Apple LISA early spec

Found this early 1980 LISA spec from Apple today, fascinating to see the new UI described 2+ years before any public preview. You feel like a archaeologist.

http://www.guidebookgallery.org/articles/lisauserinterfacestandards

Apple LISA interface 1980

Chess Box Atari heavy Sixer in Federal Way

I already have a couple of these, but somehow I can not pass a heavy sixer with the chess box.  $40 in federal way. I just texted the guy, let's see if I can get it.

Heavy Sixer Atari in Chess Box

I even have an AV modified version that I keep close to me. Not selling this one :)

Want a Super Pong and a VCS for cheap ?

Then go to tacoma, for this CL offer.  Pretty decent price, as this is what the super pong go for on ebay, the manual is also a nice extra.  I see some Atari games, INTV games, Coleco games, a VCS, a nice lot for  $20.

Old pong and atari videogame systems and games. All must go $20 for everything u-pick up call .....

Stop what you doing, Dino Dini did a Kick Off post mortem at GDC Europe 2013

Of all the games that made me take the subway back home at 6 AM on Sunday mornings, Kick off is one of the most memorable. And it is also funny how while this is still in everyone's memory (at least any European kid from that area), we all quickly forgot how hard this game was, with the ball not sticking to the player's feet.  I remember in no order

- Learning how to shoot instead of pass because the ball would move faster

- Killing Red Star at the half time of OM-Red Star 1991 CL final

- Lob shots from the center of the field

- Little taps on the joystick to get the best angle in front of the keeper

- The Final Whistle extension, too hard for anyone

- Playing WC90 with Cameroon because the player's dots would be invisible on the radar screen (green on green)

- Challenge to 100 goals in kick Off 1, where the keeper would start moving backward after a while

I built an Amiga machine recently and this was the first game I booted, and this is how I realized how hard the game was.

Kick Off Amiga

Kick Off 2 Amiga

Kick Off 2

Dino Dini who is repsonsible for this master piece, did a post mortem at GDC Europe, and here is the recording

Thankful for my 1975 Sears Pong

Sega of Renton relocated to Goodwill

That many Genesis consoles at once

Atari Music Machine complete in Edmonds

Can't figure out why, but Edmonds was not the place I thought you would go to get one of the rarest Atari 2600 cart. But this is going to change, this guy is selling on CL a complete copy of the Music Machine, along with the record that goes with it. This game was only sold in religious bookstores. It’s based on a line of The Music Machine products that also included LP’s sold by Sparrow. 

Cart only go for $200+ on eBay (well some ask for more, but they sell for $200+).

Atari Music Machine with LPs