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The age of Aquarius
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 18:54
by rubber_jonnie
@Icky Had a late delivery by Hermes:
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I was very worried when I saw Hermes, but the seller did an amazing packing job.
The box is tatty, only to be expected, but the machine is tidy and really only needs a good clean.
I need to open it up and give it an inspection prior to the grand power up 😁
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 19:07
by Icky
Wow that is packed well. The Enterprise had one layer of bubble wrap. May as well not bothered as it wasn’t helping at all.
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 20:37
by rubber_jonnie
Yeah, the packing was fabulous, best I've seen.
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 21:54
by arkadiusz.makarenko
Nice one!
It is propably the most useless computer in the world!
I need to get one as well!
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 22:15
by rubber_jonnie
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: 06 Jan 2022 21:54
Nice one!
It is propably the most useless computer in the world!
I need to get one as well!
I know, and that only made me want one more. I had one when I was younger and rather liked it 😁
You do indeed need one 😁
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 23:09
by stephen_usher
Those rubber keys... Are they really worse than the Spectrum's?
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 23:59
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 06 Jan 2022 23:09
Those rubber keys... Are they really worse than the Spectrum's?
I'll have to remind myself, it's been a long time since I used an Aquarius, but I don't remember them being that bad TBH.
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 07:41
by HigashiJun
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: 06 Jan 2022 21:54
Nice one!
It is propably the most useless computer in the world!
I need to get one as well!
I think the French made Alice was more useless.
The first model was just a copy of the US Tandy TRS-80 MC-10, in a toy-like red colour.
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:lol:
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 08:51
by rubber_jonnie
HigashiJun wrote: 07 Jan 2022 07:41
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: 06 Jan 2022 21:54
Nice one!
It is propably the most useless computer in the world!
I need to get one as well!
I think the French made Alice was more useless.
The first model was just a copy of the US Tandy TRS-80 MC-10, in a toy-like red colour.
Alice.jpg
:lol:
IIRC they have one of these at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, tiny little thing. Very very red!
Re: The age of Aquarius
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 09:08
by HigashiJun
Its "more evolved" sister, the Alice 90, was from far better looking but still red.
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I was considering getting one, but once you see how games on this retro computer looked and performed, you do not feel any more like in the mood...
And when you see how much they ask for its unsuccessful successor, you are entering the twilight zone.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284460032493 ... BM0NqsvMZf
:dizzy: