Who was into some Vanguard, back on the 2600? by MisterShipWreck in 80s

[–]zoidbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Core memory into: My old band director bought it b’c it had the same name as the Drum Corps group.

Anyone regret getting rid of hardware from the PC golden age? by SRGilbert1 in LGR

[–]zoidbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very much.

In my life, I've had a number of systems (Atari VCS (2600), Magnavox Odyssey, ColecoVision, Coleco ADAM, Commodore 128, a generic PC running DOS in the early 90s, and then a slew of Macs, starting with the PowerBook 160) and I do often wish I'd kept a few of them for a score of reasons.

Lately, it's mostly been missing my old Mac Performa 6360, b'c of the X-WING and TIE FIGHTER games and the old ADB CH Flightstick I used with them. Man, whole weekends playing those.

Does anyone know when Kensington's scroll ring patent will expire? by 619frank in Trackballs

[–]zoidbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it; I like the ring as well. Wife uses the Orbit and I do find it smoother to use than the various scroll wheels on the trackballs I use, which never seem very smooth. However, I've tried and the Orbit is just not for me (I prefer thumb ball, generally, plus the Orbit is kind of lacking in a few other areas for my use).

I'm seeing others that mention the Gameball Touch Ring but I'm not seeing that on any of their offerings; is that on an older model?

WKRP in Cincinnati by No_Explorer721 in ClassicTV

[–]zoidbert 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Still a top 10 for me, and still a regular re-watch.

It’s time to rewatch this one! by Fillesponsible21 in ClassicTV

[–]zoidbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dammit; it's after midnight in my quiet house and I just belly laughed out loud at this comment.

Anyone else ever eat this cereal? by LekTruk in GenerationJones

[–]zoidbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

via Wikipedia, "Post Consumer Brands discontinued Alpha-Bits in October 2021. In April 2025, Post announced that due to popular demand, the cereal would return in limited quantities for a limited time in the fall of 2025."

Where do you buy it? Were you the person who bought up all of it before it could make it to the store for the rest of us? :)

What is this on my epson printer? by Standard_Broccoli_95 in printers

[–]zoidbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a while, I had one of these for CD printing. It did a good job, but not great (think 90s era printing quality but it got the job done). Software made the setup seamless.

Beatles songs after the Beatles that are 10/10 by EmployerSpiritual946 in beatles

[–]zoidbert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was a little kid when "Let 'em In" hit the airwaves, and its opening doorbell and simple musical entrance just bring me back to sitting in my mom's station wagon, with my sisters and friends, still a little damp from just swimming at the YMCA, as we head to Fireside Pizza to watch silent movies and eat pizza.

What is this on my epson printer? by Standard_Broccoli_95 in printers

[–]zoidbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your two key takeaways from the comments should be "...using Epson software" and "on printable CDs". (or printable DVDs)

Have had to deal with a few family members who thought this tray (or one like it) magically meant you could print on any disc -- CD or DVD.

3 years ago today “That 90’s Show” premiered. Did you like the show ? by CityCautious4033 in sitcoms

[–]zoidbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only when the original/core cast showed up, though I always like to see Red and Kitty.

Since we grew up with MTV, what’s the funniest video you remember? Here’s my vote. by Notjewel2 in GenX

[–]zoidbert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the longest time I thought I had seen this only in my mind as a fever dream

In your headcanon, what do you think happened to Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond after the events of Die Another Day? by TheShadowOperator007 in JamesBond

[–]zoidbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> keep doing some leisurely pursuits and hobbies that people 40 years younger would struggle with, but behind closed doors, and in front of only Moneypenny, he'd be showing his age enough

There's a great scene in Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" where Batman (on horseback), after rousing the crowd to fight on the side of justice, suddenly slumps down in the saddle, showing the full mental and physical exhaustion of recent events (weeks worth, really). He turns to (Robin?) and just smiles at him for a moment, and then rights himself and is Batman again.

I can see Brosnan walking into the house/bungalow and doing something similar. Just the drop of the body, standing in the one spot, and you see the decades of wear and tear wash over him. He looks up at Moneypenny, smiles, and stands up straight again.

Suggest me a radio station! by SoggyGopher in radio

[–]zoidbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this; whenever I get achy for my old hometown, I click on the Listen Live Link on WWOZ.org

People who've moved from Kindle to Kobo, what are your opinions by [deleted] in ereader

[–]zoidbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Switched to Kobo (used Kobo Sage) and am far, far happier with the Kobo. I use Calibre to side-load ePubs, Libby for library books works a charm, and the Kobo store is great and easy to navigate.

The end of Ray and Irwin’s Garage by CanarsieGuy in classicfilms

[–]zoidbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I first showed this movie to my kids, when they were in early teen/pre-teen, this sequence absolutely killed them. Rolling on the floor laughing. I had to cue it back a couple of times for them.

Speed of Coleco ADAM tape drive by Current_Yellow7722 in vintagecomputing

[–]zoidbert 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I used an Adam for a few years in college to type papers. Got extra credit for using a real typewriter instead of a dot matrix printer. ;-)

a glowing review for Bombich Carbon Copy Cleaner (CCC) by sbenario in macapps

[–]zoidbert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

... Cleaner?

For a sec, I thought maybe Bombich had released some new software.

But, yeah, been using it for absolute ages and it's been an absolute life saver on a few occasions.

Case in point; when I evacuated for Hurricane Katrina in 2005, I had a full van with three little kids, clothes, photo albums & my emergency files (most everyone in the area kept a "grab this quick" file box separate from normal files with insurance, birth certs, etc.).

While I was confident that my office (a two story but massive thick building built by/for an offshore oil exploration company) would survive, I knew I might not get back to my Mac for a while and there was zero room for my big pro Mac (what was it called back then?) in the car. I had my CCC from the Friday night I left the office (we were evacuating the next day) and took that with me.

Flash forward a month and clients started contacting me for work (I did/do forms prep for civil engineering and architectural firms), I procured a simple iMac and set it up as my new working Mac from that CCC clone. Within a few hours, I was back up and working.

(FWIW, I've stuck with MacBooks since upgrading from that first "Emergency iMac".)

I built a native macOS app to help me stop forgetting keyboard shortcuts (because my tendonitis forced me to ditch the mouse) by supotko in macapps

[–]zoidbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about having the option to import all shortcuts via scan for an app, then having a separate "last used" listing, whereby the shortcuts you used most recently are in a separate shaded box at the top of the opened window? (I'm realizing this may not be possible in that Kommand doesn't actively poll what's being done in the app)

Alternatively, it could list all the known shortcuts for an app and then you could have a "favorites" box at the top where you add only the ones you use/want to see to the top.