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- From: goldberg@eldyn.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patti Twigg)
- Subject: Re: Nintendo Game vs. 386sx Computer
- Message-ID: <17NOV199212231004@eldyn.gsfc.nasa.gov>
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- Keywords: Nintendo, Games, Computer
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- References: <1992Nov16.194546.18890@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:23:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.194546.18890@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>, chuckt@austin.ibm.com (Charles N. Tomlinson) writes...
- >
- >Well I have a problem I would like to get some opinions on. I have 2 children,
- >a 3 year old & an 8 year old. Earlier this year while at my mother-in-laws
- >house, the kids found an old Atari system that she had. We brought it home and
- >the kids have really enjoyed it. My wife and I were thinking about buying them
- >a new video game.
- >
- >Now here is the problem. I already have a 386sx computer in my home, and I have
- >a hard time justifying going out buying a Super Netendo 16-bit($140.00) to play
- >games on when I can do most of the same thing on my computer. So I guess what
- >I am looking for is some of your opinions on the pros and cons of the two.
- >Here are a few that I thought of:
- >
- >Pro for buying Nintendo:
- > 1. Simple to use. As I stated the kids are 3 & 8. The 8 yr old has no
- > problem with using the computer but the 3 yr does. It would be alot
- > easier for him to use the Netendo by himself.
- > 2. My computer would not be tied up all the time with the kids on it.
- > 3. Get to hear all the nice music that plays when you play the game. ;)
-
- I tried e-mailing this, but it bounced.
- 4. Your kids friends won't be messing around with your computer. Or in
- your computer room (our computer is in a different room than the TV).
- Not all kids are as considerate as yours.
-
- Just my 2 cents.
- Patti Twigg
-