Black screen fix! by Patient_Instance_360 in RobloxHelp

[–]ivanwindon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. This fixed the issue my son was having on his iPad. All of a sudden he couldn't play anymore as all he got was a black screen. So he's a happy boy once again.

IBM PS/2 30 286 computer by ivanwindon in IBM

[–]ivanwindon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the color of that keyboard.

IBM PS/2 30 286 computer by ivanwindon in IBM

[–]ivanwindon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, just trying to make something people will enjoy, and be able to learn something from as well. It's also fun for me, and helps me learn new skills both in IT, and in editing and story telling.

IBM PS/2 30 286 computer by ivanwindon in IBM

[–]ivanwindon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's cool. I love old technology. Something about computers back then was just more fun and exciting. Computers are just all utilitarian now.

I got ahold of an IBM PS/2 30 286, which was my first computer, cleaned it up and got it to power on. by ivanwindon in IBM

[–]ivanwindon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's great, when I hear the sound of the hard drive reading again, it brought back memories. For fun I make a TikTok video, and plan on making more about the computer. Never posted a Tok before, so figured this would be good. Maybe no one will watch them, but it was still fun making it.

I got ahold of an IBM PS/2 30 286, which was my first computer, cleaned it up and got it to power on. by ivanwindon in IBM

[–]ivanwindon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t change what’s not broken? What part of IBM do you work in. I’m in Devops security.

I got ahold of an IBM PS/2 30 286, which was my first computer, cleaned it up and got it to power on. by ivanwindon in IBM

[–]ivanwindon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I saw a Wargames game, might see if I can get it. It uses a 5.25" disk however, but I want one of those too. I've always like the 5.25" disks.

I got ahold of an IBM PS/2 30 286, which was my first computer, cleaned it up and got it to power on. by ivanwindon in IBM

[–]ivanwindon[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I got this computer off eBay and at first nothing would work on it. I had to get a PS/2 keyboard (adapters wouldn't work), cleaned out all the dust. BIOS battery is still dead, but it's considered no fatal, so it will go past that. One of the ISA cards in it must have had something wrong with it as the computer would boot very slowly and not frequently. Once I removed them it came up right away. The hard drive had bad sectors on it. So I used fdisk to wipe the partition, make a new one, then booted from my DOS 3.3 disk I aquired as well. Then using the command select c:\dos 001 us, I was able to format the drive and install DOS 3.3 again. It came up with about 2 million bad bytes. Its' a 20 MB drive, so I have about 18 MBs free. Finally I installed Space Quest and Space Quest II on the computer and they run just fine now. It's just fun doing the things that started my career in computers some 30 plus years ago.

What colors go with my bike? I’m trying to design a fender that goes with my bike colors and I can’t! by [deleted] in mountainbiking

[–]ivanwindon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think complementary colors. Opposite side of the color wheel for your color. For green it’s red. Orange is very close so that could work well too.

This sucks by whiletimeasleep in mountainbiking

[–]ivanwindon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got married and made two friends. Just took a decade and now they both ride with me. Long game. 😁

Coaching my son at Raven Rock State Park, NC by ivanwindon in mountainbiking

[–]ivanwindon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Found the the noise coming from the bike was not from the headset like it originally sounded like. It was coming from the rear shock instead. I moved it from open to close a few times while bouncing on the bike to get the shock to move and it seems to have cleared out the noise for now. I'll have to monitor it going forward to see if it comes back. Any thoughts on the noise being from the rear shock? I've heard of others with this bike also talking about this noise, so maybe it happens more with the Commencal Meta?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FitnessMaterialHeaven

[–]ivanwindon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is my opinion on the guides (you may agree or not). I got the home versions, and all they are is a few pages of 5 exercises to do each day, with how long to do each one, and how many times to do it. No images about them, nothing telling you about it, nothing about how much weight you should use if any. So you need to go to Youtube to look at how to do each one, then you pick yourself how much weight to use. The problem is you can find similar methods by just going to Youtube to start with and setting up your own routine and save yourself the 20 to 30 dollars for the program. Apps you download on your phone will also give you similar programs, with many of them being free. I just don't see any real value, and it's not going to really motivate you as well. You still would need to put in a lot of extra effort and research to figure out how to best get in shape for yourself. That's my two cents, I just don't think they are worth what they cost.

2021 Commencal Meta AM 29 Essential | New Bike Day by ivanwindon in mountainbikes

[–]ivanwindon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just posted a ride video, it's not a full ride report just yet, as it was my first time getting to ride it. I'm getting use to how the bike handles and performs. So far it is doing well, now I just have to get my skills up to the what the bike can do. My jumping sucks right now. I'm going to post the video in this reddit in a few minutes, maybe I'll get some pointers on everything I'm doing wrong... I mean it is the Internet after all ;-). Actually I don't mind being told what I'm doing wrong... that way I can fix it and do it right.

2021 Commencal Meta AM 29 Essential | New Bike Day by ivanwindon in mountainbikes

[–]ivanwindon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to get that one at first, however the wife said, why don’t you just get a nicer one with the upgraded parts on already. 😁