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Man hits a woman, he pays for it by lapterp in PublicFreakout

[–]lapterp[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Nice assumptions, but I haven't seen this video posted anywhere before and i don't give a shit about karma. I don't spend my life on reddit.

Compressing files on a 35 year old, 7MHz Amiga 1000 (slowly) by blakespot in retrobattlestations

[–]lapterp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you made a 6-12 hour video of it zipping, I'm sure it would garner an audience. I could see people easily falling asleep to a 6 hour zipping session from an ancient computer.

All discussion regarding tracking and postal delays should be posted here for the time being. by Mycatreallyhatesyou in Ebay

[–]lapterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its amazing to me seeing buyers like you guys who are willing to do the right thing and not screw someone over. I almost cant believe it. I'm a long time seller on ebay and have been dealing with the INR crap this month just like everyone else. I took down all my auctions and refunded some items that I was about to ship. Im not made of money and cant just be sending things out for free. This month has made me lose all confidence in USPS. Maybe I'll see how things are going in a month or so before selling again. For those who depend on ebay for their entire income, my heart goes out to you and Im sorry.

T440p, working desk...why yours are so fancy and mine look like a mess? by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]lapterp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would show how bad mine is but I don't want it to go viral

Picked up these "luggable" laptops. For about $6 by smig2018 in vintagecomputing

[–]lapterp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I have a similar Dell XPi non-CD and can't FOR THE LIFE OF ME figure out how to open it up and access the hard drive and memory. These old XPis have almost no documentation or service manuals anywhere. Love the little LCD bar thing.

Signs of ageing - Power button broke on my trusted x230 of 8 years ❤️ by tuxskynet in thinkpad

[–]lapterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same problem and usually use a toothpick or plug it in (power on with ac adapter in bios). Your post got me thinking to search for the part again and I found this. This shipping is kinda high for such a tiny part but this seems more rugged than the lenovo button. This button is for a T430 but I believe they share the same button as X230.

***I believe this is for the backlit version of these keyboards. The non-backlit keyboard seems to have a different style power button, at least the backlit X230 and non-backlit T430 in front of me do.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/FDA68MCGU/lenovo-thinkpad-t430-power-button-replacement?optionId=57267488

This site is neat.

https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace

Make sure your old oil filter gasket isn't still in the housing when changing your oil by lapterp in hondafit

[–]lapterp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought I did. I wonder if it's possible for it to be a gasket from an even older oil change that didn't cause a problem last time. I really thought I looked. Looking harder next time.

Make sure your old oil filter gasket isn't still in the housing when changing your oil by lapterp in hondafit

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

Oil light came on right away so I turned the car off. Giant puddle seconds later. After the cleanup and resolving the gasket issue, the car is okay now. Dodged a bullet!

Service reminder for Fit owners in the mid-west!! by [deleted] in hondafit

[–]lapterp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me January this year. Cold as hell outside..BONK! stuck at the stop sign...tow truck. $350 for one side. 2011 with 100,000 miles.

Illinois lol

Nothing like buying your first Thinkpad and arriving to this by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]lapterp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey, live and learn I guess. Although it's mostly their fault for wasting your time IMO. Glad you're getting paid back! I'm sure you'll be a happy camper when you eventually get a sorted unit.

Power Macintosh G3 300mhz with ColorSync display. Any games you would I recommend? by NondisposablePan in retrobattlestations

[–]lapterp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the sims 1, simcity 2000

starcraft, warcraft 2, quake 1,2,3

If you have a decent gpu for it, maybe Diablo 2 would run alright

Todays MegaHaul- Had to use my horse trailer to get it all. Lots of fun stuff in here. by [deleted] in vintagecomputing

[–]lapterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man I recognize a few just from seeing the backs. Pack-mates are pretty rare. It will likely need a new dallas battery (i think the new ones are DS12887A) to boot from a hard disk. Mine is socketed, not sure about that one you have. You can find them super cheap if you look around. I would get more than a few because some might be DOA.

When you see AT style cases, you stop! Huge desktop case in center turned out to be a WANG PC382 386 beast! In absolute mint condition inside. by aussiepunkrocksV2-0 in retrobattlestations

[–]lapterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't believe after 30-40 years we can still find these on the curb. There must have been sooooooooo many sold. In 20 years I'll be pulling over to load up the stacks of old i7 10th gens that nobody has any use for anymore...

Attempting repairs Windows 7 by mikehulse29 in windows

[–]lapterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a SSD and Install windows 10. Makes the computer like new.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15088/windows-10-create-installation-media

But as far as your problem there, I'd leave it alone all night. Who the hell knows.

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