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sparticus
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 12:27 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Blue wrote: | Maybe you should consider the first machine you played SMP on to be the first true computer. |
Yes perhaps - in my case - a C64. |
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davyjones
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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sparticus wrote: | Mr. Blue wrote: | Maybe you should consider the first machine you played SMP on to be the first true computer. |
Yes perhaps - in my case - a C64. |
Kinda hard to argue with that logic... what else could have possibly existed before that piece of perfection. |
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sparticus
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:08 am Post subject: |
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davyjones wrote: | sparticus wrote: | Mr. Blue wrote: | Maybe you should consider the first machine you played SMP on to be the first true computer. |
Yes perhaps - in my case - a C64. |
Kinda hard to argue with that logic... what else could have possibly existed before that piece of perfection. | |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:41 am Post subject: |
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I first played Pirates on a Mac SE/30. |
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sparticus
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:36 am Post subject: |
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Salty Dog wrote: | I first played Pirates on a Mac SE/30. |
When I first started work - the office was fully equipped with 1 Computer - and it was a MAC SE/30 - though I did not play Pirates on it. |
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Mr. Blue
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:47 am Post subject: |
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sparticus wrote: |
When I first started work - the office was fully equipped with 1 Computer - and it was a MAC SE/30 - though I did not play Pirates on it. |
Well, why not? Surely that's what it was for. _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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Mr. Blue
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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I first played Pirates! on a Dell Dimension E 310. However, I'm breaking my own rule and saying that for me the first computer came before I played Pirates! (Hey, I'm a pirate. I can break my own rules.
For me, the "first" computer was the Kaypro II. It was a very decent portable computer by the standards of the time and I still remember blowing up Klingon space ship on one of the ludicrously out of date games it came with, the kind where "graphics" means a "." to show and empty space, and "E" to show the Enterprise, a "K" to show a Klingon ship, etc. It was my dad's first computer, and when he was ready to move up, he sold it to me in exchange for a summer's hard work. That was plenty fine by me.
I also got a daisy wheel printer (remember those?) which made cool noises every time you turned the printer on. Both devices long done now. _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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sparticus
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 1:31 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Blue wrote: | sparticus wrote: |
When I first started work - the office was fully equipped with 1 Computer - and it was a MAC SE/30 - though I did not play Pirates on it. |
Well, why not? Surely that's what it was for. |
For Word Processing Only. |
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DannyPirate32
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:30 am Post subject: |
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I have to agree with wolfwood that :
Quote: | It means he doesn't have anything useful to tell you (the rumored whereabouts of Baron Raymondo�et al, the nearest beautiful daughter, the "need" for a raid by pirates or Indians, the location of prospective immigrants waiting for an escort).
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That is true.
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Pirate
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Mine never askd me about the parrot. Seemes like he asks me if I found any ummmmm how should I say it. kitty cat maybe? |
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Cowden
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's just an offhanded quip. |
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Captain Teague
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Pirate wrote: | Mine never askd me about the parrot. Seemes like he asks me if I found any ummmmm how should I say it. kitty cat maybe? |
_________________ The Code is the Law. |
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Rusty Edge
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JUNOTTO wrote: | I previously saw the decrease in my reflexes when I was around forty. When playing volleyball, I began missing balls I would once in the past have gotten to. |
My nieces and nephews saw me playing Pirates! on vacation and all took an interest in the game. I bought them copies and they began discovering the details, learning not to sail their ships across reefs, how to ambush the night watchmen, and retire as governors. After a time they all stopped playing. Why? "AGING IS NO FUN!"
I said this must be the most educational game you'll ever play. |
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Roland
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Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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JUNOTTO wrote: | I previously saw the decrease in my reflexes when I was around forty. When playing volleyball, I began missing balls I would once in the past have gotten to. |
Did you copy and paste this from something I once wrote? Seriously, I had the exact same experience - playing volleyball was where I first noticed my slowed reaction time. |
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fleetp
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Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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Spammer banned by username and e-mail address.
Very respectfully,
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