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Re: New forum suggestions/Feedback

Posted on 2021-07-20, 12:54

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You can use the browser plugin Stylish to make the forum colors, font, and mouse cursor be as they should be... like it used to be. Thanks, I know, I've read all the previous comments about it. That is not what I'm asking about though - I would like it to be an option, like on reddit, for instance. …

Re: New forum suggestions/Feedback

Posted on 2021-07-20, 06:50

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Crosspost from "Welcome to the updated VOGONS", hoping for some feedback on the issue. I like your style. Hi, I'm one of those that prefer this website not to override the default cursor. Would it be possible to add a "custom mouse cursor yes/no" as a checkbox on the "display options" section in …

Re: New forum suggestions/Feedback

Posted on 2021-07-19, 23:11

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Crosspost from "Welcome to the updated VOGONS", hoping for some feedback on the issue. Hey I want my penis-shaped cursor back :) I like your style. Hi, I'm one of those that prefer this website not to override the default cursor. Would it be possible to add a "custom mouse cursor yes/no" as a …

Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2021-07-19, 11:19

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Snover wrote on 2020-01-30, 06:28: konc wrote on 2020-01-22, 11:16: Hey I want my penis-shaped cursor back 😀 I like your style. Hi, I'm one of those that prefer this website not to override the default cursor. Would it be possible to add a "custom mouse cursor yes/no" as a checkbox on the "display …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-17, 10:54

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You can justify your habits in any way you want, but these alleged power costs are negligible. Try to find out how much an average PC consumes in sleep mode (hibernation is like power-off), and do the math. Sure, I know it's a 'negligible' but I know there are 8760 hours in a year, and my power …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-17, 10:31

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I read internal as "internal to dos" i.e. not a third-party addon. Guess it's a matter of definition. Yes, it's a tricky definition. That's why I said "external" and not "third-party". ;) Kids these days.. :rolleyes: RTFM - Read the fine manual, no need for guessing (in this case). :) In my PC-DOS …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-16, 20:23

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I prefer Vegemite. Marmite is far too yeasty for me. VEGEMIGHT AND MARMIGHT, YOU MEAN? Yuck and yuck, salmiac powder (not the salty licorice) on the other hand... :D Edit: just read it's known as "ammonium chloride" and used for removing acid stains, and also as a fertilizer - didn't know that back …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-16, 18:54

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You do understand that RMDIR /s is a Windows command, available only at an NT5+ command prompt? "Real DOS for real men" doesn't have it. That's why you had to had external programs like DELTREE . :rofl: rmdir is present in ms-dos since a long time ago, it's for deleting empty directories. deltree …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-16, 18:40

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Yesterday on a windows 2016 server a file had a space at the end of the name, windows could not delete or rename it and could not delete the folder, DOS command "RMDIR [dir] / s" delete it. Obviously a young technician lost 1 hour looking for a software that could delete or rename the file, I …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-16, 18:38

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Yesterday on a windows 2016 server a file had a space at the end of the name, windows could not delete or rename it and could not delete the folder, DOS command "RMDIR [dir] / s" delete it. You do understand that RMDIR /s is a Windows command, available only at an NT5+ command prompt? "Real DOS for …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-15, 21:28

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Why did Solaris 10s system requirement for x86 less(120mhz) than the a SPARK system(200mhz) for Solaris 10 if x86 class systems were inferior? What are you smoking? :D Hardware Requirements Memory 128MB or greater Disk Space: 12GB Processor: Sparc 200MHz minimum -x86 120 MHz minimum with hardware …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-15, 20:17

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-07-15, 19:07: Why did Solaris 10s system requirement for x86 less(120mhz) than the a SPARK system(200mhz) for Solaris 10 if x86 class systems were inferior? What are you smoking? 😁

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-14, 21:32

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For one, DOS is unaware of C-states, so the CPU is always running at full power. I think there are TSRs that can fix that, though. Not much support for power saving in the older cpus anyway... Actually there is, it came about in the 386/486 era on high end laptops, like IBM/Compaq/NEC. Basically, …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-14, 19:57

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dr_st wrote on 2021-07-14, 19:36: For one, DOS is unaware of C-states, so the CPU is always running at full power. I think there are TSRs that can fix that, though. Not much support for power saving in the older cpus anyway...

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-14, 19:27

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DOS doesn't allow anything fast and easy thats why marketing left. Perhaps if young people were introduced to dos and dos programming it would bring interesting things as DOS never reached its limits like many modern scientific technological theires dos computing doesn't have a limit. Make …

Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-07-14, 19:23

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You can play Alleycat, Duke Nuk(u/e)m, millions of demos, tracker music, in the same time you can play DooM and Quake. There is debate, what is the best platform. It is DOS. Nah, it's the Amiga. A fast framebuffer is needed for those fps games, the amiga is lacking in that department. I wonder if …

Re: Sun Microsystems IPX to the Max.

Posted on 2021-07-14, 06:46

Solaris 10 does not run on this Architecture… Do you run Windows XP on a 386 ? This Machine is from 1994 My my my you don't say? I was giving an example how Sun fucked up hardware wise. Sounds more like you have no idea about the gear from Sun Microsystems :) Edit: that said, the ipx was no speed …

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