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Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-19, 00:34

in Milliways

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Physical copies of games will degrade over time too, so they’re not a much better alternative frankly. Even if they’re sitting on your hard drive or NAS, those could go bad and then they’re gone. I’m not against physical media here, just trying to show the realistic downsides from the perspective …

Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-18, 19:08

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Sombrero wrote on 2024-04-18, 19:03: Ensign Nemo wrote on 2024-04-18, 18:52: I should have been more clear. Well, I'm on day 9 of covid mk2 and the brain fog is getting very real, so maybe it's less you and more me 🥴 Get well soon! Maybe play the original Deus Ex, so you show a virus who's the boss …

Re: Is it my really my nostalgia or are you playing it wrong…

Posted on 2024-04-18, 19:04

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What annoys me, is when a game (or a TV Show etc) was the first or among the first to do a certain thing, which contributed hugely to it's popularity, BUT was copied ever after, such that it is a cliche, and now people hate on the original for being .... unoriginal. Another thing for me is that I …

Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-18, 18:52

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I love DOSBOX and I'm not suggesting that they rewrite anything that would otherwise work fine in DOSBOX. I just mean that those games wouldn't require much work from GOG, who I don't think spends much time on getting old games to work anymore. I think quality control is mainly up to the rights …

Re: How hard is it to find retro/vintage computer hardware where you live?

Posted on 2024-04-18, 18:29

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I would have thunk that Edmonton was about the best place to be in Alberta for any scene. I thought there were a couple of large surplus dealers out there that can have interesting stuff, and half a dozen times I've had eBay stuff from out there. I think this is a case where the grass is greener on …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-18, 17:15

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Made a bit of progress in BioShock Infinite but I encountered an unexpected issue. Turns out the game gives me motion sickness when I play with a keyboard and mouse. I googled this, and it seems I'm not the only one with this problem. I think it has something to do with how the game makes the …

Re: Is it my really my nostalgia or are you playing it wrong…

Posted on 2024-04-18, 17:12

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I think part of the problem is that technology has had a big impact on our patience and attention spans. Older games were made when people had fewer distractions and were willing to stick with a game that had a bigger learning curve or required more work on their part. I'm slowly trying to wean …

Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-18, 06:53

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in Milliways

Does GOG do much work on old games these days? I find myself using GOG less and less because they have moved away from the Good Old Games days. I might be mistaken, but it seems to me like most of the recently added old games just use DOSBOX, which wouldn't require any work on GOG's end. Years ago …

Re: DOS Game Jam Demo Disc 2023

Posted on 2024-04-18, 05:52

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Cool. Any specific recommendations from those games?

Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-18, 05:22

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Like others have said, technically speaking, you never did really own the rights to any games, movies, shows, or other media you purchased in the past. Legally speaking, the mix tapes many of us used to make were, by the letter of the law, illegal. The thing is, none of that really mattered all …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-18, 04:42

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BitWrangler wrote on 2024-04-18, 04:39: Hey us Amiga fans are not a cult, we wear perfectly normal underwear.... probably. Probably made from expensive imported silk given that you guys can afford what Amigas go for these days...

Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2024-04-12, 06:44

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So who wants to volunteer as a test subject, so we can settle this once and for all?

Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2024-04-12, 06:41

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I don't think it is a oscilloscope at all. BNC connectors are labeled as "output". Maybe it is one of those electrotherapy machines for muscle pain relief. Could be the CRT is there just to monitor the output. The prefix myo does mean muscle and the suffix scope means it's a device for viewing or …

Re: How hard is it to find retro/vintage computer hardware where you live?

Posted on 2024-04-11, 23:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Depends what you are looking for. I started collecting less than 2 years ago and have found that late 90s systems are fairly common. I've picked up half a dozen 90s laptops that cost me between $20 and $50. Except for one 486, each was a Pentium. Desktops are more rare, but I have picked up a couple …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-10, 05:08

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Unless I ever get my hands on something that I could sell for a lot, I'd rather just open the package and enjoy having some new old stock hardware that should last me awhile. Reliability due to less wear and tear is worth a lot to me.

Re: Getting digital/lossless audio with an adapter from Windows 98?

Posted on 2024-04-05, 20:36

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I've never used SPDIF before, so I can't comment on that, but I think that an audio interface might be an option for you if SPDIF doesn't work out. There are a ton of audio interfaces available that connect through USB or FireWire. Because these were intended for recording music, they have very low …

Re: What about legacy graphics plugins?

Posted on 2024-04-04, 19:30

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You could probably find an XP machine for cheap on a site like Facebook Marketplace. I often see old XP machines listed for like $20 there. That might be an option if you don't want to play around with virtualization.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-04, 19:23

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Highscreen Kompakt III with an AMD 386SX-33 for not too much. Fortunately only discolored by the sun, not tar or nicotine. I might just win a 'who-got-the-yellowest' competition. DSC_8645.JPG There's a Philips LMS ( CM260 card + CM206 drive ) installed, never seen one in the flesh. DSC_8649.JPG I …

Re: Pocket 386, the brother of Hand386 and Book8088, the story so far ...

Posted on 2024-04-03, 16:19

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

wierd_w wrote on 2024-04-03, 16:17: Just saying, an older NUC in an enclosure might "just work" for your use case. Certainly. I'm not disagreeing (-:

Re: Pocket 386, the brother of Hand386 and Book8088, the story so far ...

Posted on 2024-04-03, 16:04

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=80651 Thanks. I had forgotten about that one after seeing it years ago on LGR. I think that's something I'd need to build myself, which would rule it out. I've never built something like that. If you dont mind SBEMU for sound, IIRC, the old NUC I ordered …

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