Are there still people out there, using what we consider obsolete pc's..
Ie; CP/M based pc's
APPLE II's
C64's.
& I dont mean hobbyists either, since I still have a functional ALTAIR in my office, more now for a decoration than real use.
2006-09-20 03:49:47 · 15 answers · asked by pcreamer2000 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Yea, its interesting to see what old stuff still being used?
I know clients of mine still on CPM and even one using a heavily custom ALTAIR.
Though in all my clients cases, they could go modern & save $$$.
Yea, I still have one pc where I have windows 3.1 & win98 on it soley for games that I have not found XP versions of.
As I found a XP version or one that will play on XP, I actually delete the original (still have them on CD if I need em).
COOL, I do wish though I could get my AMIGA 3000 back. Was my favorite pc of all time though I owned APPLE II the longest.
2006-09-20 04:09:05 · update #1
Btw, the 'best answer' will be to what I consider to be the most unusual or interesting answer relating to ancient pc's (still being used today).
2006-09-20 04:10:48 · update #2
My earliest HD was a 10meg HD that emulated 10meg worth of APPLIE II floppies. Eventually it was replaced by PRODOS (though I dont remember what I did w/the HD.
2006-09-20 04:12:29 · update #3
And that same A2 had 128meg ramcard added that cost me $1800.00
Used primarily for client work in Pascal.
2006-09-20 04:13:11 · update #4
MY A2 & my Amiga had the best games.
My A2 then had good C++ tools (better than current,since I could litterly recode PRODOS & DOS with it).
Amiga had good extras, and was my favorite coding machine.
PC though is my financials, none of the others were good enough to handle my investments like now.
But my current best is 650mhz & 9+ years old.
2006-09-20 05:24:20 · update #5
oh there is and i keep having to fix tht dudes machine. hes real mad at me cause i charge him but hey i dont work for free and also tht it does it alot, i tell the guy get a new comp man this thing is a dino. sheesh. the turd owe's me 60 bucks tooo oh his machine is going down baby
2006-09-20 03:52:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 04:26:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apple IIe had MANY totaly awesome games, they're just not the same on emulators on new computers. I love my stack of old computers because they just don't make games like they used to.
On the PC side, my IBM 80-88 broke down a few years ago and had to get tossed, but I still have a 386 and 486 that I use regularly.
2006-09-20 03:54:44 · answer #3 · answered by perchinawhitewinesauce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are still people out there using the ancient systems. I personally know of a guy who uses them to show how little of a computer is needed to fully automate a production process. Believe it or not, PLC's (Programmable Logic Controllers) can not be run on a new computer or even on WinXP because the computer sends the information to the controller at such high speeds that the controller will fail to work, because it can not keep up.
2006-09-20 03:55:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amiga 128 with over 250 games and progs that all still work. Sometimes you just need the oldies.
2006-09-20 03:58:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an old 386 Packard Bell that I still use for old DOS games that run too fast on my current PC.
2006-09-20 03:51:59 · answer #6 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I would have kept my C64. But the truth is, simple word processing doesn't require a super fancy box.
2006-09-20 03:58:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aways stay at the trailing edge of obsolesce, and do have a 1981 computer that still works in my closet. But I don't use it.
2006-09-20 03:52:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeap my dad has one it's 20 years old. Never broke or appear any kind of malfunction. He works in norton commander
2006-09-20 03:54:32 · answer #9 · answered by equilibrist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. some people in third world country that can't afford to buy latest model are still using obsolete computers. it's better than nothing.
2006-09-20 03:54:17 · answer #10 · answered by albertpti 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋