14 Sep
1999
14 Sep
'99
5:23 p.m.
In a message dated 9/14/99 9:50:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Glenatacme(a)aol.com writes:
Adam
Jim wrote:
In a message dated 09/14/1999 6:21:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
DD950(a)prodigy.net writes:
> I have to admit i bought one of the Coleco Adam computers in the summer
of
1984 (The Adam bomb). I soon found that it
really didn't work and like
most
I returned it to Toy-R-Us for a refund.
I'm not familiar with the Adam. When you say it "really didn't work,"
do
you
mean:
1) it was poorly designed
2) it was poorly manufactured
3) it was a PITA to use or program
??
"Really didn't work" sounds as if _nothing_ useful could be done with the
machine, no matter the skills and/or perseverance of the user.
More plainly stated: are these things _totally_ _crap_ ??? I like
collecting the smaller machines, but don't wish to waste my time if the
"really doesn't work."
TIA,
well, supposedly there were various applications for it, so you could process
words or do the ubiquitous home budgeting. it had a built-in printer which
was handy and the built-in basic was very similar to applesoft. only thing
you had to remember is not to leave a data tape in the drive when turning it
on or the tape's info will be destroyed.
-->this message printed on recycled disk space.
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