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  1. I had a little dream last night that I was driving and the Talespin theme came on the radio. It was on all channels and the radio wouldn't shut off!

    1. CaptainBreakout

      CaptainBreakout

      I looked through my wife's dream interpretation book and ... Nothing!

  2. Yes-no?

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    2. ClassicGMR
    3. atari2600land

      atari2600land

      Yes no, maybe, i don't know, can you repeat the question? You're not the boss of me now...

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      ^Definitely put that in my head! Loved Malcom in The Middle! That was a very well written show.

  3. I have both "The Bare Necessities" and the theme from Talespin stuck in my head today...

    1. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      Might as well go all the way and listen to Louis Prima's Greatest Hits. He was pretty great.

  4. It's so nice that they play radio shows on weekends, only to run over them with crappy Ohio sports games! Almost makes me want to stream my music anymore....

    1. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Radio still exists? I don't think I've listed to radio since the late 1990s or early 2000s.

  5. Is anyone else here sort of tired and burnt out with Disney having its hands in almost everything entertainment lately? I can't get going for any of the new Marvel movies at all..

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    2. AAA177

      AAA177

      I tried to watch some Marvel films, but like others here, I've found I have different movie interests as I've grown older. I am a happy Disney shareholder, though, and think the company's acquisition strategy will add value over time. Next up I see Sony Pictures perhaps being acquired (for the "Spider-Man" license).

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I'd probably still be going to the movies if our local theater here wasn't retarded...No ramps for my disabled friend and they insist we sit right next to each other even if there's only 6 people in the place.

    4. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      @AAA177 seems like they're OK with the Spider-Man licensing deal for now.

       

      Maybe it's cos I live with an 11yo girl, but I like Disney's output since they gobbled up Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars. Quality is good and there aren't a zillion different subscriptions to juggle.

  6. Woke up in the middle of the night with a migraine, now am sitting at home instead of doing my job for today. :( At least I got my Bally Astrocade dug out.

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    2. simbalion

      simbalion

      Thanks. I just had three scheduled days off in a row from work, so they probably aren't happy with me.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I hear ya! (Days off and being sick here too)...Get better!

    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Sounds like the lyrics to a classic Blues song. Gotta play the guitar riff on your head on every punctuation.

  7. Started watching season one of Knight Rider and it appears KITT is equipped with an Intellivision in the second episode! Well, that isn't an Intellivision controller, though!

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    2. chuckwalla

      chuckwalla

      There's an episode of Airwolf where an Admiral is playing Pac Man with a CX-40 stick.

    3. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      ^ I remember that, too! And Mr. Wizard had a segment in which Atari 800 Pac-Man was played with nothing but an exposed CX-40 circuit board:

       

      http://www.atari.io/the-time-mr-wizard-disassembled-an-atari-1200-xl/

       

      So, that particular version of Pac-Man showed up in at least three of my favorite shows.

    4. retrorandy

      retrorandy

      I always loved the 8 bit version of Atari's Pacman. In that one Knight Rider seen the joystick almost looks like the old Odyssey 2 or TRS 80 joystick, but I don't think it's either one of those. It could be an old pong controller. It's so wild and cool to see our old systems show up in pop culture shows from that era. :)

  8. I'm pondering a new rule of never trying to buy any vintage computers in Canton, OH. Just got a bit jerked around on another one up there at a resale shop. If you are going to have things set up, tag them clearly instead of making people ask for the price, then balking on them after bringing up eBay on your phone!

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    2. LS650

      LS650

      If you were willing to pay eBay prices, you'd probably be shopping on eBay already.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Never thought of this before, but Well eBay has feedback...Craigslist/flea markets do not...(for better or worse). A lack of price tags, even in a retail store really grinds my gears!

    4. simbalion

      simbalion

      A big agreement with both points above! ^

  9. Well, I actually got a Minecraft update on my Switch after all! It seems an earlier update gave me the latest version of the game, which seems to still be supported.

  10. I just found out that Minecraft will no longer be updated on the Switch and the only console they will continue updates on will be the Playstation 4. Bit of a bummer and great way to leave the Switch owners out of the loop!

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    2. deepthaw

      deepthaw

      There’s two versions of Minecraft for Switch. The original version is the one that is no longer supported. The “play together” edition is still supported.

    3. derFunkenstein
    4. simbalion

      simbalion

      Ah, ok. Yeah, when I picked up my copy, I snagged the original version with Super Mario Mashup. Might have to look into getting the other verson then!

  11. So, it seems Amazon is buying up and redeveloping the properties from defunct malls for their distribution centers. I don't know why, but it almost seems ironic or strange to me. Good to see new jobs, but strange.

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    2. MrMaddog

      MrMaddog

      Definition of conquest

       

      1 : the act or process of conquering

       

      2a : something conquered especially : territory appropriated in war

       

      b : a person whose favor or hand has been won

       

      Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary

       

    3. Keatah

      Keatah

      Well I bought more from small eBay sellers then I did from amazon.

    4. simbalion

      simbalion

      It seems the site of the Rolling Acres Mall in Akron, Ohio might very well be the next site for Amazon. Rolling Acres was really nice and even oddly neat in its ruined state before demolition in 2016. What was said up above about Walmart is definitely the truth. I really blame Walmart and the way it wrecked retail for the rise of Amazon.

  12. Just tried out the first episode of 'Star Trek Continues' today. I liked it.

    1. LS650

      LS650

      I thought that STC was hit and miss; some episodes mediocre and some were amazing.

  13. Is it me or is online shopping just boring and tedious?

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    2. x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      It's functional at best. Shopping (online or otherwise) has really never done much for me, personally.

    3. LS650

      LS650

      LOL at Flojomojo... I prefer online to 'meatspace', no annoying salesmen or idiot clerks.

    4. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      I never really liked online shopping.

  14. Great, the latest update on Minecraft seems to have erased all the extra skins, including the Mario Mashup skins that came with the game! I'm now just stuck as Mario.

    1. save2600

      save2600

      Updates... pfft. Can bank on them screwing *something* up today.

  15. I'm still amazed at how much sound a Zenith Royal 2000 portable radio can put out. Pretty good unit for being the first US produced, all transistor AM-FM radio.

  16. Just got the full series of 'Sledge Hammer!' on DVD delivered today. I'm trying not to laugh myself to death! :D

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    2. simbalion

      simbalion

      It definitely deserved more than 2 seasons. It seemed like the network wanted it dead. Still, nice to see it again after all these years! :D

    3. digdugnate

      digdugnate

      oh man, i haven't thought of that show in a long time! :)

    4. adam242

      adam242

      Loved that BITD..

  17. Had to have my 11 year old tiger cat (Calvin) put to sleep today after a month of trying to get him well. What we thought was a sinus infection turned out to be a cancerous growth in his left sinus cavity and an agressive one at that...

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      I'm so sorry. My cat Puppy keeps on battling illness. She's now about to be 18 y.o. but she keeps on going. She will not go gentle into that good night.

    3. pacman000
    4. simbalion

      simbalion

      Thanks, everyone. I still have my little black cat, Spook, but Calvin was a neat little cat. He was a good lap and shoulder cat and also liked to snuggle with my mom at night in bed. (My allergies kept him from my bedroom.) Spook was always at odds with Calvin, but the past few weeks he made up with Calvin, which might have been an indicator there was much more wrong than we initially thought.

  18. The trailer for the Lion King reboot is breaking viewing records on Youtube right now. I just can't get any excitement up for it myself...

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    2. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      Never liked the first one, so I don't really care that they remade it. It'll probably make stupid amounts of money though.

    3. Keatah

      Keatah

      Insta-famous.

    4. Grig

      Grig

      @nathan - me either, did not care for it. Disney's creative genuis is dead ... long live the remake.

  19. Dusted off the 2600 for some play this evening. Persistant sore throat and issues just turned out to be a cold that settled there, thank goodness.

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I hope ya get better!!!

  20. Looks like our local FYE is closing down for good. Glad I went today to get the Greta Van Fleet album and also scored the original Transformers Soundtrack on vinyl. Not the new movies, the 80's series!

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    2. VectorGamer

      VectorGamer

      I heard the new Greta Van Fleet sucks. Please review

    3. The Mr. Video

      The Mr. Video

      I remember when my local mall had an FYE. Never really bought anything there, but I did stop by and look around whenever I got the chance.

    4. simbalion

      simbalion

      I think Greta Van Fleet is fine and I like them well enough. Have to remember they are young and really just getting started on their musical journey.

  21. That NCR Decision Mate V I got cheated on has yet to appear on eBay. Either the guy got cold feet or he already had a deal going with 'Sir Spams-A-Lot' on Craigslist. Either that or his wife found out what he did and caved his head in with the computer... >:)

  22. Picked up a Newcomb School record player at a resale shop Saturday. A relube job and a new 6AV6 tube is all it took to bring it back to life. The best thing: It came from the school district where I went to school! They were still using some of these tube units when I was in grade school in the 80's.

    1. save2600

      save2600

      Soooooo cool! Those had a really nice sound to them. I remember our school placing a mic next to their speaker, so the rest of the speakers in the gym played for square dancing. lol

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      It'd be way rad if you'd actually heard That Exact record player when you were in school! ... (yeah... I went with Way Rad cuz...80s!)

    3. adam242

      adam242

      Nice find! I used to own a Commodore PET from my old elementary school. Sorry I sold it.

  23. Well, that stupid idiot who spams CL looking for vintage computers is now doing it on Facebook Marketplace as well. Now I know what he looks like and that he is from Akron, Ohio. Since he has been doing this, trying to buy any vintage computer in my area has become impossible!

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    2. simbalion

      simbalion

      Always gotta be someone who fouls things up!

    3. uglyclone

      uglyclone

      I'm in the Columbus Ohio area and i'm pretty sure it's the same dude that spams CL etc. here...

    4. simbalion

      simbalion

      I have no doubt he does. Not as many ads as he used to do, but he definitely seems to like cross-posting.

  24. A friend pointed me out to an NCR Decision Mate V for sale. Seller said he wanted $100 for it, but the price suddenly jumped to $300 by the time I got to the seller's house because he had seen them go for more than that on eBay. I wished him luck and walked back out the door. My friend isn't happy either, though it's not his fault!

    1. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      Jeez. He should be paying YOU $100 to get that hunka out of his house! http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=299&st=1

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Nice of your friend to share a deal,...The Seller is an Ass, pure and simple. I hope he puts it on ebay and can't get $10 for it.

  25. Dusted off and am now listening to the only table clock radio I have ever allowed in the house, an early 50's Zenith Z733 FM-AM. Unlike most clock radios, it is actually more radio than clock!

    1. adam242

      adam242

      Very nice! Love old vacuum tube radios. The style, the warmth of the sound..

    2. SlidellMan
    3. moycon
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