On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:05:18 -0800 Ted Mittelstaedt <t...@ipinc.net> wrote:
> Charles Gregory wrote: > > On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Chris Hoogendyk wrote: > >> Marc Perkel wrote: > >>> http://www.vintage-computer.com/asr33.shtml > >> There was actually a time when I had one of those in my house. > > > > For your amusement: > > > > I still have my old Commodore 64 and 1541 drive sitting in the > > basement. > > > > One year my daughter's school had a project to construct exhibits > > for a show called 'working class treasures' for the local Worker's > > Heritage Museum. The idea was to put on display 'precious' > > possesions from their parents' childhood. Baseballs, old toys, > > favorite tools, whatever. > > > > Well, the only thing I had of any 'meaning' to me was my C-64. So > > she put that in her exhibit. > > > > So yes, my Commodore 64 has actually been displayed in a museum. > > Not just figuratively, but *literally* a 'museum piece'. :) > > > > - Charles > > I had a Vic-20 once and I also had the port expander card that > allowed you to make copies of the game cartridges to cassette tape. > We were so naive back then, running our data and addressing lines > for a foot outside the computer, the clock speeds were so slow > that we never knew anything about propagation delays. > > Those were the days. A few poke and peek commands, 15 minutes > waiting for the cassette tape to load the pirated game into the > 16k memory card, then a flip of the switch changing the address > locations of the memory card, and a final command to start execution > and we were off and playing. $250 worth of electronic gear to > be able to pirate a $15 game cartridge that was merely a copy of > some arcade game that cost 25 cents at the local pizza parlor, and > ran at 3 times the resolution at the arcade. I think the most fun of > it was learning how to actually do it. > > > Ted They introduced Microsoft to the three finger salute with the 'run stop' and 'restore' combo. Man, that machine haunted me. POKE 36879,8 Lol.... -- This e-mail and any attachments may form pure opinion and may not have any factual foundation. Please check any details provided to satisfy yourself as to suitability or accuracy of any information provided. Data Protection: Unless otherwise requested we may pass the information you have provided to other partner organisations.
