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Qwijib0 posted:the easy? option might be to pick up a used broadcast scaler on ebay that can take SDI and turn it into RGB, then use a relatively cheap HDMI to SDI converter off the pi into that. Hmm this does appear to be a viable solution, a bit silly but I guess in practice it would also add an SDI input to this 80s monitor which is cool. From a quick search it looks like AJA made some standard def SDI converters that go for pretty cheap at least.
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Bargearse posted:I just found a PS3 at a literal rubbish dump, does that count as a tech relic yet? If it's a Phat I might be quite interested in getting it off you as my launch died the YLOD
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r u ready to WALK posted:If you like tracked music you should check out modizer on ios, it's incredibly slick and supports pretty much every format, including plain midi files and even game console formats like .vgz, .nsf and so on This kicks rear end and I deeply resent that there doesn't seem to be an Android version.
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I was going to say that the ethos of the Demoscene is definitely Android but to be fair I bet 90% of my fellow former sceners have an Apple as their primary system. Well if not a Linux box. In fact now I am wondering how I managed to emerge from the underground computer music scene of the 1990s as a Windows user
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Mak0rz posted:This kicks rear end and I deeply resent that there doesn't seem to be an Android version.
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Sorry if this is the wrong thread, but I have a small, very vague ancient tech question that I'm not sure where exactly to ask. So, here goes. I have a really old, cheapo poo poo stereo set that was bought originally by my parents sometime when I was a pre-teen (I'm late 30's now), and I have been using it as my computer speakers because I'm a cheap SOB who never got around to replacing it. Anyway, it's been having some issues with growing frequency lately, and I was sort of curious what specifically is dying here. The speakers sometimes start making a sort of crackling, staticy noise, and it's kind of irritating if I want to watch teevee or something and actually make out what people are saying. The back of the set has these dingy, tiny roundish holes, with mechanical locking systems on them, where the (extremely flimsy-looking) speaker cables are just shoved in. I figured out when the problem was starting that the sound artefact disappears if I unlock the speaker plug things, clean the (open wiring) cable ends a bit, and replace them in the sockets. The speaker cables themselves are just drilled into the wooden speaker boxes, so I can't go poking around at that end without some serious dedication. I have not brought any new electrical devices to my place for a long-rear end time, so I'm still guessing something is wrong with the machine itself. Should I try, uh, deskinning the cables for a couple cm and cut the tips, since the ends look very frayed? I can try to provide pictures later if none of this makes sense.
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Sounds like hitting all the contact points with some Deoxit is a good place to start.
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Flipperwaldt posted:ZXTune on android seems to be somewhat similar. Lacks the cool visualizations but what I was after specifically was the repository access and sure enough it does it. Thanks!
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You can also replace the cables entirely - lamp cord works well and shouldn't be expensive.
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Humphreys posted:If it's a Phat I might be quite interested in getting it off you as my launch died the YLOD Sorry, it's the next revision, the one with the rough textured plastic and the "notch" for the disc drive slot. Otherwise I'd be happy to send it your way.
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Here's some pictures from the Danish Data Archive from the early 80's (I think).   
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Kidney Stone posted:Here's some pictures from the Danish Data Archive from the early 80's (I think). I remember old 2 player games where you both used the same keyboard.
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Oh hey, it's Danish George Harrison
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monolithburger posted:Oh hey, it's Danish George Harrison code:
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No, I have no idea what language that is supposed to be either.
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Whatever it is I'll wager it has an assignment-in-comparison bug
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Humphreys posted:If it's a Phat I might be quite interested in getting it off you as my launch died the YLOD
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monolithburger posted:Oh hey, it's Danish George Harrison Fun fact, he later went on to become the managing director of the Swedish data archive.
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Going through some old VHS tapes for interesting things found this commercial for a VCR voice remote programmer thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgl2Kf6iHmA
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neat! here's a whole infomercial with product demo at about 8:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZiDkYzMTk
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Which came first, the logo or the ad
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"drat, the torpedoes!" - Adm Farragut In actual content: we just moved and my son found this with all of our other game discs.  (not my pic, but it's still in the sleeve and everything.) It's weird how archaic 10 years ago is.
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I only recently found out that Netflix still does DVD rentals, they just don't really advertise it. It's probably pretty useful for the people around here that live outside of town and are still stuck on dial-up.
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Dip Viscous posted:I only recently found out that Netflix still does DVD rentals, they just don't really advertise it. It's probably pretty useful for the people around here that live outside of town and are still stuck on dial-up. They tried to distance themselves from it and renamed it Qwikster for like one day before changing the name back.
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Do they rent their own content on DVD? Like can you rent Tiger King 2 on DVD?
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You all may enjoy this. My folks have it hooked up back at the house and it works fine all things considerd. Can’t call out of course and the audio quality is about what you’d figure. 
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Speaking of ancient tech, I picked this up today at goodwill, based on its aesthetics alone. Initially, based on the screen I thought it was a small portable oscilloscope, which still would have been cool. What it actually is, is a Sony TV-511 black and white CRT TV from the late 70's. I really like its faux military aesthetic, and while it does work, its RF input only and black and white, so there isn't a ton I can do with it. But drat does it look cool.   Around the side it has some basic controls, a carrying handle, and a tiny cubby to store your earbuds (!)   On the back, it has a couple different power inputs, A/C, DC, an ext jack, and that gigantic battery box that either holds 9 D-cell batteries, or one giant Rayovac prefab rechargeable battery unit (yes that bend in the antenna is supposed to be there)  Then we come to the gimmick feature! The entire unit can be stood on its side, and the CRT rotates to accomodate. It can even be set to in-between positions!   So, ultimately, quite useless, but very cool looking, and small enough to just tuck away on a shelf as a conversation piece, which is basically my plan
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Warbird posted:You all may enjoy this. My folks have it hooked up back at the house and it works fine all things considerd. Can’t call out of course and the audio quality is about what you’d figure. You may be able to call out. Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWNNFEXxcQ edit: chance of success will depend on what hardware the phone provider has in place, I think
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Speaking of ancient tech, I picked this up today at goodwill, based on its aesthetics alone. Initially, based on the screen I thought it was a small portable oscilloscope, which still would have been cool. What it actually is, is a Sony TV-511 black and white CRT TV from the late 70's. I really like its faux military aesthetic, and while it does work, its RF input only and black and white, so there isn't a ton I can do with it. This loving rules. Wonder how many minutes you’d get with 9 D batteries.
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I remember my great grandparents having an ancient rotary dial phone with a box hooked up between the phone and the wall that had a keypad for sending DTMF tones. What were those called and how was that possibly better than just getting a new phone?
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Dip Viscous posted:I remember my great grandparents having an ancient rotary dial phone with a box hooked up between the phone and the wall that had a keypad for sending DTMF tones. What were those called and how was that possibly better than just getting a new phone? It's better in the sense that it's cheaper and less wasteful. If your grandparents were of the frugal type, that's probably the reason. Phones weren't always cheap and disposable bits of plastic electronics. Also, style. I practically never call anyone anymore, but a black bakelite phone on a desk definitely has some appeal.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Speaking of ancient tech, I picked this up today at goodwill, based on its aesthetics alone. Initially, based on the screen I thought it was a small portable oscilloscope, which still would have been cool. What it actually is, is a Sony TV-511 black and white CRT TV from the late 70's. I really like its faux military aesthetic, and while it does work, its RF input only and black and white, so there isn't a ton I can do with it. https://www.insigniaproducts.com/pdp/NS-HZ308/4947028 for $25 it at least gives you a lot more things you can throw at it. RasPi or similar device generating some interesting stuff, for example.
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My uncle had one of these to use with rotary phones: Radio Shack Pocket Tone Dialer (February, 1986) by Ken Redmond, on Flickr
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