I think the "click of death" has been solved on most later models.. I'm still waiting for Iomega to release a FireWire-based Zip drive. That would give me a quick and easy reason to justify buying an IEEE 1394 card for my Linux box.
Yes, I know Microsoft's butterfly decals are not much different than IBM's Linux campaign, but let's think for a bit here. The stickers that Microsoft used were rather slick on the top, I hear, and putting them on the curbs and sidewalks is like an invitation for hip-breaking.
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Sylpheed is something good to use in the meantime. It's nice and fast.
Ergonomics be damned. The Shirow one looks pretty cool. I'd love to have something like that on my machine instead of the standard industry-accepted wheelmouse.
What a waste of a great old computer, I agree. This current trend towards making useful machines useless by inserting an x86 is starting to sicken me. Should we really have people who think a 5-year-old computer is too old with these great old treasures?
The cable installer for my old Mac clone (powercomputing powerwave) didn't exactly understand that it was a Mac and not a Windows machine. It took him quite some time to figure it out while I rocked with laughter.
Luckily, he had no software to install on it.:)
Looks like Microsoft wants Congress to pick up the security-by-obfuscation route.
From the article:
A call to sign off on explicit rejection of "licenses that would prevent or discourage commercial adoption of
promising cyber security technologies developed through federal R & D."
Well, now this all makes sense. Microsoft wants the government to close source so they can use the DMCA against terrorism, entrenching the position of Palladium. Or not. I think I've gone a little wacky in the head from too many long nights.
OS X still runs a lot of old 68k software very well under Classic -- surprising, even runs some stuff my old trusty 604 refused to. Unfortunately, a lot of old 68k stuff is hard to find anymore. My mother wishes they'd carbonize Gunshy one of these days, the Classic launch is a bit of a pain.
The site has a heavy Windows bias, as well. What do you expect from a gaming site?
While the Apple displays are beautiful, they are horrendously expensive. Then, of course, there's the added stigma of buying Apple hardware (which will get you laughed at by all the little script kiddies at lan parties).
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and in fact I remember back in 1993-1994 many MANY people using nintendo powergloves as mice for windows 3.11
Yeah, also a project that has been posted here before to do the same for Linux.
It'd be neat if someone rigged up a touchscreen display so you could use a laser pointer to move the mouse. Hilarity ensues when a laser match breaks out in the back of the class.
Not to mention the GP32 - a fine little handheld game console with independent developer support. I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned more often on here.
Because, as anyone who worked in a videogame store will tell you, immediately after refusing to sell a game to a child too young, you will have a parent burst into your shop screaming "WHY WON'T YOU SELL THIS GAME TO MY KID?".
In terms of frustration, it's better just not to sell the damn game.
I suppose this would be good for authenticating most softcore computer users. I personally do not use the mouse much, and I don't think a lot of other people here do either.
Hell, I think they figure if they can release another knockoff or another Sims expansion pack and make money, why should it be difficult or even give you your money's worth?
It'd be really nice if the Europeans started building quality code again like they did for the Amiga back in the day...
A lot of games of late seem to have been built by marketing committee, not people who actually like games and want to build a good game rather than flood the market with knockoffs.
I certainly don't have any ideas to turn this current state of affairs around other than buying the few hardcore games coming out each year... sadly, I don't see many this year.
To tell you the truth I haven't heard of it before now. I might download and run it when I get back to my main machine, though. The site isn't very specific about what (other than skins) is different from normal Moz.
I'm just so glad that LucasArts actually decided to listen to the squadrons of the hardcore asking for an adventure game and ceased the flow of Star Wars shooters. They were beginning to get old.:)
I hope this one is in 2D!
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I think the "click of death" has been solved on most later models.. I'm still waiting for Iomega to release a FireWire-based Zip drive. That would give me a quick and easy reason to justify buying an IEEE 1394 card for my Linux box.
I'd play more, but the latest version seems to have dispensed with the number_pad option in the options screen. Does anyone know where it went? ;)
Pretty much scot free is about $50, apparently.
Yes, I know Microsoft's butterfly decals are not much different than IBM's Linux campaign, but let's think for a bit here. The stickers that Microsoft used were rather slick on the top, I hear, and putting them on the curbs and sidewalks is like an invitation for hip-breaking.
Sylpheed is something good to use in the meantime. It's nice and fast.
Ergonomics be damned. The Shirow one looks pretty cool. I'd love to have something like that on my machine instead of the standard industry-accepted wheelmouse.
What a waste of a great old computer, I agree. This current trend towards making useful machines useless by inserting an x86 is starting to sicken me. Should we really have people who think a 5-year-old computer is too old with these great old treasures?
It's weird, the smaller Sun's installed base gets, the angrier they get at the x86 customers.
The cable installer for my old Mac clone (powercomputing powerwave) didn't exactly understand that it was a Mac and not a Windows machine. It took him quite some time to figure it out while I rocked with laughter. Luckily, he had no software to install on it. :)
But that's coming from Future Shop. Have you ever *tried* to buy anything other than the latest consumerbox there?
I haven't seen anyone using it yet. Possibly the reason why it hasn't been exploited is because nobody's going to use it? ;)
By the time they're finished we'll be able to play quake on the 7800.
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Well, now this all makes sense. Microsoft wants the government to close source so they can use the DMCA against terrorism, entrenching the position of Palladium. Or not. I think I've gone a little wacky in the head from too many long nights.
OS X still runs a lot of old 68k software very well under Classic -- surprising, even runs some stuff my old trusty 604 refused to. Unfortunately, a lot of old 68k stuff is hard to find anymore. My mother wishes they'd carbonize Gunshy one of these days, the Classic launch is a bit of a pain.
The site has a heavy Windows bias, as well. What do you expect from a gaming site?
While the Apple displays are beautiful, they are horrendously expensive. Then, of course, there's the added stigma of buying Apple hardware (which will get you laughed at by all the little script kiddies at lan parties).
and in fact I remember back in 1993-1994 many MANY people using nintendo powergloves as mice for windows 3.11 Yeah, also a project that has been posted here before to do the same for Linux.
It'd be neat if someone rigged up a touchscreen display so you could use a laser pointer to move the mouse. Hilarity ensues when a laser match breaks out in the back of the class.
Not to mention the GP32 - a fine little handheld game console with independent developer support. I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned more often on here.
Because hopefully kids over 12 won't buy into the "controversy" surrounding this "explicit" and "horrific" game.
Because, as anyone who worked in a videogame store will tell you, immediately after refusing to sell a game to a child too young, you will have a parent burst into your shop screaming "WHY WON'T YOU SELL THIS GAME TO MY KID?".
In terms of frustration, it's better just not to sell the damn game.
My guess is that STV is Steve Ballmer (Developers x 4), and LNS is Linus.
I suppose this would be good for authenticating most softcore computer users. I personally do not use the mouse much, and I don't think a lot of other people here do either.
Hell, I think they figure if they can release another knockoff or another Sims expansion pack and make money, why should it be difficult or even give you your money's worth?
It'd be really nice if the Europeans started building quality code again like they did for the Amiga back in the day...
A lot of games of late seem to have been built by marketing committee, not people who actually like games and want to build a good game rather than flood the market with knockoffs.
I certainly don't have any ideas to turn this current state of affairs around other than buying the few hardcore games coming out each year... sadly, I don't see many this year.
Exactly what I was thinking...
To tell you the truth I haven't heard of it before now. I might download and run it when I get back to my main machine, though. The site isn't very specific about what (other than skins) is different from normal Moz.
I'm just so glad that LucasArts actually decided to listen to the squadrons of the hardcore asking for an adventure game and ceased the flow of Star Wars shooters. They were beginning to get old. :)
I hope this one is in 2D!