Swinth (1984) – Commodore 64 SID Demo | Captured on Real C64

Take a trip back to 1984 with Swinth, a classic Commodore 64 SID chiptune and graphics demo written by Georg Feil while attending the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Originally created as a demonstration for his Synth music editor, Swinth was uploaded to CompuServe on July 24, 1984 and quickly spread across BBS networks and Q-Link (Quantum Link). I still have my original floppy disk copy that I downloaded from a BBS using a 300 baud modem back in the day. Watching and listening to Swinth on my Commodore 64 as a kid is one of my favorite retro computing memories. This footage was captured directly from a real Commodore 64 using the legendary 6581 SID chip to preserve the authentic sound and visuals. If you enjoy retro computers, C64 demos, SID music, or vintage computing history, this is a true blast from the 8 bit era. Subscribe: https://youtube.com/geekwithsocialski... --- Video Index 0:00 - Swish Synth Sample Compu-Serv screen 0:11 - Swinth program menu screen 0:22 - Stationary Ark by John Mills-Cockell 5:26 - Saturdays in Silezia by Rational Youth 8:52 - Spiral (from Spiral) by Vangelis 10:00 - Tubular Bells, Part 1 by Mike Oldfield (The Exorcist) 12:33 - Magic Shadows, closing theme by Harry Forbes 13:02 - Funeral Music for Queen Mary by Henry Purcell 14:33 - Oxygene 2 (from Oxygene) by Jean Michel Jarre 17:53 - Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel 19:04 - Enola Gay (from Organisation) by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) --- Video Links Swinth is available for download from CSDb: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=34529 Featured on the Geek With Social Skills website: https://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/... Geek With Social Skills is a retro technology and vintage computing YouTube channel focused on classic systems like Commodore, Apple II, and DOS PCs. #Commodore64 #SIDChip #C64Demo #GeorgFeil #RetroComputing #8bitMusic #C64Graphics #SynthDemo #BBS #QuantumLink