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Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-17, 06:24

in Milliways
the metal flange holding the glass in It's called the "lockdown bar", as it, quite literally, locks the glass in place and is held down from underneath. ;D However, the fact that it came off on its own with no one in front of it is kind of difficult to fathom... it's one of the few parts of a pin …

Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-16, 23:31

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that and if i had to guess it also counts as side or edge and tempered glass' Achilles heel is the side and or edge. I've had old timer tell me at the factories they worked at the tempered glass would go up and down and around all the rollers in machines almost like plastic or cellophane or …

Re: Can anyone give me any pointers on microphones?

Posted on 2015-05-16, 23:15

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The important thing to ask is what you want your microphone for specifically, because there's not many decent "universal" mics which would suffice for every single situation you can think of. One major point I can confirm right now though is that unless you have a decent, dedicated audio card, DO …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-05-16, 22:56

Ancient DOS Games Episode 163 - Mega Man III is online! And now, to list some of the games I would rather play instead of this one: * ET The Extraterrestrial (Atari 2600) * KiloBlaster (DOS) * Barbie (NES) * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (DOS) * Lego Racers (N64) * 3-D Body Adventure (DOS) * Math …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-05-13, 19:51

Ancient DOS Games Episode 162 - C-Dogs is online! Gotta make this quick as I'm not using my own computer to post this... had to prep all my files ahead of time and update stuff on the fly. The next episode will indeed go live on Saturday, although like today, it'll probably be in the afternoon …

Re: Going to Be Without Internet... or a Home... for a Week

Posted on 2015-05-08, 05:04

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Posting this from my cell phone. Just wanted to let everyone know that the move was long and arduous, but ultimately successful! :) Will still be without regular internet service for a little, but will be getting a 25 down / 10 up service (in Mb) so uploading new content and doing livestreams will …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-05-06, 21:00

As for MegaRace 2 I agree, it's not as much fun as the original was - too plain, too difficult, and Lance is just not the same (forced accent, insipid jokes, crazy hairdos, yuk :dead: ). I sincerely hope the Reboot does bring back both the old Lance Boyle and MR1 gameplay; the Youtube videos I've …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-05-06, 09:12

Ancient DOS Games Episode 161 - MegaRace 2 is FINALLY online! :D Pretty soon, I'll be going to bed, will wake up, will go with Dad to sign insurance papers and give copies to the offices at the building we'll be in, come home and pack what few things I brought with me, then on Thursday morning, we …

Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-06, 05:29

in Milliways
By the way that metal strip around the front end of the tube isn't just for anchoring purposes, it's a safety-critical piece. It contains the implosion and should never be removed, the CRT might even violently implode on its own without it. I actually knew that already, but what I still don't …

Re: Going to Be Without Internet... or a Home... for a Week

Posted on 2015-05-06, 05:18

in Milliways
I hope your Patreon takes off, G-D knows you could use the money. I'm more hopeful for my secret game project, which is now delayed a bit longer due to all this. Now looking at end of June or early July to have it ready to launch. That's great news Kris, now you and your father can get out of that …

Re: Going to Be Without Internet... or a Home... for a Week

Posted on 2015-05-06, 00:44

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Well, as it stands, I just got back an hour ago from my visit with relatives. Before my father and I left the city we found out our paperwork went through perfectly fine. Our move is on Thursday, though tomorrow we have to finalize a few details such as moving time and insurance credentials and such …

Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-06, 00:40

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Nope. A couple times as a kid I had tossed something which accidentally plinked off of a CRT screen but both times it didn't do anything. Later on in life I learned that the front glass of a CRT is MUCH thicker at the front than at the neck; Damaging a CRT from the front is hard. Damaging it from …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-05-06, 00:30

quick word that your favorite educational platformer is coming to Steam in a typical irresponsible Interceptor manner and is most likely a "DOSBox v0.70 with bad unadjustable settings" repack. It's actually only being solid as part of the Anthology pack that 3D Realms was selling directly on their …

Re: Deteriorating game collection - how to preserve it?

Posted on 2015-05-04, 14:07

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http://www.rfgeneration.com/news/Disc-Rot/An-important-note-to-Video-Game-Sellers-and-Buyers-1337.php ?? This looks and sounds more like someone who's bad at handling discs and has ended up scratching the top surface of his discs on a regular basis somehow. If it was truly "rot" those spots would …

Re: Going to Be Without Internet... or a Home... for a Week

Posted on 2015-05-01, 21:06

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It's funny how peoples' true colors come out when money's involved. I've seen it happen so many times and it's so sad. While I don't disagree with that statement, keep in mind: The situation was never about money, but time, trust, and consideration Again, I'm not going to go into personal details, …

Re: Deteriorating game collection - how to preserve it?

Posted on 2015-04-29, 23:11

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take them to a store that has a CD/DVD buffer, have them grind off just the surface and see if they read again. +1 It's extremely unlikely the discs have gone "bad" and is more likely they just have surface anomalies due to how they were stored. However, the other possibility too is that they might …

Re: Going to Be Without Internet... or a Home... for a Week

Posted on 2015-04-29, 23:05

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Believe me when I tell you, I didn't choose my sig at random. There's been a nasty feud going on between 3 family members for a few years now, and it's not showing signs of reconciliation anytime soon. I have tried to unsuccessfully mediate things; different beliefs, ideals, and plain stubbornness …

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