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Hey Richard!

 RM> The question is not why, the question is why not ;)

The answer is that I've never owned one even when they were available.  Back
then I didn't own any personal computer but instead was working with VAX/VMS
machines.  None of them were 8 bit btw.  Also no Linux available then although
I doubt that would have made any difference to me personally since the choice
of OS was not mine to make.  I did write software then but fortran was the
default as opposed to C.  I learned C later on Sparc machines.

 RM> http://obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/kim-uno-summary-c1uuh

Sorry but the above doesn't work with text based browsers.  Obviously the
"obsolescence" is false advertising.  ;-)

 RM> I guess all of them have different motivations.

The only thing I recall for 8 bit programming way back when was for things like
industrial switches, relays and the such.  I never did work with things like
that but was aware of their existance and probably even used such things
without requiring writing software for them.

 RM> Because you brought up the topic

No I didn't.  That was Benny who brought it up.  I've never owned or used a C64
ever.  I was aware of them, along with Atari's and Mac's.  My first PC was a
386 which came later and by that time I bought a C compiler to take care of my
needs for owning a PC since there was nothing readily available that I would
have found useful.

That is my story and I am sticking to it.  :::evil grin:::

Life is good,
Maurice

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    The grave is a horror to every man.
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