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  1. Re:Protecting Profit by rickb928 · · Score: 1 · on Verizon is Locking Its Phones Down To Combat Theft (cnet.com)

    And the reason Walmart is welling it so cheap is they expect to derive revenue from the service...

    Remember the i-Opener?

  2. Re:Commodore Amiga or Commodore PC? by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 1 · on Commodore PC Still Controls Heat and A/C At 19 Michigan Public Schools

    The Amiga was (and is) NOT a PC!

    Enjoy.

    http://www.bytecellar.com/wp-c...

  3. Source code is an illusion by nsayer · · Score: 1 · on Stallman Says Pirate Party Hurts Free Software

    Forcing copyright holders to release source code when the copyright expires doesn't really matter. If there was a really desirable piece of software whose copyright expired, it'd take a day or two for it to be promptly decompiled and thoroughly reverse engineered. Heck, it's not even always necessary for the copyright to have expired for people to do the work.

  4. Re:Had my cup o' pedant this morning.. by Psion · · Score: 4, Informative · on Happy Birthday, Amiga

    I'm sorry, but you're the one with inaccurate info. As I've said, I sold the Mindset computer a year before the Amiga came out, and I chose the Amiga over the Mindset because it had better graphics, better animation, better sound, ran faster, stored more info on a floppy, and all at a MUCH lower price than the Mindset. When it came out, the Mindset looked pretty good, but that was in 1984. 1985 changed all that.

    Here's another site that confirms the Mindset specs.

  5. What about the Mac Plus? [pics] by blakespot · · Score: 1 · on A Review of the 128KB Macintosh
    The Plus' SCSI port makes it a much more usable machine for the retro hobbyist.

    http://www.blakespot.com/macplus

    But, it's good to have an original 128k unit around as well...

    http://www.blakespot.com/list/images/mac128.jpg

    Hit my retro site for like items:

    http://www.bytecellar.com/


    blakespot

  6. Byte Cellar.com - oldschool goodness by blakespot · · Score: 1 · on Retro Machines Key to Rescuing Old Data
    For anyone interested - my retro computing blog / forum:

    http://www.bytecellar.com

    blakespot

  7. Re:even more amazing given inflation by blakespot · · Score: 1 · on PC Prices Reach $300 Milestone
    Everyone who responded to the erroneous 64K Vic-20 memory statement is my kindred spirit.

    As such, you'd prob. like my Vintage blog - http://www.bytecellar.com/

    There's not that many of us left...


    blakespot

  8. Sony PSP = clear, Nintendo DS = 1 dead... by blakespot · · Score: 1 · on Sony Recants on Dead Pixels (Sort Of)
    I just got my PSP on Monday (BestBuy had 4 left when I got there, down from their shipment of 200 on Thursday - all 4 sold while I was standing there). It has no dead or stuck pixels. It has one of the most vibrant LCD's I've ever seen - a thing of beauty. I am also fond of my Nintendo DS. It has one dead pixel on the lower screen near the edge. Doesn't bother me so I am ignoring it.

    I also have two 20" Apple Cinema Displays and neither of the 1680x1050 screens have any stuck or dead pixels, FYI.

    After getting this PSP with Wipeout Pure - it occurrs to me that I've got 7 different versions of the Wipeout games. I guess I like that genre. :-)


    blakespot

  9. Re:Dual Dual Dual ??? by blakespot · · Score: 1 · on Apple's Dev. Tools Hint @ Dual-core G5 & Quad Mac
    Indeed, the O2 is nice - I've been playing with it a lot this week. On the floor sit three towers. One is a towered Amiga 1200 '060, another is a P3 733, and the last is my C-One.

    They can all, I think, be seen in this cluttered shot.

    blakespot

  10. A few NeXT hardware pictures... by blakespot · · Score: 1 · on Steve Jobs Demos NeXTSTEP 3.0
    In eaerly 2000 I found a place that refurbished NeXT "black hardware" that was just an hour or so away (in Frederick, MD). I took a "long lunch" and drove up an came back with this NeXTStation Turbo Color system w/ screen for $250 complete. Came w/ NeXTSTEP v3.3 installed on the 512MB disk and 32MB RAM.

    Since then I've upgraded to a 2GB drive and 128MB of RAM. It is running on a 33MHz 68040. The interface is glass smooth. Here's the pics:

    1 2 3 4 5 6

    I took Apple up on its (no longer valid) offer to get full copies of NeXTSTEP v3.3 or OpenStep v4.2 (I applied twice and got one of each!) with a valid black hardware serial #. I used the HP PA-RISC install CD to install NeXTSTEP on an HP 9000 (60MHz PA-RISC) I grabbed at a local flea market for $20. Check those pics:

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    The video on the HP is rather interesting. While NeXTSTEP uses 16-bit color, it's divided into 12-bits for color (4096 colors onscreen and in palette) and 4-bit (16 level) transparency. Even still, it looks gorgeous. But the HP uses video compression/decompression hardware to encode true color in the 12-bits of color, and it's decoded on the way out the door. The result is truecolor images on the screen with what seems like minor JPEG artifacting. It's this most novel video setup that will cause me to hold onto that HP for thet long haul.

    See more machines of mine at my List page and my vintage computing blog, ByteCellar.com.


    blakespot

  11. Re:C-One by blakespot · · Score: 1 · on High School Dropout, Self-Taught Chip Designer
    I just 5 minutes ago ordered a C-One from its product site. I can't wait to get my hands on it - should be quite a new adventure for a retro computer freak.

    Have a look at an MPEG of the bare-board C-One booting.

    Will give the full report on my site ByteCellar.com when I receive it in a few weeks. FYI.


    blakespot

  12. For MORE Vintage Computing goodness... by blakespot · · Score: 2, Informative · on 1981 Personal Computer Catalog
    For more Vintage Computing Goodness (VCG) - check out the new:

    ByteCellar.com

    Lend your support!


    blakespot