GitarooMan98 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 the atari 2600 game, Touch Typing is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 you have a picture of the game? Take care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Sounds like it is for the unreleased keyboard. Maybe it is a protype, like bionic breakthrough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Please post a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Sure that's not for the 400/800/1200XL computer line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Sure that's not for the 400/800/1200XL computer line? This would be my guess too. But please do post pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Perhaps this link will shed some light on the subject... http://www.digiserve.com/eescape/atari/art...o-Computer.html A company called Entex is also bringing out a computer add-on for the VCS, called the Piggyback. The name is slightly misleading because, unlike the Atari add-on, the unit does not rest on top of the VCS. It's connected by means of an "umbilical cord" and actually sits in front of the game machine. The most striking feature of the Piggyback is its superb keyboard, which has a professional look and a lovely touch (Atari's keys are made of elastometric rubber and more closely resemble the keys of a calculator than those of a typewriter.) The Piggyback has less memory than the Atari (3K vs. 8K). Its built-in BASIC language is somewhat restricted, and it cannot use a tape recorder to load and save programs. However, an expansion module takes care of all these limitations. It adds 16K of RAM, extends the BASIC and adds cassette capabilities. Like the Atari, the Entex will have a broad range of software for home management and for education, supplied in the form of snap-in cartridges. Unfortunately, the graphics of the Piggyback don't nearly approach those of the Atari. If you think of the video screen as a piece of graph paper, the Entex consists of only 512 squares, while the Atari consists of 30,720 squares. Obviously the Entex can produce only block-style graphics, while the Atari has enough pixels (squares) to render images with considerable detail. The Entex has 16 graphic characters -- lines, bars, boxes and so forth. By combining these creatively, it's possible to get some interesting effects. However, the characters weren't really meant for doing computer art. They're most useful for constructing bar charts and other types of graphs. The Entex will cost $130 and the expansion module $60. The system can be further expanded with additional memory, a printer and a modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 i have your avatar on an old LP, room. is that king crimson if my rustly old memory is right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Correct... although I think my "Location" gives it away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 yea, it would have, if I had looked :-) then I would not have had to be unsure of my rusty old memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 I also have this King Crimson on vinyl, superb album. Being a bass player, I also love to play the songs. Love the bass lines! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Yup... it's the old "frustrated guitarist" syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Yup... it's the old "frustrated guitarist" syndrome. Greg Lake was amazing, as well as John Whetton (sp?) Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 No one compares to Trey Gunn, the guy they have now, though. (He doesn't even play the bass... he plays the Warr Guitar, which is like a cross between the Chapman Stick and a regular bass on steroids.) Lake would've been better had he never joined the ELP circle-jerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GitarooMan98 Posted October 27, 2003 Author Share Posted October 27, 2003 well the game is from Entrex or whatever the name is, i guess it was a prototype... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 well the game is from Entrex or whatever the name is, i guess it was a prototype... Entex. But it's not a confirmed prototype, as no one has ever found one that I know of. There are lists out there with it listed, but they're either inaccurate or listing it as "coming soon", "suspected", "wanted", or something else. Unless anyone knows otherwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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