Mclaneinc Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I myself didn't, I got a HUGE Pooh Bear mug which is lovely and some other really sweet stuff but its all about our daughter, a big smile from her is a present enough.. But did anyone actually get Atari stuff? Even if its a present to yourself Spread the Xmas cheer.. Paul.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Art Of Atari book. It is great 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) All early Christmas presents from others and to myself. 800 computer 810 disk drive 3 Infocom titles THGTTG, Lurking Horror, Zork I CIB Atari beer mug 3 SIO cables* Super Sketch art tablet & cart software* Alternate Reality themed mouse mat* Atari 400 themed mouse mat* Vintage Atari 400/800 ad on a metal plate/sign* Christmas card & $100 check from a relative which will be used for Atari goods. *Gifts from me to me. I bought the same gifts (except Super Sketch and SIO cables) for others as presents and got an extra of each for my self. Edited December 25, 2018 by Gunstar 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Got sick, and a day early too. Completely missed Christmas dinner and feel weak as a kitten. Christmas always delivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I think that the last time I got anything Atari related for Christmas it was like 1985. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 An update to Stella VCS emulator. Each release brings us closer to perfection. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I think that the last time I got anything Atari related for Christmas it was like 1985. That would be about the same for me, except this year. Strictly speaking of gifts from others. I make sure I get myself something Atari related every Christmas because usually I never get any from anyone else. You need to do the same for yourself if no one else will... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 An update to Stella VCS emulator. Each release brings us closer to perfection. You know you could go straight to perfection instead of inching closer, just by buying a real VCS... Merry Christmas! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scitari Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I got my first Atari t-shirt! w00t! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Got sick, and a day early too. Completely missed Christmas dinner and feel weak as a kitten. Christmas always delivers. What a bummer, now I suppose you'll turn into the Grinch that stole Christmas just to avoid getting sick again! I hope they saved you some left-overs, Christmas left-overs taste better anyway... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
256 colors Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I got a rise out of my friend telling him Atari computers are superior to crappy C64 games machines Atari track ball 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Sorry to hear Jon, bad day to have that issue... Hope you feel better soon and get the appetite back,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Yep: reasonably healthy all year and I get sick on Christmas Eve. What a bummer, now I suppose you'll turn into the Grinch that stole Christmas just to avoid getting sick again! I hope they saved you some left-overs, Christmas left-overs taste better anyway... Grinch is pretty much my default state anyway, but yes: Deborah brought back a plate of dinner and I felt a bit better after I got that down. It's an unavoidable irony that everyone is grouped together for the festivities at the exact time that a lot of cold and flu is going around. I'm pretty much on red-alert the whole time when I see someone coughing or sneezing even when I am participating fully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 My lot are all full of this cold / flu thing...Cindy coughs all night and Serena sneezes every two mins..I'm slightly blocked but about the best of us lot.. No use spending great wads of cash on cough stuff here, they rarely do anything useful and drain what cash we have. Got cough represent for me earlier in the year, what a waste of cash that was, any anaesthesia type quality it was supposed to have didn't do a thing, throat tickled like hell, cough hurt the throat and the vicious circle continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Torbel Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 So, not Atari, but definitely retro 8-bit love. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 My wife all things Atari, so...No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) My wife all things Atari, so...No. Your wife is all things Atari? Interesting woman...no need for Atari gifts because your wife is all of them...I'm guessing maybe you forgot the word 'hate" or similar in there? One of many reasons I remained a bachelor...no woman will ever tell me what I can or can't own, like, use, have as a hobby or otherwise. I never found a woman who didn't want to change me and my life. I'm who I am because I like me, and I live how I want. Edited December 25, 2018 by Gunstar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 ...no woman will ever tell me what I can or can't own, like, use, have as a hobby or otherwise. I never found a woman who didn't want to change me and my life. I'm who I am because I like me, and I live how I want. Lonnie Smith (here accompanied by the great George Benson on guitar) wrote a song about this: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicklin Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Not this year unfortunately, however I got an E.T. t-shirt which is sort of similarly nostalgic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 A C64 Mini is OK and related, there's now a C64 Version with real keyboard coming from the same people, seems the moans about no working keyboard by many folks worked Good for them... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) Lonnie Smith (here accompanied by the great George Benson on guitar) wrote a song about this: A George Benson fan eh .......A man with excellent taste... Edited December 25, 2018 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Atari beer mug Is that an original vintage item? Serious question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 No use spending great wads of cash on cough stuff here, they rarely do anything useful and drain what cash we have. Yeah, we have a saying around here. Usually, it takes about a week to get rid of a minor cold. If you take this and that over-the-counter "medicine", it takes 7 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) LOL.... Love it ivop Sums up the Pharmaceuticals about right... Edited December 25, 2018 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Lonnie Smith (here accompanied by the great George Benson on guitar) wrote a song about this: I never wanted a woman I could just control though, just not one that wants to control me...50 years old and I've yet to meet one, even those who are relatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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