It was an old arcade console, joystick, big red buttons.

Outside of the box were pictures of Pac Man, Miss Pac Man, a frog, and
others.

I forget the name of it. I almost went back and got it.

But I DID tell my local Radio Shack guy (who builds all of my
computers) about it and offered to go get it for him but he passed and
told me he has been down that road lots of times before.

Real time waster things like that!

You aren't proud of me are you Spalls? :-)

-pw

PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
> It was an old arcade console, joystick, big red buttons.

> Outside of the box were pictures of Pac Man, Miss Pac Man, a frog, and
> others.

> I forget the name of it. I almost went back and got it.

> But I DID tell my local Radio Shack guy (who builds all of my
> computers) about it and offered to go get it for him but he passed and
> told me he has been down that road lots of times before.

> Real time waster things like that!

> You aren't proud of me are you Spalls? :-)

> -pw

No photos? :P
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:40:24 -0700, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:

>It was an old arcade console, joystick, big red buttons.
>
>Outside of the box were pictures of Pac Man, Miss Pac Man, a frog, and
>others.
>
There isn't a "Number" for total computers (or arcade machines) owned
(yet) so you haven't committed a cardinal sin. Had it been a bunch of
video games, you would have been condemned to video-game purgatory,
forced to play and replay "E.T." through eternity.

But as it is, just buy six new games from Steam, say three 'Praise
Newells" and all will be forgiven. ;-)

Honestly, I would have taken the thing just for the big red buttons.
Who can resist a big red button?

On 1/11/24 01:31, Ant wrote:
> PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
>> It was an old arcade console, joystick, big red buttons.
>
>> Outside of the box were pictures of Pac Man, Miss Pac Man, a frog, and
>> others.
>
>> I forget the name of it. I almost went back and got it.
>
>> But I DID tell my local Radio Shack guy (who builds all of my
>> computers) about it and offered to go get it for him but he passed and
>> told me he has been down that road lots of times before.
>
>> Real time waster things like that!
>
>> You aren't proud of me are you Spalls? :-)
>
>> -pw
>
> No photos? :P

I mean, they already threw it out.
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On 1/11/2024 6:54 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:40:24 -0700, PW
> <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
>
>> It was an old arcade console, joystick, big red buttons.
>>
>> Outside of the box were pictures of Pac Man, Miss Pac Man, a frog, and
>> others.
> >
> There isn't a "Number" for total computers (or arcade machines) owned
> (yet) so you haven't committed a cardinal sin. Had it been a bunch of
> video games, you would have been condemned to video-game purgatory,
> forced to play and replay "E.T." through eternity.
>
> But as it is, just buy six new games from Steam, say three 'Praise
> Newells" and all will be forgiven. ;-)
>
>
> Honestly, I would have taken the thing just for the big red buttons.
> Who can resist a big red button?
>
A clown who already has a big red nose?

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On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:39:17 -0600, candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net>
wrote:

>On 1/11/24 01:31, Ant wrote:
>> PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
>>> It was an old arcade console, joystick, big red buttons.
>>
>>> Outside of the box were pictures of Pac Man, Miss Pac Man, a frog, and
>>> others.
>>
>>> I forget the name of it. I almost went back and got it.
>>
>>> But I DID tell my local Radio Shack guy (who builds all of my
>>> computers) about it and offered to go get it for him but he passed and
>>> told me he has been down that road lots of times before.
>>
>>> Real time waster things like that!
>>
>>> You aren't proud of me are you Spalls? :-)
>>
>>> -pw
>>
>> No photos? :P
>
>I mean, they already threw it out.

*--

It is sitting by the side of a dumpster on the ground. We have to
take care of our own garbage where I live.

I will try and remember to see if it is there when I go into town
today, and take a pcture but not sure where to post it, Maybe I will
take it home if it is still there if I take the truck.

-pw

On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:54:43 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:40:24 -0700, PW
><iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
>
>>It was an old arcade console, joystick, big red buttons.
>>
>>Outside of the box were pictures of Pac Man, Miss Pac Man, a frog, and
>>others.
> >
>There isn't a "Number" for total computers (or arcade machines) owned
>(yet) so you haven't committed a cardinal sin. Had it been a bunch of
>video games, you would have been condemned to video-game purgatory,
>forced to play and replay "E.T." through eternity.
>
>But as it is, just buy six new games from Steam, say three 'Praise
>Newells" and all will be forgiven. ;-)
>
>
>Honestly, I would have taken the thing just for the big red buttons.
>Who can resist a big red button?
>

*--

Thanks for the rules overview and letting me know I don't have to go
to confession over this mistake that I made :-)

Catholic guilt never ends! :-)

-pw

On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:40:24 -0700, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:

>It was an old arcade console, joystick, big red buttons.
>
>Outside of the box were pictures of Pac Man, Miss Pac Man, a frog, and
>others.
>
>I forget the name of it. I almost went back and got it.
>
>But I DID tell my local Radio Shack guy (who builds all of my
>computers) about it and offered to go get it for him but he passed and
>told me he has been down that road lots of times before.
>
>Real time waster things like that!
>
>You aren't proud of me are you Spalls? :-)
>
>-pw

*--

I went back to the dumpsters' Poor thing's cord was hanging over the
edge of that dumpster. Big truck with the big guy was there. He must
have straightened up the ground before emptying all the dumpsters.

Oh well, now I wish I grabbed it yesterday! :-)

-pw

On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:28:21 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

>On 1/11/2024 6:54 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

>> Honestly, I would have taken the thing just for the big red buttons.
>> Who can resist a big red button?
>>
>A clown who already has a big red nose?

That comment just caused me to have a Left4Dead flashback. In that
game, there were zombie-clowns, if you bopped them on the head with a
melee weapon, their clown noses made a distinct noise (also, their
shoes squeaked when they walked, but that's neither here nor there).

On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:53:37 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:28:21 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
><dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>
>>On 1/11/2024 6:54 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>>> Honestly, I would have taken the thing just for the big red buttons.
>>> Who can resist a big red button?
>>>
>>A clown who already has a big red nose?
>
>That comment just caused me to have a Left4Dead flashback. In that
>game, there were zombie-clowns, if you bopped them on the head with a
>melee weapon, their clown noses made a distinct noise (also, their
>shoes squeaked when they walked, but that's neither here nor there).
>

*--

I don't think I tried that in the many hours I played that game and
map.