Comments on: Geek excitement http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:45:35 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tracey Todhunter http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 Tracey Todhunter Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:35:57 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1413#comment-2861 Even I remember these, we still have one on the loft at home, never thought anyone would buy it. Unfortunately my technophobia was revealed at an early age and I never mastered chuckie egg. Even I remember these, we still have one on the loft at home, never thought anyone would buy it. Unfortunately my technophobia was revealed at an early age and I never mastered chuckie egg.

]]> By: Mike Amos-Simpson http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/comment-page-1/#comment-2860 Mike Amos-Simpson Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:34:44 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1413#comment-2860 lol awesome :-) for a while I was the only one to use it in our school year, mostly because it was the only time I behaved. Sadly no games though. lol awesome :-) for a while I was the only one to use it in our school year, mostly because it was the only time I behaved. Sadly no games though.

]]> By: Harry Harrold http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 Harry Harrold Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:18:37 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1413#comment-2859 My school drew a name out of a hat to take a BBC home for the holidays, and one holiday my name came up... Ah, Defender how I loved thee... My school drew a name out of a hat to take a BBC home for the holidays, and one holiday my name came up…

Ah, Defender how I loved thee…

]]> By: Caspar Aremi http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/comment-page-1/#comment-2858 Caspar Aremi Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:31:06 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1413#comment-2858 Chuckie Egg on the BBC Micro at my primary school was the reason I begged and pleaded with my parents to buy me my own computer! Chuckie Egg on the BBC Micro at my primary school was the reason I begged and pleaded with my parents to buy me my own computer!

]]> By: Nick Sharratt http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/comment-page-1/#comment-2857 Nick Sharratt Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:16:49 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1413#comment-2857 Enjoy! :-) I have one with the connections for a doomsday disk laserdisk system (but no laserdisk player or doomsday disk!) plus the original I had upgraded (pimped in todays jargon?) with sideways ram, shadow ram etc...but I always play the old games on an emulator on the PC instead these day. Can't beat that 2 tone start up beep to be ready to roll. Microsoft's aim for Instant on Windows? Acorn beat ya too it. My only sad regret about the beeb is that I've lost the disk I'd coded a 100% machine code version of tetris on (with Mode 2 sprite graphics code, high score table etc) :-( Enjoy! :-) I have one with the connections for a doomsday disk laserdisk system (but no laserdisk player or doomsday disk!) plus the original I had upgraded (pimped in todays jargon?) with sideways ram, shadow ram etc…but I always play the old games on an emulator on the PC instead these day.

Can’t beat that 2 tone start up beep to be ready to roll. Microsoft’s aim for Instant on Windows? Acorn beat ya too it.

My only sad regret about the beeb is that I’ve lost the disk I’d coded a 100% machine code version of tetris on (with Mode 2 sprite graphics code, high score table etc) :-(

]]> By: Miles Berry http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/comment-page-1/#comment-2856 Miles Berry Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:56:51 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1413#comment-2856 This brings back <em>such</em> happy memories. From the days when IT in schools meant programming... This brings back such happy memories. From the days when IT in schools meant programming…

]]> By: Whitehall Webby http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/comment-page-1/#comment-2853 Whitehall Webby Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:35:24 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1413#comment-2853 Ooh, Lemmings too! Any other auctions we should know about ;) Ooh, Lemmings too! Any other auctions we should know about ;)

]]> By: David http://davepress.net/2009/03/12/geek-excitement/comment-page-1/#comment-2852 David Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:02:40 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1413#comment-2852 Chuckie Egg....two words that bring tears to my eyes...the only game I was ever any good at. What's sad is my programming has never progressed far beyond the stuff I learned on a BBC...and yet I program as a regular part of my job. Chuckie Egg….two words that bring tears to my eyes…the only game I was ever any good at.

What’s sad is my programming has never progressed far beyond the stuff I learned on a BBC…and yet I program as a regular part of my job.

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