Re: Would anyone be interested in a thread for setting setting up a TrueNAS server for storing files and media?
Posted on 2022-07-09, 09:02
Re: How did you get started on retro computing?
Posted on 2022-07-08, 00:16
Like others, it was modern when I started. For PCs the crunch came when i upgraded from Pentium 100 with an SB16 clone to a PCI-only socket 370 and found there was no sound in DOS games. So that's when I properly became aware of hardware issues going forward. And more or less from that point I …
Re: What do you drive?
Posted on 2022-07-03, 11:02
Just swapped my old Subaru Forester (petrol, 2 litre, non-turbo) for a slightly less old Volvo XC70 (2.4 diesel, 185hp). Volvo is unsurprisingly much less agile (Subaru turns on a sixpence, has bags of grip), but more comfortable, much more powerful, gets better mpg, and has better fittings (that …
Re: Pc printers get worse and worse
Posted on 2022-06-29, 17:44
I eventually got sick of my Epson Stylus R300 inkjet, routinely getting blocked nozzles, wasting ink to clear them, and very expensive cartridges. Paper james from time to time. Cheap 3rd party cartridges from ebay worked for a few years but the printer also reached it's preset EOL (had to reset it …
Re: CCP style extremest internet censorship coming to the UK. Please read.
Posted on 2022-06-26, 16:14
Re: CCP style extremest internet censorship coming to the UK. Please read.
Posted on 2022-06-26, 11:15
The Bill itself, and it's state of progress through Parliament, is here. Seems more useful to read what's actually being said than some filtered hearsay/interpretation. https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137
Re: Members of Vogons, what shows do you currently watch?
Posted on 2022-06-23, 12:07
Just finished Twin Peaks season 3 (the 2019 series). Now on Web of Make Believe (netflix). Watched the Andy Warhol series too. And the Giger program on Amazon. And that program about Szukalski. Wish there would be another series of Midnight Diner. Couldn't even finish the first episodes of Stranger …
Re: Does anyone know which Sound Blaster card this manual is for?
Posted on 2022-06-23, 12:03
could be that text at the top says "For 16-bit Audio Cards" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363767097843
Re: It might be a good idea to open a session for Apple
Posted on 2022-06-22, 22:04
There were some really cool games back in the days of Ambrosia that were even exclusive to the Mac. Yes, the demise of Ambrosia was a great pity - a lot of their great older stuff didn't survive the shift to OSX let alone OSX on Intel Macs - as far as I could make out, anyway. They didn't release …
Re: Reasons to hate modern games
Posted on 2022-06-22, 21:14
Not relly. I think this is better illustrates differences between old and new: https://youtu.be/jPqwDGXxLhU i liked this one (makes me laugh anyway): https://youtu.be/W1ZtBCpo0eU These vids are fun, and they exist both ways: https://youtu.be/owYGxBtq7Io But they just make fun of a problem, not …
Re: Reasons to hate modern games
Posted on 2022-06-22, 17:44
There's a series of Youtube vids that illustrates my main problem with modern games perfectly: If Doom was done today They're ten years old by now, but still relevant :D Not relly. I think this is better illustrates differences between old and new: https://youtu.be/jPqwDGXxLhU i liked this one ( …
Re: It might be a good idea to open a session for Apple
Posted on 2022-06-22, 17:13
Vintage Computer Forums https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php Vintage Apple stuff https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php
Re: Reasons to hate modern games
Posted on 2022-06-22, 09:17
Here's my 2c: Games as a Service Open World/Sandbox Filler/Bloat Lootbox/Microtransactions Season Pass (particularly before the game even launched) ETFs DRM Remake/Remasters Day 1 DLC/Patch Early Access Episodic Games Ultra Mega Super Duper Special Digital Editions 24 Hour Download Times Annual …
Re: The moment you were hooked
Posted on 2022-06-19, 21:10
I was hooked on PCs around 1986 but because they opened various opportunities for me, not gaming. Programming, stats/OR analysis, economic/simulation models, cellula automata, Byte magazine and the computing column that used to be in Scientific American. All of which is still where my heart is in …
Re: It might be a good idea to open a session for Apple
Posted on 2022-06-19, 14:43
Well I like Eddie just how he is, for what that's worth. Are there old-Mac hardware forums any more? I thought 6400zone and Jag went long ago for example.
Re: Windows 98SE on a PCI-E only AM4 motherboard
Posted on 2022-06-19, 14:34
Amazing. I assume "concept project" is not hinting this is purely theoretical though.
Re: Reasons to hate modern games
Posted on 2022-06-19, 13:52
What I hate about games is: 1. Games that crash and clearly were never tested properly in the first place, then it turns out the company went bust and it never gets fixed. Nothing new there, that sort of thing has always happened but it's damn annoying anyway. 2. When my favourite MMORPG evolved in …
Re: Windows 11 - MS wants to get rid of HDDs for drive C:
Posted on 2022-06-14, 11:48
We had that 100% usage problem for like 20 minutes (it felt like) every time my daughters cheap HP laptop booted up. I have a feeling we had to kill processes at every boot and even then it was hopeless.
Re: Windows 11 - MS wants to get rid of HDDs for drive C:
Posted on 2022-06-14, 08:34
I've never used an SSD or felt the need to get one, but it does look like the prices have come down to where the modestly sized ones are attractive compared to HDDs. Kind of in the same boat. I use 10 on a system with 4 or 5 hard drives, mostly 500gb or 1TB. Periodically it takes a long time from …
Re: Windows 11 - MS wants to get rid of HDDs for drive C:
Posted on 2022-06-09, 21:14
I still boot 10 from a spinning disk, but I have a couple of unused SSDs - what's the best way to use them?
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