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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    07/18/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    I knew that was the PET as soon as I saw the picture. I never realized it was considered a competitor to Apple.

    Back then I guess everything more powerful than a calculator was 'the competition' though...
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    07/18/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    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.

    Loving the flashbacks, Gizmodo old kid.
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    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    07/18/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    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
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/18/09

    @ninjamurf: They played the Doctor Who theme song?
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    07/18/09

    @bosskev: Good one!
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    07/18/09

    @bosskev: Amazing. Fits even down to the hums.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    07/18/09

    @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.
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    07/18/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: *access the codes*
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    Image of MillerCadiots MillerCadiots
    07/18/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    Want to know more about the PET's Easter egg? Read this: http://www.pagetable.com/?p=43
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    Image of GlenTen GlenTen
    07/18/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    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!"

    oh my god that's INCREDIBLE!
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    Image of OblivionVII OblivionVII
    07/18/09

    @GlenTen: It is? Am I missing something?
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    Image of BK Beezy BK Beezy
    07/18/09

    @OblivionVII: I think you're missing the sarcasm. Unless that was sarcasm. Then I missed the sarcasm. Ah! Sarcasm is great! /sarcasm

    I think that's my personal record for most times saying 'sarcasm' in a sentence. My brain hurts now.
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    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    07/18/09

    @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?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    07/18/09

    @ninjamurf: So what came first: Microsoft or the Easter Egg?
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    07/18/09

    @BoardShortin'_GitEmSteveDave: Well Microsoft would have had to of existed for said Easter Egg to have been written, so I say Microsoft!
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    07/18/09

    @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.
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    Image of ferris209 ferris209
    01/09/09

    In reply to Obama iMini Pet iPod Dock is Either Offensive or Fantastic
    Geez, how much more Obama crap can we have, I don't even like the idiot.
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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    01/10/09

    @ferris209: ass..... just plain asswhole-ish-ness


    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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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    01/09/09

    In reply to Obama iMini Pet iPod Dock is Either Offensive or Fantastic
    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!

    In addition to his own swag:

    [store.barackobama.com]

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    01/09/09

    In reply to Obama iMini Pet iPod Dock is Either Offensive or Fantastic
    Can I use my Zune with it?
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    Image of richillion richillion
    01/09/09

    In reply to Obama iMini Pet iPod Dock is Either Offensive or Fantastic
    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.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    01/09/09

    @richillion: Can we ban this guy for spamming?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/09/09

    In reply to Obama iMini Pet iPod Dock is Either Offensive or Fantastic
    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.
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    01/09/09

    In reply to Obama iMini Pet iPod Dock is Either Offensive or Fantastic
    While we're making plush politicians, where the hell is my Ann Coulter doll?


    Oh well, I'll get the straws and the glue gun.

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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    01/09/09

    In reply to Obama iMini Pet iPod Dock is Either Offensive or Fantastic
    Ok... offensive or not.. I am pissed at the novelization of the Presidency. It ticks me off. All the Obama plates, coins, bedsheets, UGLY ASS TOYS.


    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.

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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    01/09/09

    @Cordfucious the Intrepid Ibex: Ain't that the truth.


    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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    01/09/09

    In reply to Obama iMini Pet iPod Dock is Either Offensive or Fantastic
    Will it work with his Zune?
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