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by calaverasgrande » Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:32 pm
I dont use an Atari anymore. Though if I saw one at a garage sale I would hav a hard time passing it up.
I learned to program on Ataris. my first exposure to making music with a computer was a program I wrote to map the Joystick to the wonderful sound generator they had in the Atari 800.
As far as old computers not having any utility compared to new ones.
I disagree.
I highly doubt that an ST will catch a virus since they dont have USB, wifi or bluetooth, and the number of Atari specific virii are probably counted on one hand.
There is also something to be said for working within the constraints of an instrument.
I think my own music has improved since I ditched the limitless possibilities of in the box production and gone with an all hardware setup.
I spend less time mousing around and more time playing music.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave