The personal website of Cecil Helton
Howdy!
There’s not much to see or do here – but I’ve had this domain and I’ve been publishing versions of this website since 1999. Despite the nearly three decades, this is and always will be a work in progress.
I won’t go into details as to how many revisions and redesigns this website has had nor how many different CMS platforms it has used in its time, either. Needless to say, both numbers are quite large, since I’ve had the site running for 27 years now.
Here are a Few Things I Like
I’m a child of the 1970s and 1980s, so you may have a good idea about my interests. If not, try these on…
Commodore Amiga
The Amiga was my 2nd computer. It remains 1st in my heart
The Commodore Amiga revolutionized multimedia. It delivered vibrant, real-time arcade graphics with up to 4,096 colors, advanced scrolling and hardware sprites. A 4-channel stereo sound sampler produced rich, digitized music that far outperformed PCs of the era.
Oh, and it offered fully preemptive multitasking in a GUI environment well before both Apple and Microsoft, too.
My Dog Willie
This is my dog Willie. I am actually pretty fond of this mutt
I adopted Willie from the Knox-Whitley Humane Society back in 2023.
He was awesome then. And yes, he is most obviously awesome now.
Learn more about Willie dog – he’s an extremely interesting mix of various bits and pieces. Or as I like to refer to him, an “all American dog.”
Other Vintage Games – Arcade
I spent a lot of money as a kid. And all of it a quarter at a time
After busting on the scene in the 1970s, video games quickly became a part of my life upon our introduction. From classics such as Pong, to the class of 1981 in Galaga and Ms. PacMan, I’ve invested more than my share of funds to the arcade industry.
I’ll eventually feature my own content here, but for now, I’ll just offer you up the Arcade Blogger.