I was an Ultima IV kid. I can't tell you the hours I spent playing that. What programmers in those days could squeeze out of 64k is just amazing.
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT Commodore 64 playing the Ultima series... On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Cameron Cooper <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Ah yes... Apple II and C64's playing Oregon Trail in grade school... those were the days. _____________________________ Cameron Cooper IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: Steven Peck [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT I do not miss tape loaders. I had a C64 with a tape drive (ARG!). Saved money from my paper route and bought a floppy drive. I so wanted a C128 but never got it. Eventually I got an Amiga 1000. TRS80s (floppy drives that ate the disks) in school with Apple II, II+ and IIe Steven On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Gene Giannamore <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I miss loading games on my dad's trs80 model 1 from cassette. I also miss > modifying the basic code for the star trek game, and storing it back to > cassette. That was right after I learned basic on the vic20, in junior high. > > > > > Gene Giannamore > Abide International Inc. > Technical Support > 561 1st Street West > Sonoma,Ca.95476 > (707) 935-1577 Office > (707) 935-9387 Fax > (707) 766-4185 Cell > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > www.abideinternational.com<http://www.abideinternational.com/> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > Ahh, backing up to 25 x 5 ¼'s using xcopy in Dos 6.22 > > That was a step up from reel to reel. I bet it was more fun to watch them > spin though.. > > > > Greg > > > > From: Don Guyer > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:20 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > I'll never forget my first computer-related job and that room-long Data > General mainframe. Probably was x-times slower than most workstations today. > I miss reel-to-reel backup tapes. > > > > J > > > > Don Guyer > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > 431 W. 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He was in sales at Interdata, and after they were bought out > by Perkin Elmer, he sold the computer that's in the Hubble Space Telescope. > > > > Sean Rector, MCSE > > > > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:04 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > Ti-994a..Thats how we rolled back then. > > > > From: John Hornbuckle > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:51 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > I miss Commodore. > > > > But don't get me started down Memory Lane. > > > > > > From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:06 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > Although. back in the day Amigas were the tool of choice. > > > > _____________________________ > > Cameron Cooper > > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Information Technology Manager > Virginia Opera Association > > E-Mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Phone: (757) 213-4548 (direct line) > {+} > > Virginia Opera's 35th Anniversary Season > <http://www.vaopera.org<http://www.vaopera.org/>> The One You Love > Celebrate with a 2009-2010 Subscription: La Bohème > <http://www.vaopera.org/html/currentoperas/opera1.cfm> , The Daughter of the > Regiment <http://www.vaopera.org/html/currentoperas/opera2.cfm> , Don > Giovanni <http://www.vaopera.org/html/currentoperas/opera3.cfm> and Porgy > and BessSM <http://www.vaopera.org/html/currentoperas/opera4.cfm> > Visit us online at www.vaopera.org<http://www.vaopera.org/> > <http://www.vaopera.org<http://www.vaopera.org/>> or call 1-866-OPERA-VA > > ________________________________ > > This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for > the intended recipient(s). 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