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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-11-09, 20:28

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robertmo wrote on 2020-11-09, 06:15: it is strange people are not using LNG/CNG. CNG can even be charged at home. They have bad emissions, less efficient, slower engines and more expensive fuel (due to expensive infrastructure).

Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-10-23, 18:29

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The majority of people will need to supplement with slow chargers in their home, unless they get a direct 480VAC feed to their house if they are lucky enough to have a 22kV feed in their back yard - but once they see the cost to install it they will quickly say no. (had a 480V xfmr installed at my …

Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-10-22, 23:49

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The majority of people will need to supplement with slow chargers in their home, unless they get a direct 480VAC feed to their house if they are lucky enough to have a 22kV feed in their back yard - but once they see the cost to install it they will quickly say no. (had a 480V xfmr installed at my …

Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-10-22, 23:29

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The DoE initiative for nuclear powered hydrogen production is on par with electrical battery charging as far as cost goes. It uses off-peak electricity to produce hydrogen, in which the power plant sells for a profit at the same rate electricity is sold at. I charge my car off-peak in the night …

Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-10-22, 23:26

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where are all the hydrogen stations? Germany has quite a lot. Japan has even more than superchargers. South Korea has quite a few too. Many western and northern European cities have them too. Ver few here in Europe. Also had some really bad experiences here. Here is one explosion in my neighbour …

Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-10-11, 22:03

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Regarding rare Earth metals many people forget (or do not know) that it is also used to produce oil and refine it. I used to work for the oil industry in Norway, and we actually used a lot of Kobolt (common conflict metal) in the processes. It is very strange that such things is only mentioned when …

Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-05, 16:27

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If you'd like to have the ability to launch software - emulation or recreation is fine: load a buch of ROMs tweak a couple of configs and you are on! In such case ZX Spectrum Next isn't the best spectrum there is: jailbroken Nintendo DS running ZXDS is just more convenient: 1. Cheap, 2. Portable, …

Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-05, 15:27

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All this, is why I say that Amiga is a platform and not just specific computers. Amiga is not a specific computer. It is a specific family of specific computers. Amiga 500 is a specific computer. Exactly what I said. I can say it in a different way. Amiga are not only reserved to machines with the …

Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-04, 18:58

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to the amiga discussion, it's pretty simple to me, is the FPGA amiga a "real" amiga? ...maybe. but it is definitely not "original hardware" from the 80s and 90s and that plays a big role for me at least. I do like the FPGAs very much though and plan to get one sooner or later anyways :) No. It is …

Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-04, 18:55

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If the Mist is an FPGA machine, on were you install cores that can make it into a hardware version of a specific hardware configuration. Well, then it is an Amiga when it is running an Amiga core, and another machine when it is running another core. Yes. MiSTer is FPGA. I agree it acts like an …

Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-03, 10:00

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There are always an option for the Vampire V4 to look like an old Commodore machine. Take an empty Amiga case, with an original keyboard. Attach a USB keyboard converter and install the V4 inside the case. Extend the ports with cables, and then you have something that have the feel of a Commodore …

Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-03, 09:34

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Emulation or FPGA is fine... but it robs you of the sense of conquest and ownership. With real machine you HAVE to do TLC. You HAVE to learn basic operation. Investing a part of your soul into machine sort of makes it your own. Had no chance to get my hands on any FPGA machines. I doubt it feels …

Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-03, 09:16

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I have to comment on this. If a real Amiga is defined by whoever made it. Then every single Commodore Amiga is not a real Amiga. It was invented by Amiga (or Hi-Toro) and thus they are the makers of real Amiga's. However. They did not manage to build a consumer grade machine. Commodore made it. And …

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