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madog
01/22/09

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I'm almost in tears because we had to have a technician come out and install a PS/2 (I think?) mouse into our DOS machine 16 years ago. Good lord that was awful, and I believe he was there for at least an hour trying to set it up properly.

But I do remember we used to have some kick ass games for it. I remember paying $50 for some game that today a 3 year old in India could make between bottle feedings.
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discounteggroll
01/22/09

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and I shall exact the "ballmer fear" every time my [future] children misbehave

that or Walt Mossberg. Haven't decided who represents the immortal Satan more.
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OMG! Ponies!
01/22/09

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Yes, folks. That picture is an Apple II with a graphics card allowing it to run Windows. And the picture is from 1983.
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mewyn dyner
01/22/09

@OMG! Ponies!:

It was a DOS card, it had an 8088 or 8086 CPU, video card, floppy controller, memory, etc. Essentially it was a full IBM PC XT on a card that you put into an Apple IIe.

Everything with the Apple II series was incompatible with the IBM PC at that time, even the floppies.
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dingus
01/22/09

@mewyn dyner: Applied Engineering Transwarp. I lusted after one back in the day. And I think that's an Apple /// monitor on an Apple //e just like in Lost.
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OMG! Ponies!
01/23/09

@dingus: Which means that in 1983, the editors of BYTE Magazine were watching LOST.
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Project_J187
01/22/09

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My dad was a UNIX salesman and I remember all versions of that POS operating system. I also remember windows 95 being huge. CompUSA had a banner covering one side of the store announcing it was available. 1 aisle with roughly 2000 copies and it sold out within the day.
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cassettiespagetie
01/22/09

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Why is there an Apple II In the picture ?
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OMG! Ponies!
01/22/09

@cassettiespagetie: See below.

The photo is from the December 1983 issue of BYTE Magazine. It's an Apple II with a card installed to allow it to run Windows. The Macintosh had not yet been released.
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ripfire
01/22/09

@cassettiespagetie: Boot Camp v.001
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aliskaba
01/22/09

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HOLY SHIT! REVERSI!!! MOTHER OF GOD! SELL MY HOUSE! I WANT IT!!!

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Hello Mister Walrus
01/22/09

@aliskaba: Wow. Steve Balmer of the past is exactly the same as Steve Balmer of the future.
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Hello Mister Walrus
01/22/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: ... and by the future, I mean the present.
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The Lab
01/22/09

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It wasn't long ago that computers were no. fun. at. all.
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ripfire
01/22/09

@The Lab: You didn't try Gorillas on QBasic?
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