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ddingus 433 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
Probably by now, but it is such a rare beast.
Is there one running somewhere maybe? Super interesting hardware for sure.
ddingus 433 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
No worries and you are welcome, but our mutual friend bmonkey probably has us all beat!
ddingus 433 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
Do you miss anything from doing the show?
- qingcharles 432 days ago
  This was the show, though none of my episodes surfaced yet!
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q6yPcUwatg
  I miss hanging out with Kate Russell, she's an absolute darling. The show was ridiculous fun to do, only got paid 15 quid an episode, but the studio folks would treat you like a king from the moment you arrived.
  - ddingus 431 days ago
    Dang! She is a gem. I bet you had a great time. That show was well ahead of its time.
    Thanks for linking it. Very fun watching.
ddingus 433 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
I find myself craving an original PC from time to time.
Yeah, big iron! I am interested but lack the space, so I watch others with great interest.
I did get really into Sgi machines, but those are a newer breed. They do have that big iron feel. At one point I had quite a set, Origin server, Indy machines, an O2... purged it all in the early 10's and went small, embedded after that.
ddingus 433 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
Same. It is nice here
ddingus 433 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
My first was also an Atari. Was a 400, and the first thing I did was get it a real keyboard.
Click, clickety, click, click...
The SIO system was really nice for the time.
- bmonkey325 433 days ago
  I did good business doing b-key 400 upgrades in Toronto back in the day. Weird thst people would let a 12 year old (me) take apart a computer they were afraid to do themselves.
  - ddingus 433 days ago
    Yeah, the guy I got mine from said the same thing back in the day. Must have been a nice side gig at the time.
ddingus 434 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
Hello from Oregon! Portland area.
I need to contribute more links...
- bmonkey325 434 days ago
  This is the way …
  - ddingus 433 days ago
    Indeed
ddingus 434 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
Thanks! You appear to be doing great and I really appreciate your work.
Should you ever need help, I am open to that, though I can't think of a thing right now and that probably means you got this.
Thanks again. Much appreciated!
ddingus 434 days ago | parent | on: Roll Call!
I came from the 80's era. Apple 2 and Atari machines.
Had Apples in school, learned a ton, got one for home and have been using both ever since.
Today, I run an Apple 2 Platinum with a FastChip that can run Applesoft basic at 16 Mhz! That is fun. Have FujiNET devices on both Apple and my Atari 800XL.
I program in assembly for a lot of chips and enjoy hacking around on retro gear of all kinds. Also CRT displays are great. Mine still work and I hope that continues.
I really want a Tek vector storage computer some day. These are beautiful and I worked on one doing sheet metal back in the day.
And I want a CRT terminal I can augment into a full computer just for fun. (Without removing its original capability.)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QMEgysuCwZA&pp=ygUJdGVrIDQ...
What do you have, what do you want?
What makes you feel like playing?
ddingus 434 days ago | parent | on: ZX Spectrum documentary 'The Rubber Keyed Wonder' ...
Yes. It is a good program. Seconded easily.
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