{"id":4338,"date":"2024-05-10T02:53:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T02:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/?p=4338"},"modified":"2024-05-10T02:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T02:58:21","slug":"ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/?p=4338","title":{"rendered":"READY.[ ]"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a lover of the Commodore 64 (where would I be without it? It gave me a career and a life) I have always wanted to do this:<\/p>\n

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If you know, you know.<\/p>\n

If you don’t, this is the input prompt for the Commodore 64. The C64 prints “READY.” and on the next line a flashing square (rectangular in NTSC versions) cursor awaiting your command.<\/p>\n

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To make this, I grabbed a screenshot much like the above, then imported it into a vector graphics program and drew the letters and cursor in vector lines. This is then fed into my Cricut software as cut lines, and I used a nice sky blue Permanent Vinyl material.<\/p>\n

I cut the shape, then culled out the plastic I didn’t need (this is known as weeding) and then pressed a sticky transfer sheet onto the design and took it to my car where I peeled off the plastic’s backing paper, applied the design with the transfer sheet, then carefully peeled up the transfer sheet leaving the design behind.<\/p>\n

And lest anyone worry, this is a fairly permanent material. Several years ago I applied a similar material to a side window in the shape of the Perseverance Rover logo, and it’s still on the car.<\/p>\n

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It has a few heat cracks now, but they appeared long<\/strong> after I applied it.<\/p>\n

I also placed a Huxter Labs logo on the opposite side window from the Rover logo.<\/p>\n

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For anyone who wants the vector file of the READY. C64 prompt, for some reason WordPress does not allow .svg vector files.<\/p>\n

However, if you right-click on this link and SAVE AS, it will download the .SVG file:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/huxter.org\/files\/Ready_For_Cricut_Import.svg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Clicking on it will view the vector line drawing, but right-click-SAVE AS will download the file for your use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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