The Commodore 64!
Check out a random top of the line computer at http://www.old-computers.com/news/random.asp
I think the Whirlwind was pretty impressive.
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/...sp?st=1&c=1047
It weighed several tons and cost $708,909 !!
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
Master Guitar Academy - I also teach via SKYPE.
The Commodore 64!
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
I love old computers.. I wish I still had my trusty old Spectrum!
And my atari... amiga...genesis...486...
I can't say that I've given up on a flanger cause I've never liked the effect either. I also can't say the same about Tremolo. I hate them both equally. - Tone2TheBone 2009
I had my original '84 Mac for years. I kinda wanted to turn it into a fish tank, and light it from underneath so the fish would swim around in the light like some kind of screensaver.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Ah, the good ol' days. That was a fun computer and I learned basic and assembly languages on it. I wrote a lot of video games and sold one to Compute! magazine.Originally Posted by Tone2TheBone
I was one of the diehards who refused to let go from the c64 and a friend bought me a 286 system to make me get off of it.
I lost interest in programming then.
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GUITARS - Carvin DC127M - Carvin Bolt kit
AMPS - Bogner Alchemist 112 - Blackheart Handsome Devil half stack
FXs - Roger Linn Adrenalinn III - Boss GT-10
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All I did on my C64 was play Zork!!! I loved all those old Infocom word interaction games. I bought the Treasures of Infocom several years ago to preserve them all.
That sounds familiar -- I "traded" mine up in 1995; gave the C-64 to the kids. I'd already given them the TI 99/4A. But I still keep an Apple IIc in the garage and fire it up from time to time just to reminisce . . .Originally Posted by kiteman
Heh, I started with the TI 99/4A. That's where I started basic programming and I went got a c64 when I kept running out of memory.Originally Posted by KrisH
It was in the mid 90s that I gave up the c64. Might as well as there's no more interests in them.
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GUITARS - Carvin DC127M - Carvin Bolt kit
AMPS - Bogner Alchemist 112 - Blackheart Handsome Devil half stack
FXs - Roger Linn Adrenalinn III - Boss GT-10
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Ah... memories... Getting on the ol' Atari 800XL, attached to a black and white TV for a monitor, with the clackety clack of the dot matrix printer and the WHIRRRRRRRR of the old 5 1/2" floppy disk drive. With my 800 baud modem I had blazing speed to contact my buddies. It was great fun. My favorite video game at the time, F15 Strike Eagle, took so long to load that I could pop in the disk and go have lunch. It would be waiting on me, ready to go, when I returned about 20 minutes later. The whole shootin' match probably cost my parents what my Dell cost me 20 years later.
Did a lot of stuff in BASIC. That was what they taught in school. I'm so glad that I learned it. It's been SO useful in the real world.:
Guitars:
Fender 2006 MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS in 3TS
Ibanez RG 570 with a bridge Invader
ESP M II Deluxe with a Tune-o-Matic bridge
Eleanor, the magical, mystical Road Worn wonder Tele
Blackstar HT Club 40
Old stuff still stored somewhere abouts:
Apple IIc
Commodore 64G
IBM AT
I missed the good old, early days when the internet wasn't graphical, overcrowded by any means, and had no spam. I think I preferred it much better when it was just geeks participating.
Ah yes the old infocom games.. I used to love playing those text adventures.Originally Posted by stingx
Do you remember "Colossal Cave" the grandfather of all text adventures?
I also have fond memories of the later "point and click" games such as Sierra games and Monkey Island.
I can't say that I've given up on a flanger cause I've never liked the effect either. I also can't say the same about Tremolo. I hate them both equally. - Tone2TheBone 2009
Is that the one that Josh was playing in the movie "Big"?Originally Posted by SuperSwede
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
hmm.. I actually havent seen "Big" but I dont think that i´ve missed out on something special..Originally Posted by Tone2TheBone
I can't say that I've given up on a flanger cause I've never liked the effect either. I also can't say the same about Tremolo. I hate them both equally. - Tone2TheBone 2009