Comments on: How did I get started? http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/ Reliving the past 8 bits at a time Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:30:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: blinder http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-42 blinder Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:45:04 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-42 hey arb, heh this is pretty cool. unfortunately, since i'm just a pup, my first machine was an atari 520st. loved that thing. couldn't do much with it other than play <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brataccas" rel="nofollow">brataccas</a> for hours on end (and never did actually manage to do anything but activate the droids and get myself killed). i'm a add this to my links in my blog, good work here :) hey arb, heh this is pretty cool. unfortunately, since i’m just a pup, my first machine was an atari 520st. loved that thing. couldn’t do much with it other than play brataccas for hours on end (and never did actually manage to do anything but activate the droids and get myself killed).

i’m a add this to my links in my blog, good work here :)

]]> By: arb http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-41 arb Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:06:16 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-41 Hey George! Welcome to my new site. ;-) I've still gotta figure this thing out - I've had the quotes go wonky on me in a couple of places, but I've fixed most of them. At the moment I am fine for 128's, though I still want to find a 128D. I think the cost of shipping a 128D would be more than I'd be willing to pay. Hey George! Welcome to my new site. ;-)
I’ve still gotta figure this thing out - I’ve had the quotes go wonky on me in a couple of places, but I’ve fixed most of them.

At the moment I am fine for 128’s, though I still want to find a 128D. I think the cost of shipping a 128D would be more than I’d be willing to pay.

]]> By: gmhowell http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-40 gmhowell Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:00:50 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-40 Something broken with your smart quotes, it looks like. I think my brother might still have his C128. Probably cost prohibitive to ship it though, right? Something broken with your smart quotes, it looks like.

I think my brother might still have his C128. Probably cost prohibitive to ship it though, right?

]]> By: arb http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-39 arb Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:57:07 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-39 Thanks for the kind words! I'm pretty much a Commodore boy - I currently own seven different models of Commodore computers. ;-) At one stage I was employed by Commodore Australia as a technical evangelist, promoting Amigas and doing demonstrations at trade shows and in shopping centres. I'll have to post something about that one day... BTW an Atari 2600 shouldn't cost you much more than $10-15 on eBay - just don't get suckered into bidding more than you intended. One area of the site I'm planning is an online auction hints and tips section. I'd like to do something with a price guide for particular copmuters/consoles and hints on where/how to grab a bargain. You'd be amazed at some of the gear I've scored pretty cheaply off eBay! Thanks for the kind words!

I’m pretty much a Commodore boy - I currently own seven different models of Commodore computers. ;-) At one stage I was employed by Commodore Australia as a technical evangelist, promoting Amigas and doing demonstrations at trade shows and in shopping centres. I’ll have to post something about that one day…

BTW an Atari 2600 shouldn’t cost you much more than $10-15 on eBay - just don’t get suckered into bidding more than you intended.

One area of the site I’m planning is an online auction hints and tips section. I’d like to do something with a price guide for particular copmuters/consoles and hints on where/how to grab a bargain. You’d be amazed at some of the gear I’ve scored pretty cheaply off eBay!

]]> By: Shadow Wrought http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-38 Shadow Wrought Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:46:35 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/14/how-did-i-get-started/#comment-38 The site looks great! You have an excellent start to it and I'm looking forward to watching it grow;-) I had an A1200 in college and am still very fond of Amiga products. I also have wonderful memories of that most ubiquitous of consoles, the Atari 2600. One of these days I'm going to get one off of ebay (if it weren't for that mortgage thing... ;-). I look forward to reading more, and thank you for sharing this! The site looks great! You have an excellent start to it and I’m looking forward to watching it grow;-) I had an A1200 in college and am still very fond of Amiga products. I also have wonderful memories of that most ubiquitous of consoles, the Atari 2600. One of these days I’m going to get one off of ebay (if it weren’t for that mortgage thing… ;-). I look forward to reading more, and thank you for sharing this!

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