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Police Automaton posted:I've got no idea how anyone can do extensive file operations with the standard windows explorer. It looks fancy but completely useless. I can just advise everyone to take a look at any dual-pane file manager. It's an old concept but it just makes so much sense. I like FreeCommander as a replacement for Explorer and TeraCopy for doing large volume file transfers.
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i used to pirate games off of bbs servers edit: i don't even know if server is correct here. bbs numbers? bbs systems?
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itsgotmetoo posted:i used to pirate games off of bbs servers BBSs.
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Feb 18, 2016 09:00
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itsgotmetoo posted:bbs systems?  
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Feb 18, 2016 09:01
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i see what i did, but idgaf
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Feb 18, 2016 09:02
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itsgotmetoo posted:i see what i did, but idgaf I'm gangsta, too.
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Feb 18, 2016 09:03
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If this system had telnet or something I'd check to see if bbbs.net is still up (I'd wager it is) and what files are available there.
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Feb 18, 2016 09:04
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Police Automaton posted:The Batteries for the clock in these old systems usually isn't a non-rechargeable lithium coin cell like today (which is dry) but still a Nickel/Cadmium (or, less common and less toxic, nickel/metal hydride) rechargeable Battery. If they completely discharge (as they do in unused computers) They often start leaking and what they leak is toxic and pretty corrosive. You should open up the computer and see how bad the damage is, if there is any. In bad cases it can look like this: Thanks for the good info! It worked fine when I carried it all upstairs and turned it on a few years ago. My old Mac II SI wouldn't start up and that was the reason - battery leaked poo poo on the board and killed the circuitry I guess
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Keith Atherton posted:Thanks for the good info! It worked fine when I carried it all upstairs and turned it on a few years ago. My old Mac II SI wouldn't start up and that was the reason - battery leaked poo poo on the board and killed the circuitry I guess I hope for your sake it isnt as bad as the above photos. Soldering jumper leads to get past an eaten board sucks.
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stubblyhead posted:speaking of the historical compression poo poo, what ever happened to arj? ARJ has pissed me off as recently as 2010 because I was working for a government/military contractor that insisted on virus-scanning all attachments of the following file types: ... Most file types are reasonably easy to identify by extension, but ARJ cleverly decided to use different extensions for every segment of a multi-segment archive: .AR0, .AR1, .AR2, .AR3 ... It wasn't the only reason I had to implement other methods of file type detection, but it sure was one of the stupidest. Also, on topic: remember filename extensions? Oh wait ... 
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Data Graham posted:ARJ has pissed me off as recently as 2010 because I was working for a government/military contractor that insisted on virus-scanning all attachments of the following file types: ... RAR does the same thing though with the .R01, .R02 scheme so that's not all that unusual. Couldn't you configure file extension wildcards so *.ar* would work?
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Sure it was easy to do that, but I think I remember being mad that it was way too greedy and would catch all kinds of innocent file types (R?? would have been way worse though; fortunately the US gov't has never heard of RAR).
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Police Automaton posted:I've got no idea how anyone can do extensive file operations with the standard windows explorer. It looks fancy but completely useless. I can just advise everyone to take a look at any dual-pane file manager. It's an old concept but it just makes so much sense. Does Windows at least have Virtual Desktops/Screens hidden somewhere now or are you still limited to one like some caveman? Well link us to something
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Police Automaton posted:Does Windows at least have Virtual Desktops/Screens hidden somewhere now or are you still limited to one like some caveman?
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Feb 18, 2016 16:25
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My reaction was "finally they added virtual desktops" and then I never actually used them.
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Feb 18, 2016 16:28
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^^^ Same ColoradoCleric posted:Well link us to something http://www.farmanager.com/screenshots.php?l=en
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I used the multiple desktops during the windows 10 RCs and then never used them when retail came out because I started using two monitors.
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I say if you feel the need for a virtual desktop then you simply aren't using enough screens 
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My dad used to run a BBS when I was younger. I can't remember what software he was using, but later he tried to upgrade it to WorldGroup. We had 6 extra phone lines and sometimes he would connect his BBS to another BBS for a whopping 10 users online at once. My parents were separated so during the summers I slept on a fold out love seat in the BBS room. Later after he shut down his BBS that room had 4 PCs in it. He would invite coworkers over to play Q3 on the lan.
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 A bit late too the Motocross Madness discussion... At some point in the 90's the game was bundled with the Microsoft SideWinder FreeStyle Pro. That's how I got MM, which is the only redeeming quality of that POS controller. I'm sure some of you remember the controller fondly (weirdos), but I loving hated it. Besides generally lovely ergonomics and a horrible pad, the Pro featured lazily implemented gyroscopic sensors. I know I sound whiny, so I dug up this impressionable fella to speak on the Pro's behalf: quote:Featuring a free motion sensor, a throttle and 10-function button (all full programmable!!), I feel that this is one game controller that will have a great impact on the gaming industry. quote:The Free motion sensor is extremely sensitive but getting use to it is extremely hard, it took me weeks before I could actually control Need For Speed III properly, but after much hard work it is defiantly worth the effort.
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this was king
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Last Chance posted:this was king "ACTUAL SIZE"
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Data Graham posted:Also, on topic: remember filename extensions? I liked the way how Directory Opus (from now on called DOpus) on the Amiga already handled identifying files by things like byte patterns at the beginning of the file, not some file extension. That was still at a time when the PC still had mostly MS-DOS and those very terrible naming limitations. The Amiga Workbench (which is a bit like the Windows Explorer) had the .info files, which basically told the OS on a by-case basis what to do with a file and would also carry things like program parameters for executables, so Metadata, basically. (A bit like a shortcut in windows I guess) That was kind of a mess. A cool concept was the whole datatypes thing on the Amiga though. The datatypes sytem worked basically in a way that programs didn't need to individually know how to handle filetypes, but basically used external libraries for that purpose which you could install. So you'd just copy the .jpg-library to your system folder and then all your graphics programs would know how to open .jpgs without having being programmed for that functionality. Doesn't sound like a huge plus nowadays but back then it was as filetypes were still pretty much in flux. Sadly wasn't really used by lots of programs. ColoradoCleric posted:Well link us to something For Windows? No idea. I used Windows- and then Total Commander many, many years ago but I've got no idea if that even is still updated. I've googled since I last talked about it in this thread and Directory Opus for Windows is a thing and is even made by the original Amiga developers. People say good things about it. Never tried it. For Linux I use Worker which is a spiritual successor of DOpus. The interface looks convoluted and horrifically outdated but you can make it look nicer. It's all about customization and it will grow on you. It's still actively developed and can even do the file identification thing the original did (or use libmagic) so no reliance on extensions. Worker makes the most sense if you use external lightweight applications to actually handle the files but really needs to be customized to get it "just right". Then there is mc etc... most people knowing the OS know those.
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LethalGeek posted:I played tie fighter & decent just fine with that sucker sorry about your scrub dexterity It was all about this:  Thing weighed about 5 pounds and you could beat the hell out of it going from a tight left roll to a tight right roll. It lasted about 15 years before it got really loose. e: also had a throttle wheel and trim wheels.
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The Microsoft Sidewinder was cool, I think the first force feedback joystick? It came with a power brick. Felt very solid. Many years later I bought A Saitek X52 Pro because I was into Flightsimming and X for a bit but couldn't believe how flimsy and badly built that thing was, especially for the price.
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Police Automaton posted:I liked the way how Directory Opus (from now on called DOpus) on the Amiga already handled identifying files by things like byte patterns at the beginning of the file, not some file extension. That was still at a time when the PC still had mostly MS-DOS and those very terrible naming limitations. The Amiga Workbench (which is a bit like the Windows Explorer) had the .info files, which basically told the OS on a by-case basis what to do with a file and would also carry things like program parameters for executables, so Metadata, basically. (A bit like a shortcut in windows I guess) That was kind of a mess. Classic MacOS worked a lot like this, what with resource forks and the Type/Creator Codes. That poo poo was pretty dope conceptually. I raged for a long time when Mac files became flattened with the move to OS X, but as a practical matter the modern handling of extensions for type identification (which can be hidden on a per-file basis), and tracking the opener of a file/file type rather than the creator, is actually a lot more useful, if ugly. It was still fun to tinker under the hood and use those four-letter codes like MooV and GIFf and MSWD and 8BIM http://revolution.byu.edu/helps/file-creatorcodes.php
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Data Graham posted:Classic MacOS worked a lot like this, what with resource forks and the Type/Creator Codes. That poo poo was pretty dope conceptually. That reminds me of using resedit to change all of the counting fingers mouse pointers in the middle school computer lab Mac Pluses to a static image of a middle finger. 
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Data Graham posted:Classic MacOS worked a lot like this, what with resource forks and the Type/Creator Codes. That poo poo was pretty dope conceptually. I learned about this the hard way once upon a time by trying to back up all of my sister's college essays from her PowerBook she was getting rid of by copying them directly to an external FAT drive and then to a PC thinking that was that, project completed time to format the Mac. Of course, little did I know until several years after the originals had all been erased that all of the resource forks and codes were stripped in the copying, so now all I had left was a pile of useless files that couldn't be opened anymore. One of those debts I'll never be able to repay with anything other than the coin of regret.
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theultimo posted:My fav was winace  I didn't want to bring it up, but we made that...Well, I used to work there.
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Police Automaton posted:The Microsoft Sidewinder was cool, I think the first force feedback joystick? It came with a power brick. Felt very solid. This is one of those bits of privileged info I probably shouldn't share, but its a decade plus out of date. I had an acquaintance who did some consulting for a company called Exos. Their goal was to make powered exoskeletons for search and rescue, mining, warehouse operations, etc. They had a bunch of patents on force feedback technology, etc. The ideas were ahead of their time and way too expensive to be practical. They were bought out by Microsoft and some of the patents/tech were used for the Sidewinder joystick. The upside? I got a free Sidewinder joystick and the equivalent force-feedback steering wheel. Great fun for Monster Truck Madness. "Grave Digger is in the drink!" Edit: Fixed a typo.
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 3D Pinball. I remember playing it quite a lot back when I had XP.
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Houle posted:
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 it was a good game.
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Mak0rz posted:Removing this from subsequent Windows versions was a travesty. I just installed this like seven or eight days ago: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/windows-7-3d-pinball-space-cadet-game/ 
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that space cadet game was actually part of Full Tilt Pinball its actually higher resolution than the windows one but the same game idk if it runs on win7-10 but hth.
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Last Chance posted:this was king The buttons and shape is good but the dpad is bad.
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Mak0rz posted:Removing this from subsequent Windows versions was a travesty. 
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Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:that space cadet game was actually part of Full Tilt Pinball The Space Cadet table was also on the Games for Windows 95 CD-ROM. And as you can see from below, the backboard was nicer and had wicked music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPLOG3nS3Q8 EDIT: drat, after watching that video I want it again. I loved playing it when slacking off at work. So went and looked for it for win7 and above. Here you go. http://www.groovypost.com/howto/windows-7-3d-pinball-space-cadet-game/ Confirmed working. Humphreys has a new favorite as of 08:28 on Feb 19, 2016 |
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This Shitposter is NEVER OBSOLETE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pndX0YNA70s
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