What other retro computers do you got?
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Wow, some really extensive lists... and interesting each person's "focus". Here's mine, but @tokra, I feel the same way that I like my C128D *almost* as much as VIC 20.
First, the Commodore stuff:
- PET 4032 with Datasette
- 3x VIC 20 with Datasette, 1541 (white) floppy, and 2x Mega-Cart
- C16 with Datasette
- Plus/4 with 1551 floppy
- 3x C64 with 1541 floppy
- C64C with 1541-II floppy
- C64 Executive (just because)
- 2x C128 with 2x 1571 floppy (one with JiffyDOS)
- C128D with JiffyDOS, 1581 floppy (with 1541 Ultimate II cart)
- 2x uIEC drives
- 1702 and 1902 monitors
The other 'fun' stuff I could not afford/own back then:
- 2x Atari 2600, 2600jr, and a Harmony cart
- Atari 7800
- 2x Atari 800 with 810 and 1050 floppy drives
- Tandy Color Computer 2
- TI-99/4a
... and of course my individual cartridge collection.
All of my "old" displays (monitors and TVs) are still in quite pristine condition, and I got quality video cables for composite and s/video, however, I felt compelled to purchase a new LCD monitor with every video input native to it.
Of course, most of my retro equipment either was purchased CIB, or I cobbled together the pieces to make them CIB. If a unit arrived defective, I have gotten repairs done, so all of my stuff works. Well, like me, at least for now.
The hardest part of all of the above is not the hardware/equipment, but organizing and storing all the "bulk" from cartridges, joysticks, floppies, tapes, manuals, etc. Yikes, I like the 'stuff', but the sheer mass of it all can be a little disheartening, considering most of it has been converted into digital format. Oh, I got terabytes of just about everything, too. Shameful.
IMHO, I think the Atari 7800 was the best 8-bit gaming console and C128D was the best 8-bit home computer. VIC 20 gets my kudos for being the most affordable home computer with many affordable expansions of that time, and C16 was the most underrated for all of its features @ $99.
My "modern" consoles kept are Sony PS, PS2, and original PS3.
First, the Commodore stuff:
- PET 4032 with Datasette
- 3x VIC 20 with Datasette, 1541 (white) floppy, and 2x Mega-Cart
- C16 with Datasette
- Plus/4 with 1551 floppy
- 3x C64 with 1541 floppy
- C64C with 1541-II floppy
- C64 Executive (just because)
- 2x C128 with 2x 1571 floppy (one with JiffyDOS)
- C128D with JiffyDOS, 1581 floppy (with 1541 Ultimate II cart)
- 2x uIEC drives
- 1702 and 1902 monitors
The other 'fun' stuff I could not afford/own back then:
- 2x Atari 2600, 2600jr, and a Harmony cart
- Atari 7800
- 2x Atari 800 with 810 and 1050 floppy drives
- Tandy Color Computer 2
- TI-99/4a
... and of course my individual cartridge collection.
All of my "old" displays (monitors and TVs) are still in quite pristine condition, and I got quality video cables for composite and s/video, however, I felt compelled to purchase a new LCD monitor with every video input native to it.
Of course, most of my retro equipment either was purchased CIB, or I cobbled together the pieces to make them CIB. If a unit arrived defective, I have gotten repairs done, so all of my stuff works. Well, like me, at least for now.
The hardest part of all of the above is not the hardware/equipment, but organizing and storing all the "bulk" from cartridges, joysticks, floppies, tapes, manuals, etc. Yikes, I like the 'stuff', but the sheer mass of it all can be a little disheartening, considering most of it has been converted into digital format. Oh, I got terabytes of just about everything, too. Shameful.
IMHO, I think the Atari 7800 was the best 8-bit gaming console and C128D was the best 8-bit home computer. VIC 20 gets my kudos for being the most affordable home computer with many affordable expansions of that time, and C16 was the most underrated for all of its features @ $99.
My "modern" consoles kept are Sony PS, PS2, and original PS3.
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hmmmmm
I have 38 consoles and computers hooked up in my living room, so I will list the computers only.
Vic 20
C64c
C64
C128
Amiga 500
Ti-99
Apple 2
Atari 400
Atari 800
MSX 2
Tandy 1000tx
Its a rough life but somebody's gotta do it
Vic 20
C64c
C64
C128
Amiga 500
Ti-99
Apple 2
Atari 400
Atari 800
MSX 2
Tandy 1000tx
Its a rough life but somebody's gotta do it
Here's my stuff, not everything is in working condition though:
Consoles:
Radofin Tele-Sports III
Adman Grandstand 2600 MK II
Adman Grandstand Fairchild
Videomaster Colourscore
Videomaster Colourscore II
Magnavox Odyssey 3000
Atari Ultra Pong Doubles
Atari 2600 Jr
Atari 2600 Woody
Atari 2600 Clone: Microdigital Onyx Junior (Brazil)
Atari 7800
Atari Jaguar
Amstrad GX4000
Commodore Amiga CD32
Commodore 64GS
Mattel Intellivision
Intv III
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Gamecube
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
NeoGeo
TurboGraph
NEC SuperGrafx
Core Grafx
PC Engine
Sony Playstation 2
Microsoft Xbox
Colecovision
Nintendo NES
Nintendo SNES
Coleco Telstar Arcade
Philips Videopac G7000
Computers:
Commodore PET 2001-8
Commodore Vic-20
Commodore +4
Commodore 116
Commodore 16
Commodore 64
Commodore SX64
Commodore Amiga 500
Commodore Amiga 1200
Atari 400
Atari 130XE
Atari 1200XL
Atari 1040ST
Enterprise 128
Sinclair ZX81
Sinclair Z88
Sinclair QL
ZX Spectrum +2
Sord M5 / CGL M5
Acorn Atom
Acorn Electron
Acorn A3010
Acorn Archimedes 410A
BBC Micro Model B
BBC Master
Mattel Aquarius
Tandy TRS-80 MC-10
Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2
Oric Atmos
Dragon 32
Spectravideo SV 318
Spectravideo SVI 728 (MSX1)
Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
V-Tech Laser 128 Color Personal Computer
Amstrad PCW8256
Compis II
Luxor ABC-80
Luxor ABC-800
Luxor ABC-802
Luxor ABC-806
Luxor ABC-1600
Comx-35
Laser 310
Yashica YC-64 (MSX1)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Yamaha CX5MII/128 (MSX1)
Apple III
Sharp PC-7100
Commodore 128D
Schneider CPC464
Philips VG-8235 (MSX2)
Lambda 8300
Handhelds:
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
Nokia N-gage
NeoGeo Pocket Color
Sega Gamegear
Wonderswan Color
Sony Playstation Portable
Consoles:
Radofin Tele-Sports III
Adman Grandstand 2600 MK II
Adman Grandstand Fairchild
Videomaster Colourscore
Videomaster Colourscore II
Magnavox Odyssey 3000
Atari Ultra Pong Doubles
Atari 2600 Jr
Atari 2600 Woody
Atari 2600 Clone: Microdigital Onyx Junior (Brazil)
Atari 7800
Atari Jaguar
Amstrad GX4000
Commodore Amiga CD32
Commodore 64GS
Mattel Intellivision
Intv III
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Gamecube
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
NeoGeo
TurboGraph
NEC SuperGrafx
Core Grafx
PC Engine
Sony Playstation 2
Microsoft Xbox
Colecovision
Nintendo NES
Nintendo SNES
Coleco Telstar Arcade
Philips Videopac G7000
Computers:
Commodore PET 2001-8
Commodore Vic-20
Commodore +4
Commodore 116
Commodore 16
Commodore 64
Commodore SX64
Commodore Amiga 500
Commodore Amiga 1200
Atari 400
Atari 130XE
Atari 1200XL
Atari 1040ST
Enterprise 128
Sinclair ZX81
Sinclair Z88
Sinclair QL
ZX Spectrum +2
Sord M5 / CGL M5
Acorn Atom
Acorn Electron
Acorn A3010
Acorn Archimedes 410A
BBC Micro Model B
BBC Master
Mattel Aquarius
Tandy TRS-80 MC-10
Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2
Oric Atmos
Dragon 32
Spectravideo SV 318
Spectravideo SVI 728 (MSX1)
Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
V-Tech Laser 128 Color Personal Computer
Amstrad PCW8256
Compis II
Luxor ABC-80
Luxor ABC-800
Luxor ABC-802
Luxor ABC-806
Luxor ABC-1600
Comx-35
Laser 310
Yashica YC-64 (MSX1)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Yamaha CX5MII/128 (MSX1)
Apple III
Sharp PC-7100
Commodore 128D
Schneider CPC464
Philips VG-8235 (MSX2)
Lambda 8300
Handhelds:
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
Nokia N-gage
NeoGeo Pocket Color
Sega Gamegear
Wonderswan Color
Sony Playstation Portable
I think it's because it's a true 8-Bit console and for a lot of people it was their first chance to play anything close to the 'arcade' experience at home. Although there was some poor titles released for it classics such as sonic the hedgehog and prince of persia were ported very well for it. It also has some great scrolling shooters.Jeff-20 wrote:I sold my Master System a long time ago, but I have access to all the games via a Genesis and flash cart that allows me to play Master system games. Could you please explain what about this system generates such passion? I think I may be overlooking some of the systems best games and features.
Android Tablet running Frodo 64 emulator running VIC 20 emulator....
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There are a couple of good forums for the SMS. The first one is geared towards the gamer/collector and has a wealth of info about the console:ravenxau wrote:I think it's because it's a true 8-Bit console and for a lot of people it was their first chance to play anything close to the 'arcade' experience at home. Although there was some poor titles released for it classics such as sonic the hedgehog and prince of persia were ported very well for it. It also has some great scrolling shooters.Jeff-20 wrote:I sold my Master System a long time ago, but I have access to all the games via a Genesis and flash cart that allows me to play Master system games. Could you please explain what about this system generates such passion? I think I may be overlooking some of the systems best games and features.
http://www.smstributes.co.uk/
The second is more technical but has a lot of downloadable material:
www.smspower.org
I have a fairly recent list of my consoles and computera over at: http://www.zeela.se
It's a bit too long list to type it in here.
It's a bit too long list to type it in here.
Check out my humble collection of old 'puters an such
http://www.zeela.se
http://www.zeela.se
I used to have quite a few old computers (several each of Amiga, Atari ST, ZX 81, ZX Spectrum, C64, C128, Plus/4, and VIC 20, plus an Oric-1, an SX-64, and a non-working Atari 600XL) but a couple of years ago I scaled it down to two VICs, three C64s, one SX-64, two (or three, can't remember) C128s, two Plus/4s, and two ZX Spectrums.
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I'm not a collector, but just a user that loves 2 computers: the Vic20 and ZX Spectrum.
So far I've got a Vic20 with Datassette and several cartridges (including a switchable +3,+8,+16k memory expansion), a rubber 48k ZX Spectrum and a ZX Spectrum 128k +2.
I will soon buy another Vic20 or two. I would love to get an NTSC Vic, for example. I will also surely buy a ZX Spectrum + (and/or a 128k heatsink) 'cause I love its keyboard...
So far I've got a Vic20 with Datassette and several cartridges (including a switchable +3,+8,+16k memory expansion), a rubber 48k ZX Spectrum and a ZX Spectrum 128k +2.
I will soon buy another Vic20 or two. I would love to get an NTSC Vic, for example. I will also surely buy a ZX Spectrum + (and/or a 128k heatsink) 'cause I love its keyboard...
4 x c64
2 x vic20
1 x Ti99/a4
1x Texas instruments 486 DX/33
1 x Intel 486 Dx2
The 486's are for running vintage soundcards (interrests in Adlib opl2 and opl3 Fm synthesis).
I am trying very hard not to hoard too much stuff, but In the future I would like to have be able to access another popular 8bit line: coco/dragon line & early TRS80).
I'd also like to have an original IBM PC, and a Tandy 1000 (first computer I ever touches aside from the Apple II at primary school).
Would like to make a S100-bus based computer (they now started reselling kits).
I would absolutely love to have a PET too of course.
Then I would try to absolutely stop this madness. I tend to pace myself by hunting locally, and avoid Ebay like it was the plague, that is how I control myself. Also, I try to focus on using the computers, which keeps me interrested in models for which there is a community of users.
But I like all old PC's and if i'd be set-up better, I'd like to rescue enverything I see, not for keeps but to pass along, to users rather than hoarders preferrably.
2 x vic20
1 x Ti99/a4
1x Texas instruments 486 DX/33
1 x Intel 486 Dx2
The 486's are for running vintage soundcards (interrests in Adlib opl2 and opl3 Fm synthesis).
I am trying very hard not to hoard too much stuff, but In the future I would like to have be able to access another popular 8bit line: coco/dragon line & early TRS80).
I'd also like to have an original IBM PC, and a Tandy 1000 (first computer I ever touches aside from the Apple II at primary school).
Would like to make a S100-bus based computer (they now started reselling kits).
I would absolutely love to have a PET too of course.
Then I would try to absolutely stop this madness. I tend to pace myself by hunting locally, and avoid Ebay like it was the plague, that is how I control myself. Also, I try to focus on using the computers, which keeps me interrested in models for which there is a community of users.
But I like all old PC's and if i'd be set-up better, I'd like to rescue enverything I see, not for keeps but to pass along, to users rather than hoarders preferrably.