Comments on: With plug-in programs, anybody can use these personal computers

By: Clint

Clint — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:01:16 +0000

Suzanne I have to warn you! The memories of old tend to be better than the actual thing.
About 10 years back I found and old retired C64 complete with 5,25″ disk drive and 200 disks with games … and it just wasn’t fun. I mean the initial joy of seeing the blue command screen and typing RUN again was amazing, but the games were just not as good as the memory I had of them… so my childhood memories were sort of shattered.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:04:28 +0000

I’m with you slim. My parents have kept my old C64 boxed up in the basement. They’re coming to visit and I had them pack it up to bring with them. I can’t wait to set it up in its own hallowed spot and play all the games I spent hours with as a kid. I wonder if they still have the dot matrix printer? I loved Print Shop and its boxy graphics. I even had LOGO on a cartridge so I could play with my favorite little turtle. Oh, the good ol’ days!

By: Torgo

Torgo — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:49:54 +0000

Very true, Slim. My iMac is sure snazzy, but it doesn’t have a lot of soul. Maybe I’m just getting old.

By: slim

slim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:09:47 +0000

Today’s computers are wonders of engineering, but they just aren’t as much fun. I spent many pleasant hours playing with a TI99/4A and a Commodore 64. The machine I have now is just an appliance. There is software now to do just about anything you want, but the early computers were simple enough that the average person was challenged to create his or her own. It’s a great feeling when something that you have worked on for hours finally does what you want, even if it’s only to move a sprite across the screen.

By: jayessell

jayessell — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:17:14 +0000

Nurbles…
They paid you a penny to take it?

By: nurbles

nurbles — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:35:26 +0000

Just a few years after this article came out, I bought my TI 99/4A for $49.95 — and that is BEFORE the $50.00 rebate from TI!