@slimfern posted:

Ah okay

I've never had a go on an Atari.
From memory, we went from a Spectrum to the desktop computer, plus Nintendo and Playstation gaming consoles.
As you can imagine, having a large family, we went through a lot of games

I went through various versions of Atari 8 bit computers, them moved on to various versions of Atari 16 bit computers (which were closer to the early Apple computers). When I became self employed I realised that I would have to move on to pcs so as to be able to work on files I got from clients.  The first pc I got would have been Windows 3 and OOS.

The Atari 16 bit computers were quite powerful in their time. They came with a midi facility which made them popular with muscicians.

And, thisd was years ago, I was in the Gloucester market where they had photobooths. I passed on and saw that there was an engineer working on the computer in the photobooth's innards and recongnised it as an Atari 16 bit computer That's unlikely to be the case now as Atari ceased to be years ago (as a computer manufacturer).

I also had a spreadsheet for my Atari 16 bit computer and used to keep the church accounts on it when I was the church treasurer. So although I used it mainly for games it did have other uses.

@El Loro posted:

I went through various versions of Atari 8 bit computers, them moved on to various versions of Atari 16 bit computers (which were closer to the early Apple computers). When I became self employed I realised that I would have to move on to pcs so as to be able to work on files I got from clients.  The first pc I got would have been Windows 3 and OOS.

The Atari 16 bit computers were quite powerful in their time. They came with a midi facility which made them popular with muscicians.

And, thisd was years ago, I was in the Gloucester market where they had photobooths. I passed on and saw that there was an engineer working on the computer in the photobooth's innards and recongnised it as an Atari 16 bit computer That's unlikely to be the case now as Atari ceased to be years ago (as a computer manufacturer).

I also had a spreadsheet for my Atari 16 bit computer and used to keep the church accounts on it when I was the church treasurer. So although I used it mainly for games it did have other uses.

Yeah, we did the same with the Spectrum, I think the QL was the last version bought....which is still in it's box, unused in the loft room. Late hubby was a bit of a collector.

There's now a Spectrum emulator which we will occasionally play on at home for a nostalgic giggle  
I'm still just as rubbish

@slimfern posted:

Yeah, we did the same with the Spectrum, I think the QL was the last version bought....which is still in it's box, unused in the loft room. Late hubby was a bit of a collector.

There's now a Spectrum emulator which we will occasionally play on at home for a nostalgic giggle  
I'm still just as rubbish

There have been emulators for the Atari though more for the old console games

Good afternoon Buddies

A cold, breezy, dry but sunny day here, so far

Enjoy your day everyone

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams everyone

night EL slim moonsieee

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here and forecast to be a rainy morning.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

Rain set for most of the day here. A high of just 12° expected. Oh joy

Enjoy your weekend everyone

@Moonie posted:

Good morning Buddies

Rain set for most of the day here. A high of just 12° expected. Oh joy

Enjoy your weekend everyone

Hight of 13″ here. It's a rainy morning but not too bad

@El Loro posted:

Hight of 13″ here. It's a rainy morning but not too bad

It’s dry here for a short while then it starts to rain again

Good luck to Cheltenham in the FA Cup first round

@Moonie posted:

Good luck to Cheltenham in the FA Cup first round

Thanks, they are at home to a side from a lower league but anything could happen

Could this be the world's smallest pony?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-63526199

@El Loro posted:

Could this be the world's smallest pony?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-63526199

Oh my word! how diddy and cute is he...simply adorable   

El, I just heard a stat on the radio re your game. Your team is nearly 100 places above your cup opponents

@El Loro posted:

Could this be the world's smallest pony?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-63526199

What a little beauty 😃😃😃

@Moonie posted:

El, I just heard a stat on the radio re your game. Your team is nearly 100 places above your cup opponents

Alvechurch have won and deserved to.
Cheltenham will be looking for a new manager.

@El Loro posted:

Alvechurch have won and deserved to.
Cheltenham will be looking for a new manager.

I’ve not watched any highlights yet but commiserations El

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

Could this be the world's smallest pony?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-63526199

awwww sooo cute

Good morning everyone

Expected to be a rainy day here.

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern possible films on the Talking Pictures tv channel for you for the coming week:
Tuesday 10.00 am "The Golden Madonna" (1949) about a woman in an Italian village who gives away a painting then goes to great lengths to try to find it and get it back. It's an Ango/Italian production so a mix of British and Italian actors. Seems to be a pleasant drama. It was on the BFI's list of "75 most wanted films" as it had been thought lost.
Friday 13.50 "From Soup to Nuts" (1928) one of Laurel & Hardy;s silent shorts.

Sunday 19.00 "Innocent Sinners" (1958) Set in post-war London about a girl trying to build a garden. Amongst to adult cast are Flora Robson and David Kossoff. I haven't seen it before but it seems to be a gem of a film  One of the posts on imdb is "This the story of intertwined lives in postwar London, of faith, redeemed lives, of resilience, and of decency centered around a cocksure, yet sensitive young teenager. "

Good morning Buddies

A cool and overcast day here. Like you El, rain expected by midday which is supposed to last for the rest of the day

Enjoy your Sunday everyone

I will now prove to you that I'm a time traveller
My first post this morning (Good morning...) was posted at 09.39 GMT
I then went back in time and posted my second post (to Slimfern) at 09.09 GMT.

Or it might be something to do with the clocks changing at 2 am this morning in the States, and that affects the timings on posts made between 8 am to 8.59 and in this country making them appear an hour later than they were really posted

I noticed that El

@El Loro posted:

I will now prove to you that I'm a time traveller
My first post this morning (Good morning...) was posted at 09.39 GMT
I then went back in time and posted my second post (to Slimfern) at 09.09 GMT.

Or it might be something to do with the clocks changing at 2 am this morning in the States, and that affects the timings on posts made between 8 am to 8.59 and in this country making them appear an hour later than they were really posted

Have to say..it did confuse me a little, but then that's not hard these days 

@El Loro posted:

@slimfern possible films on the Talking Pictures tv channel for you for the coming week:
Tuesday 10.00 am "The Golden Madonna" (1949) about a woman in an Italian village who gives away a painting then goes to great lengths to try to find it and get it back. It's an Ango/Italian production so a mix of British and Italian actors. Seems to be a pleasant drama. It was on the BFI's list of "75 most wanted films" as it had been thought lost.
Friday 13.50 "From Soup to Nuts" (1928) one of Laurel & Hardy;s silent shorts.

Sunday 19.00 "Innocent Sinners" (1958) Set in post-war London about a girl trying to build a garden. Amongst to adult cast are Flora Robson and David Kossoff. I haven't seen it before but it seems to be a gem of a film  One of the posts on imdb is "This the story of intertwined lives in postwar London, of faith, redeemed lives, of resilience, and of decency centered around a cocksure, yet sensitive young teenager. "

I like the sound of this one El

Thank you

@slimfern posted:

I like the sound of this one El

Thank you

"Innocent Sinners" was based on a book ("An Episode of Sparrows") by Rumer Godden ("Black Narcissus")

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim moonsieee

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here and more rain likely.
There's a bank of very heavy rain crossing over the country later today and could be thundery. In my part of the country it's just after midnight.

I hope everyone has a good day

A very slight 10 minute silent film which was made in 1926 though looks more like 1906.

@El Loro posted:

A very slight 10 minute silent film which was made in 1926 though looks more like 1906.

Quite charming El 

My only criticism would be that the dairy maid had an Adam's apple
So maybe more forward thinking than you'd first thought

Good afternoon Buddies

It rained earlier but it’s dry now. Heavy rain expected later though.

Enjoy your day everyone

@slimfern posted:

Quite charming El 

My only criticism would be that the dairy maid had an Adam's apple
So maybe more forward thinking than you'd first thought

Thanks Slim

A rather unusual dairy maid - there's no information on imdb as to who portrayed that character.
A few years ago, a game was released for android phones called "Milkmaid of the Milky Way". Something about a milkmaid whose cows are taken in a spacecraft so she goes off to save them

@El Loro posted:

Thanks Slim

A rather unusual dairy maid - there's no information on imdb as to who portrayed that character.
A few years ago, a game was released for android phones called "Milkmaid of the Milky Way". Something about a milkmaid whose cows are taken in a spacecraft so she goes off to save them

Surprisingly, I've never heard of it   

@slimfern posted:

Surprisingly, I've never heard of it   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...aid_of_the_Milky_Way

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim moonsieee

Good morning everyone

Sunny intervals and showers here today, May get a few dryish days for the rest of the week,

I hope everyone has a good day