--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yeah, the Hercules card. We called it a "graphics > > card." Made it possible to play computer games. > > Ever play the one where babies were thrown out the > > windows of a burning building, and you had to catch > > them before they hit the ground? I think it was just > > called "Babies." > > And to think parents freak out about today's Grand Theft Auto games! > That really made me laugh John! > Yeah, but my favorite was Jumpman and that's still around - been reincarnated many times :) Bouncing Babies it was odd but it probably spawned all the Lemmings games.... :)
JohnY > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > > <jflanegi@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > > > > > > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > Besides, this PC is only 3 years old, and its 2.8GHz P4 > > > > > > > > is overkill for what I do. A couple years from now, > > > > > > > > everything will be multiple cores up the wazoo and fully > > > > > > > > capable of running the most bloated of bloatware. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Exactly. v1.0 is never a good deal. Hey remember 640K max > > > > > > > RAM for DOS with a 4.77MHz processor speed? > > > > > > > > > > > > With two 5 1/4 360K floppy drives and no hard drive? > > > > > > > > > > > > I earned my living for two years with wunna dose. > > > > > > > > > > Didn't have 640K RAM, either. It was 5-something-- > > > > > can't remember what, 525 sticks in my mind, but that > > > > > can't be right, can it? DOS 2, I think. Monochrome > > > > > monitor, of course. > > > > > > > > > > And a 1200-baud modem. Oh, the thrill when I upgraded > > > > > to a 2400-baud! > > > > > > > > > WordPerfect with a Hercules Monochrome Ramfont video card. :) > > > > > > Yeah, the Hercules card. We called it a "graphics > > > card." Made it possible to play computer games. > > > Ever play the one where babies were thrown out the > > > windows of a burning building, and you had to catch > > > them before they hit the ground? I think it was just > > > called "Babies." > > > > > > I used XyWrite, the best DOS word processor ever. I > > > still use it for certain tasks; it has features even > > > Word lacks. Incredibly fast, even on a 4.77 mHz > > > processor. Completely command-driven. > > > > > Not that Hercules card, the 'ramfont' card could load diffent fonts > > into it's ram to give a sort of WYSIWYG. It was a variant of the > > Hercules Graphic Card for heavy duty text processors. I might still > > have one around. Never have used XyWrite but did use WordStar for DOS. > > > > JohnY > > > > 'Bouncing Babies' I believe it was called :) > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
