[scanned image of Apple 2c computer system with peripherals]

Apple //c sytem with peripherals.

I dig old computers. You should too. Here's why...

I know you programmed on these things as a kid, or your big brother did, or something. In this computer age of faster/more expensive/compatible, it's easy to forget all the cool CPUs that used to roam the planet, back when cheap/cool/hackable was in vogue for computers. You may think of them as dinosaurs, but just like the dinosaurs, they were more varied and interesting than what's around now.

Unlike the dinosaurs, however, the computers of old coexisted with humans, bringing such spectacular symbioses as when you trashed your old Atari joystick playing Summer Games on the C-64, or the joy of Larry Bird vs. Dr. J, "One on One", or the simple excellence of pulling a "face fault" playing Microsoft Olympic Decathalon on the Apple II...

[scanned image of Apple 2 computer] Anyway, enough of my poorly written evangelism-- Check out these cool sites:

The Apple II series:
- The links I had for this are dead, and I'll refresh them when I get a chance...
As for the Commodore 64, no need to wax poetic while giving the eulogy-- upgrade it today to 20MHz and put it on the Web, Bay-bee! Check out the SuperCPU for the 64 and 128, available now!
"3583 bytes free." Were you "Ready?" The Commodore VIC-20, my first computer, and the only computer endorsed by the one and only William "James T. Kirk" Shatner. Avail yourself of:
- Rick Melick's tribute page for The Commodore VIC-20
- Also, Anders Carlsson has a technical page
  for the VIC.

Home Video Game Systems

I also want to mention a couple of cool video game system pages:

Remember the Mattel Intellivision? The one with the funny control pad? Go to Kali's World of Intellivision
How about the newer, but just as history, Atari Jaguar? Specifically, check out screen shots of the scariest video game ever made, ALIEN vs. PREDATOR (description) (images). This game is incredible in a dark room with surround sound...
However, the Jaguar isn't dead yet! There are at least five independent titles due out for the Jag. See
- Jagu-Dome "Atari is dead, but the Jaguar Lives!"
- The Battlesphere Page This game will be networkable for up to 8 Jags! (remember, you can get a Jag for only less than $40 new, nowadays!)
- The Jaguar Home Page
- The Jaguar [Game] Review Page
- The Jaguar Info Page
- Some great Jaguar game screen shots
- And finally, a bunch of links and a chat area at Jaguar Interactive

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