Comments on: What I consider old skool computing http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/ Reliving the past 8 bits at a time Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:23:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: arb http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-80 arb Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:57:34 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-80 I'm sorely tempted to leave the Atari ST out of the definition because I absolutely <em>detested</em> the ST back in the day. As a die-hard Amiga fanatic, I think it was mandatory to hate Atari. ;-) Built-in MIDI? Feh! Nothing exciting about that. The hoopy, advanced graphics and true multi-tasking capabilities of the Amiga? Much more worth getting excited about. IMNSHO. ;-) My favourite trick on the Amiga was to have multiple screens at differing resolutions (it was so cool how you could pull a screen down - why has no-one implemented multiple desktops like that on Winders or Linux?) with a PC emulator, Mac emulator and Atari ST emulator running while playing SimCity. I used to have so much fun on that machine... I’m sorely tempted to leave the Atari ST out of the definition because I absolutely detested the ST back in the day. As a die-hard Amiga fanatic, I think it was mandatory to hate Atari. ;-)
Built-in MIDI? Feh! Nothing exciting about that. The hoopy, advanced graphics and true multi-tasking capabilities of the Amiga? Much more worth getting excited about. IMNSHO. ;-) My favourite trick on the Amiga was to have multiple screens at differing resolutions (it was so cool how you could pull a screen down - why has no-one implemented multiple desktops like that on Winders or Linux?) with a PC emulator, Mac emulator and Atari ST emulator running while playing SimCity.

I used to have so much fun on that machine…

]]> By: blinder http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-79 blinder Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:33:54 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-79 ah so, the atari st *is* considered old school. see, i didn't think it would be. what a cool machine that was, i mean, built in MIDI! how rad is that? plus the operating system (TOS) was pretty cool too... mostly like early MacOs, but also very unix-like (even before i knew what unix was). i remember what a huge big deal it was when my parents bought me a 20mg external HD for it (it cost nearly $400). i was like "wait? i can put my floppies on that thing?" ah so, the atari st *is* considered old school. see, i didn’t think it would be. what a cool machine that was, i mean, built in MIDI! how rad is that? plus the operating system (TOS) was pretty cool too… mostly like early MacOs, but also very unix-like (even before i knew what unix was).

i remember what a huge big deal it was when my parents bought me a 20mg external HD for it (it cost nearly $400). i was like “wait? i can put my floppies on that thing?”

]]> By: btlzu2 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-78 btlzu2 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:03:57 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-78 oh shoot, i thought it was a 16 bit. i didn't think of such things much at that point... it was, and so portable with that handle. ;) oh shoot, i thought it was a 16 bit. i didn’t think of such things much at that point…

it was, and so portable with that handle. ;)

]]> By: arb http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-77 arb Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:12:23 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-77 Howdy ho Smoochy! ;-) The Apple IIc <em>was</em> an 8-bit dude. 65c02 CPU - a member of the 6502/6510 family which drove many an 8-bit wonder! The IIc was a cute lil machine, weren't it? I think I've got a IIc buried away in my back room somewhere... Howdy ho Smoochy! ;-)
The Apple IIc was an 8-bit dude. 65c02 CPU - a member of the 6502/6510 family which drove many an 8-bit wonder! The IIc was a cute lil machine, weren’t it?

I think I’ve got a IIc buried away in my back room somewhere…

]]> By: btlzu2 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-76 btlzu2 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:07:00 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/15/what-i-consider-old-skool-computing/#comment-76 yo arb! nice site. sorry for checking it out late--been busy. ah, me old atari 2600. i love air-sea battle myself. my first computer was an Apple IIc as a surprise gift one christmas morn from an eccentric NEIGHBOR of all people. wasn't an 8-bit though, but it's a similar idea. also loved playing around with the IIe and the Commodore before that. (never had those) gonna keep up with this place! ;) yo arb! nice site. sorry for checking it out late–been busy. ah, me old atari 2600. i love air-sea battle myself. my first computer was an Apple IIc as a surprise gift one christmas morn from an eccentric NEIGHBOR of all people.

wasn’t an 8-bit though, but it’s a similar idea. also loved playing around with the IIe and the Commodore before that. (never had those)

gonna keep up with this place! ;)

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