The best 80s computer / console

[skorbut]

i never had the 128, i had the 48k+ ....was the 128K much better?

Technically it has only bigger RAM, improved sound chip and added RGB port, I think. A several games was developed on 128k which didn work on 48k.

I only had a Slovak clone of ZX spectrum, but my friend had 128k one and it was first original spectrum I saw and play. And it is still my spectrum holy grail. I think 128k is more rare/expensive than ony other spectrum model.

Or Sam Coupe is my holy grail?

 

[mjnurney]

I was completely impressed and blown away by the Amiga but in general the early games were pretty bad, there were some exceptions of course but i always (even then) thought the Amiga was , well slow..

remember bart simpson vs the aliens thing , full disk intro

brilliant but sloooow

 

[johnim]

My first computer was the dragon 32 then i had a vic20 and then found out about the c64.
I finally got my first c64 when i was 14 in 1989 and cost me £64 saved from my odd jobs.
Then came all my miggys first a a600 then a500 the all the rest.
But my most loved is my c64 which i still have with acton replay,sid symphony stereo cart,digitizer,midi interface,3 port switcher,1541mkii,cmd fd 2000 and other stuff.

 

[DonAmiga]

thought the Amiga was , well slow..

remember bart simpson vs the aliens thing , full disk intro

brilliant but sloooow

Going from a spectrum or a c64 the Amiga was Ferrari,,,,

 

[StrontiumDog]

The c64 was more reliable but it took some game 15 mins to load (omg)

Thats why the games companies invented things like Novaload and other tape turbo routines

 

[johnim]

and the action replay fast load was brill for near instant loading and saving to disk

 

[skorbut]

i forgot how bad the spectrum was for loading errors....now i remember.The c64 was more reliable but it took some game 15 mins to load (omg)

R Tape loading error... It was a nightmare Yes, technically it was nothing special, however it became very popular. Maybe because of low price and a lot of clones worldwide. Or maybe because rubber model is one of best looking piece of electornics ever made

 

[StrontiumDog]

and the action replay fast load was brill for near instant loading and saving to disk

Too right! Warp25 was the mutts nuts of em all, shame it was disk only...

Must dig out my C64 and have a trip down memory lane one day

 

[mjnurney]

yeah true, i had the action replay on the c64 for saving to disk, Leaderboard golf in 5 or 6 seconds - brilliant!

so when i got the Amiga A500 i bought the action replay too, i remember the guy asking was it a 1.3 or 2.0 machine as he had two action replays..

i was disappointed to see my 512k A500 wasnt as quick as the 64k c64 at saving lol, we worked out that the ram was bigger in the Amiga ha ha

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???.......Too right! Warp25 was the mutts nuts of em all, shame it was disk only...

whats warp25?

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i bought a Sam coupe in the early '00 s ... i thought it must be good and compared to a spectrum , yes , compared to the amiga err no

so i sold it

£100 i recall

 

[StrontiumDog]

???.......Too right! Warp25 was the mutts nuts of em all, shame it was disk only...

whats warp25?

it was the fastest disk loading turbo ever written for the C64 and the 1541. Came bulit-in with Datel's Action Replay cartridge

BIG picture so link only ...

http://ar.c64.org/w/images/9/9f/Your_Commodore_Issue_64_1990_Jan_AR6.jpg

 

[mjnurney]

oh right , i didnt know the name of it...

but i was aware of the speed of it!

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as i recall we lost the loading screen and had lots of coloured lines on screen for a few seconds...

or am i thinking of the spectrum?

damn my memory

 

[StrontiumDog]

as i recall we lost the loading screen and had lots of coloured lines on screen for a few seconds...

or am i thinking of the spectrum?

damn my memory

Your memory is correct

 

[mjnurney]

my top machines would be

Amiga
C64
spectrum
bbc / electron / ti99

(ti99 parsec anyone?)

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ahh spectrum it was....

horrible loading noise...eeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsqwarkkkkkkeeerrrrrrrr

R Loading error lol

 

[skorbut]

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i bought a Sam coupe in the early '00 s ... i thought it must be good and compared to a spectrum , yes , compared to the amiga err no

so i sold it

£100 i recall[/QUOTE]


Yes, Sam Coupe can't be compared to Amiga, but it is maybe one of the best 8 bit computers. At it was priced about £200, and Amiga about £500-£600? (dont know exacly).

Yes, yes, I now that amiga was best , but it is little about nostalgic value, And I met amiga very late, in 90's

 

[DonAmiga]

???.......Too right! Warp25 was the mutts nuts of em all, shame it was disk only...

whats warp25?

it was the fastest disk loading turbo ever written for the C64 and the 1541. Came bulit-in with Datel's Action Replay cartridge

BIG picture so link only ...

http://ar.c64.org/w/images/9/9f/Your_Commodore_Issue_64_1990_Jan_AR6.jpg

This looks cool,, I have a C64 now, will keep an eye out for this most of my friends had Spectrum so I guess it was what computer found you that led us to here 2011 and still affected by it

 

[User1301]

The C64 had one thing that was awesome, remember the Ocean Loading screen and music? Class!

I remember I replaced my Freeze Frame with a Final Cart III which was much better and sooooo fast at loading stuff.

Fav Machines (in total - not just 80's)

Amiga
C64
Spectrum
ZX81

Consoles - not so much although my first console was a SNES and it was very good but I was (and still am) a gamer who prefers a keyboard, mouse and joystick

J

 

[StrontiumDog]

This looks cool,, I have a C64 now, will keep an eye out for this most of my friends had Spectrum so I guess it was what computer found you that led us to here 2011 and still affected by it

If you can find one, it's the Mk VI or the Mk VI pro version you want

 

[mjnurney]

think i had the IV ....i even remember that ad!!!

cant recall what the Amiga one was..

yes its all about fondness of a machine and very little to do with what its capabilities are...
As for the Sam coupe ....i dont even remember anyone ever taking about it but by then i was a commodore user

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The ocean loaders were brilliant .......which one played before parallax loaded up?

that was / is my fav loading music

 

[User1301]

think i had the IV ....i even remember that ad!!!

cant recall what the Amiga one was..

yes its all about fondness of a machine and very little to do with what its capabilities are...
As for the Sam coupe ....i dont even remember anyone ever taking about it but by then i was a commodore user

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The ocean loaders were brilliant .......which one played before parallax loaded up?

that was / is my fav loading music

I remember this issue of Crash getting me all excited whilst i still had my Speccy and before I got my C64 http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/_...nesfromthepast/images/d/d7/Crash_Issue_50.jpg

Yeah - That one amongst others - I liked them all

J

 

[StrontiumDog]

think i had the IV ....i even remember that ad!!!

cant recall what the Amiga one was..