Re: Software to create a webpage for illiterates

Posted on 2013-01-21, 12:32

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Some of the hosting sites might have tools for that. I remember when Homestead first appeared they had tools like that. You didn't need to know any coding at all. http://www.homestead.com/ They were free when I first signed up but now you only get a 30 day free trial then you have to pay $4.99/month …

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-21, 12:28

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People with older processors/video cards that think 20-30 FPS with low to medium settings is good for gaming. ;) From my experience, 20-30 FPS is actually pretty playable for most games, as long as there's little to no stuttering. I'd rather have a game running at a smooth 20fps than a stuttery …

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Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...

Posted on 2013-01-21, 00:22

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AFAIK GF2 Ultra is based on 180nm process, while GF3 and Fx5200 are based of 150nm process,which runs cooler and draw less power If i have to choose between these cards i will choose the GF3 Ti200 and if that draws too much power, then the FX5200 is the way to go For these cards, use 45.23 or 61.76 …

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Re: Hardware that makes you drool - Your wish list

Posted on 2013-01-21, 00:16

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Commodore Amiga 3000T for me... Never owned one and can never find one in good condition at a decent price :disapproving:. http://www.vic64.se/images/Amiga/a3000T_3.jpg And you probably won't find one for a good price, either. Amiga people are even more fanatical than Mac people when it comes to …

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Re: Battle Arena Toshinden on Matrox Mystique

Posted on 2013-01-21, 00:13

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What exactly changed from the early Mystique to the later one that causes incompatibilities with some games (besides the faster RAMDAC)?

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Re: Biggest wastes of CD-ROM media

Posted on 2013-01-21, 00:11

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Doom, Doom II, Blake Stone Aliens of Gold, Blake Stone Planet Strike, Super Noah's Ark 3D, Duke Nukem II, and many many many more. All under 10 MB, some under 2 MB. =] But a 10mb game would take up around 7 high density floppies and 1 CDROM costs less than 7 floppies. If they hadn't put those small …

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Re: Where to buy PCIe power connectors?

Posted on 2013-01-20, 19:03

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I mean the ones that solder onto the video card Sorry but no cables solder on to a video card That part does not look a thing like a 6-pin PCIe connector 6-pin PCIe connectors dont solder on to the card either do you mean these ? (this is a 6pin connector) http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1339/ …

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Re: Where to buy PCIe power connectors?

Posted on 2013-01-20, 18:59

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Old Thrashbarg wrote: It is the correct part. Amphenol PE series, right angle PCB mount, 4.2MM pitch, 6 position double row. They use a generic picture for the entire product series. Oh, OK. Thanks.

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Re: Where to buy PCIe power connectors?

Posted on 2013-01-20, 18:44

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Old Thrashbarg wrote: You can get 'em from Mouser. That part does not look a thing like a 6-pin PCIe connector. It's got 24 pins.

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Where to buy PCIe power connectors?

Posted on 2013-01-20, 13:02

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I am not talking about the ones that go on the end of a power supply cable, I mean the ones that solder onto the video card. I can find the cable end ones, but not the ones that solder onto the card.

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Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...

Posted on 2013-01-20, 11:41

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Does anyone have any idea how much power a GF2 Ultra or even a GF3 Ti200 will draw? I wonder how they compare to the FX5200 in terms of power draw? AFAIK GF2 Ultra is based on 180nm process, while GF3 and Fx5200 are based of 150nm process,which runs cooler and draw less power If i have to choose …

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-20, 11:28

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ratfink wrote: google seem completely untrustworthy and seem to do exactly what they complained about m$ doing in terms of tying people in and keeping competitor's out. Everyone likes to complain about "the man" keeping them down until they become "the man" and then they can do no wrong. Just look …

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Re: Software to create a webpage for illiterates

Posted on 2013-01-20, 11:12

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What specifically were you looking for? Something that allows you to drag and drop images and blocks of text with the actual coding done by the software?

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Re: PS/2 Mouse port addon, optical mouse with serial protocol

Posted on 2013-01-20, 02:32

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Is there any way to adapt Apple ADB keyboards and mice to PC?

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Re: Biggest wastes of CD-ROM media

Posted on 2013-01-20, 02:23

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Any game that devotes less than 20% of the CD to playable game content then packs the remaining 80%+ with FMV cut scenes and CD quality audio. I'd rather have a bigger, more complex game with less of that crap.

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Re: When is an upgrade not an upgrade?

Posted on 2013-01-20, 02:20

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Since 2001 I have used the same case for my main PC. Every 1.5 years I have upgraded the RAM and maybe the Video Card along with other devices like optical discs and hard drives and the power supply. When the cost for more than doubling my CPU and RAM performance dropped below $200 for the …

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Re: When is an upgrade not an upgrade?

Posted on 2013-01-20, 02:19

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True. I always forget that we are very small minority. The general public just buys a Dell, Acer or HP Desktop set and when it gets to slow or bogged down with viruses they buy a new one :) Then one of us goes around on garbage day, picks it up, cleans out all the viruses and crapware and keeps …

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Re: Time for a graphics card change...

Posted on 2013-01-20, 02:14

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Here's what I found " Here's how the RV250 differs from its predecessor: A slimmed-down 3D pipeline — The RV250 retains the R200's four pixel pipelines, but each pipe now lays down one texture per pass instead of two. Just like the R200, the RV250 can "loop back" within the pipeline and lay down …

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-20, 01:39

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Why hasn't the VGA port died yet, why are there so many different display connectors and why does my phone have better pixel density than most new laptops? It practically has. You really only see it on low end video cards, motherboards and laptops, I'm guessing because the royalty to use it is …

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Re: When is an upgrade not an upgrade?

Posted on 2013-01-19, 19:51

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Well for me this is easy. I usually don't say "I upgraded the computer", but I'm a lot more specific like "I upgraded the processor from a dual core to a quad", or "I upgraded the RAM from 4 to 8GB". You upgrade the cpu of what? Of a particular PC, that remains the same but with a faster cpu. What …

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