+TheBF Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I thought this might be of interest to some folks here. I hope it's not "old news" for everyone. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/19/business/the-coming-crisis-in-home-computers.html 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileyc Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Well, I'm certainly on the fence now about buying a TI. Even though I love Bill Cosby, who was the best father figure a kid could want 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LASooner Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Kinda weird how pro-ADAM that article was. Was COLECO giving kick backs for positive press? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Kinda weird how pro-ADAM that article was. Was COLECO giving kick backs for positive press? I feel the same way every time one the Seattle area TV stations does a pro Starbucks "story", usually on a bi-weekly basis. I guess being under the guise of news, some people see them as "trendy" or "relevant" somehow. It's not really newsworthy, but like you, I'm of the belief that these stealth commercials have a monetary aspect that benefits the station. On the Coleco Adam's - Everyone one sold in the store I worked at came back or were broken in the box. I never saw a working ADAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I got to practice on a working Adam once. It was strange knowing it was a TMS9918, yet the BASIC command HPLOT matched AppleSoft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I got to practice on a working Adam once. It was strange knowing it was a TMS9918, yet the BASIC command HPLOT matched AppleSoft. Yeah that was intriguing to me at the time it was on the market, that it was applesoftish.. but minus the software library other systems had other than the collecovision titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 That and the Adam user community was (and remains) seriously committed to the system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 That and the Adam user community was (and remains) seriously committed to the system. They do, in fact a number of them call the hidden reef with their adams.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 They do, in fact a number of them call the hidden reef with their adams.. My knee-jerk reaction is to call them freaks... but, glass houses and stones and all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I was intrigued and decided YouTube was the place to go to see a working Adam computer. The first video I came across was by our AtariAge friend, "The Immortal" John Hancock. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIjf1GcKxc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I was intrigued and decided YouTube was the place to go to see a working Adam computer. The first video I came across was by our AtariAge friend, "The Immortal" John Hancock. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIjf1GcKxc unfortunately neither of his work. OR he doesn't know how to make them work. I have a working one here in my collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 unfortunately neither of his work. OR he doesn't know how to make them work. I have a working one here in my collection I'd like to see a video if you care to make one, or at least a link to a video of one actually working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majestyx Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) I'd like to see a video if you care to make one, or at least a link to a video of one actually working. Here's one where they unbox a pristine looking stand-alone ADAM and show gameplay of DK Jr. https://youtu.be/9U39muxNdJs Edited November 26, 2018 by majestyx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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