I see dead computers

[Psycho Fox]

Remeber when I mentioned Amiga is going to try and make a come back? Well they are not alone Atari is too with the Atari ColdFire Project (http://www.myatari.net/issues/aug2002/coldfire.htm). All we need now is a Acorn come back then we'd have all the major platforms back again.

[Anthonynotes]

Originally posted by Psycho Fox
Remeber when I mentioned Amiga is going to try and make a come back? Well they are not alone Atari is too with the Atari ColdFire Project (http://www.myatari.net/issues/aug2002/coldfire.htm). All we need now is a Acorn come back then we'd have all the major platforms back again.

Atari's still around? Hmph...

Speaking of "dead computers", was considering ditching my long-dated, sitting-in-a-closet-for-a-year Mac Performa 636 (and a few other items) to see if I could trade it online for an equally-used ancient Powerbook... figure having a mobile computer for word processing would come in useful (esp. with future plans I had in mind, if / when I do decide to move somewhere else and my current computer not being immediately accessible).

-B.
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[Psycho Fox]

Originally posted by Brainatra
Atari's still around? Hmph...Well Hasbro the current owner of Atari has nothing to do with the revival. So it is unoffically a Atari but still probably be considred a Atari since I don't think Hasbro is going to come out with a computer system


Speaking of "dead computers", was considering ditching my long-dated, sitting-in-a-closet-for-a-year Mac Performa 636 (and a few other items) to see if I could trade it online for an equally-used ancient Powerbook... figure having a mobile computer for word processing would come in useful (esp. with future plans I had in mind, if / when I do decide to move somewhere else and my current computer not being immediately accessible).
I don't think you'll get much for your Performa.

[gtracer72]

Is this good news? and if so, why. :confused:

[Psycho Fox]

Originally posted by gtracer72
Is this good news? and if so, why. :confused: Uhhh well, kinda maybe.

It does give a bit (emphisis on bit) more competition to the computer industry pushing open standards and such.

[Andy Mancini]

I thought that Amiga went out of business after their CD32 video game system didn't sell well.

[Psycho Fox]

Originally posted by dj_gir
I thought that Amiga went out of business after their CD32 video game system didn't sell well. Nope. Commadore went bankrupt but since sales of Amiga continued to grow and Amiga Inc was a company owned by Commadore it got split off. Since then Amiga Inc has been passed around (even Gateway owen it for awhile) now Amiga Inc is completely independent.

Their webpage is here (http://www.amiga.com/)

[Anthonynotes]

>>Speaking of "dead computers", was considering ditching my long-dated, sitting-in-a-closet-for-a-year Mac Performa 636 (and a few other items) to see if I could trade it online for an equally-used ancient Powerbook... figure having a mobile computer for word processing would come in useful (esp. with future plans I had in mind, if / when I do decide to move somewhere else and my current computer not being immediately accessible).
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I don't think you'll get much for your Performa<<<

Well, I'm not looking really to sell it (I know it doesn't have much resale value), but to trade it for said old laptop model. A Mac-stuff-swap mailing list I belong to has various people on it selling/buying/trading for various old Mac stuff, and this summer, I just started selling a few unneeded old programs on it. Though figure given the specific laptop model I was considering, might have to pay for it outright/add cash to the Performa to get one...

-B.