Computers and Related Hardware/Software

qilver wrote:

think i junked that tape player, wonder if you can get anything for it off ebay, probably not, since there is no use for it now in the high-tech age.
maybe the tape player can find a home....in the museum. :hehe:

There is a computer museum in the Bay Area somewhere, but I'm sure they already have one.

krim wrote:

i was thinking of decorating my house (future house, not current) with all my old hardware.. Tandys, Atari 2600/5600, C64, neogeo, nintendo, turbografix...

Hey, don't forget the awesome TRS "Trash" 80!!! :rofl:

There used to be a band in the Bay Area by that name. :hehe:
-PCM

krim wrote:i was thinking of decorating my house (future house, not current) with all my old hardware.. Tandys, Atari 2600/5600, C64, neogeo, nintendo, turbografix...

No ENIAC, UNIVAC, VAX780/790 series machines? ;)

bmwracer wrote:
No ENIAC, UNIVAC, VAX780/790 series machines? ;)

Wouldn't you need a mansion to house those things? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
No ENIAC, UNIVAC, VAX780/790 series machines? ;)

Actually I have a Colussus machine in my house, back from the old Bletchley Park days.....ah, the memories.

Tu_triky wrote:Actually I have a Colussus machine in my house, back from the old Bletchley Park days.....ah, the memories.

You're using it as a space heater now, ne? ;)

bmwracer wrote:
No ENIAC, UNIVAC, VAX780/790 series machines? ;)

I do have a leftover IBM AS/400 in the garage... but that's a 90's machine.

I would like a LISAI though

pcmodem wrote:

Hey, don't forget the awesome TRS "Trash" 80!!! :rofl:

There used to be a band in the Bay Area by that name. :hehe:
-PCM

never bought one of those. :puppydog:

bmwracer wrote:
You're using it as a space heater now, ne? ;)

yeah i used it to dry my clothes...still tryin' to see if i can get it to interface with my abacus and wireless logitech mouse.

NEC Earth Simulator eat your heart out, beeyotch...my machine helped win the WAR! :thumbsup:

Tu_triky wrote:yeah i used it to dry my clothes...still tryin' to see if i can get it to interface with my abacus and wireless logitech mouse.

Is the abacus USB or FireWire? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Is the abacus USB or FireWire? :hehe:

I saw a lava lamp powered by USB. I shook my head and left crying. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:
Is the abacus USB or FireWire? :hehe:

i think it actually uses a coxial connection. :beaten:

dochira wrote:I saw a lava lamp powered by USB.

Nothing is sacred nowadays. :beaten:

dochira wrote:
I saw a lava lamp powered by USB. I shook my head and left crying. :shakehead:

my lava lamp is old school....it's powered by binchotan charcoal and a foot-operated bellows....

dochira wrote:
I saw a lava lamp powered by USB. I shook my head and left crying. :shakehead:

that person should be tarred, feathered, then drawn and quartered while wearing a wetsuit full of pickling juice.

Today's Fry's ad has a 300GB Seagate USB/FireWire external HD for $150 (after a $50 rebate :bleh: )........

And a 300GB ATA100 Seagate internal HD for $80 (after $50 rebate)....

What's the best, free alternative to winzip?

shoujo22 wrote:What's the best, free alternative to winzip?

WinRAR

There are license cracks on the Internet. Google is your friend.


Cheers, :drink:
PCM

pcmodem wrote:WinRAR

There are license cracks on the Internet. Google is your friend.

Same for WinZip. ;)

Yeah WinRar is great and versatile with many formats, even though Winzip has evolved quite alot through the years. I still prefer WinRar.

shoujo22 wrote:What's the best, free alternative to winzip?

If you use Windows XP, you don't have to worry about using WinZIP for ZIP files since XP already has a built-in feature that does the job pretty well.