but it comes with a funny name It's called Pröba and the manual is on a 11x17 foldout diagram with pictures (no words) indicating how to hook it to a slingshot and send it off to space. Versions of this product in green and orange (the only colors available) have been seen on some episodes of Trading Spaces
I wish I had those colors on mine. I got my SX-64 by chance. Someone had it out with the spring cleanup garbage. I got to it before the metal scrappers did. Of course, it didn't work, but after about 2 weeks of tedious troubleshooting, I discovered that someone had put a SID chip in the Kernel ROM socket (should have looked at the chip numbers first). I popped one out of a spare C64 and transplanted it to the SX-64 and it worked. However, I get the light blue/blue screen and C= + Run/Stop asks me to "Press Play On Tape". I still get it out from time to time. It's the only item in my collection that I keep in a closet instead of with the other collectables in the basement.
As for drive alignment. It's rather easy, but you do need a formatted disk from a properly aligned drive, or a disk from a purchased game (which should be properly formatted).
The technique is simple. You may need to search the net for some BASIC code for the C64 that will allow you to move the drive head to different tracks and continuously report the read error number as the drive is spinning. Should be a simple program to type in. Just move out to track 1, loosen the stepper motor screw and adjust the stepper motor until you get a good read code (I forget the actual code). Tighten down the screw and go to the other edge of the disk (Track 35). Verify and or adjust as needed. Then try the middle track (Track 18). After testing and adjusting where necessary, you should have a well aligned drive.
This technique worked well at the user's groups for "field repair".
Doesn't posting on the same article that you've recently moderated 'throw away' your moderation? You can't moderate and post on the same article (tends to allow bias).
The moderation you made may have been removed simply by posting. The moderator guidelines don't specifically mention that action, but I thought I experienced it in the past.
It disgusts me that people will badmouth the RIAA and then willingly support them through CD purchases or just plain steal from them.
Then you should appreciate my efforts. First, the obligatory:
RIAA Sucks!!!
Now that I have that out of the way, let me justify my rights to say that I couldn't care less about the 90% revenue stream generated from today's popular music. It's not a lot of my money going there. I mainly support unsigned artists. If a new 'popular' song tickles my fancy, then I rely on one of the local used tape & CD shops to have an original used copy of it. It usually doesn't take long to get them in. I feel by doing this, I put as little of my money into the RIAA mainstream revenues as possible.
you'll be paying with your ears - by listening to commercials.
Yes, but with the clarity of digital radio, maybe I can finally hear and understand the fast talking 'legalese' at the end of some of the promotional ads....:)
Someone will figure out how to put a strategically (and painfully) placed surface mount resistor or capacitor and shift the frequency up or down a bit from factory.
Then you could race these with more than one person on the same frequency band.
I have an amateur radio license (HAM). Technically, I'm allowed to use a wide range of frequencies for R/C or other 'remote control' use. Maybe I'll make mine work on the 2 meter band and I can control it at 100+ watts (or through a repeater)
I'll have to be on another frequency with a friend miles away to tell me where my car is steering.
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Looks like Trolltech's Qtopia and Jeode Java
Just like what is in my Zaurus. The screenshot and specs confirm it.
I'm going to assume that you've tried Linux and its apps for more than 5 minutes before posting your message. I'm sure it didn't cost you a dime to do so.
What trust fund do you live off of to be able to afford the 'reasonably priced' apps you described. You mentioned the following classes of products: OS, Office Software, and IDE.
Windows XP, Office XP, and Visual Studio.NET costs over $1000 for retail licensing. The company I work for spent about that much for the set and they even get a discount.
Out of the pocket, you can't compare apples to oranges here. For the features MOST PEOPLE use in an OS (surfing the net, games, etc.), or Office package (write letters, balance checkbook in spreadsheet), or IDE (whatever they feel like doing if they're technically inclined to do so) only comprise the basics of the functionality. Why should I spend $299 for Office XP just to write letters if Open Office will do what I need?
I would wager to say that 80% of the home PC owners with an MS Office package don't use more features than is outlined in a beginner's training course (some people need training for Microsoft products, too). With that knowledge, they can use Open Office effectively.
If the highly advanced portions of the MS software is 'better', then I say go ahead and buy it. But if you don't use those advanced features, you wasted a whole lot of money. All you've done is made a decision that lacks common sense.
I'd rather spend my $1000 on a new PC or a vacation.
From first hand experience, XP did little for me after an upgrade. I was required to have 2GB free space to perform an upgrade from 98. The upgrade used ALL of that 2GB of space. I had to get a new hard drive because 2GB was all the space I had left. Great value, huh? XP plus an additional cost of a new HD. Although I notice a newfound stability in the OS (about time Microsoft), all I really see from the 2GB of junk that got installed is a bunch of eye candy. A 2GB installation of a RedHat or Mandrake installation gives me a plethora of software to play around with to discover the many things a computer can be used for.
I'm just glad I didn't spend any of my money for the upgrade. This was on my work PC. I support an existing application within the company, so I have little choice. But I can do without the upgrades, and instead, use Linux at home.
That's a route I think will have the best success. I don't go to Sam Goody, The Wall, etc. to look for music. I can't trust the content will be something I like. Instead, I go to mp3.com
I also go to the Internet Underground Music Archive. It's not an illegal music site. It's been around since before 1996 (when I first heard about it) and works like mp3.com (except that the sample mp3's don't get the last 15 seconds chopped off or something). It's a more grass roots music band 'incubator' where independent artists can demo/sell their music.
Another thing to try is contacting the owners of the top listened to internet stations on Shoutcast that match your genre. Maybe they would want new stuff to play.
OK, So I might get flamed for this. In my opinion, classic is when a genre becomes popular (and maybe affordable) to the masses. No matter what year you were born. Some of us (like me) are just lucky to have experienced the real dawning of a future classic.
Classics for console systems is 1977-1984, give or take a year or two. Everything since then is icing on the cake. If you didn't experience the classics at that time, you missed out. Blame your parents for being too busy doing drugs or planning their careers to have kids and prevented you from being born at the right time to enjoy the new age of gaming consoles.
Screw all the snot nosed brats that downplay the classics for what's out now. What do you think you'd be doing now if the classics weren't doing what they were doing then.
<REALITY CHECK> Oh my... I'm beginning to sound like my parents.... I'll just go back to eating my oat bran cereal now </REALITY CHECK>
My first computer was made out of a process that has acheived Megahertz speeds. The VIC-20
It ran at about 1MHz. Maybe they should start by building a quantum VIC-20 and work their way up the scale again. A quantum 64 with quantum SID, and so on...
If you are referring to the obvious break in the case design between the screen and graffiti area, It looks to me that they're designing the thumbpad as a slide down cover (ala Zaurus) to hide the graffiti area when not in use.
Instead of the stupid toy in the Happy Meal that ends up being picked up at a later date from the gum encrusted floor under the seats in the family minivan, each nugget in the meal is actually a demo of a newly released GBA game. You just stick the nugget into your Game Boy. When you're bored with it, eat it.
It also included a cool demo mode. You had to get eaten by a dragon then the dragon gets picked up by the bat. You'll be carried off for a visit to nearly every location in the game.
Then again, being that a bat can pick up a dragon, I'm firmly convinced that swallows CAN carry coconuts, including the African Swallow (obscure reference).
Us US citizens should be aware that while we mostly think the rest of the world has to catch up to us as far as computer use goes, they're already doing that. They are making the crucial decisions that will establish standards for themselves. A lot of them are looking at non-MS alternatives now that they can afford to do so.
Before you know it, the US will need to catch up with the rest of the world's computer standards. My money is on OSS.
I doubt this is an assumption that ALL future PC hardware will be Palladium enhanced. I'm certainly not going to buy such hardware. I'll nurse my Duron till the chip breaks down to sand before I upgrade.
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but it comes with a funny name
It's called Pröba and the manual is on a 11x17 foldout diagram with pictures (no words) indicating how to hook it to a slingshot and send it off to space.
Versions of this product in green and orange (the only colors available) have been seen on some episodes of Trading Spaces
I wish I had those colors on mine. I got my SX-64 by chance. Someone had it out with the spring cleanup garbage. I got to it before the metal scrappers did. Of course, it didn't work, but after about 2 weeks of tedious troubleshooting, I discovered that someone had put a SID chip in the Kernel ROM socket (should have looked at the chip numbers first). I popped one out of a spare C64 and transplanted it to the SX-64 and it worked. However, I get the light blue/blue screen and C= + Run/Stop asks me to "Press Play On Tape". I still get it out from time to time. It's the only item in my collection that I keep in a closet instead of with the other collectables in the basement.
As for drive alignment. It's rather easy, but you do need a formatted disk from a properly aligned drive, or a disk from a purchased game (which should be properly formatted).
The technique is simple. You may need to search the net for some BASIC code for the C64 that will allow you to move the drive head to different tracks and continuously report the read error number as the drive is spinning. Should be a simple program to type in. Just move out to track 1, loosen the stepper motor screw and adjust the stepper motor until you get a good read code (I forget the actual code). Tighten down the screw and go to the other edge of the disk (Track 35). Verify and or adjust as needed. Then try the middle track (Track 18). After testing and adjusting where necessary, you should have a well aligned drive.
This technique worked well at the user's groups for "field repair".
That's neat...
A Z80 on glass. The Z80 brings back the good 'ol days.
Let's not forget how the Z80 used to run CPM. But with this invention, CPM can stand for Clear Panel Machine or Clear Panel Microprocessor
Doesn't posting on the same article that you've recently moderated 'throw away' your moderation? You can't moderate and post on the same article (tends to allow bias).
The moderation you made may have been removed simply by posting. The moderator guidelines don't specifically mention that action, but I thought I experienced it in the past.
It disgusts me that people will badmouth the RIAA and then willingly support them through CD purchases or just plain steal from them.
Then you should appreciate my efforts. First, the obligatory:
RIAA Sucks!!!
Now that I have that out of the way, let me justify my rights to say that I couldn't care less about the 90% revenue stream generated from today's popular music. It's not a lot of my money going there. I mainly support unsigned artists. If a new 'popular' song tickles my fancy, then I rely on one of the local used tape & CD shops to have an original used copy of it. It usually doesn't take long to get them in. I feel by doing this, I put as little of my money into the RIAA mainstream revenues as possible.
Yes, but with the clarity of digital radio, maybe I can finally hear and understand the fast talking 'legalese' at the end of some of the promotional ads....
And MTV.....
Just wait....
Someone will figure out how to put a strategically (and painfully) placed surface mount resistor or capacitor and shift the frequency up or down a bit from factory.
Then you could race these with more than one person on the same frequency band.
I have an amateur radio license (HAM). Technically, I'm allowed to use a wide range of frequencies for R/C or other 'remote control' use. Maybe I'll make mine work on the 2 meter band and I can control it at 100+ watts (or through a repeater)
I'll have to be on another frequency with a friend miles away to tell me where my car is steering.
Looks like Trolltech's Qtopia and Jeode Java
Just like what is in my Zaurus. The screenshot and specs confirm it.
I'm going to assume that you've tried Linux and its apps for more than 5 minutes before posting your message. I'm sure it didn't cost you a dime to do so.
.NET costs over $1000 for retail licensing. The company I work for spent about that much for the set and they even get a discount.
What trust fund do you live off of to be able to afford the 'reasonably priced' apps you described. You mentioned the following classes of products: OS, Office Software, and IDE.
Windows XP, Office XP, and Visual Studio
Out of the pocket, you can't compare apples to oranges here. For the features MOST PEOPLE use in an OS (surfing the net, games, etc.), or Office package (write letters, balance checkbook in spreadsheet), or IDE (whatever they feel like doing if they're technically inclined to do so) only comprise the basics of the functionality. Why should I spend $299 for Office XP just to write letters if Open Office will do what I need?
I would wager to say that 80% of the home PC owners with an MS Office package don't use more features than is outlined in a beginner's training course (some people need training for Microsoft products, too). With that knowledge, they can use Open Office effectively.
If the highly advanced portions of the MS software is 'better', then I say go ahead and buy it. But if you don't use those advanced features, you wasted a whole lot of money. All you've done is made a decision that lacks common sense.
I'd rather spend my $1000 on a new PC or a vacation.
From first hand experience, XP did little for me after an upgrade. I was required to have 2GB free space to perform an upgrade from 98. The upgrade used ALL of that 2GB of space. I had to get a new hard drive because 2GB was all the space I had left. Great value, huh? XP plus an additional cost of a new HD. Although I notice a newfound stability in the OS (about time Microsoft), all I really see from the 2GB of junk that got installed is a bunch of eye candy. A 2GB installation of a RedHat or Mandrake installation gives me a plethora of software to play around with to discover the many things a computer can be used for.
I'm just glad I didn't spend any of my money for the upgrade. This was on my work PC. I support an existing application within the company, so I have little choice. But I can do without the upgrades, and instead, use Linux at home.
Looks like PHP to me.....
Didn't the OSI take $6M and build a Bionic Man to aid the country's intelligence departments?
That's a route I think will have the best success. I don't go to Sam Goody, The Wall, etc. to look for music. I can't trust the content will be something I like. Instead, I go to mp3.com
I also go to the Internet Underground Music Archive. It's not an illegal music site. It's been around since before 1996 (when I first heard about it) and works like mp3.com (except that the sample mp3's don't get the last 15 seconds chopped off or something). It's a more grass roots music band 'incubator' where independent artists can demo/sell their music.
Another thing to try is contacting the owners of the top listened to internet stations on Shoutcast that match your genre. Maybe they would want new stuff to play.
OK, So I might get flamed for this. In my opinion, classic is when a genre becomes popular (and maybe affordable) to the masses. No matter what year you were born. Some of us (like me) are just lucky to have experienced the real dawning of a future classic.
Classics for console systems is 1977-1984, give or take a year or two. Everything since then is icing on the cake. If you didn't experience the classics at that time, you missed out. Blame your parents for being too busy doing drugs or planning their careers to have kids and prevented you from being born at the right time to enjoy the new age of gaming consoles.
Screw all the snot nosed brats that downplay the classics for what's out now. What do you think you'd be doing now if the classics weren't doing what they were doing then.
<REALITY CHECK>
Oh my... I'm beginning to sound like my parents.... I'll just go back to eating my oat bran cereal now
</REALITY CHECK>
My first computer was made out of a process that has acheived Megahertz speeds. The VIC-20
It ran at about 1MHz. Maybe they should start by building a quantum VIC-20 and work their way up the scale again. A quantum 64 with quantum SID, and so on...
I always open my books from the back....
:)
I like to see if the butler really did it.
I guess I never got a chance to see the license
Try Barnes & Noble instead. I noticed they have an ISBN search
When properly modified, A CueCat can scan larger bar codes. As long as the start/end markers on the code remain the same, there should be no worries
Here's an ISBN number I just scanned (maybe this'll get Amazon slashdotted too)
9780924771453
It uses the 39 barcode standard IIRC, just like UPC
If you are referring to the obvious break in the case design between the screen and graffiti area, It looks to me that they're designing the thumbpad as a slide down cover (ala Zaurus) to hide the graffiti area when not in use.
Instead of the stupid toy in the Happy Meal that ends up being picked up at a later date from the gum encrusted floor under the seats in the family minivan, each nugget in the meal is actually a demo of a newly released GBA game. You just stick the nugget into your Game Boy. When you're bored with it, eat it.
Uh.... Adventure?
It also included a cool demo mode. You had to get eaten by a dragon then the dragon gets picked up by the bat. You'll be carried off for a visit to nearly every location in the game.
Then again, being that a bat can pick up a dragon, I'm firmly convinced that swallows CAN carry coconuts, including the African Swallow (obscure reference).
Several years ago, "Chase The Chuckwagon" was going for $250+ on eBay. It was considered the 'Holy Grail' of a 2600 collection.
Think of all the dog food you can eat now with that kind of money.
My brother and I saved up for the Arcadia Supercharger for our Atari instead.
Much better games were available for this classy add-on.
Exactly!!!
Us US citizens should be aware that while we mostly think the rest of the world has to catch up to us as far as computer use goes, they're already doing that. They are making the crucial decisions that will establish standards for themselves. A lot of them are looking at non-MS alternatives now that they can afford to do so.
Before you know it, the US will need to catch up with the rest of the world's computer standards. My money is on OSS.
I doubt this is an assumption that ALL future PC hardware will be Palladium enhanced. I'm certainly not going to buy such hardware. I'll nurse my Duron till the chip breaks down to sand before I upgrade.