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What's the Oldest Hardware You are Still Using?
ScottBob asks: "Seeing the recent post about the vintage computer festival got me thinking about old hardware I'm still using in my 'modern' computer. I have a 1 ghz Celeryonion machine, but when I bought the mobo I specifically looked for one with an ISA slot so I could still use my old Zoltrix modem I bought in '97 when V.90 was adopted (when it probably would have been cheaper to buy an ISA-less mobo and a PCI modem). I've also moved a '93 model floppy drive from machine to machine, and it still works. Usually, monitors and power supplies survive the ravage Moore's law has on hardware, but what other things does everybody else save when they cruft together a new machine? Anybody ever do things like disguise a 4 GHz P4 in an ancient 8086 machine box? While on the subject, is anybody still running old DOS programs in a DOS box on a Windows machine (e.g. a database) because your company is too poor/cheap to upgrade or doesn't want to bother with any free alternatives?"
I was wondering what the hell you guys were talking about, I mean reusing old parts... Then it struck me! You guys are talking about PCs, duh! I assumed you were talking real computers, ie Macs.
please note that both are equally disgusting - i just want to know which camp to ship you to once i come to power.
That's the *newest* video card I have!
Asshole.
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It's a fucking cord, not a chord! GET IT RIGHT. I bet you also say "web sight" instead of "web site"
MORON
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
chord
n 1: a straight line connecting two points on a curve
2: a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously
when sounded together
v 1: play chords on (a string instrument)
2: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music
or singing [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cord
n 1: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was
tied with a cord"
2: a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
3: a light insulated conductor for household use [syn: {electric
cord}]
4: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
[syn: {corduroy}]
v 1: stack in cords; "cord firewood"
2: bind or tie with a cord
your a fuckin asshat. fuck you.
GO SOX!!! FUCK THE YANKEES AND THAT WHORE JETER! Maybe next time, Pedro will nail that faggot Posada in the head...
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