Favourite home computer of the 1980s?
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drunkbear — 9 years ago(July 13, 2016 03:38 PM)
I KNEW I wasn't the only one who remembered that Coleco Adam! I didn't have one, though I did have a Colecovision.
Did you own an Adam? I was under the impression that they only ever made a handful, before the Coleco Collapso.- Crazy. All crazy but I'm.
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Thor-Delta — 9 years ago(July 13, 2016 05:05 PM)
I'm not the person you were talking to, but I was recently reading hardware reviews in a 1980s computer magazine, "The Home Computer Advanced Course". They said of the Coleco Adam: "for those who wish to purchase a home computer system with word processing capabilities, the Adam is certainly worth considering - but there may be other, better alternatives" and also said "wide availability and high quality of ColecoVision games cartridges make Adam ideal for games players".
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drunkbear — 9 years ago(July 13, 2016 05:27 PM)
Oh, they probably made a
few
; when Coleco bowed out, there were tables full of Adam-specific games at the Half-Price Stores. But Coleco promised way more than they delivered.
Saying that, though: the Colecovision was a much superior home console to the Atari 2600 or the Intellivision, in my opinion. Coleco's problem was that they didn't bother to buy the licensing rights to their home versions of popular arcade games.- Crazy. All crazy but I'm.
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IcingOnTheCake — 9 years ago(July 15, 2016 08:30 AM)
I had Colecovision with the Adam attachment. There were two models, a stand alone one and one that was an add on. It was a decent home computer in its day.
The Colecovision had the cartridges and Adam had cassette tapes. Both had games and the Adam also had the word processing, a printer came with it, and you could save work on a cassette.
I'm not sure how many were made. I vaguely remember a commercial for it. I was a youngster in those days. -
Thor-Delta — 9 years ago(July 15, 2016 11:46 AM)
Actually some 1980s computers are quite valuable, particularly the rare ones. I found two Coleco Adams on eBay which ship to my country (Australia), and one costs AU$130, while a mint condition one has a price of AU$507.53 (and no, I don't plan to buy either. I've been thinking of getting another 1980s computer, but I'd rather get a Dragon 32 or Oric-1).
Poof! There Goes Perspiration! -
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inthe80s — 9 years ago(July 13, 2016 02:35 PM)
I had two computers in the '80s but not at the same time.
First was an Atari 520ST and the second was a PC. I guess the PC was the favorite since it had more software and hardware compatibility. My cousins had both the Commodore 64 and Commodore VIC-20 which I thought were alright.
