27 Dec
1999
27 Dec
'99
1:09 a.m.
On or about 10:14 AM 12/26/99 -0800, Larry Anderson was caught in a dark
alley speaking these words:
Actually, re: Shatner's attitude, I'd rate him rather lower on the graph
than others have... (IMHO, of course)
> Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 01:21:56 GMT
> From: "David Vohs" <netsurfer_x1(a)hotmail.com>
> Computer with the best keyboard: (tie) Commodore
64(C), & TRS-80 Model 12.
Sorry, can't agree there either - I've logged lotsa hours on both a C64 and
my Tandy 200... my T200 whups it wholeheartedly. And my original IBM
101-key keyboards (found at a college "garage sale") are fantastic, and
heavy enough to defend a small country with them! ;-)
Computer with
the coolest pitchman: William Shatner. (VIC-20)
Even though I hate IBM I thought the
chaplinesque hobo was nice. Computer with
the coolest case design: TI-99/4A. (The case reminds me of a
Delorean. Remember those?)
I liked the Atari 800, pop open expansion bay, four
joystick ports (in the
front no less!) Here are some more:
Most imfamous sales life: Mattell Aquarius and Coleco Adam.
Most famous Sales life: Commodore 64(c) estimated 17 million sold for one
model.
Not to belittle the C64, but how about the Tandy CoCo1-2-3 series... Sold
from 1979 to 1992 - 13 years active selling for an
8-bitter.
Least Innovative initial release: IBM PC (only really
new features were the
price tag and the logo)
Most infamous bug-box: TRS-80 (earned the nickname
Trash-80 for all the
service work needed)
Erm... *which* TRS-80. There were *dozens* of different models...
Happy Holidaze,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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