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Subject: Re: Did EGA Save PC Gaming?
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:37:37 +0100
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On 21/07/2024 21:52, Zaghadka wrote:
> Any computer game enthusiast was playing on something else. Usually a
> C=64. Atari ST. Amiga. Something like that. PCs sucked.

Don't forget the Specky 48k (no it's not for playing games honest dad) 
which was in play in Europe and particularly the UK. Then was was always 
the BBC micro but only if you one one of the rich kids!

When my upgrade time came it was a toss up between the Atari or Amiga, 
the thought of getting a PC never even crossed my mind.