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   XPost: comp.sys.cbm, comp.sys.atari.8bit   
   From: mikey351@removethis.gmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:52:27 -0700 (PDT), joecassara@mac.com wrote:   
      
   >If anyone has photographs of computer retail setups from the 80s and   
   >early 90s, I urge you to post them to the web somewhere.  It would be   
   >particularly nice to see the old Sears setups and the showrooms of   
   >stores local to your home town, for nostalgia.   
   >   
      
   Here in Melbourne Australia where I live, back in the 80s we used to ride   
   our bikes down to Myers (massive dept store) where they had most of the   
   8bit machines in display. The TI, Sega and Spectrum computers mattered   
   little to us because we were C64 owners and were there to check out the   
   latest game(s) that came in stock. The display computers were all powered   
   up and functioning and the staff almost never left the counter, i guess   
   they figured kids weren't going to buy the hardware so why bother. They   
   would happily open a software package for us to "try" if they thought there   
   was a sale in it though.   
      
   What they didn't realise is we often went down there with a copy of Fast   
   Hack'Em, asked to see the latest game then copied it and went home :)   
      
   In earlier times before I got my C64, I would go to K-Mart with my parents   
   and while they sought out whatever it was they were going to buy I sat   
   myself down in front of the demo C64 and kept myself busy. After a full   
   year or so of doing that one turned up for Christmas :)   
      
   Mike   
      
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