Straightforward way to learn Flash/Shockwave game design?

If you figure that one out, let me know.

 

me too....

 

Yeah, you two are worse than me, and that's pretty bad.

 

Uh, well, I guess you're right. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

 

And rightly so! :smile:

My phone is 4 years old. First cell phone I ever had - gift from my son. I'll keep it forever!

Speaking of laptops - anybody got one older than mine? 1988 Sharp PC-4600. No hard drive, (can't put one in, either) two 720K floppy drives. CGA Mono so-called "graphics" -leading cause of blindness in the 1980s. Still works perfectly, if you call that working. I fire it up once in a while with DR DOS, that I bought in 1988. I have a whole plastic basket of floppies from the old, old days!

It cost $1800 new, $100+ when I bought it in 1993.

I had a 1998 IBM laptop that died in 2009 or so. Loved it! It ran Windows 98 - not enough memory or speed for XP. A few years ago, When I went to Radio Shack for an SD card-reader that worked under Win98, the manager laughed and said there was nothing like that and I should upgrade the OS. What a liar! I found two on his shelf that were about $40 - so I went and bought one at a one-man store for $12. I'm still using it (on my desktop, under XP.)

Right now - not using a laptop. I could buy one tomorrow, but nothing out there I'm really in love with. Hey, China! I'm waiting.... :smile:

Johann

 

And the dinosaur of the week award goes to....Johann! :banana:

 

Schools like USF still teach Flash despite the fact that it is dead. They really don't have the ability to turn on a dime, create new classes, and train new teachers so they just keep teaching dead technologies.

 

My last non-smartphone T-mobile cell lasted two years before I moved through a couple Android models. If I didn't need the capability of forwarding SMS messages, I would have stayed with that T-mobile phone until it croaked.

Well, you COULD (conceivably) write papers on that laptop.

I had a laptop once like your Sharp, but it got stolen. CGA or EGA with 720K drives. Thankfully, I'd bought it used cheap, so I didn't cry too much over it. I do miss DOS-based word processors now and then, but I have DOSBox emulator software for that if the urge hits.

As far as buying a laptop you're in love with. . . if you NEED one, there's no need to wait for one you love-- buy what will get you by, that you can get the ROI quickly with. The office stores and some consumer electronics shops will have clearance/returned laptops now and then with great discounts/good warranties.

 

My last non-smartphone T-mobile cell lasted two years before I moved through a couple Android models. If I didn't need the capability of forwarding SMS messages, I would have stayed with that T-mobile phone until it croaked.

Well, you COULD (conceivably) write papers on that laptop.

I had a laptop once like your Sharp, but it got stolen. CGA or EGA with 720K drives. Thankfully, I'd bought it used cheap, so I didn't cry too much over it. I do miss DOS-based word processors now and then, but I have DOSBox emulator software for that if the urge hits.

As far as buying a laptop you're in love with. . . if you NEED one, there's no need to wait for one you love-- buy what will get you by, that you can get the ROI quickly with. The office stores and some consumer electronics shops will have clearance/returned laptops now and then with great discounts/good warranties. I've seen some decent HPs for about $400-something with big screens and lots of expansion capability.

 

GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED! Success - on my terms - at last! :smile:

Yes - I could write them. I have working software, including MS-Works (DOS) and believe it or not, the 1988 Sharp has a wonderfully comfortable keyboard! Trouble is - I can't print anything. My last dot-matrix printer hit the dumpster a while back - couldn't get ribbons any more - and (sadly) you can't just hook the old Sharp up to a modern Windows-ready printer and expect anything good to happen.

I'm thinking of donating it to the "Computer Museum" my son maintains at the school where he teaches. He already has both my old Sinclair ZX-81s, my C-64 and my Commodore VIC-20 with almost every expansion cartridge known...

As far as purchasing another laptop and hoping for ROI - thanks for the suggestion, but there is no ROI. I've been happily retired for 20 years, now. I love computers but have no intent to make money with them - and that's a good thing...because I don't think I could! :smile:

Johann