Comments on: Let’s see if I can remember what I’ve got… http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/17/lets-see-if-i-can-remember-what-ive-got/ Reliving the past 8 bits at a time Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: arb http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/17/lets-see-if-i-can-remember-what-ive-got/#comment-82 arb Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:48:34 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/17/lets-see-if-i-can-remember-what-ive-got/#comment-82 <blockquote cite="Shadow Wrought">So what?s the cut off for Amigas?</blockquote> At this stage I wouldn't really get too hung up about what is in or out to be honest. The video game side of things is easier to define (pre-crash) but <em>home computer</em> has a slightly more flexible definition in my mind. All <code>Commodore Amigas</code> are fine (up to and including the 4000) as are all <code>Atari STs</code>. In my personal collection I count the early <code>Macintoshes</code>, mainly because I really wanted one back in the day. Where would I stand on the <code>Archimedes</code>? Hell yeah - they were darn cool machines. <code>NeXT</code>? You can bet that I wouldn't hesitate to add one to my collection. Early <code>SUN</code> and <silicon Graphics</code> boxes? I'm not too sure... So to recap: Anything <code>Commodore</code>, <code>Atari</code>, <code>Sinclair</code> and pre-PPC <code>Apple</code>; anything with 8 bits or less; anything that could reasonably be called a <em>Home Computer</em> through the 80s; and anything I want in my collection! ;-) <blockquote cite="Shadow Wrought">Of course I didn?t appreciate them at the time? but that?s a different story;-)</blockquote> Sounds like it might be a story worth hearing...?</silicon>

So what?s the cut off for Amigas?

At this stage I wouldn’t really get too hung up about what is in or out to be honest. The video game side of things is easier to define (pre-crash) but home computer has a slightly more flexible definition in my mind. All Commodore Amigas are fine (up to and including the 4000) as are all Atari STs. In my personal collection I count the early Macintoshes, mainly because I really wanted one back in the day. Where would I stand on the Archimedes? Hell yeah - they were darn cool machines. NeXT? You can bet that I wouldn’t hesitate to add one to my collection. Early SUN and boxes? I’m not too sure…

So to recap: Anything Commodore, Atari, Sinclair and pre-PPC Apple; anything with 8 bits or less; anything that could reasonably be called a Home Computer through the 80s; and anything I want in my collection! ;-)

Of course I didn?t appreciate them at the time? but that?s a different story;-)

Sounds like it might be a story worth hearing…?

]]> By: Shadow Wrought http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/17/lets-see-if-i-can-remember-what-ive-got/#comment-81 Shadow Wrought Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:14:56 +0000 http://oldskoolblog.com/2006/06/17/lets-see-if-i-can-remember-what-ive-got/#comment-81 So what's the cut off for Amigas? I know it should be the 500, but dangit, I love my A1200;-) What might be cool to add to the site is a repository for all the old Amiga demos. Those guys did some amazing things with those. Of course I didn't appreciate them at the time... but that's a different story;-) So what’s the cut off for Amigas? I know it should be the 500, but dangit, I love my A1200;-) What might be cool to add to the site is a repository for all the old Amiga demos. Those guys did some amazing things with those. Of course I didn’t appreciate them at the time… but that’s a different story;-)

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