Ok. If you started messing around with consoles in the 70s and computers in the early 80s (as I did), you'll get a hearty dose of nostalgia if you pick up Commodork by Rob O'Hara (if you have a Kindle, it's only $0.99). Talk of disk trading, the computer and specifically BBS culture and even the rarity of computers in that era all bring back tons of memories. And there's lots of game stuff too.
So, to that end, I ask the following questions:
What was your first computer?
Mine was a Tandy Model II followed shortly thereafter by a TRS-80 Color Computer and a Franklin Ace (Apple ][ compatible), then back to a Tandy Model 1000 PC.
What was your first modem?
I believe it was a 300bps US Robotics. My family couldn't afford the Hayes.
What was your first console?
We had a Magnavox Odyssey, then an Atari 2600 around 1979. The kid across the street had an Atari 7200 and a Colecovision. I was so jealous.
What was the first BBS or online service you'd ever connected to (if you are too young to know what these were, please leave blank)?
Novasys and the Atari BBS (both NYC) are what I remember most. There were some earlier but I don't remember them well.
What was the first computer (which may or may not have been a PC) game you'd ever played?
I'm not sure, but I think there were some text adventures on the Model II I played. None have stuck with me permanently. I remember Poltergeist on the TRS-80 very well. On my Apple ][, I remember Below the Root, Temple of Apshai, Castle Wolfenstein, Dark Castle, Miner 2049er, Drol and Choplifter. Most were terrible but I loved them all the same.
Credit goes to my buddy Chris Charla (VP of Biz Dev at Backbone) for recommending the book to me when we were having dinner in Dallas last week.




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