Comment Re:Reminds me of the old days (Score 1) 69
A big glaring difference between the C64 of old and the "dev kit" of today is that you have to flip "the switch".
With the C64 the command prompt was also the BASIC interpreter. You could enter the command to load other files into memory, and be on your merry way, or you could start entering BASIC code right there.
You see something similar with *nix shell script.
But with this "dev kit" you have to make the device enter a specific mode. And likely this mode will block you from accessing any of your gaming for the duration.
You have something similar on Chromebooks, where there is a "developer switch". Flipping that switch (from user to developer or back) will wipe the device clean.
If this was the case of the C64, it would have required that some Commodore rep came to your house, searched your belongings, confiscated any and all programs, and then set your C64 into "developer mode".