[XCSSA] Old computers

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first computer I actually "Owned" was a Vic 20, but I had been  
dealing with various 8088 models for a couple of years by then... the  
one "I" lusted after for the longest was the Atari 2600, the one that  
the "Hackers Quarterly was named after...
after the news recently on the QUAD core being all taped out and  
ready for further processing I am thinking that we will see this  
processor out before the end of the year Quad core for Christmas?

Seannon
On Aug 19, 2006, at 5:07 AM, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:

> On 8/18/06, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
>> I remember a cousin having an Atari with the flat keypad for a  
>> keyboard. I
>> also seem to remember detachable game knobs and a faux wood  
>> finish. That's
>> been about two decades ago. Sheesh!
>
> That sounds a lot like the Atari 400, which had a membrane keyboard.
> Maybe they were worried about people spilling their drinks on it :-)
>
> My first computer was the Atari 800.  I wanted an Apple, but it was
> expensive for a toy that my parents didn't know would turn into an
> obsession and a career and an industry.  I didn't have the luck of
> having a computer-savvy mentor, but my parents did eventually
> recognize that I was really into the computer thing.
>
> You had to buy games in cartridge form, at least until I got one that
> would let me run off disk.  Now we've come full circle, with most
> video gamers playing on game consoles that make it [fairly?] difficult
> to copy games.  I'm sure there are hacks to deal with this "problem"
> ("feature") now, too.
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