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(...) And thus his future life in a technical field was born... (...) Strangly, I never did have an asembler for the Apple ][. Somehow, my HS friends and I missed that and did everything on graph paper and raw hex code. The best part was when we (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I like my iMac, because it's pretty. -Iain (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sorry, it's kind of taken a back seat. Something else popped up. :) -Iain (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ross Crawford wrote: <snip> (...) The 6502... That number seems to be the 'computer geek' equivalent of the number '23'. Seems to show up in many places. Of course, many inside jokes in the video games I (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Zenith!!?! My first PC was a Zenith. 4.77Mhz with a "turbo" button to run it at 8Mhz (thought he games wouldn't run at the fast speed as most of them relied on the clock). Also included: 640k RAM (I upgraded from the factory 512k) 5MB Hard (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I used to sell Apple ][ clones for a mail-order company. (ok so I answered the phone). That was a great high-school job, until the company was raided by customs... And, at one time I had a program that made the floppy drive sound like it was (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Ummmmm TICK TICK HELLO!!!! waiting... whats the latest on this? do i have to do EVERYTHING? like PLAN a date to all gather and agree on a car design. Wonko C= (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey I learned 6502 assembler on mine, remember the Big Mac macro assembler? And I used it to write a program that could squeeze about 5 times as much data on tapes as the standard firmware (yes, I said tapes). And I did my first paid computer (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Worse. It was a clone Apple II Plus called a "Unitron" with an "NPH" and a "Shamrock" Disk II clone floppy drive. The monitor wasn't even an official Apple one, it was a Zenith Data Systems composite input monitor. However, I did learn a few (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) HEY!!! You dissin' the Apple ][ with green & black monitor???? ROSCO (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Worse, I had an Apple II. With a green and black monitor. Calum (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, but did you go into the disk and rename the files from Sylvia1 to 5 to Sylvia5 to 1 So that, as you won, she'd put her clothes back on? I thought not... Dave (18 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) we ALL had that game. except calum. he had an amiga Chris (18 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The thing is, I had that strip poker game for the 64 (amongst the (at last count) 5000+ games I had for the 64) Now I just have an SX64 with Fort Apocalypse and Paradroids. Eh... Dave K (18 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) 4th or 5th one has a "guest" appearance by a C= 64 Chris aka "Wonko The Sane" in a former BBS life (18 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (URL) cut a video for this project a few years back for some ACM submission :) Calum (18 years ago, 14-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) A> (18 years ago, 14-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) As much as I like the NXT...the Wii is awfully fun, especially at parties. Calum (18 years ago, 13-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) um.. didnt you tell me not too long ago that you were BROKE!!! i bet those large multinational bus/waste companies are giving the IT guys a raise. :) Chris (18 years ago, 13-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Bravo - well done! I'm assuming this came from an "I got it as a Christmas present but would rather sell it and buy a Wii" individual.... :) -Rob A> (...) (18 years ago, 13-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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