[gameprogrammer] Re: Altair (Was: Re: Scoreboard functionality across internet)


>>> On 11/28/2006 at 4:36 PM, in message
<7295d5d0611281436y605f15efp536c0cc4e6b33d02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Chris
Nystrom"
<cnystrom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 11/28/06, Lilith Calbridge <lilith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> New concept, an counter-game program, one that plays the game for
you in
>> virtual space.
>>
>> The high score thing reminds me of the awards that Activision use
to
>> hand out for scoring the maximum for their games.  PCs and Macs
weren't
>> around then (I don't think) but I had my trusty Altair 8800 with a
>> Cromemco card.
 
> Activision made games for the Altair? I do not remember that. Do you
> still have your Altair? That would be cool.
 
> Chris

I was actually referring to the possibility of using the Altair to fake
an Activision display for the purposes of taking a photo to send to
their contest awards people.  

I still have the Altair but I'm afraid it's not in running condition. 
Started out with an optical paper tape reader, advanced to cassette tape
for storage then to 5.25" floppies.  Eventually I ran CP/M on it.  I
think my biggest accomplishment with it was that I cobbled an interface
board for it that could read (most) ColecoVision game cartridges and a
program to save it to disk for disassembly.  Those were happy times. 
<sigh>

Recently I gave a friend of mine near Austin an old Imsai.  She's using
it for a small coffee table.

Lilith

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