Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-19, 01:04

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maxtherabbit wrote on 2021-12-19, 00:56: Shreddoc wrote on 2021-12-18, 21:41: All types of us must live together in this world. I mean we don't have to, we could fight about it I hadn't noticed. 😁

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Re: Favorite forgotten games

Posted on 2021-12-18, 22:33

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It's not a particularly "good game" as such, but at the time, the DOS/Amiga/ST game Crime Wave had a certain uncommon style. A 1990 walk-and-shoot game full of early digitised graphics and a surprising array of video sequence cut-scenes, many consisting of the story's lightly-clad Princess-in-peril …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-18, 21:41

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It's clear that within our niche hobby area, there are in fact multiple approaches, multiple types of interaction. All working as individual cogs, together in a more complex system. That is the way it must be, because it matches the diversity of circumstance of the people themselves . Some must …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-12-18, 21:28

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I mentioned earlier that I had to replace my beautiful CRT monitor with a cheap backup 4:3 LCD. The picture quality is pretty poor on this particular screen, but the LCD experience is not so bad for DOS gaming. I think I'm okay with this. Instead of trying to seek out a replacement CRT monitor, I …

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Re: New at Vogons

Posted on 2021-12-17, 13:23

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Welcome! Here you may live out all of your most violet tendencies.

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Re: GET OFF MY LAWN (the YouTube channel)

Posted on 2021-12-15, 23:06

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If I somehow manage to land between 5-10x the number of subscribers a year from now I'll be in complete disbelief. All the metrics suggest that's going to take years, so either some big uptick will have to happen over the next few months or if not then I'll just keep happily toiling away in …

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2021-12-14, 22:02

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I'm not cool with exposed circuit boards outside my computer. It's a fair point. These are hobbyist items and require the user to (have and use) the expertise to avoid any potential problems. For example, as I noticed recently, the DB15 board can potentially have a live exposed pin or two (at 5v DC …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-07, 02:01

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Definitely a "first-world problem". I don't love the environmental principle that 15 dead dinosaurs were burned to make each graphics card as a powerful productive tool, just so one of we Professor Frinks can get our jollies from sneaking admiring glances at it on the shelf every 20 seconds. But ( …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-12-04, 22:25

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And, as always, there is a certain divide between the nostalgia of reliving the things personally experienced, VS the less-deep (certainly emotionally) and less-informed journey of playing retro content which meant nothing to you personally as a kid.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-12-04, 21:17

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I missed the FMV era. Was gaming a long time before then, but took a break. Back then I was (surprisingly, since you were expecting the opposite, right?) much younger, and somehow game introductions and cut scenes meant hugely a lot to me at that age. I would sit there watching things like the Tie …

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Re: Does anyone own a MISTer FPGA and how is it?

Posted on 2021-12-04, 20:55

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It should also be remembered that DOSBox is far older in it's development cycle than anything on MiSTer. It has been around since 2002. The ao486 core is merely single-digit years old, and on MiSTer itself is even younger still. Not complete, under development and improvement; improvements which are …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-04, 11:26

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Not a professional, but we can differentiate between : 1. "Hoarding disorder" - a psychiatric condition which can significantly impact lives, and 2. The common verb "hoarding" - to gather or hide a quantity of items for future use.

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-02, 23:13

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That's fair. But even that, does come with complex implications. For example: If I reach Hoarder status, then move to a house with double floor space, suddenly I am not a Hoarder again, because nobody trips up any more? Bah, I realise in hindsight this is semantics and so, may be treated as such. ;)

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-02, 22:11

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The definition of "hoarding objects" is very subjective and personal. One person can have 10 computers and spend much time playing with all. While the next person might have 5 computers and only ever use 2 of them. Which one then is the hoarder? Sheer quantity does not define it.

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-02, 01:19

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Ostentatiousness is somewhat socially contagious (Keeping up with the Joneses syndrome), but on the other hand, Show-and- tell is a social aspect which applies equally across most types of hobbies and interests; perhaps not inherently bad in itself. In moderation. Display bookshelves may go against …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-01, 22:25

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It seems that games (software) markets in general are more inherently collector-oriented than hardware. Small, easy storage, simple, and with some general characteristics akin to collector cards or coins. As opposed to hardware which can be big and awkward, and complicated with various levels of …

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Re: GET OFF MY LAWN (the YouTube channel)

Posted on 2021-11-30, 21:14

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One thousand subscribers! I can't believe it! Thank you to all the Vogons who inundated me with their poetic comments! Good on ya Lawnie. Your work ethic makes me feel inadequate, haha. But I've been watching the numbers climb through the 900's, may have even shoved a few through the door myself I …

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Re: Dual output for more polyphony?

Posted on 2021-11-29, 06:36

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I've heard worse sub-genres of metal!

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Re: MIDI Thru box

Posted on 2021-11-21, 02:37

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I would probably buy one of these.

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Re: The coolest socket 7 motherboard that you’ve never heard of

Posted on 2021-11-20, 01:38

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A 1999 review at Anandtech. Understandably, most of us are too enamoured with our ISA peripherals for this to ever be The One Ideal Board, but then, nobody is asking it to be. For what it is, it's pretty awesome. I haven't seen it before. I bet it will form the basis of a really nice system.

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