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Topic: What have we listened to recently? |
parasquared
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Forum: Media Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 8:09 pm Subject: What have we listened to recently? |
| i've been meaning to put up a thing on my website for albums i like and whatnot, just haven't gotten around to it. i used to have an album reviews site somewhere but that hasn't been updated in ages a ... |
Topic: installing and using IBM WebBoy |
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Replies: 5
Views: 819
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Forum: Software and Web Design Posted: Mon May 11, 2026 4:54 pm Subject: installing and using IBM WebBoy |
"Setting up IBM software sucks"
This does not surprise me in the last. At least their little mascot guy is cute.
What does this return for it's compatibility string?
yeah i guess i ... |
Topic: Gran Turismo 2 |
parasquared
Replies: 9
Views: 341
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Forum: Gaming Posted: Mon May 11, 2026 4:41 pm Subject: Gran Turismo 2 |
i've not really played GT2, although i have played quite a bit of GT4 on the PS2. either way i really enjoy them, i might set back up my wheel and get back into GT4
also, idk if it's just me, but O ... |
Topic: Trackball mouse on WIN10, not working |
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Replies: 10
Views: 574
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Fri May 08, 2026 3:53 am Subject: Trackball mouse on WIN10, not working |
| the POS explanation makes sense, i have seen barcode scanners that would connect to PS/2 and/or XT keyboard ports and just type out the numbers once a barcode was scanned. although i have to imagine t ... |
Topic: Install CDs for specific manufacturers. |
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Replies: 11
Views: 538
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Forum: The Good ol' Days Posted: Fri May 08, 2026 3:41 am Subject: Install CDs for specific manufacturers. |
| Windows 9x discs are actually sometimes OEM-locked, typically via the manufacturer string in the BIOS. my Dell OEM copy of Windows Me will only install on Dell machines, even though it's a normal Wind ... |
Topic: Compaq SLT/286 Restoration |
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Replies: 8
Views: 1393
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2026 3:30 am Subject: Compaq SLT/286 Restoration |
do the other two at least have names? or are they completely nameless  |
Topic: Trackball mouse on WIN10, not working |
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Replies: 10
Views: 574
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2026 12:18 am Subject: Trackball mouse on WIN10, not working |
| yeah, those cheap ps/2 to usb adapters show up as barcode scanners for some reason. as for the mouse not working, do you have another machine with native ps/2 to test it on? that could rule out the be ... |
Topic: [Showcase] Coolest old setups thread |
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Replies: 15
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Forum: The Good ol' Days Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2026 12:58 am Subject: [Showcase] Coolest old setups thread |
Here are the direct links if you want to give them a try.
i get "No address associated with hostname" from ping, and Firefox doesn't even attempt to load it. is something up with your D ... |
Topic: generating closed captions for DVDs |
parasquared
Replies: 0
Views: 960
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Forum: Software and Web Design Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 6:38 am Subject: generating closed captions for DVDs |
| for context, WebTV supports something called Interactive TV, which are basically website links encoded into line-21 captions (specifically the Text 2 field). i'm trying to figure out if there's a way ... |
Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Replies: 24
Views: 4069
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2026 2:44 am Subject: 486 pc woes |
speaking of said adapter; i ordered some cards (18 bucks for two 4GB cards is absolutely insane, but at least it's two i guess? oh well.. i know CFs are just really expensive but i don't know why)
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Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Replies: 24
Views: 4069
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2026 8:06 am Subject: 486 pc woes |
not hijacking if you're telling me something!
i saw that, and i'm still somewhat interested, however i did get a CF adapter anyways since i wasn't sure when it would properly release. |
Topic: [Showcase] Coolest old setups thread |
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Replies: 15
Views: 1914
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Forum: The Good ol' Days Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 11:52 pm Subject: [Showcase] Coolest old setups thread |
| that image link is giving me a 403 forbidden; i think you might have to be logged in to see it |
Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Replies: 24
Views: 4069
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2026 10:40 pm Subject: 486 pc woes |
| update: the AWE64 finally came in last night, and i can say it's soooo much better than the old Jazz16 card. the mixer doesn't crap out over higher bitrate sounds (or just randomly crackle and pop whi ... |
Topic: i made a Thing (in .NET 2.0) |
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Replies: 2
Views: 594
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Forum: Software and Web Design Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2026 8:30 pm Subject: i made a Thing (in .NET 2.0) |
VS2005 for lyfe
unironically i think it's the IDE i've spent the most time in, as well as VB .NET being one of my more familiar languages |
Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Replies: 24
Views: 4069
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 8:27 pm Subject: 486 pc woes |
They're pretty slow in terms of access speed, relative to something like a CF card anyway, but they're designed more for running computers on them.
i suppose as long as it's as fast as a hard drive ... |
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