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Re: End of Skype

in Milliways
We bought a version of our TV that had an integrated camera specifically to call my Mom in the US from Europe. It worked really well because we sat on the couch and talked to her as if she were in the room. They canceled support after only 3-4 years after us getting the TV and there was no …

Re: What is that one computer habit that you got rid of?

in Milliways
I try to avoid any hardware upgrades anymore. "back in my day" if i searched whether memory type X fitted in board Y I had an answer within 15 minutes. That was 2006. In 2020 my son wanted a gaming rig and after days of searching I gave up and went to a ma and pa PC shop (they still exist) and paid …

Re: Voodoo3 3500 Issues

Yes the 3500 TVs did need a lot of power and did not come with external power supplies. Back in the day I built all my PCs and usually opted for the most power so I never noticed... Good to know!

Re: What was your first vehicle?

in Milliways
'76 Firebrd.. last of the single headlights. Got it up and running with my Dad. Was the fastest car in school. I totalled it and bought a '72 Triumph Spitfire. Then a '80 Porsche 924. Got a great deal on a 5-speed '84 Pontiac Sunbird then... Moved to Europe and my first car was a '89 Wartburg 1.3 …

Re: Dune 2000

If memory serves those are all BIOS settings that were supposed to speed things up but on more modern i.e. systems starting in the mid 90`s they were sometimes counterproductive...

Re: Remastering games, is it really worth it?

in Milliways
My son has a pretty up to date rig and plays various "modern" games and while on a side-by-side comparison of course the newer games look better but not mind blowingly better like we saw in the jump between 1999 and 2009. (which is when I stopped /paused gaming) . Just like the 1:1 "live action" …

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