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I still use a SanDisk. I'm outside a lot for work in an area with very little wifi. I save lovely podcasts and prog albums on it. I can't remember what exactly preceded it in my collection, might have been a Sony mp3 player that directly plugged in as a USB device and ran off a single AAA battery.
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Hello, my name is Humphreys and I am like techmoan but without the budget, skill, snazzy clothing or good camera.... Rear Projection TV tear-down time!
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I just got one of these. the idea is that if i have a keyboard where twitter isn't an alt-tab away i might get more poo poo done. we'll see. they were sold to schools to teach typing. lotsa writers love them for distraction-free generation of raw word count. there's something fabulously retro about everything about it. they stopped making them in 2013, but the design and the tech are straight outta 2000. squidgy black plastic design! LCD! infrared networking! weighing about twice what you'd think it should! (2lb) (my blog post on this object)
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divabot posted:I just got one of these. the idea is that if i have a keyboard where twitter isn't an alt-tab away i might get more poo poo done. we'll see. You are on the same wavelength as George RR Martin. Except you got time to do other activities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lle4t4o8EDk
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Apr 14, 2019 12:31
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divabot posted:I just got one of these. the idea is that if i have a keyboard where twitter isn't an alt-tab away i might get more poo poo done. we'll see. neo2 crew  it has a great keyboard, imo. but i'm used to bad laptop keys. i'm thinking of making a dustcover for mine. heads up, i lost an entire batch of work because i overwrote the files to my computer in a dumb way, so watch out for that. if you can work out a good save strategy, the thing is rock solid reliable and lasts forever on alkalines nishi koichi has a new favorite as of 14:27 on Apr 14, 2019 |
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:neo2 crew basically this is a linux laptop so i just play back keystrokes into a google doc or w/e will need to coopt the loved one's or kid's windows 10 box, see if the windows 7 software and drivers install and work, then i can look at upgrading the firmware if i can be bothered the UK ones, there was apparently an official carry bag - see this eBay listing for an AlphaSmart 3000, two models before. heck, if i get to like this thing I might just buy one with a UK keyboard. it's not like they're expensive.
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fwiw i have a mac, and all the firmware and software crap works fine. i received the neo2 without any extra apps, so i grabbed the touch typing app and it's actually pretty good
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The mid90s macs had their own version, basically a keyboard and LCD with a few save slots. I think it used the keyboard connector to just fasttype into a word doc. My favorite of course is the Apple Newton Emate
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divabot posted:basically this is a linux laptop so i just play back keystrokes into a google doc or w/e I like being able to thoughtlessly bang out stuff on the thing, but keeping track of what I've uploaded to the pc is a pain, so it's best used as a rough draft maker rather than editor. I wish they'd make a new one, but they'd just screw it up in every way.
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doctorfrog posted:It runs PalmOS. The Dana runs PalmOS, the 3000/Neo/Neo2 run some super cut down AlphaSmart thing. The Dana's really a different sorta beast as far as I can tell.
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yeah, the dana is a better editor. the neos are great for taking down ideas without reading what i've just typed. i installed a few tiny fonts just in case i do need to edit, though.
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divabot posted:The Dana runs PalmOS, the 3000/Neo/Neo2 run some super cut down AlphaSmart thing. The Dana's really a different sorta beast as far as I can tell. Ah that’s right, my bad.
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LifeSunDeath posted:later after having some ipods i got this mp3 player and it was dead simple and small and took miniSD cards. I actually threw out my Sansa about a month ago while thinning the hoard, but for some reason kept my 30gb iPod photo which I don't even have a 30pin for 
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:I actually threw out my Sansa about a month ago while thinning the hoard, Joffrey Baratheon parachute spotted
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Sort of tech-related, definitely a relic: A smoked-plastic rack to hold your Netflix DVD envelopes!
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Apr 16, 2019 23:55
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Lazlo Nibble posted:Sort of tech-related, definitely a relic: My neighbor STILL gets the DVDs sent to his house. It’s not like I’m in some broadband wasteland either.
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I get the DVDs b/c some stuff ain't on streaming or I want the commentary or some special feature. Some DVDs at the library, too. The Burden of Dreams DVD comes with a dang book with excerpts from production journals. Still, Netflix's DVD thing goes all "Aquaman! Wanna add it to your queue???????"
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More old computer poo poo today since I wasn't at work:  Got a Microbee RGB/CGA to VGA box, so I can run both the Amiga and Atari ST off a regular LCD screen. This CMV monitor is a piece of crap, so will grab a better monitor soon. However all seems to be fine. Sadly I haven't got anything to connect my C64 up to that type of connector. I do have a SCART female to Philips CM8833 RGB converter, but the Microbee box ain't happy with it. Also tried an Amiga to Philips RGB cable with the same issue. Maybe Philips wired their RGB strangely. Ah well, still have the Commodore 1084 for the C64.
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Apr 17, 2019 08:56
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I got the LaserDisc bug now. Told myself 'just original trilogy Star Wars'.... And securing a bulk pile purchase.
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Apr 18, 2019 12:18
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Lazlo Nibble posted:Sort of tech-related, definitely a relic: Netflix sent that out as a freebie around 2000 for the people who were early adopters, my parents had one at one point. I admit it was kinda nice to have a place for all your Netflix, so you didn't lose it.
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Apr 18, 2019 12:38
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https://twitter.com/CoolBoxArt/status/1121346360949784576 https://twitter.com/CoolBoxArt/status/1121322703166889984 https://twitter.com/CoolBoxArt/status/1121044990950555650 https://twitter.com/CoolBoxArt/status/1120814949553590273 https://twitter.com/CoolBoxArt/status/1120677254776934400 https://twitter.com/CoolBoxArt/status/714030042003742721
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Apr 25, 2019 10:43
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https://twitter.com/dantemendes/status/1120619188593278977 Full demo, with crowd mic for nerd reactions (54:56 if it doesn't autocue for some reason): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwoyfH7TgEQ&t=3296s
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The Kins posted:https://twitter.com/dantemendes/status/1120619188593278977 Thats amazing! I lost my poo poo then realised it's this year! WOW in part but drat it wasn't a scene release back in the day. Even today that is absolutely amazing and I am now looking for the compeditors. Wow. I still love the product in 64k of memory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3n3c_8Nn2Y And 'the popular demo' : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-aLBNwpPQ And Candytron's vectors and backend coding is insane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Z22CURVc4 Context: I used to use a lot of the candytron wireframes for my scene releases while in university for graphic design. With professional workstations and Maya/3DSMax I still cant do what they did in raw code and I'm glad I got to shake hands with a few sceners at a conferance. Humphreys has a new favorite as of 17:54 on Apr 25, 2019 |
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The Kins posted:Full demo, with crowd mic for nerd reactions (54:56 if it doesn't autocue for some reason): 
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Got some demos for my Atari STE today from a friend. Can't wait to load them up and listen to that Eurobeat and (crazy for its time) graphics
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Happy birthday to the greatest mouse ever made https://gizmodo.com/20-years-ago-microsoft-changed-how-we-mouse-forever-1834274151
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I went to a yard sale and got a briefcase: Seemed heavy, though, so I opened it up when I got home:  Ah.    I don't have any tapes at this moment, but the aux jack works: https://i.imgur.com/pplRcpz.mp4 Kind of amazingly, there was only the slightest bit of scratch to the pots, and by the time I'd played with a bit trying to decide if I should break out the deoxit, the scratch was gone.
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Nice. 2-track? I nearly jumped on an ampex 8-track last year but chickened out because what the heck was I gonna do with that thing that I couldn't do with an i/o and a daw.
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Grand Prize Winner posted:Nice. 2-track? I nearly jumped on an ampex 8-track last year but chickened out because what the heck was I gonna do with that thing that I couldn't do with an i/o and a daw. 4-track according to what I can find, but I haven't sat down and read through the manual yet.
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Techmoan alt found
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Y'all haven't seen a reel to reel before? Awesome find!
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TraderStav posted:Y'all haven't seen a reel to reel before? I had one and about 50 tapes but sold them when I moved... should have held on to some tapes!
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TraderStav posted:Y'all haven't seen a reel to reel before? I just don't believe it's real.
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LifeSunDeath posted:I just don't believe it's real. Oh, it's real. Too real. 
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dobbymoodge posted:Oh, it's real. Too real. 
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My dad gave me a box of 16mm films in canisters today that he got for free somewhere. I got to learn first hand why they call it "vinegar syndrome"  Also got some 8mm films that I'll watch some time because I actually have a decent sound 8mm projector. 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSjy2sJL2vg Gamester81 talking about the Super Famicom box.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Happy birthday to the greatest mouse ever made If I could buy one of these again, I would. The one I had, I had to rewire the cord at the flex point at the mouse twice, then I had to add a bit of plastic over the LMB switch because the plastic peg that would push down on it had become so worn. Can't remember what happened to it in the end. 
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