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  5. Posted

    Good point about the piecemeal thing. While you could technically hook the Apple ][ to a TV and tape drive, there wasn't much support for that sort of setup. ][s were strongly disk-based systems, whereas I started with an Atari 400 w/ a 410 tape drive, then went to a 1200XL w/ that same 410 and an Okimate 10 printer, then got a 1050, then got a 1025, etc. When the //c came out, I got the //c, an external drive, an Imagewriter ][, the 9" monochrome monitor and stand. And that was considered pretty basic -- the monitor was both tiny and monochrome. Later on I upgraded to the 12" //c color monitor, but just that initial package was way more expensive than my whole 1200XL setup that was purchased piecemeal.

     

    That said, I considered the Apple //c an upgrade over the 1200XL, because it had 80 column output, the default printer had much nicer printing, AppleWorks was better than anything available for the Atari, there were a lot more programming languages for it, the documentation was much more professional and extensive (the //c-era hardbacks vs. Atari's 3-ring-binder hardware and OS manuals plus De Re Atari), etc...and the //c could connect to standard devices using just the built-in ports.

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  8. Posted

    Now you just need to add sensors to each aperture so that your trusty Atari can keep a running count of which body parts have been removed. =)

     

    Edited to add: A better idea would be an arm hooked to the pot lines so it gives x/y values, with the "buzzer" hooked to the trigger.

  10. Posted

    I've been using my Wico Bat since the 80s. In the 90s I bought a few more "just in case," but I've never needed any of them. Mine just keeps going and going and going...

     

    As far as the size, it's perfect for my hands. And I like the throw, etc.

     

    Of course, I've been using it so long that a lot of my preference for it probably has to do with familiarity and habituation. At this point, using anything else to play a compatible system feels wrong.

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    Like Jin, I only collect what I'll use. But for me, that includes the box. But then I've always kept my carts and manuals in the boxes they came in. I had a shelf full of them back when the VCS was on store shelves, and later I kept the huge 400/800 boxes as well. It's like keeping the album cover, to me. When I got into the resale market in the 90s I was a little surprised to find that I was apparently one of the few to keep boxes. Most of my friends had kept their game boxes as well, so I'd assumed most people did.

     

    Aside from keeping the complete game, though, I'm not a completist at all. I don't collect things just to have them, and I don't need to "collect 'em all." Ephimera like flyers and buttons hold no interest for me, either.

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    Same-day delivery is the future, my friend. All the common items you need will be staged nearby in special storage locations, ready for someone to bring them to you the same day. Or, to get a $2 digital credit, you can choose to go to one of these storage locations and get the things yourself. These storage locations will be known colloquially as "stores" and it will be revolutionary!

     

    That's for new merchandise, of course. When it comes to places like eBay, they'll have you ship all the items you're going to sell to a central location, and then distribute them to their own "stores" based on purchase patterns. There will likely be a charity element, and to garner Goodwill amongst the public, they will probably open up their own "stores" for people to browse through.

     

    The future's gonna be awesome!

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