21 Jun
1998
21 Jun
'98
9:29 p.m.
At 08:01 PM 6/18/98 +1, you wrote:
Robotron ?
Talking about the East German Computers ?
Robotron is also a video game ca. 1981-2 (Williams, iirc) that was
semi-unique in that it used dual joysticks -- one to control movement and
one to control firing direction -- and in order to be at all successful at
the game one had to be able to operate the two completely independantly of
each other. Other, similar games included Sinistar (no relation, and don't
even go there) and one whose name I forgot that had to do with spiders and
webs.
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22 Jun
22 Jun
9:11 a.m.
Uncle Roger...
What do you mean, there's no relation? They are both William's titles...and
therefore have very similar hardware structures (6809E CPU, 5 PCBs, color
depth/resolution, 4-bit blitter chip, etc.). The only difference in
Sinistar is the addition of 2 SRAMs, a different interface board (for dual
joysticks), blitter clipper circuit and an additional sound board for
stereo effects in the cockpit model. I would say they are related...
So what do you mean "don't go there?" Am I asking for it? (smile.)
van
At 08:01 PM 6/18/98 +1, you wrote:
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Robotron ?
Talking about the East German Computers ?
Robotron is also a video game ca. 1981-2 (Williams, iirc) that was
semi-unique in that it used dual joysticks -- one to control movement and
one to control firing direction -- and in order to be at all successful at
the game one had to be able to operate the two completely independantly of
each other. Other, similar games included Sinistar (no relation, and don't
even go there) and one whose name I forgot that had to do with spiders and
webs.
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roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know."
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San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/ 
10:12 a.m.
Van Burnham wrote:
Uncle Roger...
What do you mean, there's no relation?
Compare the name of the game to his last name ;)
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11:26 a.m.
Oh, nice one!
Silly silly me. Please accept my apologies for the rant...it seems I have
fallen victim to the uber-geek force within. Trust that I do have a sense
of humor. At least I did this morning...
van
Van Burnham wrote:
>
> Uncle Roger...
>
>What do you mean, there's no relation? They are both William's
>titles...and >>therefore have very similar hardware structures (6809E
>CPU, 5 PCBs, color >>depth/resolution, 4-bit blitter chip, etc.). The
>only difference in Sinistar >>is the addition of 2 SRAMs, a different
>interface board (for dual joysticks), >>blitter clipper circuit and an
>additional sound board for stereo effects in >>the cockpit model. I would
>say they are related...
>
>So what do you mean "don't go there?" Am I asking for it? (smile.)
Compare the name of the game to his last name ;)
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10:02 a.m.
Uncle Roger wrote:
At 08:01 PM 6/18/98 +1, you wrote:
That would be Black Widow by Atari. Mesmerizing color vector game.
Stop by my garage some time if you want to play it ;)
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Robotron ?
Talking about the East German Computers ?
Robotron is also a video game ca. 1981-2 (Williams, iirc) that was
semi-unique in that it used dual joysticks -- one to control movement and
one to control firing direction -- and in order to be at all successful at
the game one had to be able to operate the two completely independantly of
each other. Other, similar games included Sinistar (no relation, and don't
even go there) and one whose name I forgot that had to do with spiders and
webs.
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