Classic Computing Discussion

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1. Does anyone have any early or promotional Infocom items.

   By Buyatari, April 25, 2011
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   • Redshift
   • January 19, 2014

2. Compaq Portable II Questions 1 2 3 4 6

   By bluejay, May 6, 2020
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   • wierd_w
   • September 9, 2020

3. Coco3.com? 1 2

   By tjb, July 24, 2011
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   • cocotower
   • August 17, 2011

4. Triad 512KB Coco3 upgrade received today

   By eightbit, March 11, 2014
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   • Charlie_
   • March 26, 2014

5. Sinclair zx81 and Timex 1000 in America 1 2

   By Papa_Bear, May 18, 2017
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   • Ed in SoDak
   • November 22, 2017

6. Classic Keyboards -- The Good, The Bad and the just plain Ugly. 1 2 3

   By Omega-TI, September 10, 2015
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   • MarkO
   • September 23, 2015

7. Looking for an old DOS / ANSi / ASCii / CGA type game..

   By yuppicide, January 13, 2010
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   • HollowPoint123
   • August 31, 2010

8. Seeking an early-1980s Electronic Arts anti-piracy ad... 1 2

   By DJ Badger, March 19, 2012   

   • electronic arts
   • piracy
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • electronic arts
     • piracy
     • anti-piracy
     • pizza
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   • DJ Badger
   • April 17, 2012

9. What can you do with a Kaypro II?

   By jukingeo, January 19, 2010
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   • zzip
   • May 13, 2022

10. Operating systems 1 2 3

    By Seob, April 19, 2013
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    • Ripdubski
    • March 16, 2014

11. Apple2 Graphics Converter for HGR 1 2

    By Tursi, April 28, 2013
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    • Tursi
    • October 14, 2016

12. Disappointments in Classic Computing -- (Your stories here) 1 2 3 4

    By Omega-TI, July 29, 2014
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    • Nebulon
    • August 25, 2014

13. TRS-80 cassette software loading commands

    By ianoid, February 19, 2016
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    • ianoid
    • February 27, 2016

14. Computers with multiple (different) processors 1 2 3

    By CatPix, September 28, 2015
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    • JamesD
    • August 19, 2016

15. A bunch of PC ads from December 6, 1994 1 2

    By Flojomojo, July 19, 2018
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    • Keatah
    • March 23, 2019

16. How do/did you feel about "Atarisoft"? 1 2 3

    By segasaturn, July 19, 2014   

    • Atarisoft
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    • BassGuitari
    • January 9, 2015

17. Regarding PC clones 1 2

    By toptenmaterial, February 9, 2011
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    • Gemintronic
    • August 4, 2012

18. Gaming on a macintosh 128K 1 2

    By Videogamecollector123, June 4, 2010
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    • madmax2069
    • August 3, 2010

19. GOTEK floppy emulator..

    By desiv, April 1, 2014
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    • MoreBITS
    • June 14, 2014

20. How do I set up a Windows 95 virtual pc with Virtualbox?

    By copper20, January 2, 2014
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    • Hatta
    • January 4, 2014

21. Other good oldschool computers? 1 2 3

    By lastkill3r, November 22, 2010
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    • lastkill3r
    • December 4, 2010

22. Computers in grade school/high school? 1 2 3 4 5

    By MHaensel, December 5, 2020
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    • ClausB
    • March 28, 2021

23. Fixing a bent Apple //e keyboard...any suggestions?

    By HuckleCat, September 25, 2011
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    • madmax2069
    • October 4, 2011

24. Radio Shack Radio Sunk 1 2 3

    By Jess Ragan, February 6, 2015
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    • MarkO
    • April 24, 2015

25. Boot the wife or boot the Apple? 1 2 3

    By Keatah, December 3, 2016
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    • Keatah
    • June 4, 2017

26. Pong, Basic code for Atari 8bit or C64?

    By amiman99, April 14, 2012
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    • awace
    • May 15, 2012

27. IRATA.ONLINE - a PLATO community for Retro-computing fans! 1 2 3

    By tschak909, March 25, 2018
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    • tschak909
    • November 8, 2018

28. found a Commodore MPS-803 printer

    By toptenmaterial, July 16, 2011
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    • supercat
    • July 19, 2011

29. MSX 2+ RGB Cable

    By Tempest, March 3, 2014
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    • ApolloBoy
    • March 7, 2014

30. Atari 800XL vs C64: Best Versions of Games

    By donjn, January 26, 2013
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    • desiv
    • January 27, 2013

31. Retrobrite Experience in the UK

    By GadgetUK, March 12, 2013
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    • Retro Rogue
    • August 19, 2013

32. Best Mac Laptop for 90's Mac Gaming 1 2

    By Rick Dangerous, December 13, 2016   

    • mac
    • powerbook
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      • mac
      • powerbook
      • g3
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    • Flojomojo
    • January 3, 2017

33. New Commodore Branded Computers 1 2 3

    By Zonie, April 7, 2011
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    • desiv
    • August 15, 2011

34. Were Atari 8 bit, C64 and others mainly gaming machines? 1 2 3

    By toptenmaterial, March 28, 2017
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    • kiwilove
    • May 2, 2017

35. "Growing The 8 bit Generation" film documentary 1 2 3

    By wyerd, August 21, 2015
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    • RobertB
    • April 17, 2016

36. Agon Light 2 and Other Modern 8-Bit Computers 1 2

    By mutterminder, April 7, 2023
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    • Winston2022
    • June 24, 2023

37. The Co Co has some funny rip offs 1 2 3

    By DracIsBack, February 28, 2011
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    • AtariLeaf
    • April 21, 2011

38. Early 90s DOS games 1 2

    By mbd30, June 28, 2015
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    • 82-T/A
    • October 3, 2016

39. can't get 30 lives code to work on Contra (NES)

    By toptenmaterial, November 18, 2011
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    • toptenmaterial
    • November 19, 2011

40. The games that only run well in PC/XT

    By nanochess, August 16, 2017
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    • mbd30
    • September 18, 2017

41. Whats difference between commodore 64, amiga, tandy 1 2

    By icemanxp300, January 31, 2015
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    • Seob
    • March 23, 2015

42. On feeling nostalgic for old software. 1 2 3

    By Keatah, March 6, 2015
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    • Opry99er
    • April 16, 2015

43. USB gamepad for Mac OS 9

    By jamesk, May 5, 2011
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    • thegoldenband
    • May 10, 2011

44. TI-99/4A Vs. Atari 800XL For First Classic Computer 1 2 3

    By Skippy B. Coyote, April 25, 2017
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    • kiwilove
    • May 11, 2017

45. Which Should I Setup: Vic-20, Mac Plus, or PCjr? 1 2 3

    By Tempest, January 22, 2010
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    • Tempest
    • January 29, 2010

46. Why did it take computers so long to get rid of the one-button joystick? 1 2

    By Zap!, November 25, 2017
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    • Bruce Tomlin
    • January 1, 2018

47. Any good pinball games for PSP?

    By toptenmaterial, July 20, 2014
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    • boog
    • July 21, 2014

48. What, In Your Opinion, Is the Best Computer Game of the 1980s? 1 2 3 4

    By bluejay, February 2, 2020
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    • Torr
    • November 19, 2020

49. Let's talk about Thexder! 1 2

    By Tanrunomad, January 8, 2016
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    • Newsdee
    • March 18, 2016

50. Can I connect a Windows 95 computer to the internet? 1 2 3

    By RetroB1977, February 21, 2022
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    • RetroB1977
    • March 5, 2022