Re: Pre-Macintosh Apple Computers Stink Like Human Waste

[Earle Jones <earle.jones@comcast.net>]

In article <1147473149.290756.134760@j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
 "Bill H" <bill@ts1000.us> wrote:

> Doug_M wrote:
> > Bill H wrote:
> > > Doug_M wrote:
> > -->snip<--
> > >>You must be a former TI99/4a owner, or was it the Coleco Adam? Wait, I
> > >>know, you had the kit version of the TS-1000 (with 16k expansion pack).
> > -->snip<--
> > > Also - go easy on the TS-1000 - it was simple enough as it was without
> > > putting it down :)
> > >
> > > Bill H www.ts1000.us
> > >
> > Bill,
> >
> > I confess, I have three TS-1000's, a fourth in a metal case with "real"
> > keys, a ZX81, and a TS-1500!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Doug
> 
> No confession needed - they are cool little machines. I like the Apple
> ][ basically cause that is what I used in school (early 80's)..... Just
> noticed he said the ti99/4a, coleco adam and ts1000 - I owned all of
> them - think he is stalking me?
> 
> Bill H www.ts1000.us

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I bought my first Apple ][ in 1980 -- it was a birthday present for 
my 12-year-old daughter.  I splurged and got the 64K (that's 64K and 
not 64Meg) machine.  Our machine originally had Integer Basic and 
not floating-point Basic.

Shortly after we got the machine, I bought a set of AppleSoft ROMS 
and exchanged the ROMS to make it work in 'AppleSoft', which was 
Apple's floating point basic.  (Can you imagine exchanging System 
Roms today??!!)

I loved that machine.  When you turned it on, it came up in BASIC.  
You had complete access to all of the processor (6502) registers and 
could 'peek' and 'poke' values directly into them.

Amazing machine.

I can't imagine what the disturbed dude who signs himself "Radium" 
could be babbling on about.

earle
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