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Re: Working towards something good*
Polymorph wrote:
> On Mar 1, 11:05 am, Tristan Mumford <xtristan.xmumf...@xgmail.xcom>
> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> For nearly every architecture there are strange transition models.
>> The best example taht comes to mind is my old 486. Or pentium with a 486
>> socket depending on how you want to look at it.
>> It has ISA, VLB, and PCI slots. It supports 4 ATA drives. It has a slot
>> for a cache board, and takes 72pin EDO RAM. Yet it is a 486.
>> Near the end of its active service I bought it a Hyperace 586 chip board
>> thingy. That gave it roughly p75 performance. I still have that computer.
>
> That does sound like a strange configuration for a 486 board.
>
>> back on tangent. For many years I tried to get hold of a IIgs to back up
>> some of my apple][ software. Now things like ADT etc have come about the
>> original need disappeared. Unfortunately during that timespan some of the
>> disks are very dead. Very sad. Don't suppose anyone else has "The First
>> Fleet Convicts" apple ][ version. Interesting program.
>>
>
> Was "The First Fleet Convicts" a game or something else? Sound
> interesting for us aussies, probably less so for others... ;-)
It was more of an informational title. IIRC A database with info about the
first fleet convicts which could be categorised in various ways.
Not exciting but interesting.
>
> I'd be interested if you ever found it. I don't think I've ever come
> across an Aussie themed game for the A2.
Now you've got me thinking. I have something like "The Aussie Game Pack" for
C=64, but I don't recall any really "Australian" themed Apple2 games
either.
There are also many games that were produced here too. but not themed as
such. CSS or whatever they are called is an Australian company. Still
making games too. However when they did a talk I was at they seemed most
proud of their turn based strategy games from the 80s.
Etc. Etc.
Sorry. I'm a little distracted. I sat down at my computer and I noticed
browser windows etc are open that I was looking at a week or so ago, and
the wrong apps are open. very weird.
>
> cheers,
> -p
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