Mac vx. PC: The Stereotypes May Be True

[theducks]

Originally Posted by VaporPunk

The Geek Fu is strong in this place!

And I thought I was an old nerd!

Respect to all!

I played Moon Lander on the PDP-8L using a Teletype KSR-33 as the console (I crashed the lander, not the computer). In Core we trust

My first Owned computer was a TI-99-4 (not the 4a).
My hardware foo is strong My software foo is Average+

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by theducks

My first Owned computer was a TI-99-4 (not the 4a).

Hunt that wumpus.

[Phogg]

I remember my first comic book.

It was called Man.
That was before they invented adjectives.

Originally Posted by Penforhire

I'm not longing for those old days. I started with a Commodore PET. Loading programs from the tape drive was the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over hoping it would load this time. The C64's floppy drive was a miracle by comparison.

I frequently long for the bad old days, though I agree that the introduction of floppy drives for personal computers was a marvellous thing. Computers made sense back then. They don't make sense any more.

[Prestidigitweeze]

Originally Posted by Phogg

I remember my first comic book.

It was called Man.
That was before they invented adjectives.

A novelist friend once told me about the first fanfic to which he was ever exposed, which consisted of erotic scenes between Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. What he found most disconcerting was that these novel-length stories seemed to have been written by people with severe learning disabilities and contained no adjectives.

I remember discovering the first known example of irony, which turned out not to be irony at all. It was later called sarcasm. This was before they invented context.

[wizwor]

Originally Posted by BWinmill

I frequently long for the bad old days, though I agree that the introduction of floppy drives for personal computers was a marvellous thing. Computers made sense back then. They don't make sense any more.

Depending on the system you pine for, cost of entry is probably less than the cost of an ereader. It really is nice to sit at the computer/video console of your youth once in a while. I like to share with young kids too, "Oh, that's just like..."

[pdurrant]

Anyone considering getting a Raspberry Pi?

It reminds me of my first computer, a Acorn System 1. Except, of course, the Raspberry Pi is a lot cheaper, and an awful lot more capable.

[hidari]

Wow...small world. Saw the Swans in concert in the early 90s...great band....not enough people know about them... this thread is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY offf topic now...


[I remember working on a track called "Psychosexual Surgery" with exactly that setup and using samples from the Jeffrey Dahmer trial. The co-producer/co-composer and I used to try to w
Roli Mosimann from the Swans, who wouldn't have minded our "murder music," had lived there before him.

So, Ataris and C64s. Fairlights, Synclaviers, Emus and game consoles the size of sewing machines.[/QUOTE]

[wodin]

Originally Posted by hidari

Wow...small world. Saw the Swans in concert in the early 90s...great band....not enough people know about them... this thread is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY offf topic now...


[I remember working on a track called "Psychosexual Surgery" with exactly that setup and using samples from the Jeffrey Dahmer trial. The co-producer/co-composer and I used to try to w
Roli Mosimann from the Swans, who wouldn't have minded our "murder music," had lived there before him.

So, Ataris and C64s. Fairlights, Synclaviers, Emus and game consoles the size of sewing machines.

But you have to admit, it beats a PC Mac flamefest!

[Prestidigitweeze]

That it does, wodin.

The keyboardist who did their last tour was a great help when I was marketing my first book and is also an excellent artist. He created a beautiful etching that graces the verso page of a collection of my stories.

Which goes to flaunt that someone can be charismatic onstage, handsome in band photos, multitalented and smart, savvy about publicity and marketing, and still be a selfless person in everyday life.

Which defeats another stereotype and perhaps takes us back to our original subject.

Originally Posted by wizwor

Depending on the system you pine for, cost of entry is probably less than the cost of an ereader. It really is nice to sit at the computer/video console of your youth once in a while. I like to share with young kids too, "Oh, that's just like..."

Alas, space is a major constraint on my end. But I did buy an Arduino. It offers many of the thrills of exploring old computers in a device the size of your hand.

Still, and Apple IIe would be sweet ...

[RainingLemur]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Anyone considering getting a Raspberry Pi?

It reminds me of my first computer, a Acorn System 1. Except, of course, the Raspberry Pi is a lot cheaper, and an awful lot more capable.

Yes! I would like to get a couple, actually. One to use for a media player and one for MAME (friend has an old arcade cabinet I want to play with).

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

[...]and one for MAME (friend has an old arcade cabinet I want to play with).

What a great idea.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

Yes! I would like to get a couple, actually. One to use for a media player and one for MAME (friend has an old arcade cabinet I want to play with).

I've never gotten around to building an actual cabinet yet, but repurposed-hardware, controller-building/configuring and MAME all combine for terribly addictive fun.

[Greg Anos]

Time to play M.U.L.E. Can I make Elegant Estates?

Remember there are lots of emulators out there...