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Almost nobody did! When ORAAND dropped in 2022, the art got the attention as it should.
What went mostly unnoticed: he also deployed the machine itself, a working open source C64 (GPL, stored fully on chain), onto Ethereum as shared infrastructure.
ORAAND was the first artwork he ran on it, and he shipped the machine with more capability than ORAAND ever used.
We've been testing and experimenting with whats possible. Here's a modern open source C64 game (MIT licensed), published as a token, running on his emulator essentially untouched.
You can play it right on the page:
onchainchecker.xyz/collectio…
Nusida retweeted
On-chain generative art for the Commodore 64 home computer.
ORAAND is a series of collectable via the ERC 721 NFT standard generative art programs which are executable on Commodore 64 computers and emulators such as VICE.
0xchain.art/collection/oraan…
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There has been a Commodore 64 (C64) on Ethereum mainnet since 2022, and most people missed it.
Not an image of one. Not a video of one. A working C64, an iconic computer architecture from 1982, ready to boot whenever anyone opens it, executing a program and generating its sound/music live. 🔊
It was put there with extraordinary care by someone who understood the computer from the inside out. It reads as much like an act of preservation as an act of craftsmanship: technical precision, artistic judgment, and deep knowledge of the machine all working together.
And its not locked to a single program. The machine exists independently on-chain as open infrastructure for anyone to access, study, and build with.
You can literally build with it right now.
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Nusida retweeted
oraand is one of my favorite onchain generative art collections.
The following cryptographic artifact from @nopsta_ has been added to the CypherDAO treasury
oraand #200
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Nusida retweeted
What if I told you Oraand isn't just dynamic art with sound — it's a proof-of-concept running on minimal64, a full Commodore 64 emulator @nopsta_ stored on Ethereum mainnet in Oct 2022?
6510 CPU, SID synth, VIC-II graphics, and a working cartridge port with bank switching, all in immutable contract bytecode. The hardware is frozen forever. The software is permissionless.
Load custom cartridges, swap KERNAL ROMs, inject new PRGs. Anyone can extend the platform without touching the core.
Possibly the first and longest-running emulator stored on-chain. Built entirely by hand, pre AI 🤖 coding agents.
GitHub: github.com/nopsta/minimal64
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The more I look at $COPECAT, the more bullish I get on it.
The narrative just makes too much sense for CT.
Everyone copes. You sold the bottom? Cope. Missed the runner? Cope. Round-tripped a 20x? Cope. Watched your entire watchlist send without you? Cope.
It’s literally CT culture turned into a meme.
That’s why I think $COPECAT has way more potential than people realize. There’s no complicated lore to explain and no narrative you have to force. You see the cat, you see the ticker, and you instantly get it.
Simple memes with relatable narratives are usually the ones that spread the furthest, and this one has unlimited content potential.
If the community keeps applying pressure and the meme starts becoming synonymous with “cope” across the timeline, I genuinely think $COPECAT can become a lot bigger than where it is now.
Real culture, real community. No cap, just pure pressure until they all have to cope.
Feels early.
I’m bullish.|
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