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Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

Notorious b.s.d. posted:

yes it was too expensive for the home market. it was still a screamingly good deal and lit the world on fire. as it turns out home users are not the primary market for personal computers. who knew?

that's only half-sarcastic. in 1981, nobody knew that personal computers would be a big deal in business. having a terminal on your desk, or better yet, your secretary's desk, was the normal model. having a personal computer at work with local i/o and local processing was a really strange idea

but it took off in a big way

and thats why this happened

# ? Oct 11, 2013 02:44

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# ? May 28, 2024 15:41

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

Install Windows posted:

and thats why this happened

thanks; fishmech

# ? Oct 11, 2013 02:57

flyboi: Oct 13, 2005; agg stop posting; College Slice

i still don't get commodore 64 past "lol it has sw8 games" and why europe sucked that teet so hard

sure it's amiga but i bought amiga4ever plus and all the games are god-awful horrible included and i still don't understand what the platform or commodore 64 offered that made it so popular

sid music sick nasty who gives a poo poo aside from supreme sperglords

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:03

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

flyboi posted:

i still don't get commodore 64 past "lol it has sw8 games" and why europe sucked that teet so hard

sure it's amiga but i bought amiga4ever plus and all the games are god-awful horrible included and i still don't understand what the platform or commodore 64 offered that made it so popular

sid music sick nasty who gives a poo poo aside from supreme sperglords

i can't make head or tail of your post except that you're calling amiga games bad which is fukken wrong as all hell

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:07

flyboi: Oct 13, 2005; agg stop posting; College Slice

Sham bam bamina! posted:

i can't make head or tail of your post except that you're calling amiga games bad which is fukken wrong as all hell

basically what makes commodore 64 or amiga not euro trash because i have yet to see it after years of trying out random disk images

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:13

TOOT BOOT: May 25, 2010

flyboi posted:

basically what makes commodore 64 or amiga not euro trash because i have yet to see it after years of trying out random disk images

software from 20-30 years ago doesnt age well hth

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:15

Notorious b.s.d.: Jan 25, 2003; by Reene

flyboi posted:

basically what makes commodore 64 or amiga not euro trash because i have yet to see it after years of trying out random disk images

it was euro trash
but it had the best ports of euro games
so i guess if you like euro games from the early 90s you're all set

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:18

Notorious b.s.d.: Jan 25, 2003; by Reene

Install Windows posted:

and thats why this happened

the main thing to notice here is that the other home computers didn't immediately dry up and blow away

ibm pc is adding to the size of the stack. it was a brand new market unto itself. an inexpensive computer that did things other than play vidya games

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:19

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

flyboi posted:

basically what makes commodore 64 or amiga not euro trash because i have yet to see it after years of trying out random disk images

flashback on the amiga, project firestart on the c64 (an american game btw), loads more if you're interested (you aren't)

also scumm was first developed for the c64, it has the original versions of maniac mansion and zak mckracken (lol @ not being able to use a mouse though)

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:20

flyboi: Oct 13, 2005; agg stop posting; College Slice

TOOT BOOT posted:

software from 20-30 years ago doesnt age well hth

i <3 old software

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:21

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

flyboi posted:

i still don't get commodore 64 past "lol it has sw8 games" and why europe sucked that teet so hard

sure it's amiga but i bought amiga4ever plus and all the games are god-awful horrible included and i still don't understand what the platform or commodore 64 offered that made it so popular

sid music sick nasty who gives a poo poo aside from supreme sperglords

the commodore 64 was dirt loving cheap. it dropped below $300 in like 1984 after being release in 1982 for $600. then by 1986 it was like $200

it was popular globally because dirt cheap + still technically useful for some computer stuff

in contrast the amiga sold like poo poo everywhere but a bunch of idiot euro nerds overestimate its importance because their parents never bought them real game consoles or real computers.

Nintendo Kid fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Oct 11, 2013

# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:27

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

flyboi posted:

i <3 old software

two ps3s and a fake neo geo

even your crazy electronics purchases have hosed-up priorities

# ? Oct 11, 2013 04:05

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

Install Windows posted:

in contrast the amiga sold like poo poo everywhere but a bunch of idiot euro nerds overestimate its importance because their parents never bought them real game consoles or real computers.

the amiga was the realest computer but commodore was the shittiest company everywhere that wasn't europe which basically killed it

# ? Oct 11, 2013 04:07

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

rip hi-toro :smith:

# ? Oct 11, 2013 04:09

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

Sham bam bamina! posted:

the amiga was the realest computer but commodore was the shittiest company everywhere that wasn't europe which basically killed it

well i guess if you count "figuring out a way to make 3.5 inch floppies slower and less reliable then 5.25 inch floppies" as "being real"

the only things amigas are good for is shoving up a video toaster up its rear end and compositing some fukken tv stuff. they were great at that

# ? Oct 11, 2013 04:11

flyboi: Oct 13, 2005; agg stop posting; College Slice

Sham bam bamina! posted:

two ps3s and a fake neo geo

even your crazy electronics purchases have hosed-up priorities

sry im not dropping $800 per game to play neo geo and one cfw and one legit ps3 :getin:

i also got a jtag360 but i haven't touched it in idk how long

# ? Oct 11, 2013 04:33

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

Install Windows posted:

well i guess if you count "figuring out a way to make 3.5 inch floppies slower and less reliable then 5.25 inch floppies" as "being real"

taht's commodore being a lovely company, the engineering division was constantly trying to upgrade the hardware including the floppy drives and the suits never greenlighted any of it until the 1200 which was beyond too little too late

the amiga was the ultimate "shoulda-been" but commodore ran it into the ground as hard as they fukken could

then they went bankrupt and the furries took over :smithicide:

# ? Oct 11, 2013 05:29

penus de milo: Mar 9, 2002; CHAR CHAR

Install Windows posted:

the commodore 64 was dirt loving cheap. it dropped below $300 in like 1984 after being release in 1982 for $600. then by 1986 it was like $200

it was popular globally because dirt cheap + still technically useful for some computer stuff

in contrast the amiga sold like poo poo everywhere but a bunch of idiot euro nerds overestimate its importance because their parents never bought them real game consoles or real computers.

You are the old tech nerd version of "real programmers" and they're wrong too

# ? Oct 11, 2013 09:12

weird: Jun 4, 2012; by zen death robot

c=64 owns owns owns

# ? Oct 11, 2013 09:58

Sweevo: Nov 8, 2007; i sometimes throw cables away

i mean straight into the bin without spending 10+ years in the box of might-come-in-handy-someday first

im a fucking monster

Sham bam bamina! posted:

then they went bankrupt and the furries took over

not furries, furry - singular. it's literally one guy who draws all that poo poo

# ? Oct 11, 2013 11:19

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

Sweevo posted:

not furries, furry - singular. it's literally one guy who draws all that poo poo

every powerpc "amiga" enthusiast is a furry and you know it.

# ? Oct 11, 2013 11:48

hubris.height: Jan 6, 2005; Pork Pro

flyboi posted:

i <3 old software

thats p cool

seems like you're avgn tho

# ? Oct 11, 2013 13:36

Jimbo Jaggins: Jul 19, 2013

a very gay nerd

# ? Oct 11, 2013 14:58

01011001: Dec 26, 2012

Jimbo Jaggins posted:

a very gay nerd

mods

# ? Oct 11, 2013 15:08

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

penus de milo posted:

You are the old tech nerd version of "real programmers" and they're wrong too

what's wrong about "the commodore 64 was really cheap and worked good enough as a 'computer' to still sell at that pricepoint"???

Sham bam bamina! posted:

taht's commodore being a lovely company, the engineering division was constantly trying to upgrade the hardware including the floppy drives and the suits never greenlighted any of it until the 1200 which was beyond too little too late

the amiga was the ultimate "shoulda-been" but commodore ran it into the ground as hard as they fukken could

well yes u can't untie it from the company making it. since it was a closed platform and all.

# ? Oct 11, 2013 15:46

Notorious b.s.d.: Jan 25, 2003; by Reene

Sham bam bamina! posted:

every powerpc "amiga" enthusiast is a furry and you know it.

if you keep a ppc "amiga" at home, furry is the least of your problems.

in the year 2013, people will spend thousands of dollars to get an 060/ppc combo system. deranged people. usually european.

i found out about this because there is some cross-polination between antique-unix-poo poo crazies and amiga crazies. at least my shameful unix collecting hobby doesn't involve fetish porn.

# ? Oct 11, 2013 15:50

ClassActionFursuit: Mar 15, 2006

flyboi posted:

i <3 old software

two fuckin wavebirds :hellyeah:

# ? Oct 11, 2013 15:56

Sweevo: Nov 8, 2007; i sometimes throw cables away

i mean straight into the bin without spending 10+ years in the box of might-come-in-handy-someday first

im a fucking monster

Notorious b.s.d. posted:

if you keep a ppc "amiga" at home, furry is the least of your problems.

in the year 2013, people will spend thousands of dollars to get an 060/ppc combo system. deranged people. usually european.

i found out about this because there is some cross-polination between antique-unix-poo poo crazies and amiga crazies. at least my shameful unix collecting hobby doesn't involve fetish porn.

so you just beat off over obscure teletypes instead of a skunk in a bikini?

# ? Oct 11, 2013 16:20

Quebec Bagnet: Apr 28, 2009; mess with the honk
you get the bonk; Lipstick Apathy

Sweevo posted:

so you just beat off over obscure teletypes

please don't post my weekend agenda

# ? Oct 11, 2013 16:29

Meat Beat Agent: Aug 5, 2007; felonious assault with a sproinging boner

i'm feelin on yo booTTY

# ? Oct 11, 2013 19:35

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

two fishmechs enter

two fishmechs :getout:

# ? Oct 11, 2013 21:13

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

daft punk railroad posted:

i'm feelin on yo booTTY

sick

# ? Oct 11, 2013 21:23

fritz: Jul 26, 2003

penus de milo posted:

You are the old tech nerd version of "real programmers" and they're wrong too

this is an example of second-level fishmeching where he's technically correct (about the commodore being cheap as compared to other mid-late 80s options) but is still fishmech

# ? Oct 12, 2013 01:25

Dr. Honked: Jan 9, 2011; eat it you slaaaaaaag

BluFit smart water bottle posted:

Regardless of how vigilant you are, it�s often hard to stay hydrated.

THANKS OBAMA

are you too incompetent to drink water? do you require computer assistance to perform this most basic of survival functions?

sure ya do http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/blufit-bottle

# ? Oct 12, 2013 15:44

enotnert: Jun 10, 2005; Only women bleed

Dr. Honked posted:

THANKS OBAMA

are you too incompetent to drink water? do you require computer assistance to perform this most basic of survival functions?

sure ya do http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/blufit-bottle

you know, there was a joke in wired several years back during the dawn of smartphones.

It joked that soon your smart phone would be everything, including your insulin pump.

welp.

# ? Oct 12, 2013 15:56

JawnV6: Jul 4, 2004; So hot ...

uh, are you kidding? FDA approval would be quite a feat on that

there's a FDA guideline for "mobile apps", with huge exemptions for anything that's just recording personal health data and presenting it to a user. but the second you recommend treatment or handle a chemical, it's subject to the same regulatory approval as a device

# ? Oct 12, 2013 15:59

enotnert: Jun 10, 2005; Only women bleed

JawnV6 posted:

uh, are you kidding? FDA approval would be quite a feat on that

there's a FDA guideline for "mobile apps", with huge exemptions for anything that's just recording personal health data and presenting it to a user. but the second you recommend treatment or handle a chemical, it's subject to the same regulatory approval as a device

Not only that, but do you know slow medical people are on stuff like "useful interfaces"

Just to get my pump to interface with my actual computer I have to keep around a windows XP SP1 virtual machine since the software won't work with anything past that.

# ? Oct 12, 2013 16:05

ClassActionFursuit: Mar 15, 2006

JawnV6 posted:

uh, are you kidding? FDA approval would be quite a feat on that

there's a FDA guideline for "mobile apps", with huge exemptions for anything that's just recording personal health data and presenting it to a user. but the second you recommend treatment or handle a chemical, it's subject to the same regulatory approval as a device

not only that but import restrictions also kick in hardcore

# ? Oct 13, 2013 11:13

GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

a diabetic in yospos. imagine that

# ? Oct 14, 2013 02:00

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Viggen: Sep 10, 2010; by XyloJW

flyboi, this u?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY5yG2KyQfM

# ? Oct 15, 2013 09:51

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