>I do use my old machines now and then, but if anyone here has never ran a
>modern MAC or PC, they have NO idea what is bieng missed. web pages in full
>photo quality color, realistic games, PPP connections, Realaudio etc. I am
>not a member of the dark force, I just have a multitude of machines, and I
>have EXPERIANCED running them, from an apple ][ +, C=64, IBM XT, and a 586-133.
>we must have an open mind about this, as there are some who still never ran
>anything NEW, and pass judgment about how bad a machine is when they have
>never used one.
A different thought - I don't really buy the argument for owning a modern
machine for the purposes of "better" games. But the Web browser thing is
slightly different, being a VERY powerful and useful communication method.
I have heard that the C64 and Atari 8-bit machines now have graphical Web
browsers and PPP clients running on them. The TI community is working on
a TCP/IP system, but we were debating the possibility of a Web browser.
The argument I and others made in its defense was, granted the stock
hardware is incapable of SVGA-grade graphical displays, with appropriate
decoding, you can get "close" (with sufficient processing time), and if
you have to "scroll" around to see the entire page, so what?
1. Am I correct in what I have heard of the C64 and Atari 8-bitters?
2. Is this a reasonable argument for "home computers" being fit out for
browsing? Or is it silly when $2000 (maybe even below $1000) can get you
a Web-capable peecee?
3. What other apps are there that are REALLY useful for home use that
modern machines have and "home computers" don't? And is is really
impossible to do these tasks on "home computers"? Is it worth the time
and effort (even out of love) to write the software, or even create the
new peripherals, to enable the old iron to do the job?
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Received on Fri Jun 27 1997 - 16:52:05 BST