Norman Dunbar wrote:-
>Darren,
>Computing isn't as much fun these days I think. When I was a lad (warning
:
>old git stuff coming next) we had a choice of lots of different and
strange
>computers (most of which seem to be in your collection) but nowadays its a
>PC or nothing (ok, PC or SGI :o) ) and it isn't fun because programming is
>'difficult'.
I agree totally. Whats more, not only is programming more difficult, but
more expensive. What do you buy now if you only have a couple hundred quid
and want to start computing? Your only option is a second hand PC - It'll
buy you nothing new. I bought my Speccy for £99.95.. Granted, that was a
bit of money in 1983, but not as much as £1,000+ is now for a new PC. What
I'm saying is it was easier to get into then and was a relatively cheap
hobby once you'd got the gear. Not any more :-)) I think I spend more on my
PC than I do on my Girlfriend... probably more time too.
>The only thing that breaks the montony is Linux - you can get
>some good arguments going between Windows and Linux fans. Just like the
old
>days when Specctrum owners wouldn't be seen having a sensible conversation
>with C64 owners.
True. I remember some of the hum-dinger battles that used to go on in the
Sinclair mags about C64 owners - wow, slagging off didn't come into it. All
good, healthy fun though.
PC v. Mac can get good too. My Cousin was a die hard C64 user....grrrrr..!!
I remember a huge row that developed at an All-formats show in Belfast
too... Ahhh, its all flooding back... Not nearly the same now, is it?
>Nostalgia isn't the same as it used to be !
Yeah. I tried to explain all this to an 18 year old who missed it all and
recently started in the programmer section here in the bank. I showed him
some of the games (Driller, Knight Lore, JSW, to name a few - running on an
emulator on my old Laptop) and he was STUNNED you could get a huge, multi
level, full colour game with sound into a mere 48K.... Unlike the bloatware
Windoze stuff these days. I'll show him some of the Z80 machine code
routines I wrote on a 1K Zx-81 some day... ;-))
Or course, you never get people arguing over the QL....;-)) (back on
Topic!)
Darren.
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