My brother wrote a game on one and brought the whole thing to my mom's house to show it off.
You had to "fly" a targeting reticule onto a tie fighter (easy one in asciii) and hit the space bar to shot at it.
It wasn't perfect at first, so my little sister and I ended up being beta testers (long before it was hip) to help him out.
5th grade. My first computer experience. We used to take the tapes home and play them in our tape players. eeeeeeeeee ooooooo EEEEEE uuuuuuu UUUUUUUU eeeeeeeee OOOOOOOOO aaaaaaaaaaa
@ninjamurf: "We used to take the tapes home and play them in our tape players. "
We used to edit the codes to the games to make our own versions of them. Programmers eventually got wise to this and it wasn't possible to use LIST and access to codes in later programs.
From wikipedia: "Easter Egg: In PET Microsoft Basic (3000 series only), typing the command "WAIT 6502,100" will fill the screen with the text "MICROSOFT!"
@GlenTen: That's wacky considering I didn't think Microsoft really came to prominence until after the PET era? That would have been something to see. The first easter egg?
@Kakkoister: But the PET ran on Microsoft Basic. Microsoft was founded in 1975. The first PET was announced in 1977. That was still the time they were using a blibbet in their logo.
With all the other Obama Merch for sale, whats one more thing? I find the level of glurge/hyperbole in these commercials more offensive than any puppet:
You can also get a plate, which honors the "day the world changed forever", and features Obama and his "competent smile and kind eyes". Keep in mind, there is a limit of two plates. But it ALSO comes with a Barack Obama coin!
if anyone one has an iphone and wish they could send and recieve messages either through t-mobile or att i could guarantee success. if your interested email me at richillion@yahoo.com these are a list of things i can do on my iphone
mms
live tv
text forwarding, and landscape texting
wifi quality youtube without wifi
video recorder
also the abiliity to disable sms(text) pop ups on screen.
im trying to make some money so it will come at a price but i can show you how its done . as easily as possible with unlimited help.
With all of the not-so-complimentary GWB paraphernalia that's been available for a while, not to mention a book (or two) of rather odd Bushisms, I'd say that this is nothing.
And unfortunately the new administration has even gotten in on the act. The proverbial straw for me was getting an email from the Obama Inauguration people letting me know that the with a quick visit to the Obama Store I could purchase my very own official Obama Inauguration merchandise.
Political spam from my candidate? Requested, accepted, and read.
Commercial spam from the President-Elect? Plain old not cool.
...and it was not helped when my local coffee shop was selling three different kinds of Obama breath mints today.
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Back then I guess everything more powerful than a calculator was 'the competition' though...
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You had to "fly" a targeting reticule onto a tie fighter (easy one in asciii) and hit the space bar to shot at it.
It wasn't perfect at first, so my little sister and I ended up being beta testers (long before it was hip) to help him out.
Loving the flashbacks, Gizmodo old kid.
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We used to edit the codes to the games to make our own versions of them. Programmers eventually got wise to this and it wasn't possible to use LIST and access to codes in later programs.
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oh my god that's INCREDIBLE!
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I think that's my personal record for most times saying 'sarcasm' in a sentence. My brain hurts now.
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we only have one of those and he his well liked on this site and thats the Nutbastard.
You sir are and EPIC FAIL
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You can also get a plate, which honors the "day the world changed forever", and features Obama and his "competent smile and kind eyes". Keep in mind, there is a limit of two plates. But it ALSO comes with a Barack Obama coin!
In addition to his own swag:
[store.barackobama.com]
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mms
live tv
text forwarding, and landscape texting
wifi quality youtube without wifi
video recorder
also the abiliity to disable sms(text) pop ups on screen.
im trying to make some money so it will come at a price but i can show you how its done . as easily as possible with unlimited help.
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Oh well, I'll get the straws and the glue gun.
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How can we expect to have him respected by those who despise him when we marginalize him for profit. Its agregeous[sic] and downright insulting.
01/09/09
And unfortunately the new administration has even gotten in on the act. The proverbial straw for me was getting an email from the Obama Inauguration people letting me know that the with a quick visit to the Obama Store I could purchase my very own official Obama Inauguration merchandise.
Political spam from my candidate? Requested, accepted, and read.
Commercial spam from the President-Elect? Plain old not cool.
...and it was not helped when my local coffee shop was selling three different kinds of Obama breath mints today.
01/09/09