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1) Kevin Pursglove? No longer with eBay. So you won't have him to kick around anymore.

2) The policies on selling digital music on eBay are "obscure" if by "obscure" you mean "available from every single page on the site through the online help system". The policy is simple: digital music (and pretty much any kind of digital products) aren't allowed because finding out who actually owns them is a royal pain in the ass. Don't blame eBay for this, blame the concept of intellectual property as we know it today.

You are absolutley correct, check out this listing:

$10 profit

I bet that it is a slashdot user.... :)

Also, would this scheme allow someone in another country (such as here in Canada) to use iTMS.

here is a link to the auction

This guy has a nice idea but ebay is more for selling stuff like this rare abused fan

here is my listing

$699 for a license to use Linux, but I can get an SCO OpenServer 5 license for $149?
I'm confused.

No, ccats is ih8apple, as is evident from his website and eBay page.

Sir Hax is a pale troll in comparison.

...take one of these???

I wonder if any are available on eBay...

I really wish a DECENT SW game would come out on the PC.... but I mean something like the original Rogue Squadron

The original Rogue Squadron was released on the PC

One thing EBay does right is their user agreement. [annoying javascript lurks]. It's easy to understand and presumably is legally valid.

The distinction is that EBay wants people to understand their user agreement. Conversely, obtuse user agreements are that way for a reason.

>Anyone hear anything about some research corporation finding an amazing processor in a robot from the future?

We didn't find anything in our factory, we're not hiding anything, we're just able to innovate more than our competitors.

We do have a robotic arm for sale though.

First, get an external CD-ROM drive. Get one that fits your needs and can function as a stand-alond CD player. I have a Panasonic PCMCIA one, which just happens to show up on the listing when I looked. If you want a single enclosure solution, you can build some sort of cradle for the portable CD drive to peek out of the top of your case via a hole. Be sure to leave enough area for the drive's door to open, but keep it snug enough to use weather stripping from your local hardware store to keep the dust or (ack!) liquids out. Plan this carefuly and do some research.

Now grab yourself some kind of amplifier or powered speakers (recommended). If you're really good, you got yourself a kit and added that to your custom case - advanced users only!

Just plug the headphone out of your CD drive into whatever you are using as an amplifier. Since you may want to use your computer's sound card for MP3s and such, get whatever kind of audio adapter you need to plug both the headphone from the CD drive and the sound card audio out into the amplifier/speakers. The ideal way to do this would be with a passive mixer which could lead to more case modding as well.

If you got a PCMCIA drive, then whatever computer you use should have the appropriate hardware if it's a laptop - make sure. USB may be better, but get whatever you like. This leaves it wide open for you to use any computer you wish.

The disadvantage of this idea is having three different things that want to be plugged into a wall. Don't go splicing electrical cables unless you have worked professionally as an electrician and can build out a transformer circuit.

Another disadvantage is that it could end up taking more space than you would like. That department's up to you. I don't have plans or anything, but I would probably make some kind of "flattish" enclosure with the motherboard to one side and the drives and else on the other. I don't think I would use any of the peripheral slots on the motherboard (all in one). You'll have to find a slim power supply, which may not be easy.

Just my 2 cents. Sounds like an interesting project. Good luck!

First, get an external CD-ROM drive. Get one that fits your needs and can function as a stand-alond CD player. I have a Panasonic PCMCIA one, which just happens to show up on the listing when I looked. If you want a single enclosure solution, you can build some sort of cradle for the portable CD drive to peek out of the top of your case via a hole. Be sure to leave enough area for the drive's door to open, but keep it snug enough to use weather stripping from your local hardware store to keep the dust or (ack!) liquids out. Plan this carefuly and do some research.

Now grab yourself some kind of amplifier or powered speakers (recommended). If you're really good, you got yourself a kit and added that to your custom case - advanced users only!

Just plug the headphone out of your CD drive into whatever you are using as an amplifier. Since you may want to use your computer's sound card for MP3s and such, get whatever kind of audio adapter you need to plug both the headphone from the CD drive and the sound card audio out into the amplifier/speakers. The ideal way to do this would be with a passive mixer which could lead to more case modding as well.

If you got a PCMCIA drive, then whatever computer you use should have the appropriate hardware if it's a laptop - make sure. USB may be better, but get whatever you like. This leaves it wide open for you to use any computer you wish.

The disadvantage of this idea is having three different things that want to be plugged into a wall. Don't go splicing electrical cables unless you have worked professionally as an electrician and can build out a transformer circuit.

Another disadvantage is that it could end up taking more space than you would like. That department's up to you. I don't have plans or anything, but I would probably make some kind of "flattish" enclosure with the motherboard to one side and the drives and else on the other. I don't think I would use any of the peripheral slots on the motherboard (all in one). You'll have to find a slim power supply, which may not be easy.

Just my 2 cents. Sounds like an interesting project. Good luck!

First, get an external CD-ROM drive. Get one that fits your needs and can function as a stand-alond CD player. I have a Panasonic PCMCIA one, which just happens to show up on the listing when I looked. If you want a single enclosure solution, you can build some sort of cradle for the portable CD drive to peek out of the top of your case via a hole. Be sure to leave enough area for the drive's door to open, but keep it snug enough to use weather stripping from your local hardware store to keep the dust or (ack!) liquids out. Plan this carefuly and do some research.

Now grab yourself some kind of amplifier or powered speakers (recommended). If you're really good, you got yourself a kit and added that to your custom case - advanced users only!

Just plug the headphone out of your CD drive into whatever you are using as an amplifier. Since you may want to use your computer's sound card for MP3s and such, get whatever kind of audio adapter you need to plug both the headphone from the CD drive and the sound card audio out into the amplifier/speakers. The ideal way to do this would be with a passive mixer which could lead to more case modding as well.

If you got a PCMCIA drive, then whatever computer you use should have the appropriate hardware if it's a laptop - make sure. USB may be better, but get whatever you like. This leaves it wide open for you to use any computer you wish.

The disadvantage of this idea is having three different things that want to be plugged into a wall. Don't go splicing electrical cables unless you have worked professionally as an electrician and can build out a transformer circuit.

Another disadvantage is that it could end up taking more space than you would like. That department's up to you. I don't have plans or anything, but I would probably make some kind of "flattish" enclosure with the motherboard to one side and the drives and else on the other. I don't think I would use any of the peripheral slots on the motherboard (all in one). You'll have to find a slim power supply, which may not be easy.

Just my 2 cents. Sounds like an interesting project. Good luck!

First, get an external CD-ROM drive. Get one that fits your needs and can function as a stand-alond CD player. I have a Panasonic PCMCIA one, which just happens to show up on the listing when I looked. If you want a single enclosure solution, you can build some sort of cradle for the portable CD drive to peek out of the top of your case via a hole. Be sure to leave enough area for the drive's door to open, but keep it snug enough to use weather stripping from your local hardware store to keep the dust or (ack!) liquids out. Plan this carefuly and do some research.

Now grab yourself some kind of amplifier or powered speakers (recommended). If you're really good, you got yourself a kit and added that to your custom case - advanced users only!

Just plug the headphone out of your CD drive into whatever you are using as an amplifier. Since you may want to use your computer's sound card for MP3s and such, get whatever kind of audio adapter you need to plug both the headphone from the CD drive and the sound card audio out into the amplifier/speakers. The ideal way to do this would be with a passive mixer which could lead to more case modding as well.

If you got a PCMCIA drive, then whatever computer you use should have the appropriate hardware if it's a laptop - make sure. USB may be better, but get whatever you like. This leaves it wide open for you to use any computer you wish.

The disadvantage of this idea is having three different things that want to be plugged into a wall. Don't go splicing electrical cables unless you have worked professionally as an electrician and can build out a transformer circuit.

Another disadvantage is that it could end up taking more space than you would like. That department's up to you. I don't have plans or anything, but I would probably make some kind of "flattish" enclosure with the motherboard to one side and the drives and else on the other. I don't think I would use any of the peripheral slots on the motherboard (all in one). You'll have to find a slim power supply, which may not be easy.

Just my 2 cents. Sounds like an interesting project. Good luck!

Lazy Link

try ebay

Welll that is the very last MT-32 I'll ever buy. Heck I'll even sell mine cheap! The only problem will be locating the MPU-IPC card and adapter box for it...

But not as hard as finding a PC with an ISA slot to run the stupid thing. Buy it now on eBay!

Many old PC games don't work on new hardware, for various reasons.

PC games aren't like Atari games, every PC is different, each Atari 2600 is identical.

Solution? Buy an older PC on eBay (486 or whatever you please). Cheap. The shipping will most likely cost more than the computer itself.

The best part of it is, you can get REAL SoundBlaster sound cards, etc for them, because some of the older games are just too picky to run on todays hardware, even with helper programs and such.

Why does searching eBay for "folding bike" make me think of "candle truck"? (There are no candle trucks on eBay.)

$10,000 for just the plumbing and parts? That seems like too much work.

Here or here.

I picked up a thermocycler (for DNA amplification) for $5.00 CDN at a University garage sale.

$10,000 for just the plumbing and parts? That seems like too much work.

Here or here.

I picked up a thermocycler (for DNA amplification) for $5.00 CDN at a University garage sale.

Well, here's one.

But why?...

I can enthusiastically endorse this classic from the past. It's also my Slashdot nickname. These pens were made in the tens of millions, and are virtually indestructible, so it is quite easy to find serviceable examples as many as 30, 40, or even 50 years old. Users will rave about them in much the same way as owners of the original VW Beetle, or (more apropos for Slashdot) the architects and users of the MIT Incompatible Timesharing System, for their elegance in design, reliability, and simplicity.

I own many pens, but my Parker 51, bought in 1997 for about $50 from an antique pen dealer, is the one that usually winds up in my pocket, or is reached for when I need something to write with. Features of this pen include:

• Made of very durable, modern lucite plastic
• Modern barrel design with hooded nib (combining both style and function as the hood keeps the ink wet on the nib)
• Simple, rugged aerometic filler in the Mark II version (basically a built-in eyedropper made of a flexible material known as "Pli-Glass"); Just dip the point in a bottle of ink, squeeze the bulb 4 times, wipe off the point, and keep writing.
• A collector feed to buffer ink to prevent skipping and uneven flow.

The solution to both of your problems: eBay!

Um, Yoda is from Degobah.

Here

comes with DivX playback and ethernet!!!

Here's a neat toy, not exactly new, but certanly expensive and cool. The Terapin Mine is billed as a "digital camera companion", but it does a whole lot more. 10 GB of storage accessable via USB or ethernet. Mp3 playback and recording (via microphone!). Email device. Digital camera uploading (of course) and display via NTSC video out. PCMCIA card slot. Runs embedded Linux (for the added geek factor, as if it needed any). Maybe you could hack it to use a PCMCIA wifi card, although I have no evidence to support that. Beats the pants off an iPod any day, in my book. ThinkGeek sells 'em, but you might be able to find one cheaper elsewhere.

Something neat but completely useless, huh?... how about this?

Oh wait... you wanted hi-tech...

I don't remember a Boba Fett cereal offer but I do remember collecting a lot of UPC's from other action figures to mail off for a special Boba Fett figure. Too bad my mom gave away all my figures, they're apparantly worth something.

The japanese version of Rez has a USB TRANCE VIBRATOR. If only there were drivers for MacOS, or Linux.

I don't know about $30,000. I have a FlexWan, which is a PA card adapter for the 6500's [which is the pricey but elegant way to go], and a PA-T3 and on the 7206VXR. They can be had for much less than $30,000, especially on ebay, but you can get prices down on Cisco if you aren't dumb enough to pay MSRP. You can also get PA-T3+ and PA-2T3+ for your FlexWan or 7200.

Here is a 7206VXR for ~$8000 that has what you want.

I'm no great fan of IOS, I much prefer Junos and my Juniper M10, but you'd be psychotic to even pretend a PC [despite the fact that Olive/Junos is based on FreeBSD from the PC, but each PIC uses network processors] could handle a T3 the way a Cisco or Juniper could. Yeah, its not very much bandwidth, but there are a lot fo interesting things these real pices of equipment can do for you.

Also, using a monitor OS like IOS and network processors is a lot better than interrupt driven crazyness that goes on in a PC.

In fact, I have a spare spare PA-T3 card I would sell you.

eBay? Since they do? Of course, having top engineers optimize everything out helps, which is more what the poster of the article needs rather than a rewrite.

I mean, what the hell. Make it 4x as large and 10x as clumbsey. Must be a second cousin to this guy - the Civic mod .

I always use 90210 for the zipcode (regardless of what company asks)... It either gets a double-take, a question like "can I have your real zipcode",

Yawn, BORING! More interesting Zip Codes:

96943: Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
37863: Pigeon Forge TN (Home of Dollywood)
20505: CIA
92328: Death Valley
80429: Climax, Colorado, highest elevation Post Office.
97834: Halfway, Oregon, also known as "Half.com"
12345: Schenectady, NY
10048: WTC ...and of course the infamous:

17534: Intercourse, but this being Slashdot, I wouldn't expect most to be familiar with that locale.

Link is dead.

Here is his Ebay feedback pack. He likes dishes?

Here is his Ebay About Me page.

Who is Bowie LTD?
Bowie LTD is a Partnership founded by Richard A. Barboza and Richard D. Colbert in March 2003. Our Federal EIN is 55-0826011. Any further information you may require on our Company or its Partners can be obtained by emailing sales@bowieltd.com. You may also visit our website @ http://www.bowieltd.com/.

Link is dead.

Here is his Ebay feedback pack. He likes dishes?

Here is his Ebay About Me page.

Who is Bowie LTD?
Bowie LTD is a Partnership founded by Richard A. Barboza and Richard D. Colbert in March 2003. Our Federal EIN is 55-0826011. Any further information you may require on our Company or its Partners can be obtained by emailing sales@bowieltd.com. You may also visit our website @ http://www.bowieltd.com/.

"Fifty million Americans can't be wrong."
Umm.. they are if the other 240 Million of us don't think so.

Let's call up the other 240 Million and ask them what they think about it. I hear that you can get an autodialer pretty cheap these days.

here

A damd fine machine, I might add !

Here's one in the states

Remember, when looking to buy things not readily available anymore eBay is our friend! :o)

Hundreds of people suggesting different calculators.

HP 48S

if you look on ebay you can find all sorts of HP calculators.

Here, I'll do the hard part for you
This is worth an Ask Slashdot?

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I still have all three, but find that I use the 42S the most; it still has the 'feel' of the old, rugged HP's and has a quick response.

ebay is your friend: HP calculators

Maybe so, but at least I make sure I'm not so easy to find before posting an inane Amazon referral link.

If BSD is dead, what the heck is AmigaOS? It was a great platform for it's time, however. Please don't misunderstand me to be an "Amiga Basher".* Who else was preemptively multitasking with a desktop OS back in 1990? No one, at least not on a commercial scale so large. And let's not forget AMIX, the Amiga Unix! The integration with video and sound was unprecedented. ASTOUNDING, even! Sexy machines they were way back when. And those CHIPS! Those wonderful lusty CHIPS!!!**

But, alas, it would seem a decade's worth of lack of software and hardware development renders it about as irrelevant as you can get.

And since Amiga OS 4 is Linux based, why do we need to PAY for Linux based "Amiga" OS? We can just cut out the middleman and run Linux on the hardware. But the new Amiga hardware is sorta spendy, so why not just buy an Intel box and install Linux there? And you can emulate the Amiga environment on top of Linux just fine to boot. Which is really what they're doing with OS 4 , I'm afraid!

If you're a real Amiga enthusiast out of a sense of nostalgia, there's always eBay. I think nostalgia is a perfectly fine reason to be collecting hardware, I can totally appreciate that sentiment. What I would most definitely *NOT* do is try to use this old hardware to get any real work done. I know what time it is! ;)

But is this new Amiga hardware really "Amiga" just because a buncha German folk are saying it is? To me, what makes an Amiga is chips. Chips that are highly specialized and each of them doing their jobs very well, robustly and with gusto. Does this new Amiga board have modern analogue of those wonderful old chips? I have to say, I really have an honestly hard time understanding a country who can't stop using an outmoded computer brandname amd who considers David Hasselhoff to be a major pop music sensation! I think I can actually understand the odd French peoccupation with Jerry Lewis a tad bit better than either of those two traits.


*Despite the fact that bash does run under OS 4.

**And so were the names of the chips. Denise, Paula, Amber, Alice, Gayle, Lisa, Akiko, Grace. Those names had style. Even Gary and Budgie and Ramsey had class, tho not "sexy" names per se like the aforementioned. ;) I tell you what though, those chips are *FUN TO PROGRAM* even in this day and age.