What is that, an Apple II of some sort? (I think I see the old multicolored Apple logo there)
I don’t remember Apple II models with mice, but I never really owned or used them, so what do I know. Didn’t they use something called ProDOS?
I thought that was the joke.
Went over my head, sorry! :D
The ease of opening the Apple II Plus to insert or pull expansion cards always fascinated me.
Just had to share it.
At least a couple of the computers of the mid-late 80’s had the form factor where the keyboard and the computer chassis were integrated like that, right? That second higher res picture shows that what I first took to be the old Apple logo was in fact a couple of LEDs above the NumPad.
Yes, all the Commodores and Apples of the 80s had integrated keyboards.
I always wanted an Amiga as a kid. But they were way too expensive.
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The TRS-80 also had the integrated keyboard. And a cartridge slot!
Pretty much all 8 bit computers of the early 80’s had that as well. ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Vic-20, all the atari 8 bit machines, Amstrad 8 bit machines… I could go on.
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I have such fond memories of my Amiga 500. That was a magical time to be a gamer.
The game that made me switch from ST to Amiga was Starglider 2, which I think was the first 3D game to have a seamless planet to space transition (well, kinda, it just invisibly switched engines) 5 years before Frontier (although that game truly did it seamlessly). Flying from the planet surface into space and flying around the solar system blew my young mind back then. The ST had a slightly faster frame rate, but the Amiga version not only looked better, it had some great sound design that really sold it. I had my Amiga for 10 years, such a great machine.
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I have a Compaq Portable 286 that is designed that way I think. Should anyone want it they are welcome to it for only the cost of shipping.
Hope you don’t mind paying to ship nearly 30 pounds of computer :-)
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I have debated turning it into scrap but I keep thinking there must be some computer nerd (eh, person) out there who would like it. I still have all the original disks and manuals. The internal battery is of course dead.
With only a work computer since the lockdown, I’ve had limited access to fancy games. At first it was mostly itch.io games, but more recently (a month or so) mostly just some other hobbies and interests - e.g. learning R and trying to use it to automate more of my day to day - not out of need, just out of curiosity/boredom.
Until last weekend, when I got a hankering for some games again.
I’ve been gradually chipping away at Mindustry levels/challenges, but very slowly - like 10-20 minutes here and there.
I’ve once again installed Dwarf Fortress Lazy Newb Pack and feel like it might stick this time, although I haven’t even had enough time to crash and burn once yet.
It’s crazy to think that there was a time when that was considered “portable.” It was about as portable as the classic Macs with the 9" monochrome monitor, I suppose. I had an SE and later upgraded it to an SE /30 and bought a Targus bag to lug it around in on occasion. :-)
I purchased an original Mac when they came out in… What was it, 1984? I was using it a little at work and decided to bring it back-and-forth in its green carrying bag which I got as part of the package deal. After about a month of lugging it back-and-forth I started getting these terrific back pains and it took me a couple days to understand it was because I was hauling a 20 or 30 pound rock back-and-forth every day. So yeah … luggable was a good term to describe that.
For Space Game Junkie, it’ll FINALLY be EGA Trek because there’ve been no new surprise releases AGAIN this past week. I’ll also be streaming Disintegration.
For me, more likely Warhammer 40K Inquisitor to dive into the new season, as well as more Bloody Rally Show of course. Not sure what else since I’m busy alllll day tomorrow. Should be a good weekend overall though.
