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  Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! "ForeverRent" <hesacopontheedge@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-30 11:49 +0200
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Martijn van Buul <pino@dohd.org> - 2012-03-30 10:25 +0000
      Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! J. Robertson <jkr7@juno.com> - 2012-03-30 08:41 -0400
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! "Clocky" <notgonn@happen.com> - 2012-03-30 19:43 +0800
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> - 2012-03-30 08:22 -0500
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Mike Lee <mike.lee8520@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 14:44 +0100
      Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2012-03-30 14:58 +0100
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! "Brian Gaff" <Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-03-31 08:50 +0100
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! "Daniel Mandic" <daniel_mandic@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-31 10:31 +0000
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Pekka Takala <pekka.NOtakala@pihSPAMtisoft.fi> - 2012-03-31 21:25 +0300
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! "Paul E Collins" <equi+web@cl4.invalid> - 2012-04-01 12:05 +0100
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Andrew Wiskow <wiskow@gmail.com> - 2012-04-01 21:57 -0700
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Mentore <mentore.siesto@libero.it> - 2012-04-02 01:45 -0700
    Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! chad_lee <chad.the.ninja@gmail.com> - 2012-04-21 15:22 -0700
      Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Andreas Kohlbach <april12.8.ankman@spamgourmet.com> - 2012-04-21 20:43 -0400
      Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! "J.B. Wood" <john.wood@nrl.navy.mil> - 2012-04-24 06:42 -0400
        Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Martijn van Buul <pino@dohd.org> - 2012-04-24 11:57 +0000
      Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Brandon <noemail@c64.invalid> - 2012-04-24 07:16 -0500
        Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2012-04-25 00:20 +0200
          Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Brandon <noemail@c64.invalid> - 2012-04-24 18:03 -0500
            Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2012-04-25 12:24 +0200
              Re: Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad! Martijn van Buul <pino@dohd.org> - 2012-04-25 12:31 +0000
    jdifbo$d8t$1@speranza.aioe.org ForeverRent <hesacopontheedge@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-22 20:36 -0700

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#725 — Please throw away your old computers and buy a PC/Mac or iPad!

Hi,

I'm ForeverRent from Texas and I hate rubbish like the C64 or the English 
doorstopper Sinclair Spectrum.

Why don't you throw away that old crap and buy a PC, Mac or iPad?

Only idiots are using 30yo old computers in 2012!

Old computers should be used for recycling for making even more PCs, Macs 
and iPads!

-F.R. 

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#726

* ForeverRent:
[ lame trolling attempt ]

The annual flamewar used to be so much better.

-- 
Martijn van Buul - pino@dohd.org 

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#729

On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:25:14 +0000 (UTC), Martijn van Buul
<pino@dohd.org> wrote:

>* ForeverRent:
>[ lame trolling attempt ]
>
>The annual flamewar used to be so much better.

Ah, yes, I remember the old days.

Jason

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#727

ForeverRent wrote:
> Hi,

Bye.

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#728

IDIOT!!!!!  

Don't you realize we use modern equipment, too. 

SEPA Electronics 
http://www.sepa-electronics.com 
Bill Garber 

"ForeverRent" <hesacopontheedge@yahoo.com> wrote 
in message news:jl3vj7$a5f$1@speranza.aioe.org... 
> Hi, 
> 
> I'm ForeverRent from Texas and I hate rubbish like 
> the C64 or the English doorstopper Sinclair Spectrum. 
> 
> Why don't you throw away that old crap and buy a PC, 
> Mac or iPad? 
> 
> Only idiots are using 30yo old computers in 2012! 
> 
> Old computers should be used for recycling for making 
> even more PCs, Macs and iPads! 
> 
> -F.R. 

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#730

On 30/03/12 10:49, ForeverRent wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm ForeverRent from Texas and I hate rubbish like the C64 or the English
> doorstopper Sinclair Spectrum.
>
> Why don't you throw away that old crap and buy a PC, Mac or iPad?
>
> Only idiots are using 30yo old computers in 2012!
>
> Old computers should be used for recycling for making even more PCs, Macs
> and iPads!
>
> -F.R.
>
>
Why don't you FUCK OFF.

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#731

On 30/03/2012 14:44, Mike Lee wrote:

> Why don't you FUCK OFF.

Please don't feed the trolls.

-- 
Xbox: GallusNumpty  Steam: scottishwildcat

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#733

Must be bored out of his life or something.

Brian

-- 
Brian Gaff - briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
Note:- In order to reduce spam, any email without 'Brian Gaff'
in the display name may be lost.
Blind user, so no pictures please!
"ForeverRent" <hesacopontheedge@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:jl3vj7$a5f$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> Hi,
>
> I'm ForeverRent from Texas and I hate rubbish like the C64 or the English 
> doorstopper Sinclair Spectrum.
>
> Why don't you throw away that old crap and buy a PC, Mac or iPad?
>
> Only idiots are using 30yo old computers in 2012!
>
> Old computers should be used for recycling for making even more PCs, Macs 
> and iPads!
>
> -F.R.
> 

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#735

ForeverRent wrote:

> Why don't you throw away that old crap and buy a PC, Mac or iPad?

Who is asking you?
 
> Only idiots are using 30yo old computers in 2012!

It depends...
even elder one might be good for a moon-landing :)
 
> Old computers should be used for recycling for making even more PCs,
> Macs and iPads!

You should tell that to car-oldtimer enthusiasts. Some of them are
having cars which haven't been brought to their intended purpose
(driving a car) for 50 years and more. Selling/and buying that kind of
vehicles in auctions for millions of pounds sterling.....
  
You have no clue.
Let the people have their fun with oldtimers (of any kind)....

I like to have a game or two with an old classic computer. Which is far
more intention, bringing back that crap to its intended purpose, than
that, what some car-oldtimer enthusiasts are doing.
Well, the main of the car-oldtimer enthusiasts are also using their old
stuff from time to time, IMO. That's it!


-- 
Daniel Mandic

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#736

30.03.2012 12:49, ForeverRent kirjoitti:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm ForeverRent from Texas and I hate rubbish like the C64 or the English 
> doorstopper Sinclair Spectrum.
> 
> Why don't you throw away that old crap and buy a PC, Mac or iPad?
> 
> Only idiots are using 30yo old computers in 2012!
> 
> Old computers should be used for recycling for making even more PCs, Macs 
> and iPads!
> 
> -F.R. 
> 
> 
*PLONK*

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#740

On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:49:25 +0100, ForeverRent  
<hesacopontheedge@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Old computers should be used for recycling for making even more PCs, Macs
> and iPads!

I doubt there's much rubber in an iPad.

Eq.

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#744

It's been quite a while since I last stopped by to check out
comp.sys.cbm...  now I remember why... :-/

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#746

On 30 Mar, 11:49, "ForeverRent" <hesacoponthee...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm ForeverRent from Texas and I hate rubbish like the C64 or the English
> doorstopper Sinclair Spectrum.
>
> Why don't you throw away that old crap and buy a PC, Mac or iPad?
>
> Only idiots are using 30yo old computers in 2012!
>
> Old computers should be used for recycling for making even more PCs, Macs
> and iPads!
>
> -F.R.

So lame, I'm really drowning in my sleep.

Mentore

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#845

I have a PC, Mac and an IPad but the C64 is still the most fun. The
golden years of home computing simply can not be matched by anything
today. Too bad the younger generations will probably never appreciate
on just what they missed out on.

On Mar 30, 5:49 am, "ForeverRent" <hesacoponthee...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm ForeverRent from Texas and I hate rubbish like the C64 or the English
> doorstopper Sinclair Spectrum.
>
> Why don't you throw away that old crap and buy a PC, Mac or iPad?
>
> Only idiots are using 30yo old computers in 2012!
>
> Old computers should be used for recycling for making even more PCs, Macs
> and iPads!
>
> -F.R.

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#846

chad_lee wrote on 21. April 2012:
>
> I have a PC, Mac and an IPad but the C64 is still the most fun. The
> golden years of home computing simply can not be matched by anything
> today. Too bad the younger generations will probably never appreciate
> on just what they missed out on.

Nicely said.
-- 
Andreas
My      Commodore     64     classic     game     music     page      at
http://www.ankman.de/commodore-64-sid-music/

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#898

On 04/21/2012 06:22 PM, chad_lee wrote:
>
> I have a PC, Mac and an IPad but the C64 is still the most fun. The
> golden years of home computing simply can not be matched by anything
> today. Too bad the younger generations will probably never appreciate
> on just what they missed out on.
>

That's a well-worn platitude.  No one is ever going to "appreciate" what 
an earlier generation experienced unless he/she becomes a student of 
history.  You want experience?  Just ask those (who are still alive and 
lucid) who were around during the Great Depression and WWII (as were my 
parents).  Gates/Allen and Jobs/Wozniak did not start their companies by 
monkeying around on VIC-20s and C-64s.  But their software/hardware 
found its way into businesses as well as homes.  More recently the 
founders of Google started their operation also in a garage.

My first C-64 (I have 3 in working order) set me back $495 in 1983.  Now 
look what you can get for that same amount (not even adjusted for 
inflation).  And if you want to experiment with hardware and software on 
currently-available platforms at home there's a wealth of stuff for 
that, a lot of which is free.  (Nuts & Volts mag is a great source for 
computer projects IMHO).  Looking back is nice but I don't want to 
remain there.  'Nuff said.  Sincerely,


-- 
J. B. Wood	            e-mail: arl_123234@hotmail.com

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#902

* J.B. Wood:

[snip essay]
> Looking back is nice but I don't want to remain there.  'Nuff said.

Well said. While I still look back to the C64 with fondness ( In fact,
I often listen to C64 remixes while at work), I have long since moved on.

-- 
Martijn van Buul - pino@dohd.org 

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#906

chad_lee wrote on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:22:47 -0700 (PDT):

> I have a PC, Mac and an IPad but the C64 is still the most fun. The
> golden years of home computing simply can not be matched by anything
> today. Too bad the younger generations will probably never appreciate
> on just what they missed out on.

That can be said by any "generation."  When I was nine I was playing
with my C64.  Adults at the time could have easily said the same thing
about building their kit computers -- after all, where was the fun in
not having to solder your stuff together after you bought it?

I still keep a real C64 set up in my office.  My pre-teen son thinks
it's cool and likes to play with old computers and electronics from
time to time.  But I don't expect him to "appreciate" it the same way
I do.

I realize my continued interest in those items is mere nostalgia.  I
can joke about having to type Load "*",8,1 and having to wait five
minutes for my game to load, but how do you make a legitimate case
that it is "better?"

-- 
-Brandon
 http://www.brandonstaggs.com/c64.html

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#919

> about building their kit computers -- after all, where was the fun in
> not having to solder your stuff together after you bought it?

Good question.

> I realize my continued interest in those items is mere nostalgia.  I
> can joke about having to type Load "*",8,1 and having to wait five
> minutes for my game to load, but how do you make a legitimate case
> that it is "better?"

Because you can possibly understand all of it. There is no modern
entertainment applicance (cough computer cough) that you can understand, nor
can you understand all of Linux, Windows etc.

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#922

Nomen Nescio wrote on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:20:07 +0200 (CEST):

> Because you can possibly understand all of it.

That doesn't make it "better," just simpler.

-- 
-Brandon
 http://www.brandonstaggs.com/c64.html

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