which computers do you currently own ?

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r0jaws said:
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Could Spectravideo 318/328 be added? Also forgot to tick "Other" as I didn't remember my 328
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...Sadly this is an MSX - yes it is... same chipset 'n everything =D

Since the only difference between an MSX and MSX II is actually memory they are under one category....
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According to Wikipedia, the Spectravideo did claim to be MSX compatible, but it wasn't. They didn't adhere to the standard until the 728.
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Well, you beat me to it. :)

Spectravideo 328 is what the whole MSX standard is based on and the chipset basically is the same. Nevertheless, MSX software will not run out of the box in a 328. There are differences at least in the Basic, as the MSX Basic listings usually include the rows that differ in the 328 as an appendix. Also the module port and cassette port are different from MSX standard and the 328 is missing the printer port, which I believe is defined in the MSX standard.
 
My sig gives it anyway. Just to clarify: I have much less computers than I like, but much more than the wife is happy about.
 
I feel like a bit of a heathen, to be honest. Only computers I have are Macs at the moment.

15" 2010 Macbook Pro 2.4ghz i7 w/SSD
17" 2007 Macbook Pro 2.4ghz Core2
20" 2006 iMac Core2 2.1ghz
24" 2008 iMac Core2 2.8ghz

Currently working on a custom Hackintosh with an i7 overclocked to 4.3ghz, two SSDs, 16gb of memory, and a 2gb graphics card. Far cry from the A500 with 512kb I started designing on.

Rest assured tho, just paid for an A1200 on this very site, along with an Apollo accelerator, so will be joining the ranks of the Miggy-endowed soon.
 
ubermick said:
I feel like a bit of a heathen, to be honest. Only computers I have are Macs at the moment.

15" 2010 Macbook Pro 2.4ghz i7 w/SSD
17" 2007 Macbook Pro 2.4ghz Core2
20" 2006 iMac Core2 2.1ghz
24" 2008 iMac Core2 2.8ghz

Currently working on a custom Hackintosh with an i7 overclocked to 4.3ghz, two SSDs, 16gb of memory, and a 2gb graphics card. Far cry from the A500 with 512kb I started designing on.

Rest assured tho, just paid for an A1200 on this very site, along with an Apollo accelerator, so will be joining the ranks of the Miggy-endowed soon.
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Nowt wrong with a large collection of Apple Macs. I've got a fair few of 'em myself! Just about to plump for a new Mac laptop, but not quite sure what to go for. 15" retina looks quite tasty, but there are some stunning deals on refurbished 17" core-i7 systems at the moment...
 
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Nowt wrong with a large collection of Apple Macs. I've got a fair few of 'em myself! Just about to plump for a new Mac laptop, but not quite sure what to go for. 15" retina looks quite tasty, but there are some stunning deals on refurbished 17" core-i7 systems at the moment...
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The retina displays are loooooovely, but they're far too pricey. I'd jump on the refurbished ones, to be honest. And the 17" display is overrated as well. I've got an older 17" Macbook Pro, and I find it cumbersome and a pain in the backside. Love my 15", and with the money saved, bought a nice 24" Dell Ultrasharp monitor (Apple monitors are too bloody expensive as well) to use when I'm at home and need the bigger screen.
 
TRS-80 Line of computers:
TRS stood for Tandy/Radio Shack "80" stood for Z-80 Processor until the Color computer (they thought that TRS- 09 would be confusing)"
Models:
Model 1
Tandy 10 (big system built into a Desk!)
Model 2 and 12
Model 3
Model 4 (and 4"P"- portable -simular to the C64SX)
Model 16, 16B and Tandy 6000HD- 68000 processor
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Color Computer
Model 100 Series (the first laptop/tablets -depending who you argue with)
Model 200 (higher end model 100)
MC 10 (sold in France as the Matra Alice)
Pocket Computers (re-branded Sharp units)

Tandy Line
The Tandy Line started with oddly the
Tandy 2000 - The Tandy 2000 was a personal computer introduced by Radio Shack in late 1983 which used the 8 MHz Intel 80186 microprocessor. By comparison, the IBM PC XT (introduced in March 1983) used the older 4.7 MHz 8088 processor, and the IBM PC AT (introduced in 1984) would later use the newer 6 MHz Intel 80286. Due to the more efficient design of the 80186, the Tandy 2000 ran significantly faster than other PC compatibles on the market, and slightly faster than the PC AT. (Later, IBM upgraded the 80286 in new PC AT models to 8 MHz.)
While touted as being compatible with the IBM XT, the Tandy 2000 was different enough that most software that was not purely text-oriented did not work properly. It differed by having a Tandy-specific video mode (640x400, but not related to or forward-compatible with the 1987 VGA standard), keyboard scan codes, and other differences.

Tandy 1000
Tandy 1000HD
Tandy 1000EX
Tandy 1000HX
Tandy 1000ST
Tandy 1000TX
Tandy 1000SL,
Tandy 1000SL/2,
Tandy 1000TL,
Tandy 1000TL/2,
Tandy 1000TL/3
Tandy 1000 RL,
Tandy 1000RL/HD,
Tandy 1000 RLX,
Tandy 1000 RSX

Although SavorX's comment is technically true about the 1000 Series being "IBM clones", they are "Clones" of the ill fated PC JR line. 90% of regular PC hardware did not work on the Tandy 1000 Line as Tandy made sure that none of the cases were of "standard" length , Hight etc, so only Tandy 1000 parts were sold for them. (The HX- although the coolest had proprietary cards that were stacked vertically with pins, not slots)
This all changed later with the 2xxx and 4xxxx series came out that were more PC standard.
The Tandy 1000 series stopped with only a 286 processor, but they did have their own "desktop" called deskmate, which (IMHO) was actually a very good and usable desktop for the time.

The following is a photo of the Tandy 2000, not sure who is the guy next to it.
The Rest are my old collection, the HX- all in one system,
the 2500 monster
The RLX
and The TL
 
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I own every Amiga model and a few C64's and 1 C128 and a MSX1, Xbox and a few PS1's.
Also P75/200/300/2,53Ghz P4 and my I7.
 
How to I amend my vote to include my SAM? It wasnt there when I voted originally.
 
OTHER:
Coleco Adam,
Kaypro (1 and 2)
 
SaviorX said:
quarkx said:
OTHER:
Coleco Adam
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and also the IBM PCjr you mentioned in the Tandy post, if anyone will admit to it... (alright i would love to have one for collections sake)

btw, the Tandy TL series was more AT-standard as you can see here...

http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?13998-Multimedia-Tandy-style
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Yes, but they wouldn't accept full length cards (as I found out the hard way) they were longer than 3/4 size like 90% of a full length card. I had spent a ton of money on "standard" upgrade cards and none fit.:picard
But it was a very cool machine. I regret my loss of it (lost in move, along with the RLX), but I still have my 2500
 
My list isn't too impressive anymore:

Amiga 500 - 512kb ram.
Amiga 600 - 8mb ram.
Amiga 1200 - Blizzard 1230/50 & scsi Kit, 96mb ram.
Sony Vaio VGN-UX27GN - Core Solo, 1gb Ram, 32GB ssd.
Alienware M11x R3 - Core i7, 16gb Ram, Corsair GT 120GB ssd.
PS3 Slim 320gb upgraded to WD 750gb HDD's
Sega MultiMega
Sony Vita 3g
 
Commodore

C64G
C128
Amiga 1200 - Blizzard 1230/50/32MB, 4GB CF (thank you Hell_Labs!)

I bought the C128, a 1541-II disk drive and 1084 monitor mostly to read the personal disk collection I'd kept all these years. Some of the disks read, some of them don't. I was a member of a PD group and very little has survived, unfortunately, but I was lucky enough to save what I could before the disks rotted away altogether. I got the C64G because I found one really cheap and missed having an actual C64 - and I always hated the C128's more pronounced vertical stripes in 40 column mode anyway. It's currently all sitting in storage until I can save up for a 1541 Ultimate II cartridge.

The monitor has been sent for repair, and when it comes back the A1200 (which I bought here from austinsom) will be setup properly for the first time :)


x86

Desktop 1 - Core i5 2500, 12GB, Radeon 6870, 250GB (Windows), 2TB (games/storage), NZXT Phantom (white/red), Samsung P2450H

Desktop 2 - Core 2 Duo E8400, 7GB, Radeon 4870, 120GB (Windows), 500GB (games), HP W19B

Media PC - Core 2 Duo E6420, 4GB, GeForce 9500 GT, 120GB (Windows), 3.5TB (1TB x3, 500GB x1), Antec NSK2480, LG 32"

Laptop - Core 2 Duo T5750, 4GB, Radeon 3470, 250GB. Acer Aspire 5920G.

The first desktop is my main machine, due to health issues I have a lot of free time on my hands and this is where I spend a lot of it. The second desktop used to be my gaming pc, and I gave it to my brother when I built my current one. He lost interest in gaming though, and so it's currently used by my flatmate's brother. The media pc was built by myself, though originally it was an Acer tower that my flatmate and I purchased together. It was really cramped though, so we put together the current one and managed to pack more hard drives in there. We're constantly running out of space.

Eventually we're going to have to replace all of the hard drives in there with something bigger, but a stopgap might be to get an Icy Box or equivalent and just keep adding more.
 
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I am surprised the A500 is not the most popular Miggy. I knew the A1200 would be up there somewhere, but wasn't the A500 the best selling model? :unsure:

I don't have mine anymore so couldn't vote for it :(

Oh and C64s, Commodore's best selling model? Where are they all?

Check your lofts again! :lol:
 
The Amiga 1200 is obviously the mainstay of everyone still using an Amiga. The Amiga 500 computers are forgotten into cellars for a long time.

I have voted Apple G series for my Mac Mini G4: is that correct?
 
Always nice to do a little poll, ontly thing missing for me is the Pegassos (I in my case).
All my others (exept the Philips P2000T) are in the list.
 
Xanxi said:
The Amiga 1200 is obviously the mainstay of everyone still using an Amiga. The Amiga 500 computers are forgotten into cellars for a long time.

I have voted Apple G series for my Mac Mini G4: is that correct?
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Yeah, I guess that most people who just want one Amiga nowadays would go for an A1200. A500s were all well and good, but I doubt as many people are that fussed over them. I'm certainly not fussed about owning an A500, but I'd definitely keep an A1200.

For the Apple stuff, I'd really have listed the options as "Macintosh 680x0" "Macintosh PowerPC" and "Macintosh Intel", seems a better fit to me. The current terms are a little confusing
 
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