Re: So I finally saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Posted on 2009-05-18, 00:25

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I was thinking about how it was funny when I remembered it wasn't really funny so much as it was surreal and irreverent, unless there were in-jokes I didn't get-- and I kind of assumed there were. I'm going to grab the book the next time I see it, whether at the library the next time I go to the ( …

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Re: Any thoughts on exporting my PC Game Compatibility List to a Wiki?

Posted on 2009-05-18, 00:04

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Don't feel like explaining to people how to load a plugin when they try to view OpenOffice documents (and I don't know if the plugin that is available is compatible with older versions of Office). Who said anything about a plugin? They can just download OpenOffice-- our computer and my laptop don't …

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So I finally saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Posted on 2009-05-17, 23:38

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I meant to read the book and I've read about it before but I haven't read it or seen the movie before. I liked it and finally found out exactly what the deal is with Arthur Dent, Magrathea, mice, Marvin, and of course 42. and... I'm not sure what else to say; I kind of feel like I snuck into a …

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Re: Rant Time

Posted on 2009-05-17, 22:28

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Usually the quickest way out of a full-screen game in Windows is to press the "Windows" key, and since I don't have my specs memorized, I use Win-Break when someone asks or I just feel like it (it used to bring up Device Manager, more useful, now it just brings up a sort of summary), and as was …

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Re: List the PC games that you have beaten

Posted on 2009-04-21, 02:49

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I noticed the new addition and realized I had one of my own: Half-Life. <3 Valve

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Re: Apple II forever-- or at least for a few more years

Posted on 2008-12-25, 14:59

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Yeah, the problem here is pretty much too big of a separation-- my only usable floppy drives are the ones that connect to the Apple II and this desktop and my laptop don't even have serial ports. However the audio route seems promising, and probably cheaper than the rest. I'll look into it. BTW it's …

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Re: Apple II forever-- or at least for a few more years

Posted on 2008-12-25, 04:56

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Those seem pretty good, but I wanted disks. In case I wasn't clear, I don't have any way to write the floppies other than the Apple II itself-- I don't even have any other floppy drives any more except for an old external laptop floppy drive that doesn't connect to my new laptop.

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Apple II forever-- or at least for a few more years

Posted on 2008-12-25, 00:07

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Would anyone happen to know where I can get disks (with software on them, preferably useful) for the Apple II besides eBay or Amazon? I kind of feel bad having an Apple II and not using it but there isn't much I can do with it without software, at least without spending a few hours coding something …

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Re: Speaking of avatars, explain yours!

Posted on 2008-08-26, 19:51

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DosFreak and leileilol have changed their avatars again, so 1. info please 2. I'm changing mine Specifically I'm changing it back to Zoda.

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Re: Humble suggestion

Posted on 2008-08-21, 17:11

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Well here we are, it's happened, cool. Hopefully for arcade emulation enthusiasts, this will make it more active.

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Re: Let's play a game: change a letter

Posted on 2008-08-06, 22:35

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So pavian is a word in German, is it a word in English?

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Re: Let's play a game: change a letter

Posted on 2008-08-02, 14:17

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Do we go with pavian or Jovian? Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Huh? What subject line? 😕 Re: Let's play a game: bring a thread back from the dead :: 7-29-08 @ 09:59 am it's not very big there's one above every message, but the "new post" thing automatically sets it to "Re: [thread title]" and …

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Re: Let's play a game: change a letter

Posted on 2008-07-31, 13:09

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Seems I'm also guilty of the same thing. […] Show full quote retro games 100 wrote: It would seem that some of us (looks at self) have nothing better to do! 🤣 Seems I'm also guilty of the same thing. retro games 100 wrote: smatter 😀 smarter. yeah, also you should …

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Re: Let's play a game: change a letter

Posted on 2008-07-29, 19:11

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platter

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Re: Let's play a game: bring a thread back from the dead

Posted on 2008-07-29, 14:59

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flitter

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Re: What is the meaning of 'cycles'?

Posted on 2008-07-21, 20:37

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whoops, I thought that was from someone else for some reason DosFreak wrote: and the cheese makers yes, yes they are, and the ramen makers

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Re: What is the meaning of 'cycles'?

Posted on 2008-07-21, 16:37

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Oh, OK, thanks. See? Asking nicely works.

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Re: What is the meaning of 'cycles'?

Posted on 2008-07-21, 15:43

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I think the issue is that he's curious about them, and so am I, so please, what is the definition of a cycle?

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Re: Connect Dosbox ipx with Windows 98

Posted on 2008-07-21, 15:27

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It sounds like the missing piece is IPX drivers/stuff for the Win98 machine-- do you have them installed on the Win98 box? Are they working properly? If not, it won't work. These drivers/this stuff is not the same as what's in h-a-l 9000's "mega-build" (unless I'm very much mistaken).

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Laptop color issue

Posted on 2008-07-07, 14:31

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I finally got a laptop (whoo!). I just got DOSBox onto it and I've been having a problem with color in full screen. When I use it in a window the color is fine, but when I switch to full screen, the color is usually right for a second and then "twitches" to the wrong colors. Sometimes the colors are …

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