Silliness Quiz - Page 366

WT Sharpe · 02-01-2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

That was going to be my guess (it was my first color computer), but since Stitchawl beat me to it, I'm going with the TRS-80 Color Computer.

Wasn't that the one nicknamed the "CoCo"? I had a couple of CoCos, but I'm not sure if it was the same as what Tandy called their TRS-80 Color Computer. It's been a long time.

My last CoCo (the CoCo 3) may still be in my attic somewhere. I did some animated drawings on it. It's very time-consuming to draw and animate in BASIC.

Those things listed at $199 but were always on sale for $99.

Daithi · 02-01-2012, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Wasn't that the one nicknamed the "CoCo"? I had a couple of CoCos, but I'm not sure if it was the same as what Tandy called their TRS-80 Color Computer. It's been a long time.

My last CoCo (the CoCo 3) may still be in my attic somewhere. I did some animated drawings on it. It's very time-consuming to draw and animate in BASIC.

Those things listed at $199 but were always on sale for $99.

LOL, I don't recall the CoCo nickname. I just remember calling the TRS-80s "Trash 80s".

WT Sharpe · 02-01-2012, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

LOL, I don't recall the CoCo nickname. I just remember calling the TRS-80s "Trash 80s".

I just looked it up, and not only were they the same, but there are still a number of websites dedicated to fans of it. I typed "CoCo 3" into the search engine and it brought up a number of hits. For a cheap pre-Internet computer, it was a lot of fun. You stored the programs you wrote on cassette tape.

pdurrant · 02-01-2012, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

ZX Spectrum?

No - that's 1982.

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

a Roneo Machine?

Never heard of this.

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

The Commodore 64?

Also 1982

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Osbourne?

1981, and a monochrome 5" screen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

I'm going with the TRS-80 Color Computer.

This was released in the US on 31 July 1980. I don't know when it was released in the UK, but I'm sure it was after that.

Any more guesses?

SneakySnake · 02-01-2012, 05:24 PM

Roneo machine was a colour copying machine. from the 60's I think. We had them when I was at school.

pdurrant · 02-03-2012, 04:26 AM

OK, I guess I'd better put you out of your misery.

I would have accepted either of two answers.

1. The Apple II, introduced in the US in June 1977, and certainly available in the UK before 1980.
2. The Acorn Atom, introduced in January 1980

My preferred answer is the Acorn Atom because the Apple II was never really a 'home' computer in the UK.

(I had an Acorn Atom, built from their kit product.)

Stitchawl · 02-06-2012, 07:48 PM

We need a new question... Anybody?

(No, that wasn't the question.)

Stitchawl

SneakySnake · 02-06-2012, 08:32 PM

What is a churango? And what is it traditionally made from?

Stitchawl · 02-07-2012, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

What is a churango? And what is it traditionally made from?

Easy peasy! It's a small South American stringed instrument, made from the shell of a ...... turtle? No... it's not a turtle.
... but I can't remember what it is

Stitchawl

SneakySnake · 02-07-2012, 03:22 AM

Easy peasy for one point. But the bonus points are going begging.

Bilbo1967 · 02-07-2012, 03:27 AM

Well, if it's South American, and made from something a bit like, but not, a turtle's shell, I'll say it's made from an armadillo's shell?

SneakySnake · 02-07-2012, 03:36 AM

yuk yuk yuk! The bonus point goes to bilbo.

Now you can fight over who will post the next Q.

Stitchawl · 02-07-2012, 04:28 AM

Bilbo, I defer to you... Give us a good question!

Stitchawl

Bilbo1967 · 02-07-2012, 05:02 AM

No pressure then!

A quickie, and don't expect any answers for a while as I am just about to take my son for his orthodontist appointment.

Below are the middle names of six authors; please name the authors (I think that most are unique, but it may not be so I will hav eto check on the fly as you take guesses):

1. Langhorne
2. John Huffam
3. Herbert Richards
4. Ernst
5. Miller
6. Scott Key

Good luck!

Bookpossum · 02-07-2012, 06:48 AM

1. Mark Twain (Samual Langhorne Clemens)
2. Charles Dickens

I don't know any of the others.

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02-01-2012, 05:24 PM	#5480
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Roneo machine was a colour copying machine. from the 60's I think. We had them when I was at school.

02-03-2012, 04:26 AM	#5481
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,196 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	OK, I guess I'd better put you out of your misery. I would have accepted either of two answers. 1. The Apple II, introduced in the US in June 1977, and certainly available in the UK before 1980. 2. The Acorn Atom, introduced in January 1980 My preferred answer is the Acorn Atom because the Apple II was never really a 'home' computer in the UK. (I had an Acorn Atom, built from their kit product.)

02-06-2012, 07:48 PM	#5482
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	We need a new question... Anybody? (No, that wasn't the question.) Stitchawl

02-06-2012, 08:32 PM	#5483
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	What is a churango? And what is it traditionally made from?

02-07-2012, 03:22 AM	#5485
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Easy peasy for one point. But the bonus points are going begging.

02-07-2012, 03:27 AM	#5486
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Well, if it's South American, and made from something a bit like, but not, a turtle's shell, I'll say it's made from an armadillo's shell?

02-07-2012, 03:36 AM	#5487
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	yuk yuk yuk! The bonus point goes to bilbo. Now you can fight over who will post the next Q.

02-07-2012, 04:28 AM	#5488
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Bilbo, I defer to you... Give us a good question! Stitchawl

02-07-2012, 05:02 AM	#5489
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	No pressure then! A quickie, and don't expect any answers for a while as I am just about to take my son for his orthodontist appointment. Below are the middle names of six authors; please name the authors (I think that most are unique, but it may not be so I will hav eto check on the fly as you take guesses): 1. Langhorne 2. John Huffam 3. Herbert Richards 4. Ernst 5. Miller 6. Scott Key Good luck!

02-07-2012, 06:48 AM	#5490
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	1. Mark Twain (Samual Langhorne Clemens) 2. Charles Dickens I don't know any of the others.