# Commodore 64 on The No Agenda Show

Commodore 64 comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from February 2008 to July 2024.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** February 2008 – July 2024
- **Related topics:** [Vic-20](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vic-20.md), [Clive Sinclair](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/clive-sinclair.md), [Crowdstrike](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crowdstrike.md), [Daily Source Code](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/daily-source-code.md), [Dating](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dating.md), [Education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [Fm Radio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fm-radio.md), [Hardware](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hardware.md), [Linux](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/linux.md), [Netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Southwest Airlines Ends Open Seating Policy

- **Episode:** [1680: Seismic Sundae](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1680-seismic-sundae.md)
- **Published:** 2024-07-25
- **Time:** 2:33:08–2:36:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1680-seismic-sundae/chapter/southwest-airlines-ends-open-seating-policy.md

Southwest Airlines is ending its 50-year tradition of open seating, moving to assigned seats and extra legroom options to increase revenue. The hosts lament the end of the "democratic" boarding process and predict the airline will lose its unique identity. They jokingly suggest the change is a pretext for a $10 billion IT upgrade from their current "Commodore 64" systems.

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### Raspberry Pi 400 and the $100 Computer

- **Episode:** [1292: Killing Mink](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1292-killing-mink.md)
- **Published:** 2020-11-06
- **Time:** 2:59:59–3:01:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1292-killing-mink/chapter/raspberry-pi-400-and-the-100-computer.md

The Raspberry Pi 400 has been released, featuring a complete Linux computer built into a keyboard, reminiscent of the Commodore 64 or VIC-20. While marketed as a $100 computer, the total cost increases when adding a monitor and peripherals. The device comes pre-loaded with a Linux distribution and productivity software, making it a powerful and affordable option for basic computing and video editing.

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### Washington DC Dating Scene and Producer Donations

- **Episode:** [964: 6th Mass Extinction](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/964-6th-mass-extinction.md)
- **Published:** 2017-09-14
- **Time:** 1:12:55–1:17:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/964-6th-mass-extinction/chapter/washington-dc-dating-scene-and-producer-donations.md

The hosts discuss the skewed gender demographics of the Washington DC dating scene, noting a high ratio of women to men in the federal bureaucracy. Producer Mike Scalora is knighted as Sir Mike Knight of the Jiggerverse after a $555.55 donation. The segment includes listener feedback regarding the history of the Daily Source Code and requests for specific show jingles.

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### Historical Software Distribution via FM Radio

- **Episode:** [30: Authoritarianism](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/30-authoritarianism.md)
- **Published:** 2008-05-10
- **Time:** 39:00–40:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/30-authoritarianism/chapter/historical-software-distribution-via-fm-radio.md

In the early 1980s, national radio stations in the Netherlands and other European countries experimented with broadcasting computer programs over FM frequencies. Listeners would record the audio onto cassette tapes to load software into Commodore Vic-20 and 64 computers.

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### Radio Shack History, Commodore 64, and Podcast Outro

- **Episode:** [15: Hot Horse Meat and Hidden Salami](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/15-hot-horse-meat-and-hidden-salami.md)
- **Published:** 2008-02-03
- **Time:** 1:04:55–1:08:46
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/15-hot-horse-meat-and-hidden-salami/chapter/radio-shack-history-commodore-64-and-podcast-outro.md

The episode concludes with a look back at the rise and fall of Radio Shack in the desktop computing market and the popularity of the Commodore 64 and VIC-20. A humorous anecdote explains why the VIC-20 was renamed the VC-20 in Germany due to linguistic taboos. The hosts sign off from the UK and California, inviting listeners to the next installment of No Agenda.

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