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Thread ID: 28365	2002-12-17 10:54:00	Years of computing experience	rugila (214)	Press F1

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106988	2002-12-18 23:51:00	> >It was an Atari 520 ST FM. I got myself one a few > years later as well. > > I heard that someone in NZ had bought one of those - > os it was you! :p Well they were a very good machine so why would people not buy them??	-=JM=- (16)
106989	2002-12-19 00:59:00	>> I heard that someone in NZ had bought one of those >Well they were a very good machine so why would people not buy them?? The Atari 520ST was brought out after the Amiga 500 and it designed by the same peeple who designed the Amiga. It didn't sell as well as C=> offering and there was always a bit of jibing between Atary and Amiga users. Don't get me wrong, I think there were a fine computer, in fact I've been looking for one for my collection. I was just fishing for a bit of fun and you bit. Merry Christmas!	crozier (2004)
106990	2002-12-19 01:13:00	I remember working with a Sinclair ZX81 in 1982 and the getting on to a Commodore. Oh, what a step up that was, the things I could do. I remember reading about Cobol, too as there was written a book by a Mr Ryan from Wainuiomata whose son was in the same class as me.	BernieL (1913)
106991	2002-12-19 04:15:00	The Atari was (were) a great machine except for the construction. Atari always made really cheap circuit boards - the track adhesion was terrible, and I think this was part of their downfall. The 800xl (still got one in the shed if anyone wants it - complete with disk drive and software) and the 64XE and 130XE were excellent 8 bit machines and there was plenty of good software for them - spreadsheets, wordprocessors and graphics stuff as well as just games). Dad had a couple of 16 bit Ataris. The 520ST and then the Mega ST. These were (still are?) used in a lot of sound studios in Europe. I believe the Jaguar was a 64 bit Atari which I don't think ever appeared outside Europe, and they actually started making PCs in the early 90s. As an aside, I just did a quick estimate of the cost of computing to me over the last 18 years, and it seems to be around the $25000 mark and I'm sure I've missed some stuff (doesn't include consummables). I've never spent this much on a car! We must be crazy! I teach basic computing (Hardware and software) as part of our trades course at tech. The major problem I have these days is that a lot of the youngsters know a damn sight more about them that I do! There are still quite a few that have never had any contact at all though and I find this surprising given the amount of importance schools seem to place on these cursed machines these days.	andy (473)
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