I am envisioning a sequel to the arcade mega-hit, Omega Race. My opening sequence will include these passages: In the year 2010, the Omegan System expanded its star colonies too far. They have encroached upon the borders of the Thargoid Territories, a civilization with advanced defensive prowess and relentless fire power. And the Thargoids have [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Omega Fury
Feb 27
Commodore 128
Feb 7
I originally purchased this machine in June 1985 for $299.95. It was during my first job after college at Klitzner Industries, a manufacturer in Providence. I was one of three PDP-11 BASIC and DIBOL programmers, an operator, and a manager of their data processing department. I first spent my first two month’s salary on a [...]
More vintage stuff
Feb 4
I got some more great deals on ebay, which I consider to be buried treasure, to expand on my vintage computing fun. With the earlier stuff purchased, that raises my investment to $375 total. I think I will stop there, because I now have to re-organize my playroom to make best use of my new [...]
