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does it count if i have an Atari 2600 emulator (and a USB port original Atari joystick on order), an Atari 800 emulator, an Apple II emulator and an Amiga emulator? [:D]

and speaking of Windows 95....i have an install disk (but no product ID code) I was tempted to install it for giggles but figured Win98SE is the better bet for running those pesky DOS games like Blood. Tried DosBox but when you try to slow things down it makes things too stuttery.

Better to have a powerful SEXY Win98 box with the power of the Pentium 4 behind it!

ooooo.....2D graphics in a 3D game. A simpler time when games didn't require a gagillion mouse clicks to give orders.

[:D]

(and Carrier Strike looks great in VGA!)

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

does it count if i have an Atari 2600 emulator (and a USB port original Atari joystick on order), an Atari 800 emulator, an Apple II emulator and an Amiga emulator? [:D]

and speaking of Windows 95....i have an install disk (but no product ID code) I was tempted to install it for giggles but figured Win98SE is the better bet for running those pesky DOS games like Blood. Tried DosBox but when you try to slow things down it makes things too stuttery.

Better to have a powerful SEXY Win98 box with the power of the Pentium 4 behind it!

ooooo.....2D graphics in a 3D game. A simpler time when games didn't require a gagillion mouse clicks to give orders.

[:D]

(and Carrier Strike looks great in VGA!)

Dios mio, Logboy! What do you possibly do with an Apple II emulator? [X(]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

does it count if i have an Atari 2600 emulator (and a USB port original Atari joystick on order), an Atari 800 emulator, an Apple II emulator and an Amiga emulator? [:D]

That definately counts. [;)]

Man, I'd love to get one of those USB Atari joysticks. Those things were the best, EVER! To this day, I have trouble using any type of "controller" that has more than one stick and one button. [:D]

I held on to my vintage Atari 800 (The best friend in high school owned the Vic-20.....precursor to the C64) till the late 90's but eventually had to toss it when all the 5.25 diskettes began to finally go bad. Too much trouble to lug around. I regret it now of course, but then again today's TV's i don't think you can hook em up to any more. Besides which, emulators made it far more convienient.....except in one crucial way.....no joystick!

Now if only i get get one (they sell out faster than they can make em!) i'll be in Atari heaven to which the GF unit cannot understand...she thinks late 90's graphics are ugly enough!

ORIGINAL: USS America

Any time, Brother Onime. [:)] There are things I could complain about but I try to always focus on the positive. I'm a huge believer in the Law of Attraction, and only want to attract the things I want.

Another big part of it is surrounding yourself with positive people, and removing "energy vampires" from your daily life as much as possible. That's why I enjoy hanging out with my Thread Brothers so much.

Well I'm your out-of-bounds data point then. I barely socialize with people at all and most of what I attract are bills and telemarketers.

I'm a firm believer that if you aren't spending two hours a day all by yourself insanity is on the way.

I bought my Atari 800, expanded to 48k of RAM [;)], with my first summer's worth of paychecks from my first job. Got a diskette drive for Christmas the next year.

ORIGINAL: Mynok

ORIGINAL: USS America

Any time, Brother Onime. [:)] There are things I could complain about but I try to always focus on the positive. I'm a huge believer in the Law of Attraction, and only want to attract the things I want.

Another big part of it is surrounding yourself with positive people, and removing "energy vampires" from your daily life as much as possible. That's why I enjoy hanging out with my Thread Brothers so much.

Well I'm your out-of-bounds data point then. I barely socialize with people at all and most of what I attract are bills and telemarketers.

I'm a firm believer that if you aren't spending two hours a day all by yourself insanity is on the way.

Nah, you fit well into my life plan. Not as an "energy vampire" (you make me laugh all the time [;)]), but as the decoy for all the bills and telemarketers to keep them off my back. [:D]

Now, I'm visualizing and trying to attract a turn in my inbox.  [:'(]
 
I'll go grill some burgers with Alex to tide me over.  [8D]

ORIGINAL: USS America

I bought my Atari 800, expanded to 48k of RAM [;)], with my first summer's worth of paychecks from my first job. Got a diskette drive for Christmas the next year.

lol.

I bought my first computer with paper boy money....an Atari 400 with a cassette drive (whoa! technology elite-ess!!), but my dad took pity on me and for Xmas got me a sleek black Indus disk drive )5.25 which at the time was like going from an 8088 CPU to a 486 in capabiity.

also allowed me to get my first wargames....Tigers in the Snow and Carrier Force by SSI.....and a life of slackerdom was thus ensured. [:)]

It had a whopping 16k of memory to begin with but i later upgraded it to 48k and i was on top of the computer world, till the C64 came out. Eventually bought an Atari 800 over the 800XL because i liked the former better.....can be stubborn that way. Best memory: I once told someone in the mid 80's that the IBM 'PC' was doomed and would never outshine the great Atari. heh.......this might explain why i've never won Lotto.

By early 90 i was crusiin with a dad brought home 8088 PC with a big 40MB hard drive and CGA graphics. First "real" computer would be a 486/33SX. Good memories playing "X-wing" on it. and "7th Guest" [:)]

Edit: oh yeah.....and for all those whiners complaining about AE's price......i bought SSI's "War in Russia" in 1985-6 for a whopping $80.00 with paper boy money....and boy was it worth every penny.

PPFFFFFFTTHHHPPPPPTTHHHHH!!!! to the "why is it SO expensive crowd"

sheesh. [8|]

Good night Tithe!

Off to bed to be up at 4:30 AM to run 6 miles and then off to work!

Post Work Tithe [&o]

New page [:D]

Good evening and good night[:)]

Ack!!!! Subject line reset

Good night, all. [>:]

good night all

Good night Thread[>:]

Morning Tithe...

Looks like our new Thread Brother needs a lesson in basic Thread hygiene...

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

I held on to my vintage Atari 800 (The best friend in high school owned the Vic-20.....precursor to the C64) till the late 90's but eventually had to toss it when all the 5.25 diskettes began to finally go bad. Too much trouble to lug around. I regret it now of course, but then again today's TV's i don't think you can hook em up to any more. Besides which, emulators made it far more convienient.....except in one crucial way.....no joystick!

Now if only i get get one (they sell out faster than they can make em!) i'll be in Atari heaven to which the GF unit cannot understand...she thinks late 90's graphics are ugly enough!

She's not wrong...[:'(]

Morning chaps [:)]

I'm not sure I'm really a morning person, which is a shame as so many of my days seem to start with one...[:(]

Morning guys ! [;)].
Martin, if you awake at noon, you should avoid the morning [;)]