Ross PK Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I've always said one oh five oh. I obviously say 1010 in the same way also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Ten-fifty. Ten-Ten. Just like the old CB talk e.g. 10-4 good buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 ten fifty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Are they still using CB in Oz Rybags...haven't see or heard CB since the v. early 90's as for the question, i think is got to be as rybags said, esp in my experience (ten-fifty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 CB is still in existance in most places around the world that originally had it. Mobile phones are more convenient in most cases - major highways tend to have full or near full coverage. Boats are probably the biggest market now - even though phones are an option, you always need backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Should have mentioned - HF radio I believe is still fairly widely used in very remote areas. It has much better range than AM or UHF, and there were/are (?) even relay services that allow talking to someone on a phone at the other end. But, satellite capable phones are now a lot cheaper and probably a more popular option for a lot of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Rybag's, shame they didn't use the CB on the 'ghost yacht' that was found just of the coast of australia recently...you must have heard about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 PMSL. I think they actually had the full biz onboard, including a computer. Probably a case of them all falling overboard simultaneously. Most possible cause, XXXX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bripilot Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Back on topic... Ten Fifty, Ten Ten, Eight Ten... I don't think you'd call a 1200XL as a 1 2 0 0 XL would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Ten fifty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross PK Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 That's the weird thing, I wouldn't. I guess I'd either call it a twelve hundred or a one thousand two hundred, or maybe even a one two hundred, since I call the Atari 2600 a two six hundred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urchlay Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 More information than anybody probably wants, but: Guide to Urchlay's pronunciation. For best results, drink a pot of coffee and speak quickly, or get really tired and slur your speech 1050- Ten fifty 1010 - Ten ten 810 - Eight ten 2600 - Twenty-six hundred 800 - Eight hundred 800XL - Eight hundred ecks ell 1200XL - Twelve hundred ecks ell 130XE - One-thirty ecks ee XEGS - Ecks ee jee ess, or sometimes it's pronounced "ugly Atari" 6502 - Sixty-five oh too Z80 - Zee eighty (I like the sound of "Zed eighty" but I never actually say it) 68000 - Sixty-eight thousand 68010 - Sixty-eight oh ten 8086 - Eight oh eighty six (or eighty-eighty-six) ANTIC - Ann tick POKEY - Poe kee GTIA - Jee tee eye ay (spelled out) TIA - Tee ah (like the Spanish word "tia" for "grandma", not "Tee eye ay" for some reason) Linux - Lynn ucks (not "Lie nucks") It's kind of awkward to say "One thousand fifty" instead of "Ten fifty", I think. I wouldn't say the Normans invaded England in "One thousand sixty-six", I'd say "Ten sixty-six". Also I'm starting to refer to 2001 as "ought one", like my grandpa did about 1901. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdh Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 one oh five oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I've always said Ten-Fifty, as have any other Atari enthusiasts I've been around over the years (and I've been a member of several 8-bit users groups over time..) ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyChronos Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I Say ten fifty as well. or twelve hundred ex el, or eight hundred ex el, one thirty ex ee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliecron Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Ten Fifty all the way. Thats an interesting observation, thinking back, even when I was a little kid, knowing no other Atarians, I still said Ten Fifty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 T-Fitty my beeeotch! ok - Ten-Fifty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 "zehn-fünfzig" that is ten-fifty, but eighthundredten, not eight-ten, don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Ten-fiddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) Should we say Commodore Six Four and Vic Two Oh Edited May 25, 2007 by MRB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellE Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) Ten-Fitty (or the same way RJ says it) Of course, I have never owned one of these... and if I did I would probably just say.... ohhhhh preeeeeetty!! Edited April 27, 2007 by JellE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javiero Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Mil cincuenta.... Sorry, i couldn't resist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urchlay Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Mil cincuenta.... Sorry, i couldn't resist.... Muy bueno! Is that the normal way to say "one thousand and fifty" in Spanish? I was going to write this whole reply in Espanol, but my high-school Spanish has eroded to almost nothing now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javiero Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Mil cincuenta.... Sorry, i couldn't resist.... Muy bueno! Is that the normal way to say "one thousand and fifty" in Spanish? I was going to write this whole reply in Espanol, but my high-school Spanish has eroded to almost nothing now Yes we don't divide the numbers. the 800 is ochocientos, the 1010 is mil diez and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Don't feel bad, Ross PK. I seem to be the only one that calls the VIC-20 the "vee eye see twenty." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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