Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2021-10-05, 09:31

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None of my computers can run Windows 11. I've got one 16 core Opteron 6386 SE (dev + streaming) and a 4 core i7 6700k (gaming), both systems with 32Gb of RAM and SSD. Both systems are more than capable of doing very heavy tasks, but Microsoft has decided to shoot themselves in the foot and not …

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Re: Babylon 5 remake?

Posted on 2021-10-04, 09:00

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DS9 is a bad copy of a great show.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-10-02, 07:37

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Playing some UnMetal. In the first few minutes I was already laughing out loud. Especially since I know Metal Gear series by heart.

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Re: DOS FAT32 /and/ drive shares (networking)

Posted on 2021-10-01, 07:22

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FreeDOS ? But it behaves badly with games and Windows 9X...

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Re: Java Emulation

Posted on 2021-09-30, 07:27

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twiz11 wrote on 2021-09-30, 01:12: Would Java be its own category of emulation since its platform-independent and had at one point have its own OS called JavaOS? You don't emulate the JVM, you implement it for a platform. Can you emulate .NET ? Python ? Ruby ? Lua ? A web browser ?

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Re: Babylon 5 remake?

Posted on 2021-09-30, 07:02

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BitWrangler wrote on 2021-09-29, 23:16: Lexx always seemed like it it was a bad copy of Andromeda crossed with Red Dwarf written by a Cirque de Soleil creator on acid. I almost managed to follow it after catching 10 episodes in a row once, but then missed one and I was lost again. Andromeda was …

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Re: Babylon 5 remake?

Posted on 2021-09-29, 20:07

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You can't reboot it without ruining it. Babylon 5 and FarScape were the best series ever. Both were a frellin' MIRACLE that isn't repeatable at all. Besides, way too much of the original B5 cast are long dead. 🙁

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-09-29, 12:47

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For me, it's the Happy Ending Mod or nothing. And even with that, ME3 is really awful overall. It layed a huge steaming pile of shit on ME's legacy and potential, and on my shoes at the same time. e that was written by a team of emos without any supervision by a single adult. Thanks for nothing, …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-09-29, 07:34

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So, I've beaten Mass Effect 3 yesterday for the first time with imported save games from ME 1&2 on Xbox. Vanilla, without any DLC I have to say, I understand why people was disappointed with the ending in this state. What I would have changed: Spoiler Shepherd/the player shouldn't make a choice at …

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Re: Bum Simulator

Posted on 2021-09-22, 14:40

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Do you realize that a decent number of those homeless have chosen that life? No paying taxes, no bills, no having to go slave away at a job every day. If you live in a warm climate it isn't the worst thing in the world that could happen to you. Then there is the fact that there are charities such …

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Re: Bum Simulator

Posted on 2021-09-22, 12:10

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Do you realize that a decent number of those homeless have chosen that life? No paying taxes, no bills, no having to go slave away at a job every day. If you live in a warm climate it isn't the worst thing in the world that could happen to you. Then there is the fact that there are charities such …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-09-17, 09:16

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Of retro-compability, and therefore desktop market share. 😉

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-09-17, 08:30

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And that's why Windows is king.

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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 3D-Acceleration

Posted on 2021-09-14, 07:05

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No.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-13, 08:13

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A nice controller

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-09-12, 18:22

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Meanwhile, Win32S programs compiled with MSVC++ 4.1 still work on Windows 11 x64.

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Re: *The big list of 8086 real-mode Windows 3.0 compatible software - please contribute*

Posted on 2021-09-12, 12:10

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Goodness you certainly covered your bases there. Maybe, possible, unable to find any more and in the past. I was speaking of my own experiences. I know what I saw back then in shops, magizines and in real life. If there was a huge amount of shareware/apps available there'd be links all over the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-09-10, 07:09

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Nothing was lost, except some time to switch distros. That's the beauty of Linux. Suggesting TempleOS means your are not a true believer of the church of Saint IGNUcius. What a shame.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-09-09, 12:05

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-09-09, 11:27: You actually stated a while back you were an Arch fanboi but it got too much for you.... Nah, an update broke my system. It didn't get "too much" 🤣 And just like that, Arch wasn't worth it anymore. My curiosity about "how GNU/Linux/Xorg" works was satisfied.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-09-09, 09:59

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-09-09, 09:49: xcomcmdr wrote on 2021-09-09, 08:12: That's why I use Xubuntu, to make Debian fanboys cry in the night. Because you can't handle Arch you don't you mean? I use Arch, btw.

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