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Star Man
Jun 1, 2008

There's a star maaaaaan
Over the rainbow

In my defense, this happened only two weeks ago and I was making a shitpost

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Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

lobsterminator
Oct 16, 2012





Ironically reaching for it with his left hand.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
Never had any trackball control quite that large, but I did have one of these, which I got at a garage sale for like 10 bucks back in the day.

History Comes Inside!
Nov 20, 2004




lobsterminator posted:

Ironically reaching for it with his left hand.

You hold it in your left hand and operate it with the right, obviously

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

Gonz posted:

Never had any trackball control quite that large, but I did have one of these, which I got at a garage sale for like 10 bucks back in the day.



I just remembered I have a Logitech trackball (I think it's newer than that and maybe darker - the ball's the same tho) somewhere. I should maybe dig it up because the desk in my living room isn't good for mousing on.

By popular demand
Jul 17, 2007

IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!


That's what I like about my BlueTrack Microsoft mouse: works on any surface.
As much as I enjoyed my old gaming mouse I'm not going back.

RocketMermaid
Mar 30, 2004

My pronouns are She/Heir.


Trackers. A bit of me still jumps up and down in excitement whenever somebody mentions tracker music.

Dr. Quarex
Apr 18, 2003

I'M A BIG DORK WHO POSTS TOO MUCH ABOUT CONVENTIONS LOOK AT THIS

TOVA TOVA TOVA

RocketMermaid posted:

Trackers. A bit of me still jumps up and down in excitement whenever somebody mentions tracker music.
Demoscene/tracked music in general is literally why I would never pay for a streaming music service, because so much of the music I actively listen to is non-commercial and will never show up there unless illegally or through one of the handful of remastered commercial releases put out by one of the few big names who went pro

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
I remember the Timbaland Commodore 64 plagiarism controversy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asy6Cpbtwfs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amXNbaRtLpQ

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Data Graham
Dec 28, 2009

📈📊🍪😋



oh hi

EL BROMANCE
Jun 10, 2006

COWABUNGA DUDES!
🥷🐢😬



I would blow Dane Cook posted:

I remember the Timbaland Commodore 64 plagiarism controversy.

The best part was him claiming complete naivity, not knowing any such scene existed. Then someone spotted a photo of him in his studio with a SID Station visible. Doh!

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

EL BROMANCE posted:

The best part was him claiming complete naivity, not knowing any such scene existed. Then someone spotted a photo of him in his studio with a SID Station visible. Doh!

You wouldn't download a 2007 pop song "Do It" by Nelly Furtado

By popular demand
Jul 17, 2007

IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!


I would blow Dane Cook posted:

I remember the Timbaland Commodore 64 plagiarism controversy.

First I hear of it.
I'll note that the chiptune 'works' in a way the dance-pop version does not. dunce-poop more like.

Arivia
Mar 17, 2011

By popular demand posted:

First I hear of it.
I'll note that the chiptune 'works' in a way the dance-pop version does not. dunce-poop more like.

If I want to dance to a chiptune I know where I’m heading: https://youtu.be/p0KJ46snb-M?si=s7ce_t7sjgOpdMHc

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

Arivia posted:

If I want to dance to a chiptune I know where I’m heading: https://youtu.be/p0KJ46snb-M?si=s7ce_t7sjgOpdMHc

MÄLÄMÄLÄMÄ MÄLÄMÄLÄMÄ MATTI OU LA TEPPO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0DDY299Ly4

BlankSystemDaemon
Mar 13, 2009



RocketMermaid posted:

Trackers. A bit of me still jumps up and down in excitement whenever somebody mentions tracker music.

Dr. Quarex posted:

Demoscene/tracked music in general is literally why I would never pay for a streaming music service, because so much of the music I actively listen to is non-commercial and will never show up there unless illegally or through one of the handful of remastered commercial releases put out by one of the few big names who went pro
Since it hasn't received a bump in a while, it's fallen outside of the first page of GBS, but we have a thread for cracktros and demos.

legooolas
Jul 30, 2004

Gonz posted:

Never had any trackball control quite that large, but I did have one of these, which I got at a garage sale for like 10 bucks back in the day.



I've had several of these over the years, same as this image and then later the same but with a scroll wheel. I still use a slightly later model of this on my work PC, which is silver and slightly taller (and also has a wheel). And now a wireless+Bluetooth Ergo MX on my work-from-home PC. A wireless trackball, which never moves position on the desk (it was free due to being accidentally bought at work, so I'm not complaining).

I think I got the first one in about 2001 and liked it, and it helped me avoid RSI just by being different to a mouse. I never went back to a mouse after that because I fear change.

Trabant
Nov 26, 2011

All systems nominal.
B&O is once again selling the Beosystem 9000:

https://videos.ctfassets.net/8cd2cs...__Logo_0062.mp4

Guess how much it costs! OK, now guess order of magnitude higher! Because it's $55,000.

They apparently tracked down original 9000 systems and then restored them. I can't believe that was more cost-efficient than making new ones but... here we are.

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

I love my $50 BeoCenter 1



It has shockingly nice sound for a TV, the only broken bit is the swivel motor which struggles to rotate the tv on the stand, probably because the grease is too dry and sticky after 20 years.

lobsterminator
Oct 16, 2012




Trabant posted:

B&O is once again selling the Beosystem 9000:

https://videos.ctfassets.net/8cd2cs...__Logo_0062.mp4

Guess how much it costs! OK, now guess order of magnitude higher! Because it's $55,000.

They apparently tracked down original 9000 systems and then restored them. I can't believe that was more cost-efficient than making new ones but... here we are.

I would have guessed the primary demographic for that would be an older man, but nice to see that it's actually aimed at young women. Times have changed.

Beve Stuscemi
Jun 6, 2001




The beosystem is sustained by the smoke of marlboro reds

ishikabibble
Jan 21, 2012

lobsterminator posted:

I would have guessed the primary demographic for that would be an older man, but nice to see that it's actually aimed at young women. Times have changed.

I imagine it's aimed at women in the same way Carls Jr was targeting women with those uncomfortably horny ads from a decade ago :v:

Dick Trauma
Nov 30, 2007

God damn it, you've got to be kind.
When they refurbish those things they probably have to chip off remnants of encrusted cocaine.

Isepic
May 7, 2002

Dick Trauma posted:

When they refurbish those things they probably have to chip off remnants of encrusted cocaine.

Let's start a new rumor in the vein of Fender amp boards being dipped in LSD.

Edit: Analog synth. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/1960s-rock-music-san-francisco-lsd-buchla-100-synthesizer-grateful-dead/

Trabant
Nov 26, 2011

All systems nominal.
I mean...

Collateral Damage
Jun 13, 2009

When I was a kid our neighbor had a BeoCenter 9000 and it was the coolest thing ever to 8 year old me.

Dick Trauma
Nov 30, 2007

God damn it, you've got to be kind.
You know what you must do.

Computer viking
May 30, 2011
Now with less breakage.

Dick Trauma posted:

You know what you must do.

Please don't snort the fader dust.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://x.com/16bitnostalgia/status/1788471133475381713?s=46&t=GxZoSKgPzb_-zyUnvLFKvg

monolithburger
Sep 7, 2011

Trabant posted:

I mean...



More like phantom powder, amirite?

evobatman
Jul 30, 2006

it means nothing, but says everything!
Pillbug

Collateral Damage posted:

When I was a kid our neighbor had a BeoCenter 9000 and it was the coolest thing ever to 8 year old me.

I have so much old BeoStuff that I need to get rid of because it's not being used, but I just can't bring myself to it.

EVIL Gibson
Mar 23, 2001

Internet of Things is just someone else's computer that people can't help attaching cameras and door locks to!
:vapes:
Switchblade Switcharoo

Trabant posted:

B&O is once again selling the Beosystem 9000:

https://videos.ctfassets.net/8cd2cs...__Logo_0062.mp4

Guess how much it costs! OK, now guess order of magnitude higher! Because it's $55,000.

They apparently tracked down original 9000 systems and then restored them. I can't believe that was more cost-efficient than making new ones but... here we are.

How do I listen to my Spotify

Trabant
Nov 26, 2011

All systems nominal.
A while back I got one of these

https://i.imgur.com/n5vDZre.mp4

And finally got around to making a leather case for it:

https://i.imgur.com/AIiUPm3.mp4

Now to finish the box :negative:

Trabant
Nov 26, 2011

All systems nominal.

EVIL Gibson posted:

How do I listen to my Spotify

Good news!

quote:

The integration of Beoconnect Encore enables the player to connect seamlessly with two Beolab 28s – and all their modern features.

The Beolab 28s have all kinds of connectivity built in and are $20,250 per pair.

Code Jockey
Jan 24, 2006

69420 basic bytes free

Trabant posted:

A while back I got one of these

https://i.imgur.com/n5vDZre.mp4

And finally got around to making a leather case for it:

https://i.imgur.com/AIiUPm3.mp4

Now to finish the box :negative:

that is just beautiful

Dick Trauma
Nov 30, 2007

God damn it, you've got to be kind.

Trabant posted:

A while back I got one of these

https://i.imgur.com/n5vDZre.mp4

I was waiting and waiting and waiting to see what the button does.

Trabant
Nov 26, 2011

All systems nominal.

Code Jockey posted:

that is just beautiful

It pops up as an "isn't this weird?!" piece of tech history every so often but I genuinely think it's also excellent design. And people today badly underestimate how much people smoked back in 1979/80 when the QL-10 was released. The product was weird, and was only out for a year I think, but not quite as weird as it seems.

Dick Trauma posted:

I was waiting and waiting and waiting to see what the button does.

Gonna make a full-length video about the calculator (and case + box) so I'm practicing the tease :wink:. Raid: Shadow Legends SquareSpace Factor sponsorship, here I come!

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Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://x.com/coolboxart/status/1789542906602127777?s=46&t=GxZoSKgPzb_-zyUnvLFKvg

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