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

Posted on Yesterday, 21:10

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by Ensign Nemo

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I feel like we could make a thread for all of our oopsies. A couple of years ago I bought a Fujitsu Stylistic Tablet and cracked the screen before I even brought it home. After I picked it up, I noticed that the box I was given didn't have the floppy drive that was mentioned in the ad. To …

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Re: Weren't sound artists frustrated to know that very few players would be hearing the true sound of their creations?

Posted on Yesterday, 16:26

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I've often wondered what kind of magic you could create with an all out balls to the wall modern MIDI synth. I mean for example could you create a device that could capture the sound quality of Eddie Van Halen's guitar , the output through different amplifiers , and the ability to simulate certain …

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Re: Weren't sound artists frustrated to know that very few players would be hearing the true sound of their creations?

Posted on Yesterday, 16:12

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I've often wondered what kind of magic you could create with an all out balls to the wall modern MIDI synth. I mean for example could you create a device that could capture the sound quality of Eddie Van Halen's guitar , the output through different amplifiers , and the ability to simulate certain …

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

Posted on Yesterday, 02:35

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I recently started an unorthodox backup strategy that I hope will be a good balance between mitigating data loss and staying on a budget. I currently have terabytes of data that I want backed up, but I haven't found a backup solution within my budget. Cloud storage is expensive, especially after …

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Re: Weren't sound artists frustrated to know that very few players would be hearing the true sound of their creations?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 20:57

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I recall reading something about how a composer for early Sierra games (Ken Allen or Mark Seibert maybe?) only worked for them because they could use the MT-32 since it allowed for better sounding compositions. Not sure if they were overly concerned with how many people who hear that music, so much …

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Re: Weren't sound artists frustrated to know that very few players would be hearing the true sound of their creations?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 20:53

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To be fair, a Sound Blaster with an OPML2 or OPML3 still sounded great and was miles ahead of the PC speaker sound that I had as a kid. Despite being a bit below the midi devices, they still had a lot to work with, at least as far as video games music goes. While an artist may disagree with me, part …

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Re: Are there regular users here with profession away from tech industry?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 20:40

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I'm a nuclear engineer and health physicist. I specifically didn't get into IT as a profession because I didn't want to lose my love of it as drudgery day job. I'm a health physicist too, but working at a cancer centre! My work is more related to ensuring that our staff are safe as we deliver …

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

Posted on 2024-04-23, 04:45

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This is more retro hardware adjacent than actual hardware related, but it's something I've been wanting to do for a long time. I have a workbench I had previously built for model and miniature painting. I've decided to re-purpose it for papercraft and attempt restoration of old hardware and game …

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Re: Are there regular users here with profession away from tech industry?

Posted on 2024-04-21, 17:43

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But Now they have allot of Arcade consoles available for Cheap loaded with thousands of games so I see the Retro computer build Community not being so popular in the future. These seem like two different areas to me. There are so many games that can be played on a computer, but not on an arcade …

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Re: How hard is it to find retro/vintage computer hardware where you live?

Posted on 2024-04-21, 07:25

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I would have thunk that Edmonton was about the best place to be in Alberta for any scene. I thought there were a couple of large surplus dealers out there that can have interesting stuff, and half a dozen times I've had eBay stuff from out there. I think this is a case where the grass is greener on …

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Re: Windows 3.1 Must Have Software -

Posted on 2024-04-21, 03:50

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SkiFree and After Dark: Star Trek. Not that they're essential, but they are what I remember seeing on Windows 3.1 computers when I was a kid.

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Re: To remove shrinkwrap or not?

Posted on 2024-04-20, 21:59

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Unless you can resell it fairly soon for a good price, I don't see the point of keeping it shrink wrapped. Holding on to games for years isn't a good investment and games were meant to be enjoyed anyways. Part of that enjoyment is the goodies you get in the box.

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Re: Are there regular users here with profession away from tech industry?

Posted on 2024-04-20, 00:52

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I started in IT and switched to genomics after a few years. My job still involves a lot of computer work, but my work focuses on studying biological questions. I'm also a member of a clandestine organization that fights crime and supervillains, but I can't say much about that for obvious reasons. …

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Re: Are there regular users here with profession away from tech industry?

Posted on 2024-04-19, 20:19

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I started in IT and switched to genomics after a few years. My job still involves a lot of computer work, but my work focuses on studying biological questions. I'm also a member of a clandestine organization that fights crime and supervillains, but I can't say much about that for obvious reasons.

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Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-19, 19:12

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The truth is that we are a message, traveling through the universe. The message is contained in our DNA and will only be readable at the time it is delivered. This is why the grays are probing peoples butts, to try and decypher the encryption en-route. So just remember if you are ever feeling down, …

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Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-19, 17:45

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The truth is that we are a message, traveling through the universe. The message is contained in our DNA and will only be readable at the time it is delivered. This is why the grays are probing peoples butts, to try and decypher the encryption en-route. So just remember if you are ever feeling down, …

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Re: Is it really my nostalgia or are you playing it wrong…

Posted on 2024-04-19, 17:42

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I dunno I feel there are some old games that had a mix of interesting mechanics , or designs that haven't really been copied and make them special but might be considered not as accessible by modern standards. ... So yeah maybe there's something in the whole notion of having to play it right. Great …

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Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-19, 09:02

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Well, the current human reference genome is under 1GB when compressed, so you should be able to store yours for around the same amount. Should work for a few old games, but we don't have enough DNA to store the bloat of a modern AAA game. i guess that could be because dna is an instruction set of …

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Re: Is it really my nostalgia or are you playing it wrong…

Posted on 2024-04-19, 05:32

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As for 'getting lost', i'm gonna be a little douchey on this... maybe develop some memory skills? That's what I did. 'Oh, I know where I am now!' Is an important part of exploring a dungeon, imo. I'd rather use graph paper or a mapping tool. My memory is awful and memorizing maps would probably …

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Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-19, 04:12

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the see saw method, well what about using our own dna as a media that has games on it, you cant pirate it because its already on you, is totally physical, lasts forever as a stable chemical and is also free Interesting factoid - you can patent DNA sequences, but it can't be something that is found …

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