 1945, the year Bunkie Wilder opened this, his flagship theatre. The original design was for over 1,000 seats; however, the capacity had to be reduced down to 190 in the main floor dining area and 318 in the balcony.
The artwork in both the auditorium and lobby areas was painstakingly reworked. The 20 by 40 foot side murals were completely redone with the original scenes repainted and enhanced. The ceiling was repainted in places that had been water damaged. All of the artwork in the lobby area is new, created by the artists from Wall Illusions, the Norfolk-based company who did all the artwork for the project. The main artist was James Nelson Johnson of Virginia Beach. The chandeliers are new; each weighs over 300 pounds and is made of Italian leaded crystal. The originals were florescent tubes that could not be dimmed. The artists recreated the original look of the auditorium through two murals, located in the two alcoves just off to the side of the inner lobby. The superb paintings were done from life prior to the demolition work.
Fred Schoenfeld designed the Commodore's sound system with the help of George Lucas' THX Group at Lucas Film in California. We show 35 mm film exclusively in Dolby Digital sound. Our screen measures 41 feet wide and 21 feet high. There are 9 large JBL speakers mounted in the sound wall behind the screen and 22 surround speakers throughout the auditorium, 6 of which are behind the side wall murals! The original stage was set up with a fly loft, which allowed live stage shows to be presented along with movies; however, it was necessary to remove all of the rigging in order to meet the requirements of the THX Sound Certification. The auditorium, designed by Baltimore Architect John J. Zink, A.I.A., measures 85 feet wide by 90 feet deep, an almost perfect shape and size for today's film processes. The design is so good that balcony patrons and main floor patrons are not visible to each other, thus allowing each group to view the screen without distractions.
The kitchen occupies the old manager's office and men's smoking lounge. The balcony originally had no rest room or concession facilities. These were added so that the patrons sitting in the balcony would not have to walk down the stairs during the show. The ladies' smoking lounge was restored with new wall coverings, a chandelier, and comfortable furniture. The pay phone in the lounge is an early 1940's vintage that actually works! The marble bases on the table lamps were cut from the marble removed from both main rest rooms during construction. Both the table lamps and the ladies' smoking lounge chandelier were custom made for us by Morrison Studios in San Francisco.
The marquee in front of the theatre has been restored, and included the addition of stainless steel panels and plating. All new bulbs and sockets have been installed, as well as new neon tubing. The original construction of the marquee was impressive: a six-inch-thick concrete roof with 20-inch T beams projecting 20 feet out from the front of the theatre. Estimated weight is over 30 tons!
The Commodore is dedicated to the memory of the men who trained Fred in this wonderful show business: Norman Powell and Kenneth Andrews. These men both nurtured Fred's dream and worked long and hard with him to make it a reality. Fred and his wife and business partner, Dr. Jean Haskell, thank all of our loyal patrons who have complimented us and been faithful movie goers over the years here at THE COMMODORE.
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Posiblemente uno de los mejores ordenadores que he tenido. En este sistema se lanzaron grandes juegos como Shadow of the Beast o Blood Money. Una autentica joya.
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The commodore museum, in the new ikea shelf. At the bottom is an A500, then a C64C with the old datasette, then an A1200, then a C64, and at the top a C128 (the new addition). Next to each is assorted manuals, etc. A speccy hides in fear on the left
My Dad's second Opel Commodore, a GS, taken in the mid-eighties. From some angles it could almost've been American. There weren't many car manufacturers who didn't fit "Rostyle" wheels (after "R"ubery "O"wen) to at least one of their vehicles in the seventies. They were pressed steel but made to look like the Mag wheels of the day.