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ToxicSlurpee posted:I like Windows because I can just slap together my PC   at not just byuing a factory-made PC from the supermarket I mean gosh darn it's 2017.
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ToxicSlurpee posted:I like Windows because I can just slap together my PC, install Windows on it, and then that's it! It's a working computer! Windows isn't perfect but I don't want to invest all the time in wrangling a Linux box to working properly. I swear that involves dark rituals and goat sacrifices to the Great Torvalds if what people tell me is any indication. It's funny you say that, because for several years now I've found the opposite to be true. My Linux installs have been quicker and less frustrating than dealing with either Windows 7 or Windows 10, especially on older hardware.
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Jerry Cotton posted:I remember when Ubuntu was good and better than the Windows of the time. 5.10 or something like that? Feb, 2017
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I've generally been happy to run Linux/FreeBSD on servers and at work and then come home to game and the like on windows. I still do, but the amount of random issues with windows has been steadily increasing. It doesn't help that Win10 through some problem with settings sync silently moved my desktop from stable to the fast insider ring some weeks while ago; I really should fix that. Still, just small things like how it keeps re-adding the English/US keyboard keyboard layout and setting it as default reminds me of problems I used to have on Linux, as does the way explorer on the gaming PC freezes for 30 seconds when I try to see the list of audio output devices. The two arguments for windows have always been "it's easier" and "it runs everything" - the latter is still true, but I'm no longer entirely sure that it's less annoying to maintain. Computer viking has a new favorite as of 00:11 on Feb 26, 2017 |
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I know it's a crapshoot and totally depends on your hardware, but throwing Fedora in a fairly recent Thinkpad is a helluva lot easier than installing Windows 7 (what it's licensed for). I realize 10 improves on the device driver nightmare quite a bit, so that might not be a fair comparison.
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Feb 26, 2017 00:15
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I skippes Vista so YMMV but XP seemed to be where I had the most issues.
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Feb 26, 2017 02:08
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Fuuuuuuck shut up about Linux already you nerds
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Feb 26, 2017 02:54
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Uh oh the thread went to the negative zone
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If we're talking operating systems in tech-relics, shouldn't we be talking OS/2 Warp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmxabyk0S2M or BeOS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsVydyC8ZGQ
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Feb 26, 2017 03:26
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Joke's on you guys, I'm still posting on a 486 running DOS.
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Feb 26, 2017 03:47
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It was kinda neat to install/demo BeOS PE on my machine when it existed. First non-MS OS I ever played around with. Boot Magazine brought Linux to my attention, and I managed to later get Red Hat it to run on my machine, but my stars was X ever ugly. I can't blame people for installing Mint just to have a desktop that doesn't look like cobbled-together garbage.
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Kelp Me! posted:Why are you relics talking about relics in this, the relic thread I can't stand it
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BeOS was so exciting at the time. I had every intel release and used them for a few hours each. I don't think I ever had properly working sound or networking, but did get GPU acceleration with some internal driver one of the devs sent me go I had teapots like a mofo. Around that time I was also into skinning Windows to look like other things. Litestep as other have mentioned, Windowblinds for OS chrome, etc. In a cool and potentially license infringing feature (had it picked up any market share) BeOS had a hidden menu that let you pick skins like Windows, MacOS 7-8ish, and Amiga. I think I posted that before so maybe I am the relic idk. But those slidable tabs were so cool, if kind of dumb. Sure you could make pseudo-tabbed windows but you had to actually move the tabs manually.
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I wonder if MenuetOS is still around... e: Well gently caress me in the rear end: http://menuetos.net/
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Jerry Cotton posted:I wonder if MenuetOS is still around... I downloaded that several years ago and ran it for a few minutes. Then I thought "why would I ever use this?"
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Feb 26, 2017 04:28
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Why do you use any computer? You should stop in my honest opinion.
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if you aren't running TempleOS on your daily driver Wikipedia posted:Development for TempleOS began in 2003 after Davis suffered from a series of manic episodes that left him briefly hospitalized for mental health issues.[1][4]
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Feb 26, 2017 04:42
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Jerry Cotton posted:Why do you use any computer? You should stop in my honest opinion.
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JazzmasterCurious posted:I used Central Point Desktop for Win 3.1 back in the day.  I also tried Norton Desktop and XTree for Windows, but somehow always ended up going back to plain Program Manager and File Manager with maybe some minor extra shareware tools. I can't remember why, maybe the desktop replacements were too much for my 386 with 4MB RAM? I think I used the Central Point one for longer because I was a PCTools fanboi. Jerry Cotton posted:My main issue with Windows is that it's a bloated mess because I really don't like buying new hardware like, ever. Now that basically all Linuxes are bloated messes as well, only without sound, Windows is sub-optimal but OK I guess. #notalllinuxes Posting from a 10 year old Core 2 Duo machine running Linux here. Okay it was a decent server in its day and Firefox is a bit slow on it now, but its fine otherwise. I did upgrade from 2 to 8GB RAM though. ToxicSlurpee posted:Joke's on you guys, I'm still posting on a 486 running DOS. I'm jealous. Lucky Radium isn't here though or he'd ban you (he did the ban for using WebTV right?).
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Powered Descent posted:
Wow I was just about to ask about "that crazy weird OS" thanks for posting this.
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I mean now I need to try out Bomber Golf.
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If we're going to mention weird operating systems, I've been aware of this one for a while but never done more than check out their website: https://www.reactos.org/ Intent is to provide an open source Windows-equivalent that can run Windows software. Maybe I'll try running it in a VM at some point for shits and giggles, but I haven't felt motivated to so far.
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So this week I've been working on un-loving a computer for an old family friend. The poor fella has alzheimer's and has been calling me each afternoon to come over and fix the computer. Each phone call I have to remind him that I already have his HDD and already working on it. Anyway today I finished work on it and as a gift he gave me a PCI sound card. Who the hell still has those?CaptainSarcastic posted:If we're going to mention weird operating systems, I've been aware of this one for a while but never done more than check out their website: ReactOS is quite interesting, I've tried it with limited success but I wish the devs well and hope they get it stable.
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Was at my parents recently and found my Dad's old Zenith MinisPort and everything that goes along with it except for the 2" floppies. I didn't get a chance to see if it still works. Maybe next time.
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Humphreys posted:So this week I've been working on un-loving a computer for an old family friend. The poor fella has alzheimer's and has been calling me each afternoon to come over and fix the computer. Each phone call I have to remind him that I already have his HDD and already working on it. Anyway today I finished work on it and as a gift he gave me a PCI sound card. Who the hell still has those? Sounds to me like you need to build up a box to play Wing Commander. Time to defend the Tiger's Claw against some Kilrathi!
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Humphreys posted:as a gift he gave me a PCI sound card. Who the hell still has those? There was a very long period in my life were the most sophisticated piece of hardware in my computer was a SoundBlaster PCI 128. It was so good compared to my previous audio hardware (a generic ISA something or other) that games ran at a noticably higher framerate after installing it.
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CaptainSarcastic posted:If we're going to mention weird operating systems, I've been aware of this one for a while but never done more than check out their website: Last time I had a play with it, it didn't support 16-bit executables, so I couldn't install all the old software I wanted to try which had 16-bit installer stubs even though the software itself was 32-bit. I would love to be able to do Windows stuff without all of the bloat and licensing poo poo of actual Windows though. When I tried it, the install .iso was less than 100MB I think, and it could still run some programs. Humphreys posted:he gave me a PCI sound card. Who the hell still has those? Well I haven't bought a sound card in a long time, so me. I don't even know what the cool kids do these days, can you get PCIe sound cards? I just use onboard sound, although I do have a kind-of-good-when-it-came-out-last-decade PCI card somewhere, but why bother plugging it in? 
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Jerry Cotton posted:
lol at not using the first case you ever got to house every pc you've owned. '95-era beige box w/modern hardware for gaming hell yeah
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Grand Prize Winner posted:lol at not using the first case you ever got to house every pc you've owned. '95-era beige box w/modern hardware for gaming hell yeah Gotta love dremeling the case to fit those GPUs
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Powered Descent posted:
This guy's visit to yospos is easily one of my favorite SA History type things E: the templeos/losethos author not powered descent
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Neither Windows nor Linux is a tech relic, much as we might wish.Buttcoin purse posted:Last time I had a play with it, it didn't support 16-bit executables, so I couldn't install all the old software I wanted to try which had 16-bit installer stubs even though the software itself was 32-bit. B.H. Facials posted:Was at my parents recently and found my Dad's old Zenith MinisPort and everything that goes along with it except for the 2" floppies. I didn't get a chance to see if it still works. Maybe next time. My dad had one of those, he let me write an essay on it for school. Those little floppy disks seemed so futuristic to kid me!
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Powered Descent posted:
love the 'App Store'. MegaMan in TempleOS--living the dream.
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We're moving to a new house soon and I was digging some stuff out from the forgotten corners of a closet.. I found this relic. It's a Sony Dual-Band CM-B3200PRC from 1998 I believe. Trying to hunt down the charger to see if it still powers up and if I can play Snake on it. I found manuals for it online but you have to pay for the PDFs. Other than that, can't find any specs or anything except a chip website for obsolete tech.
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Mak0rz posted:There was a very long period in my life were the most sophisticated piece of hardware in my computer was a SoundBlaster PCI 128. Until I added my (underpowered, overpriced, but appreciated at the time) voodoo banshee I was right there with you. Soundblaster card hooked up to cambridge soundworks surround speakers with a sub, and I was damned impressed. and I'm still using the same speakers Buttcoin purse posted:can you get PCIe sound cards? Yeah, I was surprised they were a thing when recently building a new machine but apparently some motherboards have lovely onboard sound or people want more functions. Weirdly enough you can still easily buy brand new, old style long connector PCI soundcards too, nevermind PCIe
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Competent integrated audio is something I could easily forget about if I was putting together a computer. Hopefully my brainfart would end before I ended up with an expensive card.
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klugman posted:love the 'App Store'. MegaMan in TempleOS--living the dream. TempleOS has no networking capability. At all.
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Grand Prize Winner posted:lol at not using the first case you ever got to house every pc you've owned. '95-era beige box w/modern hardware for gaming hell yeah Things just don't fit really well in an IBM PC XT Model 286 case, especially since it still has all the original junk in place because I'm sure as gently caress not going to gut it.
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Three-Phase posted:TempleOS has no networking capability. At all. Sounds good to me.
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Three-Phase posted:TempleOS has no networking capability. At all. Not true, it connects to God.
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I wonder what it's like to program your own app that talks to god. Even if you're crazy, you have to think "I wrote all these responses, what am I doing here?"
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