Software Nostalgia....
Jan 25, 2007, 9:32 pm
#46
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I also should have kept my trusty Compaq Portable w/ 300 baud and the Hayes Smart Modem 1200B inboard upgrade. Compuserve and GE Genie was all I used 20 years ago.
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Jan 25, 2007, 9:39 pm
#47
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Yup, it was AmiPro first. But before then, it was a DOS program called Samna Word. Writer's Digest magazine rated it #1 for writers (could even do 2 windows at once back then) with the caveat that it was too pricey for hobby writers. I think I bought a copy on sale for $300 way back in the mid-80s when I bought my first computer (double floppy, no hard drive).
Jan 25, 2007, 10:44 pm
#48
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Yup, it was AmiPro first. But before then, it was a DOS program called Samna Word. Writer's Digest magazine rated it #1 for writers (could even do 2 windows at once back then) with the caveat that it was too pricey for hobby writers. I think I bought a copy on sale for $300 way back in the mid-80s when I bought my first computer (double floppy, no hard drive).
Jan 27, 2007, 10:44 am
#49
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ahhh, those were the days...
I loved my Apple ][+ computer. That is NOT a Macintosh. (any time I ever mention it, people always say, "Oh yeah I had a Mac II also!" and I need to explain to them that Apple had another line of computers before the Mac).
I remember all the great software, especially the games...
Choplifter, Rescue Raiders, Ultima, Castle Wolfenstein, etc...
Here is a site I just found with loads of Apple II links: http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs4MAJORSITES.html
And a place where you can play old Apple II games in your browser: http://www.virtualapple.org/.
Haha, just spent half an hour playing choplifter again... http://www.virtualapple.org/choplifterdisk.html
Oh yeah, and then there's all the boring software like Visicalc, Bankstreetwriter, etc...
I remember all the great software, especially the games...
Choplifter, Rescue Raiders, Ultima, Castle Wolfenstein, etc...Here is a site I just found with loads of Apple II links: http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs4MAJORSITES.html
And a place where you can play old Apple II games in your browser: http://www.virtualapple.org/.
Haha, just spent half an hour playing choplifter again... http://www.virtualapple.org/choplifterdisk.html
Oh yeah, and then there's all the boring software like Visicalc, Bankstreetwriter, etc...
Jan 27, 2007, 12:45 pm
#50
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