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Old 08-29-2008, 02:53 PM
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Old hardware you still have/use

We have had a thread on emulation that was reasonably active for a little while.

But I was wondering how many of you still like to game on original old/vintage hardware.

Could be either older consoles or older computer systems that you still have, and maybe bring out every now and then for a bit of a trip down memory lane.

I still have an Amiga 1000 that I use on a semi-regular basis. There were some great games for the Amiga computer in the late 80's and early 90's. In some cases a different type of game to contemporary PC games.

Playing these games in many ways is easier via emulation, but it doesn't have the same feel as using the original hardware.

I have also recently acquired an Amiga 500.

I still have a Super Nintendo system (in original box).

I think there are 2 Sega Saturn systems stored somewhere also.

Also have my original MS DOS laptop computer (a Toshiba circa 1989). But haven't fired it up in many years.

Unfortunately I do regret getting rid of/selling a number of old systems, including a Commodore 64 (original shape, with disk drive, commodore printer, tape deck and many other accessories), a Vic 20 (which died), and an early Atari 2600 woody console with 6 front toggle switches.

I plan to slowly reacquire these lost systems, and grab some others that I missed out on first time around.

So does anyone else like this old stuff?
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