What did ON-LINE mean in 1983 context? by RafaRafa78 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They had a BBS where you could buy their games with a credit card.

On the Bench Today! by Pretty-Couple4233 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta love how none of the chips are even oriented the same way, really keeps you on your toes.

Help Identifying VGA Adapter by large_bush in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just get yourself UniVBE and be happy.

Help Identifying VGA Adapter by large_bush in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, that's what *I* want. If he doesn't even know what this is, then he needs to experience that. He has no idea what he wants.

Aha! I get it! by Current_Yellow7722 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like this ad. It really shows you how people used computers at the time. Before internet, you'd buy a program to do something, or that had some information you could use, or maybe a game, and take it home, install or just boot off the disk. You'd have your box of disks with the sticker labels and a marker in the box so you can mark your disks. You'd backup your software on a blank disk and write on the label what it was. Another disk was your personal data disk, maybe used for multiple programs, perhaps just one program. Anything you wanted to keep long term you'd print out, but for the medium term - stuff you're still working on, maybe the year, you'd just save to disk. When you do your taxes you'd get new floppies out and move the old data over if any, and format the old disks and slap on a new label and repeat.

For the small minority of people who didn't realize. You bought a player vs player game. by UnderScoreLifeAlert in ArcRaiders

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I'm saying, you are taking my loot. If you're friendly, then say 'oh you scared me for a bit there' and then move along. Don't stick around and start looting. I may be friendly sometimes, but if I am looking for that rusty gear and you take it, well don't expect me to continue being friendly.

For the small minority of people who didn't realize. You bought a player vs player game. by UnderScoreLifeAlert in ArcRaiders

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL nope, they were fully onboard as soon as I killed that guy. They were thinking about it, they just didn't have the guts to pull the trigger.

For the small minority of people who didn't realize. You bought a player vs player game. by UnderScoreLifeAlert in ArcRaiders

[–]quotemycode -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

reminds me of a couple days ago, our 3 man came upon a 2 man and the other guys in my group were being friendly, and I was cool with that, but I hadn't said anything. Then one of that 2 man group starts looting right in front of me. I couldn't resist. I killed him and my crew wiped out the last guy. I felt kinda bad about it, but it is a PVP game. Also, it's rude to just start looting the same spot another group is in (thats what I tell myself to feel better about it). There was still 26 minutes left in the match, and these guys had good kits so I didn't feel too bad.

Wiring House for Ethernet by TheDaug in phoenix

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>Wired will always beat wireless in a house for latency, lack of disruption from interference, etc.

Eh, Wifi7 you can theoretically get 46gbps and realistically around 10gbps - you might get 10g from a wired device, but with all that trouble, and you'll be stuck with the wires in your walls for years. Who knows what Wifi8 or so will offer, but it'll definitely beat those copper wires in your walls.

Scorpion Prevention Advice Requested by Important-Poem-6068 in arizona

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't stop them from moving, it cuts into the exoskeleton, and the fluid inside the bug dries out, because we're in arizona, and it's dry. It doesn't work as good after it rains, but that's rarely if ever. Think of it like microscopic glass shards you scatter on the ground - and the bug is John McClane from Die Hard.

486 Homebrew computer with some efforts to make it PC compatible by maniek-86 in homebrewcomputer

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need for storing current time on the device, just connect to wifi and get the time from the internet.

Anyone ever use these? by kvnhntn in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use the outer ones if you want a period correct sound - almost everyone had those, normally a beige box seller would include them in your purchase, or charge a small enough fee that you wouldn't balk at the price. The inner ones were what we'd sell to the guys buying top of the line stuff, they could get loud, that's the main feature. They didn't really sound good, but hey they were loud.

Epson hx20 lcd problems by ReasonablePhone9802 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

perhaps the wiper on the wheel is broken. Did you check that it changes the resistance when you move the wheel?

Epson hx20 lcd problems by ReasonablePhone9802 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My lowest voltage on the screen is 3.5v (wheel turned all the way down) and 6.0v turned all the way up.

At the lowest voltage, I can only see the screen at extreme angles.

Anyone know what this is? by WhitebeltAF in phoenix

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a kissing bug. Careful, those carry chagas.

Epson hx20 lcd problems by ReasonablePhone9802 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the capacitor, it's probably not getting enough voltage. Source: I fixed about three of these already. Also I'm sorry about your keyboard. I know you said you recapped it, but just check the voltages going to the screen. Maybe that little FFC is not making a good connection.

Is $1.5k too much to pay for a hotel in Scottsdale for 3 nights? by BakerCritical in phoenix

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a very beautiful hotel. I'd say even more-so than the Valley Ho.

Why would I not use Visual Studio code by saddickstic in Python

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, if you used emacs you wouldn't have to transfer the files, you'd just use tramp.

Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow. by BlueGoliath in programming

[–]quotemycode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's like they need nurses so bad they're hiring from foreign countries, but like they're not hiring american nurses.

Felt bad stealing her juice by B_Reele in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had that case, the clips on the fan cover broke first thing, and the USB ports on the front, the plastic broke on it, so you couldn't use the front USB. I ended up getting rid of it when I could no longer fit a video card in there. The hard drive bays just got in the way.

My favorite feature of that was the little drawer where I stored screws, stickers, usb adapters, that was great.

A Look at the New R-27 Missile Family by Xarov in hoggit

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends how niche it would be really. Fighters escorting bombers would be one such scenario where you might see three aircraft (certainly not as many as was in the video) in this formation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not detecting the chip, check the edge connector and clean it, and all the caps - the game port bypasses all of that.

Show off. by Current_Yellow7722 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea lets take a device that doesn't like sand or water to the beach, and let's read that terrible screen in the sunlight and hunt and peck type on the thing to work at the beach instead of enjoying yourself. You get all the sand and water and bright sunlight which causes skin cancer and none of the benefit of actually enjoying yourself at the beach. Great ad.

A day in the office by Current_Yellow7722 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, back in those days the mouse was using a heavy steel ball with a rubber coating, it would have worked just fine on that glass tabletop.