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Humphreys' collection is what I'd aspire to if I had enough room in my home.
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saw a throwback battlestation pic, through of the thread: info said it's from 2001, corner desk used to be my lifegoal too.
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Jun 15, 2021 14:02
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Arivia posted:you can't just say that and not post pictures!!! I'll take some photos over the catalogue the next day Humphreys posted:Lookie what I found today. And it has the serial on the back
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Jun 15, 2021 14:04
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Bargearse posted:Humphreys' collection is what I'd aspire to if I had enough room in my home. That's only what I have in that room, most consoles have duplicates. Also there's the handhelds and arcade stuffs. I found two more VCRs that I couldn't explain the origin of!
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Jun 15, 2021 14:16
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Humphreys posted:I found two more VCRs that I couldn't explain the origin of! Oh no, self-multiplying SCPs  Standard cassette players, that is
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Jun 15, 2021 14:44
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Humphreys posted:Lookie what I found today. And it has the serial on the back I was cleaning out a desk drawer today that I haven’t cleaned out in quite a while apparently. System 6.0.7, according to the label. 
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Jun 15, 2021 16:24
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Humphreys posted:That's only what I have in that room, most consoles have duplicates. Also there's the handhelds and arcade stuffs. I found two more VCRs that I couldn't explain the origin of! I could check but effort. Are you the person in the AliExpress thread who orders poo poo and actually tests it and deconstructs it etc.? If you're not you should probably figure out who it is and talk to them. Edit: Yes you are. Desert Bus has a new favorite as of 17:40 on Jun 15, 2021 |
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Jun 15, 2021 17:35
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LifeSunDeath posted:saw a throwback battlestation pic, through of the thread: I wanted a corner desk so i made one myself:  Google Photos says its from 2000. Might be roughly right.
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Jun 15, 2021 18:56
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A second, older monitor dedicated to IRC is basically the signature of geekdom circa like 2000-2005
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Jun 15, 2021 18:58
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Shai-Hulud posted:I wanted a corner desk so i made one myself: It is going to be worse when I already have that exact map and have just not looked at it in ages Pham Nuwen posted:A second, older monitor dedicated to IRC is basically the signature of geekdom circa like 2000-2005 Now, of course, I have a four-monitor setup going despite not being entirely sure that I need three
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Jun 15, 2021 19:54
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I can't find the picture anymore, but I had a corner desk at one time. I had my gaming computer as a main computer, and an old alienware as my linux/irc computer. My bedroom was usually 80 degrees.
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Jun 15, 2021 20:16
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Dr. Quarex posted:O.K. you have me stumped, which fantasy city is that a map of I think it's Ankh Morpork from the Discworld novels. It looks like there's a turtle in the bottom left corner.
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Jun 15, 2021 20:27
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Pham Nuwen posted:A second, older monitor dedicated to IRC is basically the signature of geekdom circa like 2000-2005 2001, Xchat and the HardOCP forums on a second older screen connected to a second, older computer running FreeBSD. So yeah. Also, apologies for the state of my room back then; I have an increasing understanding of my mom's complaints.
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Jun 15, 2021 20:56
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LifeSunDeath posted:saw a throwback battlestation pic, through of the thread: You can pretty much date it as being from the late-90s or early-00s just from the Looney Tunes sticker on the shelf.
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Jun 15, 2021 21:06
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Cojawfee posted:I can't find the picture anymore, but I had a corner desk at one time. I had my gaming computer as a main computer, and an old alienware as my linux/irc computer. My bedroom was usually 80 degrees. d34dm34t posted:I think it's Ankh Morpork from the Discworld novels. It looks like there's a turtle in the bottom left corner.
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Jun 15, 2021 21:15
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Got both the Pentium 2 Win2k computer and the 486DX2 dual booting 95 and NT 4 operation with their own Token Ring cards! Some issues there, seems the P2 had a broken install since nothing network related worked at all. Ended up reinstalling the OS instead of troubleshooting, but it came right up! 486 was interesting since I used a Turbo 16/4 ISA adapter, and I had no documentation for it. It was detected by Win95, and I was able to install the drivers off a floppy, but no network at all, in fact no lights on the card at all. Same deal in NT 4. Seems this card is "advanced", probably since it seems the same card was also made in EISA and MCA variants. From what I can tell the card has on board memory which stores all relevant settings including IRQs, driver mode etc etc. So if the card is moved it just stops working until you run the IBM Turbo 16/4 ISA LANAID & Diagnostics Diskette which is a PC-DOS boot disk. If you run the diagnostic it fails and tells you to reboot and run a magic command, once that's done it takes a while and the card magically springs to life! With that done everything Just Worked, DHCP, WINS, DNS et al worked straight away so network shares weren't a problem. It also worked in NT 4 except it took twice as long since NT 4 is way too heavy for this computer. Getting around 12 Mbit/s on the P2 for file transfers, and around 4-5 on the 486 with the CPU pegged, not too shabby.
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Jun 15, 2021 21:57
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I haven't used a non-ethernet network since IPX file sharing on windows 98, and I'm enjoying your dive into something even more exotic here. 
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Jun 15, 2021 22:15
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Jun 15, 2021 22:40
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ishikabibble posted:Chromebooks are also all touchscreen devices whereas Apple laptops aren't. 99% of them don't have touchscreens, are horrible bargain bin pieces of technology and I still can't wrap my head around how they still exist
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Jun 15, 2021 22:40
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Cached Money posted:99% of them don't have touchscreens, are horrible bargain bin pieces of technology and I still can't wrap my head around how they still exist You're replying to a post from 2 months ago...
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Jun 15, 2021 22:43
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Cached Money posted:99% of them don't have touchscreens, are horrible bargain bin pieces of technology and I still can't wrap my head around how they still exist When's the last time you used a chromebook? It's not 2014 anymore.
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Jun 15, 2021 22:43
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Slimy Hog posted:You're replying to a post from 2 months ago... I guess the cache finally cleared
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Jun 15, 2021 23:21
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Cached Money posted:I still can't wrap my head around how they still exist
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Jun 16, 2021 00:26
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Yeah I just looked into it and saw you can play Baldur's Gate natively on Chromebooks these days; well, I am sold
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Jun 16, 2021 00:43
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I mean, they’re modern-day netbooks or eMachines. The entire point of them is to essentially be disposable.
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Jun 16, 2021 01:01
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Desert Bus posted:I could check but effort. Are you the person in the AliExpress thread who orders poo poo and actually tests it and deconstructs it etc.? If you're not you should probably figure out who it is and talk to them. Reporting for duty! Cached Money posted:99% of them don't have touchscreens, are horrible bargain bin pieces of technology and I still can't wrap my head around how they still exist And true to form, I have an outstanding offer with an ebay seller on a Chromebook.
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Jun 16, 2021 03:01
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FilthyImp posted:Because schools and parents love cheap-as-poo poo notebooks that aren't $800+Apple Care to replace when someone dumps iced tea on them, idiot. This. I used to do IT support for the public school system in Australia and Chromebooks, despite being horrible cheap pieces of poo poo, were a cost-effective way of giving kids access to technology. Plus they’re cheap to replace when some kid rips keys off them, smashes them to bits, pisses on them, etc. And yeah, the pissing thing did actually happen.
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I'll also add that while their build quality is pretty meh, Chromebooks are *ridiculously* serviceable. They pretty much all use the same camera/mic module and aside from a catastrophic MoBo failure, you can swap most of the components out with a pry tool and regular screwdriver bits. You can have a laptop of Theseus chugging along just fine.
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Jun 16, 2021 03:48
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I just wish there weren't so many hoops to jump through to put another OS onto a chromebook. I still have an ancient 2015-ish one (a Toshiba Chromebook 2) that was about to hit its EOL for ChromeOS, so on a lark I put Ubuntu onto it. But it ended up being way more effort than I expected to get the thing unlocked and the bios re-flashed and then to get everything working under the new OS. I ended up having to write a little custom script just to handle the drat screen-brightness keys. For old hardware that was pretty low-end to start with, it's held up fantastically well, and it's still perfectly usable. In fact now it'd be the perfect machine to take on vacation or something -- it does all the basic stuff I might need but I wouldn't be heartbroken if it got stolen or destroyed. I'm impressed with the hardware (for what it is) but I wish it didn't put up so many roadblocks.
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Jun 16, 2021 04:25
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Here's photos of the GamesMen Summer 92 catalogue: https://imgur.com/a/TdhG54V
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Jun 16, 2021 08:32
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Holy crap, $140 in 1992 dollarydoos for Street Fighter II for the SNES. e: that's equivalent to $208 in present-day USD for anyone curious Porfiriato has a new favorite as of 09:35 on Jun 16, 2021 |
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Jun 16, 2021 09:32
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Cartridge games could cost as much or more than the console. $150 wasn't uncommon launch RRP. I remember Virtua Racing for the MD advertised at $200.
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Jun 16, 2021 09:42
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I remember Conker's Bad Fur Day being up around the $140 mark on release, supposedly due to it using a 64mb cartridge. Looking at eBay sold listings, it appears you can make that money back and them some for the loose cartridge alone....I have some digging to do.
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Jun 16, 2021 10:42
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You Am I posted:Here's photos of the GamesMen Summer 92 catalogue: https://imgur.com/a/TdhG54V Love the monthly competitions. January: $350 games console. February: $300 games console. March: we will cook you a sausage
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Jun 16, 2021 12:48
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Horace posted:Love the monthly competitions. But combined with the petrol vouchers, thats a fun 4 weekends. Genius really, kids whine to dad to get the Monaro out and have fuel sorted and then a snag and coke. MAYBE a game gets snuck into dads hands and he gives in thinking buying that SF2 will save the kids flogging all his silver to go to the arcades.
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Jun 16, 2021 13:43
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You Am I posted:Here's photos of the GamesMen Summer 92 catalogue: https://imgur.com/a/TdhG54V I was super confused by these prices for a good few minutes before I realized it was an Australian catalog. Shame on me for assuming it was all USD.
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Jun 16, 2021 14:29
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NES games in the states were like 50-60 bucks in the 90's I think...which is 100 bucks today.
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Jun 16, 2021 14:33
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Cojawfee posted:When's the last time you used a chromebook? It's not 2014 anymore. I repair them on the regular, I'm a warranty repair technician for most major brands. FilthyImp posted:Because schools and parents love cheap-as-poo poo notebooks that aren't $800+Apple Care to replace when someone dumps iced tea on them, idiot.
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Jun 16, 2021 16:33
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$99 tablet $100 keyboard $50 case. I mean, it's not that much cheaper. Plus I don't think the tablet will have the user tracking/switching that the Chromebook OS has. Or the serviceability.
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LifeSunDeath posted:NES games in the states were like 50-60 bucks in the 90's I think...which is 100 bucks today. I paid almost 900 NOK for The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse back then. Exchange rate about 7 NOK to the dollar so around $120? Tech was was expensive back then in Norway
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