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Systematic Chaos

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10. Hey it's cool! I couldn't afford one right now anyway, not even for ultra-cheap.

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:11 AM

Aug 2012

And my favorite games were Spelunker, Encounter, Leader Board Golf, Buried Bucks, Rainbow Walker, Getaway!, River Raid, Pinball Construction Set, The Great American Cross-Country Road Race, Zone Ranger, Zenji, Flip & Flop, and probably another 20-30 I can't recall at the moment.

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Who here has the oldest working computer? [View all] GoneOffShore Aug 2012 OP

I'd sell my soul for a working Atari 800 XL with a full complement of games on floppies. Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #1

Ever messed around with an emulator? EvolveOrConvolve Aug 2012 #4

I use emulators all the time, but it's just not the same somehow. Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #7

I have one but I won't sell it. hunter Aug 2012 #9

Hey it's cool! I couldn't afford one right now anyway, not even for ultra-cheap. Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #10

I have one, too--but no games. Not selling it either. lastlib Aug 2012 #18

We have one. Wish I had known someone else was looking for one, we got rid of the extra GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #36

I have an old Commodore 64 that still works EvolveOrConvolve Aug 2012 #2

So does mine. As does my Amiga 500, Apple II, VIC-20, and about 20 other machines. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #16

We have one of those as well. GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #37

Does my slide rule count? baldguy Aug 2012 #3

HP 95LX here. Ptah Aug 2012 #5

Dell Dimension, from March 2004 krispos42 Aug 2012 #6

I've got socks older than that.... lastlib Aug 2012 #19

1984 Mac TrogL Aug 2012 #8

I have a 512k Mac KurtNYC Aug 2012 #17

I have a ZX81 that still works. hunter Aug 2012 #11

Looks like one of my four Timex Sinclairs. Very similar in fact. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #15

Same machine. I ordered mine as a kit from the ad in Byte Magazine. hunter Aug 2012 #21

Holy shit - 2K? I think mine are all 1/2 K machines. That was a SHITLOAD back then... And.... HopeHoops Aug 2012 #22

I remember those in the late 70's in England. GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #28

I got a Thinkpad 560X (1998) that still works like a charm blogslut Aug 2012 #12

I've got one of the original ThinkPads right behind me (still works). HopeHoops Aug 2012 #23

I adore the nipple! blogslut Aug 2012 #24

I love nipples - wait, that didnt' sound right. Okay, ALL keyboards should have a nipple. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #25

I think certain Toshibas and Vaios have eraser mouses blogslut Aug 2012 #30

The original one was really cool. It had latches so you could flip it up to access the innards. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #33

I've still got a 760ED that does that blogslut Aug 2012 #34

I think in the back of cabinet is an old Packard-Bell with a 386-25 in it hobbit709 Aug 2012 #13

VIC-20 - 5KB memory and a tape drive. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #14

Does my 1989 NES count? Odin2005 Aug 2012 #20

I had to enter this reply with punch cards. ret5hd Aug 2012 #26

I still have my parents old 1992 Mac Performa - and it still works. Initech Aug 2012 #27

I have a Sinclair ZX-81 HipChick Aug 2012 #29

I recently sold my old DEC Rainbow 100 guardian Aug 2012 #31

I wanted one of these... hunter Aug 2012 #38

The original ENIAC in my basement Logical Aug 2012 #32

I still have my original ten fingers...... lastlib Aug 2012 #35

I have a Remington Standard on my desk. That must count for something? Orrex Aug 2012 #39

Still have my slide rule from 1970 ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #40

I have a pencil and paper from 1956. Ptah Aug 2012 #41

I still have one of these guardian Aug 2012 #42