Re: Early 2000s tat-off: let's see your colored translucent plastic things

Posted on 2019-10-02, 18:25

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by SirNickity

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Well, since consoles are fair game (hehe), here's the translucent pride and joy of my console collection: gc-n64.jpg Every self-respecting console collector needs a Funtastic rainbow. :-D Got Sega love, too. Really, I'm just a sucker for controller variations, and the Dreamcast even had matching …

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Re: Broken 5.25“ floppy drive?

Posted on 2019-10-02, 18:10

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by SirNickity

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Just wondering -- are there many out there who would find it useful to have a couple of 5.25" drives that don't work (or don't work reliably)? Not sure how many venture into repair of these, and I've got a couple that have seen some %!$# that I just don't really want to deal with.

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Re: ABS plastic repair

Posted on 2019-10-02, 18:07

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by SirNickity

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Really looking forward to it! I want to see some methods that worked before I go experimenting on the two cases I'm most sentimental about (which happen to be the two with cracks.)

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Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?

Posted on 2019-10-02, 18:04

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by SirNickity

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This thread is offending my eyeballs, yet I can't look away. (I would also gladly take the subdued translucent gray HP over the accident-at-the-plastic-factory Compaq "with wings!" Good gawd those are horrid.)

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Re: EVs in Norway

Posted on 2019-10-02, 17:50

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by SirNickity

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This is not a chicken and an egg problem -- the charging issue doesn't have to be solved first. Electric and ICE can coexist indefinitely. For the vast... vast... majority of people, your daily routine is this: Get up, drive to work, drive home (maybe pick up some groceries on the way), go to bed, …

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Re: Boxed Original AdLib

Posted on 2019-10-01, 20:18

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by SirNickity

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Well, that loose Ad Lib sold last night for a touch over $100. I actually meant to bid on that one and it just slipped my mind. That's still reasonable, IMO.

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Re: legality of backup copies

Posted on 2019-10-01, 20:05

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by SirNickity

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And law should be the arbitrator. But, it tends to sway to the side with more influence, whether that be financial or angry mobs.

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Re: Intel 815 and 810 chipset driver site going down in a week

Posted on 2019-10-01, 20:00

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by SirNickity

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Nah, if I ever heard that BS coming from Intel, I would call it out in a heartbeat. Storage is ridiculously cheap. Seriously, what's a few TB of archived drivers and software? A consumer could afford the storage to maintain that. Non-automated downloads should be few and far between, so bandwidth …

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Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?

Posted on 2019-09-30, 18:04

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by SirNickity

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What the hell they were thinking while designing this case I don't know. That is exactly the reaction I had back when these things were common as dirt at all the office supply stores. Who designed this atrocity, and who saw that design and then green-lit it? Is it just a dish to focus the sound of …

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Re: IBM Model M2 not recognized

Posted on 2019-09-30, 17:47

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by SirNickity

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I'm not an expert at deciphering SMD markings, but I can't imagine they would spec 5% tolerance capacitors. I haven't seen the insides, but in a KB controller, they're almost certainly just bulk power decoupling caps. 20% is the norm there. 47uF sounds reasonable for a low-power device, and would …

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Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-09-30, 17:33

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by SirNickity

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It's the impatient people with more money than brains who have made this hobby into a market. HEY. :cry: :lol: That's a huge generalization. [..] Few guys have the opportunity or patience to wait for something useful to turn up. [..] So are these guys all brainless because they want to buy the …

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Re: DOS Lemmings with Digital Sound Effects?

Posted on 2019-09-30, 17:21

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by SirNickity

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You are one motivated guinea pig. 😀 I approve of this insanity.

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Re: IBM Model M2 not recognized

Posted on 2019-09-27, 21:51

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by SirNickity

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Oh, fun! I got one of these recently -- appears brand new. Haven't tried it yet though. Not sure if I should just head straight to the purgatory of cap replacement, or try to get a year or three out of it first. (Either way, just wanted to say thanks for the tips.)

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Re: NEW iPhones

Posted on 2019-09-27, 21:44

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by SirNickity

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nothing more than an dirty quick fix from Apple to provide a feature that does not work correctly. Zooming does not work correctly on the 11? Really? You can do exactly the same with some apps and a phone with just one camera. [... ] The perfect solution - something that I'd expect from Apple [...] …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-09-27, 18:37

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by SirNickity

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Glad you got a second chance at that CPU. That kind of stuff eats my up. ;-) As that famous Orbital tune goes, a funny thing about regret is... that it's better to regret something that you HAVE done than something that you HAVEN'T done. And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend, would you be …

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Re: Advice about retro speakers

Posted on 2019-09-27, 18:13

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by SirNickity

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I find it amusing that companies are still magnetically shielding speakers meant to be used next to monitors. As if anyone still uses floppy disks and CRTs.. 🤣.. ... oh, uh, present company excluded, of course.

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Re: CD-ROM Better IDE or ATAPI?

Posted on 2019-09-27, 18:02

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by SirNickity

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I vote ATAPI is better than IDE for CD-ROMs. X-D (Joking.) The SB Pro CT1600 interface only works with the Creative / Matsushita / Panasonic CR-563 drive. (I think there were a couple other similar part numbers, but I've only seen this one in the wild.) That's it. Essentially one drive. You need the …

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Re: NEW iPhones

Posted on 2019-09-27, 17:45

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by SirNickity

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In my opinion three cameras just to “capture wider or narrower fields” does not justify its design. That is very nearly the entire point of multiple lenses. (Creative uses, effects, and filters notwithstanding.) The iPhone has a selection of apps that can do the same low light photos with just ONE …

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Re: Starcraft MIDI files?

Posted on 2019-09-26, 19:46

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by SirNickity

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Ah well, would've been fun to tinker with. But not much practical benefit over what's already out there. Interesting commentary from the man behind the curtain, though! 😀

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Re: What were the "the best nobody can afford speakers" back in 90' ?

Posted on 2019-09-26, 19:39

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by SirNickity

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$20 is reasonable, I would say. If I found them at that price -- in reasonably good shape, so as not to sully the place ;-) -- I would do it. I'm not intimately familiar with their sound. I had my PC connected to my stereo -- a DPL Kenwood receiver I got in .. 93? But, from the little I've heard of …

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