An Atari 400 computer...complete with 8K memory and cassette tape recorder.
Of course, I eventually upgraded to the 600 XL series and a whopping 16K.
Of course, I eventually upgraded to the 600 XL series and a whopping 16K.
Guilty pleasure?
So... What is your guilty pleasure in the electronic world? What have you owned in the past that you would never admit to? (except to us of course)
Mine is the CB radio. As a teenager I talked to other neighborhood teenagers for hours on end. It was like being part of a very exclusive community. What's funny is that things haven't changed much. DBSTalk is very much like the old CB Radio days, just on a different platform and on a larger scale. Basically, people chatting about common interests.
Another was having a Radio Shack Micronta LED watch circa 1979. It's long gone now but it was my first electronic watch. Very exciting in those days.
Oh, and one more. The Amiga CD-32 gaming platform. Was great at the time but what a waste. It had such potential but Amiga marketing was practically non-existent.
Mine is the CB radio. As a teenager I talked to other neighborhood teenagers for hours on end. It was like being part of a very exclusive community. What's funny is that things haven't changed much. DBSTalk is very much like the old CB Radio days, just on a different platform and on a larger scale. Basically, people chatting about common interests.
Another was having a Radio Shack Micronta LED watch circa 1979. It's long gone now but it was my first electronic watch. Very exciting in those days.
Oh, and one more. The Amiga CD-32 gaming platform. Was great at the time but what a waste. It had such potential but Amiga marketing was practically non-existent.
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HP41CX hand held computer with printer and card reader.
HP41CX hand held computer with printer and card reader.
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There's a first.LarryFlowers said:
Larry's showing his age now.Richard King said:There's a first.
Mine was a Northern Telecom Display Phone..
These were great little dumb terminals. At the time I got my first one, I was in college and had just blown up my Color Computer and the display phone allowed me to use basic programs such as "PC Write" and continue to call my favorite Bulltin Boards.
These were great little dumb terminals. At the time I got my first one, I was in college and had just blown up my Color Computer and the display phone allowed me to use basic programs such as "PC Write" and continue to call my favorite Bulltin Boards.
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I used to have an eight track recorder/player also. Here's a picture of it in the lower picture on the left hand side...Charise said:
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