Comments on: William Shatner Plus Commodore Vic 20 = Killer Ad http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/ ads that turn you on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:12:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Chris Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:30:49 +0000 http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/#comment-80 Not half, especially on credit, my parents were still paying off the vic20 when we bought the atari st Not half, especially on credit, my parents were still paying off the vic20 when we bought the atari st

]]> By: Ralph http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Ralph Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:31:25 +0000 http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/#comment-78 I think computers were more fun when it was easy to program them and get some little colored objects moving around the screen. Now it seems like you practically need a PhD in computer science, a Java interpreter, an expensive IDE and a lot more force of will to whip out some little game -- which, by the way, everyone will ignore, because they play much more sophisticated ones every day. In those days we were very happy with anything we could get working. And now, oddly, running Windows or OS X, it's actually more difficult to get some little colored objects moving around on the screen. Go figure. I think computers were more fun when it was easy to program them and get some little colored objects moving around the screen.

Now it seems like you practically need a PhD in computer science, a Java interpreter, an expensive IDE and a lot more force of will to whip out some little game — which, by the way, everyone will ignore, because they play much more sophisticated ones every day.

In those days we were very happy with anything we could get working.

And now, oddly, running Windows or OS X, it’s actually more difficult to get some little colored objects moving around on the screen. Go figure.

]]> By: kickstand http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/comment-page-1/#comment-75 kickstand Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:23:43 +0000 http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/#comment-75 Load,8,1 Ready: Run Load,8,1

Ready:
Run

]]> By: Marc Savoy http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Marc Savoy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:16:36 +0000 http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/#comment-74 As Spock would say; Fascinating. As Spock would say; Fascinating.

]]> By: trainwreck http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/comment-page-1/#comment-73 trainwreck Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:27:49 +0000 http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/#comment-73 300 bucks was a chunk of change back in those days... 300 bucks was a chunk of change back in those days…

]]> By: adam http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/comment-page-1/#comment-70 adam Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.adsavvy.org/william-shatner-vic20/#comment-70 sweet sweet

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