Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-17, 23:45

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So the rest of us should have websites requiring security for things like financial transactions remain compromised by older standards and protocols just because you refuse to upgrade for day to day usage? Someone that wants a dino for gaming or nostalgia is certainly understandable, but for real …

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Re: ET4000AX Missing an oscillator

Posted on 2015-01-17, 23:43

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Stojke wrote: Thanks for the values! Also, that might be, but from all the pictures i could find using google image search all that had socket have a chip in it. The easiest way to know is just to try it

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Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-17, 21:15

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^ sure, general browsing seems fine(on 10.62/w.out kernelex), most of the time... BUT logging in anywhere important has totally been messed with over the last year.... :depressed: Started with some favourite webshops about 1 year ago bowing to the surfpad gods(redoing their webpage vs mobile units …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-17, 21:13

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Stiletto wrote: luckybob wrote: Solution: […] Show full quote Solution: Goto http://www.img.ur upload images copy thumbnail links post here ???? PROFIT!!! Maybe you guys missed this news: Post 399599 😀 You are not authorized to view this forum

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-16, 20:14

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I use postimg.org which doesn't even require an account. But they seem to use a high JPEG compression level

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Re: The Core Temps and Fan Speed Mystery Deepens

Posted on 2015-01-16, 20:03

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Last night when processing gameplay footage for editing today the CPU fan got up to 5300 RPM, 1100 RPM higher than I've ever seen it and 1600 RPM higher than typical for doing this sort of activity... yet the CPU temp was the same as always, topping out at 56 c for about 65% CPU usage. ALL other …

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Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-16, 18:46

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We are talking about a PC for everyday use, not gaming. You do not really want to be running around on the internet unpatched. Win7 will continue to receive security updates for several years to come. The issue is greatly overblown. Unpatched OSes are rarely a problem. I put just about all my …

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Re: The Core Temps and Fan Speed Mystery Deepens

Posted on 2015-01-16, 07:13

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My advice would be to acquaint yourself with the SpeedFan software... There's a bit of a learning curve to it. I had to use it on a Vostro 420 where Dell skimped on the BIOS and there's only a very rudimentary AMI BIOS which doesn't control case and CPU fan speeds at all. It's very flexible and …

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Re: Modern sound cards, what's all the fuss?

Posted on 2015-01-16, 05:27

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I've had no performance issues with WinVista or Win7 on any of the machines I've upgraded (but I've not tried either on machines that barely meet the requirements; the slowest machine I have running Vista is a Pentium 4 Extreme Edition). Nor do they "feel" noticeably slower or laggier than running …

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Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-15, 21:44

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This has nothing to do with me hating Microsoft or anything like that but Im not very found of the "modern Internet" with APP stores, adds, bloat and massive information gathering. With an open source OS you at least have some control over the crap you are running, well if you take the time to read …

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Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-15, 15:42

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When XPs support expired, there was an OS out that didn't epicly suck (Windows 7) By the time 7 was out, the majority of computers was Vista-level. compared to 3 years before... And by the time 7 was out (and still today) Vista is nothing different than a diverse skin of 7[/quote] Right. But Vista …

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Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-15, 15:12

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Nobody complained when XP's mainstream (not extended) support expired, nor did they when support expired for 95, 98, 2000, and so on. But now suddenly everyone starts whining how the world is going to end now that Microsoft won't bring new features to a 6 year old OS and how everyone has to pay to …

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Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-15, 00:53

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ahendricks18 wrote: I just downgraded from windows 7 to 8.1 a few mins ago. But its amazing to me how fast something can become obsolete. FTFY

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Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-14, 19:12

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Once software devs start making more software for Linux, it is the beginning of the slide for MS Or once wine is usable out of the box (which imo, isn't too far from happennng in a bunch of years) Last time I tried it, it still had ways to go. There is still a lot of unimplemented functionality. …

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Re: Windows 7 died

Posted on 2015-01-14, 18:31

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But not adding more features is bad enough. The truth is Windows 8 sucks the big one. Win 10 looks better so far but still nothing compared to 7. If Microsoft keeps it up for long, they are going to drive people to Linux. Once software devs start making more software for Linux, it is the beginning …

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Re: Modern sound cards, what's all the fuss?

Posted on 2015-01-14, 18:25

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I am still a user of XP, and I am appalled when I hear how modern OSes is crippling the audio subsystem in Windows NT 6. No MIDI configuration? Poor reliability and performance? Impossible or difficult to record the stereo out mix for applications like screen capture? The quality of audio codecs …

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Re: Is there a project that converts dosgames to diskimages?

Posted on 2015-01-14, 07:54

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by smeezekitty

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The problem is that every game is packed differently. And some games don't install some of the files that are on the original disks. I would go out on a whim and say there is no standard or reliable way to automatically convert a game to back to installation disks.

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Re: Ghosting on a CRT, can I fix this?

Posted on 2015-01-13, 19:09

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by smeezekitty

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That can easily be a video card or VGA cable problem. Otherwise it is probably something early in the input stage

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Re: Magnet damage fix for CRT tv?

Posted on 2015-01-13, 18:22

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by smeezekitty

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Usually power cycling it a few times is enough to degauss most CRTs as long as the magnet has been moved away

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

Posted on 2015-01-13, 05:04

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smeezekitty wrote: I love cga cookies some people think they are ugly but I have always locked them ROTFL I typed this from my new (to me) smart phone. That was supposed to say "I love CGA colors Some people think they are ugly but I have always liked them"

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