August / 16 / 1999
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postcard random series: commodore petulance (1 of 2)
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My class has a Commodore PET when I was in third grade. The only thing I could get it to do was print my name across the screen. I did a pretty good job of that, but it was pretty clear even then that I would not become a programmer.

commodore petulance (1 of 2)
strip info entered by tor and approved by Rich
Panel Dialogue Location Props
1 Jon: Is this what I think it is?
Phillip: Yup. A Commodore PET. Picked it up at a flea market for five dollars.
Apartment (Original)
  • Computer (Commodore PET)
  • Desk
  • Chair
2 Jon: A steal at twice that. Whatcha gonna do with it?
Phillip: I'm writing a web browser for it.
Apartment (Original)
  • Computer (Commodore PET)
  • Desk
3 Jon: Why does your name keep scrolling across the screen?
Phillip: It's hard to write a browser when you only have 32k of RAM to work with.
Diablo
Apartment (Original)
  • Computer (Commodore PET)
  • Chair
  • Desk

Character Info

Diablo
First Appearance
diablo the satanic chicken (1 of 3)
Recent Appearances
the fine print (1 of 36)
one for the road (1 of 21)
knackin' boots (17 of 17)
Phillip
First Appearance
genesis
Recent Appearances
the cows of justice part II: the corndog imperative (1 of 32)
the cows of justice (1 of 21)
making a hole (1 of 27)
Jon
First Appearance
genesis
Recent Appearances
the fine print (1 of 36)
one for the road (20 of 21)
knackin' boots (2 of 17)