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  • Re: Computers In Stores

    From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Mortar M. on Sat Jan 31 21:35:58 2026

    Re: Re: Computers In Stores
    By: Ed Vance to Mortar M. on Thu Jan 29 2026 13:10:27

    My bet is it came from an outside publisher. There's been several of those types of books over the years. I've been toying with the idea of doing an updated version that includes BASICs from modern retro computers.
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    Mortar M, The Copyright is 1981 by HAYDEN BOOK COMPANY, INC.
    The title page has:
    BRAIN BANK
    David A. brain, Pholip R. Oviatt, Paul J. A. Paquin, and Chandler D. Stone, Jr. Ed
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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to MIKE POWELL on Sat Jan 31 21:39:13 2026


    I wonder if they posted a correction in a later issue?

    Mike
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    Mike, I have no way of knowing until I locate the magazine issue the code was in.
    Then I could hunt for the next 2 or 3 issues to see if the correction was published.
    Ed
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  • From Keith Matthews@3:712/620 to MIKE POWELL on Sun Feb 1 21:29:17 2026

    I think your right, I don't remember seeing any Atari's in the main street shops back in the day.

    Plenty of Dick Smith/Tandy and Commodore though. 8-)
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  • From MIKE POWELL@1:2320/195 to KEITH MATTHEWS on Mon Feb 2 08:54:00 2026
    I think your right, I don't remember seeing any Atari's in the main street shops back in the day.

    Plenty of Dick Smith/Tandy and Commodore though. 8-)

    In my case I shall need to add that I might not have been old enough to
    know the difference in some cases. ;)

    Mike
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  • From Keith Matthews@3:712/620 to MIKE POWELL on Fri Feb 6 21:41:09 2026

    The crazy thing is.... I can still recall the smell, most vividly I recal the smell the first time I saw a Dick Smith System 80.
    I can smell it like it was yesterday.!
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  • From MIKE POWELL@1:2320/195 to KEITH MATTHEWS on Fri Feb 6 08:25:00 2026
    The crazy thing is.... I can still recall the smell, most vividly I recal the smell the first time I saw a Dick Smith System 80.
    I can smell it like it was yesterday.!

    That is pretty crazy. I don't remember my first XT having a smell, but
    the flatpack desk that I put together for it did... sort of a wood smell.
    I guess it would more correctly be "pressboard smell." :D

    Mike
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