Golden oldies . . . what are your roots?

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I kinda still appriciate my old 64 . . . can anyone relate? These machines brought us to were we are today! And BTW some of those Commodore monitors are still hanging around in some editing rooms I've seen. Probably one of the best pieces of hardware to brave the years!

PS we can add to this list, just post it!
 
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How come the Apple //e isn't on the list ? That's where I come from... ;D
 
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Loderunner on the first Macintosh (the Mac in the 1984 commercial). I played Loderunner for hours.
 
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OK -- the Commodore 64 and the Commodore 32 have *nothing* to do with each other except that Commodore, years after the 64's debut, crammed an obscenely inferior 32K piece of crap into a case which was shaped the same. I have far more affinity for the original, plucky 5K VIC-20 than I ever did for that glorified Speak & Spell they called the Commodore 32.

The C-64 was (is) a beloved machine for many good reasons. The C-32 was an afterthought.
 
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My first computer was a TI thing that I bought a tape deck to save programs on. Spend HOURS programming in little stupid games. Loadrunner?? Hell, I played Hunt the Wumpus for HOURS!!! And that was in 1982--maybe 83.

LOL

My first apple was a Mac that had one drive slot. You had to have a system on every disk you put in. Dbase, anyone?

Then we had a music computer lab with lots of IIe and Amigas (heard that system was on the way back!!). My next big jump was the SE with a HUGE 20 meg HD. Anytime I wanted to do my music comps on Coda's Finale I had to trash Word Perfect and visa-versa!!

CaptM
 
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Could be worse -- you could have started on the Timex Sinclair . . .
 
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BRAAAAAHHHHHH!! I remember those. Mine wasn't much better, but it did have a full size keyboard. Just no monitor - had to hook it up to the TV. Remember those hook things you had to clip onto the antenna screws? Remember Antennas?

CaptM
 
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Oh, yes, I remember them well, and I was the envy of my user group because I had a 13" color TV all to myself. Not bad for a 13 year-old in 1984.

Of course, the teeny-boppers of today probably think I'm referring to the stone age, what with their 50" plasmas in their rooms and all . . .
 
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[quote author=CaptainMench link=board=Offtopic;num=1088064894;start=0#4 date=06/24/04 at 08:29:19]My first computer was a TI thing that I bought a tape deck to save programs on.  Spend HOURS programming in little stupid games. [/quote]
Ah yes, the old Texas Instruments 99 4A.  As I recall, Bill Cosby used to do commercials for TI.  Call me weird, but I used to love just listening to the hum of the data coming off the Tape-ROM.  I remember breaking my RF modulator that hooked up to the VHF screws in the back of my TV.  I had no screw driver either, so with the help of one of my mom's butterknifes, I stuck a sewing needle between the two screws and attached the wires to it.  Worked like a charm.
 
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Coleco Vision was cool. Enjoyed many games of Pitfall too!
 
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Damn, I think I had every game on the C-64/128!! Zorro, Goonies, The Castles of Dr. Creep, Bop'n'Rumble, Maniac Mansion, Defender of the Crown, SummerGames, Ultima I-V, just to name few! Ah, the early days of Electronic Arts and waiting 30 minutes for a game to load!!
 
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When EA games loaded, it was worth it! Not only were they the best games, they always had excellent theme songs. I'm thinking M.U.L.E., Skyfox . . .
 
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-so right, I forgot bout the "worth it" part in download times and I forgot about M.U.L.E.! Another classic!
 
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Hey but does anyone remember the C64 Monitor, creamy brown coloured 15" or so?
 
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wow, M.U.L.E, I spent about a year of my life on it.
One of the best trading games ever.
 
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[quote author=Matthew link=board=Offtopic;num=1088064894;start=15#16 date=06/27/04 at 06:37:45]Hey but does anyone remember the C64 Monitor, creamy brown coloured 15" or so?[/quote]

That was the 1702 monitor.
 
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