Commodore 64 playing the Ultima series... On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Cameron Cooper <ccoo...@aurico.com> wrote:
> Ah yes... Apple II and C64's playing Oregon Trail in grade school... those > were the days. > > _____________________________ > Cameron Cooper > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > Aurico Reports, Inc > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > ccoo...@aurico.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:54 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > I do not miss tape loaders. I had a C64 with a tape drive (ARG!). > Saved money from my paper route and bought a floppy drive. I so > wanted a C128 but never got it. Eventually I got an Amiga 1000. > > TRS80s (floppy drives that ate the disks) in school with Apple II, II+ and > IIe > > Steven > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Gene Giannamore > <gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com> wrote: > > I miss loading games on my dad's trs80 model 1 from cassette. I also miss > modifying the basic code for the star trek game, and storing it back to > cassette. That was right after I learned basic on the vic20, in junior high. > > > > > > > > > > Gene Giannamore > > Abide International Inc. > > Technical Support > > 561 1st Street West > > Sonoma,Ca.95476 > > (707) 935-1577 Office > > (707) 935-9387 Fax > > (707) 766-4185 Cell > > gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com > > www.abideinternational.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gswe...@actsconsulting.net [mailto:gswe...@actsconsulting.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:45 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > Ahh, backing up to 25 x 5 ¼'s using xcopy in Dos 6.22 > > > > That was a step up from reel to reel. I bet it was more fun to watch > them spin though.. > > > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > From: Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:20 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > > > > > I'll never forget my first computer-related job and that room-long Data > General mainframe. Probably was x-times slower than most workstations today. > I miss reel-to-reel backup tapes. > > > > > > > > J > > > > > > > > Don Guyer > > > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > > > > Devon, PA 19333 > > > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > > > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > > > > don.gu...@prufoxroach.com > > > > > > > > From: Sean Rector [mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:08 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > > > > > Commodore PET & CBM - that's how I rolled back in the day. > > > > > > > > My 1st look at a computer was looking in on the Interdata main frame at > my dad's office. He was in sales at Interdata, and after they were bought > out by Perkin Elmer, he sold the computer that's in the Hubble Space > Telescope. > > > > > > > > Sean Rector, MCSE > > > > > > > > From: gswe...@actsconsulting.net [mailto:gswe...@actsconsulting.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:04 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > > > > > Ti-994a..Thats how we rolled back then. > > > > > > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:51 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > > > > > I miss Commodore. > > > > > > > > But don't get me started down Memory Lane. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:06 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > > > > > > > Although. back in the day Amigas were the tool of choice. > > > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > > Cameron Cooper > > > > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > > > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > > > ccoo...@aurico.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Information Technology Manager > > Virginia Opera Association > > > > E-Mail: sean.rec...@vaopera.org <mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org> > > Phone: (757) 213-4548 (direct line) > > {+} > > > > Virginia Opera's 35th Anniversary Season <http://www.vaopera.org> The > One You Love > > Celebrate with a 2009-2010 Subscription: La Bohème < > http://www.vaopera.org/html/currentoperas/opera1.cfm> , The Daughter of > the Regiment <http://www.vaopera.org/html/currentoperas/opera2.cfm> , Don > Giovanni <http://www.vaopera.org/html/currentoperas/opera3.cfm> and Porgy > and BessSM <http://www.vaopera.org/html/currentoperas/opera4.cfm> > > Visit us online at www.vaopera.org <http://www.vaopera.org> or call > 1-866-OPERA-VA > > > > ________________________________ > > > > This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely > for the intended recipient(s). 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