Re: This is a bad idea right?
Posted on 2016-01-27, 03:15
So where are you guys getting isopropanol alcohol? As mentioned, the stuff is both useful and expensive and I never have enough of it.
Re: Missing floppy for book Super VGA Graphics Programming Secrets
Posted on 2016-01-25, 12:41
This is the curse of old computing books. I always tell the seller (usually Amazon) NOT to send the book if the floppy/CD is missing but they always send it anyway...
Re: vogons.org flagged by Google Safe Browsing
Posted on 2016-01-25, 12:40
Re: This is a bad idea right?
Posted on 2016-01-23, 02:33
I did something similar with a card that came to me covered in orange juice.
Re: Am I the only one preferring Westwood RTS to Blizzard RTS?
Posted on 2016-01-21, 01:38
I remember Tib Sun. Multiplayer was fun, at least before cheap custom 'gold' maps became the norm. I played Tib Sub before StarCraft and immediately disliked the control system, especially the limited 12-unit selections. OTOH SC was undeniably a more inventive and original game.
Re: When did you first get acces to the Internet and what sites did you visit at your first time ?
Posted on 2016-01-20, 21:50
I remember landing on an empty quake server and some guy telling me to go to another server where all the people were at. This was the first time I 'talked' to anyone on the internet. It was a strange feeling.
Re: Asus P4P800 Deluxe won't post
Posted on 2016-01-18, 10:09
I had one of these die on me recently as well. I haven't had time to test it but the problem sounds similar.
Re: John Romero releases new Doom .wad
Posted on 2016-01-18, 10:06
E1M8 was the only Episode 1 level not made by Romero. Is there some story behind that?
Re: Worst 90's computer brands?
Posted on 2016-01-14, 05:31
THAT CD-ROM died probably two years later; still an insanely short time imo. Isn't it normal for consumer-grade optical drives to malfunction after 2 or 3 years? First the tray begins to jam, then they lose the ability to burn certain kinds of media, then they lose the ability to read certain kinds …
Re: My Retro Rigs - Andariel and Duriel
Posted on 2016-01-09, 09:19
Congratulations on your beautiful daemonic twins. Double the trouble, double the fun.
Re: Worst colourschemes you ever seen?
Posted on 2016-01-01, 01:18
When CGA was being designed nobody used IBM PCs for games. It was intended for office/business graphics: bar charts, pie charts, that sort of thing. Games were an afterthought.
Re: What HDD do you recommend?
Posted on 2015-12-31, 15:19
Do you use Opti Drive Control or similar to check DVD-R and BD-R burn quality? I've done this for years, unfortunately compatible drives no longer seem to be manufactured.
Re: What HDD do you recommend?
Posted on 2015-12-30, 19:07
Re: What HDD do you recommend?
Posted on 2015-12-29, 22:19
Re: What HDD do you recommend?
Posted on 2015-12-29, 21:21
Re: Recommend me a Doom wad
Posted on 2015-12-29, 01:03
I made a batch file many many years ago that generates a random Slige level and auto-runs it in zdoom. Doom never gets boring.
Re: Worst colourschemes you ever seen?
Posted on 2015-12-29, 01:00
I think the idea there is that the text should be legible even with a malfunctioning video card or monitor.
Re: Inventory keeping?
Posted on 2015-12-19, 17:38
Oh yeah bags, those heavy duty gardening bags are just perfect for cables. I have one each for power cables, AV cables, telecom cables and transformers.
Re: Inventory keeping?
Posted on 2015-12-19, 09:59
I used to have similar difficulties but recently got everything organized. Numbered standardized boxes indexed with text file lists. The only things that are still unboxed are hard drives and PSUs.
Re: Game confession!
Posted on 2015-12-18, 15:20
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