On 11-Apr-97, classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu wrote:
>When I look at the software (and hardware) of 10-15 years ago, I realise
>how far _down_ we've gone since then.
Very well put Jim! I know my Amiga 3000, which is my everyday system,
doesn't fit into the realm of this group (being roughly 6 years old), but it
is far superior to modern systems when it comes to usability and efficiency.
That is one of the reasons I appreciate the early micros so much....it's
amazing what was done by programmers and such in such tight constraints. Take
for example the Atari 800...this is a 2mhz 6502 cpu with 48k RAM and a full
Basic, with full-screen editing, in an 8k ROM. This system amazes me at the
animations and such I've seen on it at times. It's version of Frogger is
great, and I typed in a Basic program from 'Compute!' that displayed the Atari
logo with 128 colors onscreen at once. I think modern day systems could still
learn quite a few things from the earlier ones.
Jeff jeffh_at_eleventh.com
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Collector of classic home computers:
Amiga 1000, Atari 800, Atari 800XL, Atari Mega-ST/2, Commodore
C-128 & C128D, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore VIC-20, Kaypro 2X,
Mattel Aquarius, Osbourne Executive, Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A,
Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 Color Computer-3, and a TRS-80 Model 4.
Plus Atari SuperPong and Atari 2600VCS game consoles.
Received on Thu Apr 10 1997 - 06:31:46 BST