Any one in reto PCs?

[RCBH928]

I am not sure if this fits, but I am not talking about games.

I kind like to go back into computer history and see what software they used to have,
operating systems, and the like.

I wonder if any one is interested in retro software here,
does any one actually use them?
I heard up until 2006 some people out there used
original mac (1984) for word processing!!

and while we are at it,
I wonder if any one can explain to me the difference between c64 and Amiga.
I know commodore bought Amiga, and Amiga was more powerful,
and Amiga was like the new c64(xbox->360),
but thats about it.
For some reason I know the name Amiga and commodore from child years,
but I cant remember playing them or even using them. I dont think I ever did.
so I know 0 games for it.

[isiolia]

I can't say I tend to go backwards to look at old OSes and software much these days. Unless I just happen to need to - installed NT 4.0 in a VM a few months ago, which was oddly nostalgic.

Probably a decade ago or so I bought some yet-older Macs on eBay and messed with them a little. Around when I was running the OS X beta on my TiBook I think. Interesting at the time, but new Macs could still run the old software at that time.

I've only rarely run into people who deliberately are using older software. I had a user back when I was doing IT as a student who refused to upgrade from Office 5.0 for Mac (I think). He knew it, and didn't want to relearn things. I think a friend of mine knew someone still using a TRS-80 as their home computer at the time.


Amiga was the new platform for Commodore, much like the Macintosh was for Apple (coming from the Apple II). Different OS, everything.
Unlike the Mac, the Amiga was initially being developed by another company, but as you mentioned, Commodore bought them prior to it being released.

Kind of like the Mac got ingrained early on for desktop publishing, the Amiga's multimedia capabilities (far ahead of its time) saw it used for early broadcast TV work, 3D animation (some of Babylon 5, Seaquest, etc), and so on.

[BRIK]

[BoringSupreez]

I'm into them, although I don't have any up-and-running at the moment. Right now, I'd like to have an early 90's DOS machine, powerful enough to run Doom and Fallout. And I'd want it to have a color monitor, a mechanical keyboard, a mouse, a CD drive, both types of floppy drives, a Soundblaster 16 sound card, a modem, and a loud, clear sounding PC speaker (the little beepy speaker built into the computer tower). And I want it to be formerly ivory, but now yellow. And the faint smell of cigarettes about it.

[o.pwuaioc]

I have a Mac Classic, but I'm giving it to my sister who collects Macs. I'm still into older software too, although really I'm taking a break from programming.

[Hazerd]

this is as far back as ill ever want to go.

in fact, check out this site:
http://www.virtualapple.org/

[jfrost]

New Zealand has been catching up to the world!

[Hatta]

Yes! I'm pretty big into retro PCs. I have two folding tables devoted to them in my basement, and still have to keep a few in boxes. I have an Apple IIgs, Commodore 128, Atari 600xl, Tandy 1000EX, Tandy CoCo2, and an Macintosh SE/30 set up now. Put away for now is the TI99/4a, TRS-80 model 1 & 3. I also have some more modern obsolete gear. A Pentium II Voodoo2 SLI rig for Glide games, and a dual G4 PowerMac for OS 9 gaming.

I'd really like to get my hands on an Amiga 500 at some point. That and an Atari ST. I think I'd be about set with that collection. There were too many computers back then to collect them all, I try to focus on important gaming platforms.

[pakopako]

this is as far back as ill ever want to go.

Actually had stake in a Macintosh just because it had a registered version of Maelstrom on it. (Go Ambrosia!)

Unfortunately space became an issue and we all had to forfeit it. (And I never beat Lizard's high score!)

I'm into them... I'd like to have an early 90's DOS machine, powerful enough to run Doom and Fallout. And I'd want it to have a color monitor, a mechanical keyboard, a mouse, a CD drive, both types of floppy drives, a Soundblaster 16 sound card, a modem, and a loud, clear-sounding PC speaker (the little beepy speaker built into the computer tower). And I want it to be formerly ivory, but now yellow. And the faint smell of cigarettes about it.

I, more or less, have that up and running. (It has a SB128 and lacks secondhand-smoke.)

Two questions arise though:
[*]"Mechanical keyboard"? I thought older keyboards used springs underneath each key?
[*]And you realize they had 8" floppies right? Really ugly and unwieldy. (Kinda like CD cartridges.)

[BRIK]

New Zealand has been catching up to the world!

I hear they're getting internet next week.