I'm curious to the manner in which these old machines are being utilized on a daily basis. I think its incredible that these old computers still get the attention they hd 30 yers ago.
I personally haven't used my 8 bit regularly since June 86. That is when I got my 520ST. I used the ST for a few years, but in a far less active fashion. I picked up a 1040ST around 95, fitted a SyQuest Zip drive as a hard drive and used it daily (for everything including banking, word processing, checkbook, some games) up until early 1999. In 1998 I did play with my 130XE for a while, but it didnt stick.
Now, i want to use it a few times a week to teach my son "the basics" per say, and some programming.
Can you all elaborate on how/what activities you are using these great machines for?
I personally haven't used my 8 bit regularly since June 86. That is when I got my 520ST. I used the ST for a few years, but in a far less active fashion. I picked up a 1040ST around 95, fitted a SyQuest Zip drive as a hard drive and used it daily (for everything including banking, word processing, checkbook, some games) up until early 1999. In 1998 I did play with my 130XE for a while, but it didnt stick.
Now, i want to use it a few times a week to teach my son "the basics" per say, and some programming.
Can you all elaborate on how/what activities you are using these great machines for?