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Games / Re: Master Piece

Last post by cwpab - Today at 08:13

I hate chess, but I'm intrigued by this.

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Technical Support - Software related / Albireo - Unidos Has any body ...

Last post by Audronic - Today at 04:20

Hi All

Albireo - Unidos Has anybody Written a file copier (stand alone) for these items ?

Thanks

Keep safe

Ray

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: 22-page 2013 controversial...

Last post by ZorrO - Today at 04:09

The C64 and Amiga fanboy communities have always seemed the most aggressive and blind to me. 

They are the ones who are most likely to see only advantages in their own computers, and only disadvantages in others. And they never admit that there may be exceptions.

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Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: MP-3 TV tuner as peritel a...

Last post by ZorrO - Today at 03:54

Does anyone know in what year this tuner MP-3 appeared, and at what price in the UK?

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: 22-page 2013 controversial...

Last post by overange - Today at 01:16

I still have no idea if he is a troll or if he makes fun with "friendly fire" (like he said).

My guess: testing ChatGPT how "well" it can start a typical 80s schoolyard flame war.

You are correct, you all basically had a conversation with AI, It just shows how quick and easy AI can give answers like this and the potential to troll and cause conflict. just like the original post.
I asked originally asked AI to break it down for me, but it responded like it wanted to be part of the conversation, so it stood in for me  

The atari 8 bit is because I have used it previously for researching technical stuff, and it gives me the answers far quicker than trawling google or AA or even asking in in a forum post, and it assumed that I am a fan boy....

For my own personal thoughts, I do not care what system is best, I like it because that's my choice not yours.

But what this has taught me is how the different community's are so passionate towards their favourite systems and how the community's treat each other and how they treat others who try and say otherwise.

To end my bit and apologise to anyone who may of gotten offended, this is me cancelling myself from this conversation.

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: 22-page 2013 controversial...

Last post by andycadley - Yesterday at 23:26

I've always found the A8 to be an intriguing system, although it never really made much of an impact in the UK. Some of it's spec seems a bit weird though (only 80 pixels across the screen in 16 colour mode!!!)

I get the impression from atariage that most people who program it do so in BASIC, which also seems a bit unusual, compared to most systems where coders usually gravitate towards assembly languages.

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: 22-page 2013 controversial...

Last post by eto - Yesterday at 22:28

I still have no idea if he is a troll or if he makes fun with "friendly fire" (like he said).

My guess: testing ChatGPT how "well" it can start a typical 80s schoolyard flame war.

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: 22-page 2013 controversial...

Last post by MaV - Yesterday at 22:26

Ah, so now it's "magic" when CPC programmers do it but "uncovering potential" when other systems devs do it?

You mentioned "performed miracles", I substituted "magic" to show you how people conceive how you formulated it.

Really, re-read your first post, and ask yourself why people see a double-standard in the way you formulated it instead of going after the one poster who pointed that out in good faith.

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: 22-page 2013 controversial...

Last post by Prodatron - Yesterday at 22:16

I still have no idea if he is a troll or if he makes fun with "friendly fire" (like he said).

#10

General Discussion - Introductions / Re: 22-page 2013 controversial...

Last post by eto - Yesterday at 22:12

Ah, so now it's "magic" when CPC programmers do it but "uncovering potential" when other systems devs do it? S

Are you trolling for fun or do you really not recognize that it was you who made that comparison?

First you say about the Atari "Atari 8-bit computers were so good that people are still discovering how much they could actually do. "
and 1.5h later this about the CPC: "but let's be honest, needing years of effort just to make it work properly isn't exactly a bragging right."

Just in case you are not trolling: what's the difference? Why is it "discovering greatness" in one case and "needing years to make it work properly" in the other case?