Oct 11, 2026, 4:10 PMok i gotta get ready for the day i wanna see if i can swing by portland retro gaming expo again and pick up that flight simulator ii cartridge from the guy who wanted cash :)
then art museum time
- Oct 11, 2026, 4:10 PM
Replies
- Oct 11, 2026, 6:19 PM
Scoooooore
Found a copy of AtariWriter word processor in original box with manual for five bucks
And the cartridge version of Flight Simulator II which will boot a lot faster than the disk version
Oct 11, 2026, 6:21 PM@brooke oh, this reminds me of an old word processor i had on the C64... i can't remember what it was called now. iirc it was primitive enough it might have been better called an electronic typewriter...
- Oct 11, 2026, 6:29 PM
@brooke also lol at "displays all words" -- i mean, okay, it's good it does that, but also sort of implied functionality for a word processor.
- Oct 11, 2026, 6:31 PM
@lw nobody took anything for granted in those days ;)
- Oct 11, 2026, 6:34 PM
@brooke "sorry man, i don't know what to tell you, you really should've spent a bit more on the All Words Processor"
Oct 11, 2026, 6:22 PM@brooke Wait… WAT???
- Oct 11, 2026, 6:30 PM
@quephird they released a cartridge version of Flight simulator II for the Atari XEGS game system / computer and apparently it runs on the XL/XE machines! I'm looking forward to trying it out. :)
I already have a copy from the disk version with the original manuals (which are my favorite game manuals from my childhood they explain how actual aviation navigation worked in those days!)
- Oct 11, 2026, 6:44 PM
@brooke :D :D :D
wohaliwohali@timeloop.cafeOct 11, 2026, 6:22 PM@brooke nice!