| From: | C J Anderson <nitehawk@******.NET> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Nostalgia and computers |
| Date: | Tue, 3 Dec 1996 10:20:34 -0600 |
>
> SD Simmons wrote:
> >
> >Hmmm, I also had a Tandy thingy... It was this keyboard and Tape player
> >that you attached to your TV and could program in Basic... and that was
> >it...
>
> I bought my first computer in 1983. It was an Atari 800. I upgraded
> the ram to 160K and wrote a custom OS with OSS's MAC/65 macro
> assembler. I burned that puppy into ROM and loved it. Never had to
> wait for disk boot again to use my dual floppies. It even used part of
> that 160K of RAM for a 90K ram-disk. All running instantly out of ROM.
> I don't suppose that qualifies at Response Increase Level 1 does it?
Oh the memories... I learned on a Trash 80 when my dad worked for
Radio Shack, then we had a Vic 20, then a Commodore 64, then a Timex
that hooked into the TV (anybody remember them? With the big RAM blocks
that plugged in the back?) About the only thing I haven't had was an
Apple. Was too smart for that.....
Just my 2pence,
C J Anderson
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