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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember going to RadioShack as a kid too and they had a Tandy computer setup. It was magical for 8 year old me. I think they even did repairs back then because that electrical soldering smell is seared in my memory.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That sounds amazing. Always wanted a Tandy. Even if it's before my time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My family's fist computer was a Tandy 1000 around 92. I was so stoked to make video games on the fly like Clarissa Explains It All did.

Little did I know game development takes a little more elbow grease than cutting and pasting pictures of your friends into an existing game format.

I learned a lot about getting around in DOS because the desktop OS it shipped with was garbage, at least.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The clone PC junior for the masses!