In article , you wrote:
>In article <3434cdb3.1871992@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, you wrote:
>>>>inc DAYS ;of course, you could extend this to weeks, months, etc.
>>>
>>>you're kidding, aren't you? :-)
>>
>>Well, it is cheaper to buy a 2600 deck with hookups for $10 to play a
>>virtual pet than to buy the real thing for $20-$30...
>>
>>I recently set a record by having Windows 95 running for 92 hours straight
>>without crashing... wonder what the record is for a 2600 :) Most virtual
>>pets get 1-3 months per "life".. could the 2600 approach that?
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>The pet I bought to get a feel for what a virtual pet was only had a life
>span of 8 days max. Once it died I put it away in it's box. My 5 year old
>wants one for X-mas and I managed to keep this one hidden from him while
>I was experimenting with it.
>
>But that's what I figure. People will probably just use a spare 2600 and
>an old B&W TV and set this thing up in a corner somewhere.
>
>It'll even make an interesting conversation piece for people who don't
>even collect the Atari 2600.
>
> CRACKERS
> (2600s as decoration from hell!!!)
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