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Author:  Curious Hair [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:18 pm ]
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Sometimes my dad would drag me up to State Fair Park in Stallis during non-state-fair season to wander around a big building full of pipe-and-drape booths selling god knows what. I remember being so excited to buy Wolfenstein 3-D for $3 only to be pissed when I realized it was only the first level. I don't know how I thought they'd fit the whole game on a 1.2 MB floppy. My PC in high school was from one of these, too, a big beige box with an obscure brand name long since lost to time. I think I killed it by using KaZaA.
Author:  Rod [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:36 pm ]
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Nabih's was the first computer shop in Evanston. This goes back to the mid-70s. But I think it actually may still exist. One of my friends worked there and got fired pretty quickly. I don't remember why. He then got a job at a place called The Byte Shop on Dempster.

We were always into computers. We bought a kit out of the back of Popular Mechanics and put it together. It was monumental when we got it operational and it successfully added 2+2. Then my friend bought an early Apple via mail order. It was not much more than a circuit board. It didn't have any housing. It would probably be worth a lot of money today.

I was always disappointed with the limits of these machines. I don't know what I expected them to be capable of. I guess just a lot more than they were. When this friend of mine bought an Apple II things got a little more interesting. We played a rudimentary text-based D&D game and then we got something called Akalabeth which was a step up.

Northwestern was running a Go tournament at Norris Center and they needed computers for the event. My friend found out about it from The Byte Shop and we brought his Apple II there to be used in the tournament. Pretty odd that a major university had to borrow computing power from a high school freshman.
Author:  Drunk Squirrel [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:00 pm ]
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I wonder if that DD game was eamon. I remember dieing a lot playing that game on an apple II and then later a Iic in the early 80's.
Author:  Rod [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:03 pm ]
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Drunk Squirrel wrote:
I wonder if that DD game was eamon. I remember dieing a lot playing that game on an apple II and then later a Iic in the early 80's.



I think it was Temple of Apshai.
Author:  denisdman [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:11 pm ]
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Jorr, did you ever get laid in the Leisure Suit Larry game?
Author:  Drunk Squirrel [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:28 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Drunk Squirrel wrote:
I wonder if that DD game was eamon. I remember dieing a lot playing that game on an apple II and then later a Iic in the early 80's.



I think it was Temple of Apshai.



That looks fancier than Eamon and Zork. Was more of a D&D on the intellivison fan
Author:  pittmike [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:29 pm ]
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denisdman wrote:
Jorr, did you ever get laid in the Leisure Suit Larry game?


:lol: My dad played that.
Author:  denisdman [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:39 pm ]
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pittmike wrote:
denisdman wrote:
Jorr, did you ever get laid in the Leisure Suit Larry game?


:lol: My dad played that.

Sprial wrote:
Did he cum?
Author:  Rod [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:25 pm ]
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denisdman wrote:
Jorr, did you ever get laid in the Leisure Suit Larry game?



I loved Leisure Suit Larry. In the early 90s a couple of my gambling associates stopped by my house at Belmont & Damen to bring me some money. I was playing a game and Larry was about to bang Eve and one of the guys looked at her and said, "She looks like a turf horse." It's funny the things you remember.
Author:  312player [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:42 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
denisdman wrote:
Jorr, did you ever get laid in the Leisure Suit Larry game?



I loved Leisure Suit Larry. In the early 90s a couple of my gambling associates stopped by my house at Belmont & Damen to bring me some money. I was playing a game and Larry was about to bang Eve and one of the guys looked at her and said, "She looks like a turf horse." It's funny the things you remember.



My buddy from canaryville wifed an Irish woman who owned a bar on belmont and oakley.. had some great times there.. placecwas called - pronounced SHAN HUH KEYZ... ever been?
Author:  Seacrest [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:45 pm ]
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Author:  Rod [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:01 pm ]
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312player wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
denisdman wrote:
Jorr, did you ever get laid in the Leisure Suit Larry game?



I loved Leisure Suit Larry. In the early 90s a couple of my gambling associates stopped by my house at Belmont & Damen to bring me some money. I was playing a game and Larry was about to bang Eve and one of the guys looked at her and said, "She looks like a turf horse." It's funny the things you remember.



My buddy from canaryville wifed an Irish woman who owned a bar on belmont and oakley.. had some great times there.. placecwas called - pronounced SHAN HUH KEYZ... ever been?



No. I don't remember it either. Which side of the street was it on?
Author:  312player [ Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:01 pm ]
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South side of belmont
Author:  Drake LaRrieta [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:18 am ]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L68bPfeTxcc

Sounds like you guys missed the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest.
Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:08 am ]
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312player wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
denisdman wrote:
Jorr, did you ever get laid in the Leisure Suit Larry game?



I loved Leisure Suit Larry. In the early 90s a couple of my gambling associates stopped by my house at Belmont & Damen to bring me some money. I was playing a game and Larry was about to bang Eve and one of the guys looked at her and said, "She looks like a turf horse." It's funny the things you remember.



My buddy from canaryville wifed an Irish woman who owned a bar on belmont and oakley.. had some great times there.. placecwas called - pronounced SHAN HUH KEYZ... ever been?


I knew one generation of owners. CBOT guys fronted the money and let their underemployed friend manage. I think it was called Bird's Nest before Schanakeys.
Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:09 am ]
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I went to computer camp at North Park University in the early 80s. I just couldn't grasp the thing conceptually. I wish I had because they fascinated me.
Author:  SuperNintendoHjalmarsson [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:31 am ]
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Halt and Catch Fire is a great show.
Author:  Harvard Dan [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:05 am ]
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I recall going to Egghead (sp?) with my Dad to look at games, like Larry Bird Vs. Dr. J. One-on-One.
Author:  Rod [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:04 pm ]
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SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
Halt and Catch Fire is a great show.



I've never seen it but I find the androgynous woman from it very attractive.

True story. When I was a young kid and my grandmother was reading me Winnie the Pooh I thought Christopher Robin was a girl and I was strangely attracted, although at that age I didn't understand the feelings I was having. Thank God I was born in the sixties. If I were three years old today and said I was attracted to Christopher Robin they probably would chemically castrate me.
Author:  Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:33 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
Halt and Catch Fire is a great show.



I've never seen it but I find the androgynous woman from it very attractive.

True story. When I was a young kid and my grandmother was reading me Winnie the Pooh I thought Christopher Robin was a girl and I was strangely attracted, although at that age I didn't understand the feelings I was having. Thank God I was born in the sixties. If I were three years old today and said I was attracted to Christopher Robin they probably would chemically castrate me.

This should prompt some interesting "same with me!" stories. dolphin's gotta have one.
Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:36 pm ]
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Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
Halt and Catch Fire is a great show.



I've never seen it but I find the androgynous woman from it very attractive.

True story. When I was a young kid and my grandmother was reading me Winnie the Pooh I thought Christopher Robin was a girl and I was strangely attracted, although at that age I didn't understand the feelings I was having. Thank God I was born in the sixties. If I were three years old today and said I was attracted to Christopher Robin they probably would chemically castrate me.

This should prompt some interesting "same with me!" stories. dolphin's gotta have one.


I do not travel that road with Joe.

Even Christie Mc Nichol was at least a chick.
Author:  Rod [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:42 pm ]
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good dolphin wrote:
Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
Halt and Catch Fire is a great show.



I've never seen it but I find the androgynous woman from it very attractive.

True story. When I was a young kid and my grandmother was reading me Winnie the Pooh I thought Christopher Robin was a girl and I was strangely attracted, although at that age I didn't understand the feelings I was having. Thank God I was born in the sixties. If I were three years old today and said I was attracted to Christopher Robin they probably would chemically castrate me.

This should prompt some interesting "same with me!" stories. dolphin's gotta have one.


I do not travel that road with Joe.

Even Christie Mc Nichol was at least a chick.



My first real girlfriend looked like Christopher Robin. :lol:
Author:  Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:52 pm ]
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good dolphin wrote:
Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
Halt and Catch Fire is a great show.



I've never seen it but I find the androgynous woman from it very attractive.

True story. When I was a young kid and my grandmother was reading me Winnie the Pooh I thought Christopher Robin was a girl and I was strangely attracted, although at that age I didn't understand the feelings I was having. Thank God I was born in the sixties. If I were three years old today and said I was attracted to Christopher Robin they probably would chemically castrate me.

This should prompt some interesting "same with me!" stories. dolphin's gotta have one.


I do not travel that road with Joe.

Even Christie Mc Nichol was at least a chick.

:lol: She was the goods, though that hair bugged me.
Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:59 pm ]
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Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
Halt and Catch Fire is a great show.



I've never seen it but I find the androgynous woman from it very attractive.

True story. When I was a young kid and my grandmother was reading me Winnie the Pooh I thought Christopher Robin was a girl and I was strangely attracted, although at that age I didn't understand the feelings I was having. Thank God I was born in the sixties. If I were three years old today and said I was attracted to Christopher Robin they probably would chemically castrate me.

This should prompt some interesting "same with me!" stories. dolphin's gotta have one.


I do not travel that road with Joe.

Even Christie Mc Nichol was at least a chick.

:lol: She was the goods, though that hair bugged me.


dominated in Battle of the Network Stars
Author:  Nardi [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:16 pm ]
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Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
Halt and Catch Fire is a great show.



I've never seen it but I find the androgynous woman from it very attractive.

True story. When I was a young kid and my grandmother was reading me Winnie the Pooh I thought Christopher Robin was a girl and I was strangely attracted, although at that age I didn't understand the feelings I was having. Thank God I was born in the sixties. If I were three years old today and said I was attracted to Christopher Robin they probably would chemically castrate me.

This should prompt some interesting "same with me!" stories. dolphin's gotta have one.


I do not travel that road with Joe.

Even Christie Mc Nichol was at least a chick.

:lol: She was the goods, though that hair bugged me.

Couldn't stand her or that dopey show.
Author:  pittmike [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:23 pm ]
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I was also in the Christie camp. Must be our age. Lesbian now I think.
Author:  Rod [ Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:29 pm ]
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Author:  good dolphin [ Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:53 am ]
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I used to get a huge stiffy over Erin Gray, first in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and then Silver Spoons

Totally involuntary but what's a little kid to do when presented with this:

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Author:  Bagels [ Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:03 pm ]
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yea she was hot on Silver Spoons

that plus the arcade games in the living room

a young man's fantasy

and an old man's
Author:  Hussra [ Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:54 pm ]
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Wasn't John McEnroe married to McNichol? Or maybe that was Christy Turlington McEnroe either was or is married to.
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