I assume, also, that the GC controllers are a bit more complex than just some pushbuttons hooked up to some wires as the old controllers were.
Actually, the older controllers were semi-complex. All the Nintendo controllers, from the NES on up, run through a serial-type communications protocol. Not just buttons hooked to wires (like the Atari 2600 VCS and such). More information here
I concur with the Fat Possum mention. Ever since I heard the opening track from Thickfreakness by The Black Keys on one of Epitaph's Punk-O-Rama compilations, I've been hooked on buying records from Fat Possum. (I'd had a grounding in the blues already, I didn't know that anyone was still actively developing the genre:)
On a related note, my father (who is 48) and I (20) have very similar tastes in music. Mostly. But any music past 1980 that I listen to he can't stand. I listen to quite a bit of punk rock (not the standard pop-punk, I haven't turned my radio on in ages); and he doesn't hear anything but noise from that.:)
10 PRINT "Nothing was better than" 20 CALL SAY("THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEECH SYNTHESIZER") 30 GOTO 10 40 REM do line 30 just to annoy the shit out of the user
Yes and no. In my experience, the second revision chipsets (for example, the KT266A I'm running in my box) are solid as a rock. This one has been up for 23 days straight. Very *nix-friendly, too; and I have never had any weird hardware flukes. But yes, I have heard plenty regarding VIA in some of their early-revisions having silly problems. There are quite a few VIA-specific hacks in the Linux kernel, and a lot of people have reported that you can't run a nVidia GPU on several VIA boards at 4x mode (though I do just fine without problems).
The Linux/Unix version is the same. It's basically RealPlayer G2/8, with updated codecs. No spyware.
OTOH, I did hear that it had a few security flaws recently.
Windows NT4 SP6a is only 36MB. It's still hell to download on a modem, but it's easier. Plus, with each SP for WinNT, the operating system actually RAN FASTER.
I'm just ranting. I really don't care, I gave up Windows altogether this semester.:)
Some mid-end vintage audiophile stuff can be had pretty inexpensively. A Marantz 2240 (what I use now) costs about $200, and sounds much better than any other reciever in that price range today.
I'm not sure if that's completely true. I've always heard that color-blind people just memorized to order that they lights were in (Red on top, or to the left).
You're crazy man. Pole Position had the GREATEST damage realism EVAR!!!1 I mean, you hit a car, and you blew up! You hit a bush, and you blew up! You hit a sign, and you blew up! It's so awesomely realistic!!!!1ONE!!!
From The Jargon Dictionary (http://info.astrian.net/):
dogcow/dog'kow/ n. See Moof. The dogcow is a semi-legendary creature that lurks in the depths of the Macintosh Technical Notes Hypercard stack V3.1. The full story of the dogcow is told in technical note #31 (the particular dogcow illustrated is properly named `Clarus'). Option-shift-click will cause it to emit a characteristic `Moof!' or `!fooM' sound. Getting to tech note 31 is the hard part; to discover how to do that, one must needs examine the stack script with a hackerly eye. Clue: rot13 is involved. A dogcow also appears if you choose `Page Setup...' with a LaserWriter selected and click on the `Options' button. It also lurks in other Mac printer drivers, notably those for the now-discontinued Style Writers. Sadly, Apple has removed the pages that used to describe the dogcow.
As mentoined above, Apple used to have a devolper's page dedicated to The Dogcow, but it's down now. You'll have to get your info from a Dogcow fansite.
Maybe back in 1999 your rant holds true, but no more today. X and WindowMaker run happily on my little P133 laptop, and it took minimal effort to set up. Linux binary compatibility is a breeze to set up, I had UT2003 running (not on my laptop, of course) and fragging away.
Next time you run the FreeBSD sysinstall, take a little more time and pay more attention.
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I concur with the Fat Possum mention. Ever since I heard the opening track from Thickfreakness by The Black Keys on one of Epitaph's Punk-O-Rama compilations, I've been hooked on buying records from Fat Possum. (I'd had a grounding in the blues already, I didn't know that anyone was still actively developing the genre :)
On a related note, my father (who is 48) and I (20) have very similar tastes in music. Mostly. But any music past 1980 that I listen to he can't stand. I listen to quite a bit of punk rock (not the standard pop-punk, I haven't turned my radio on in ages); and he doesn't hear anything but noise from that. :)
For those of you who aren't savvy to the real name, Eric Arthur Blair is George Orwell's real name.
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You mean like EasyCalc?
- Chablis: Code name for Apple Macintosh SE.
- XO: Code name for Apple Macintosh Classic.
- Derringer: Code name for Apple Powerbook 100
Granted, these are all x86 boxen; Chablis running Slack9.1, and the other two running FreeBSD 4.9.I think it's more the fact that the movie didn't feel at all like the game. It was just... weird... compared to the original platformer.
Postfix:
/oh wait...
4 = 2 2 +
Yes and no. In my experience, the second revision chipsets (for example, the KT266A I'm running in my box) are solid as a rock. This one has been up for 23 days straight. Very *nix-friendly, too; and I have never had any weird hardware flukes. But yes, I have heard plenty regarding VIA in some of their early-revisions having silly problems. There are quite a few VIA-specific hacks in the Linux kernel, and a lot of people have reported that you can't run a nVidia GPU on several VIA boards at 4x mode (though I do just fine without problems).
The only thing I have against ripping from my local public library is that the discs are very commonly scratched beyond recognition/ripability.
The Linux/Unix version is the same. It's basically RealPlayer G2/8, with updated codecs. No spyware. OTOH, I did hear that it had a few security flaws recently.
You did tell him to start using Mozilla, Firefox, or Opera, right?
I hope?
Windows NT4 SP6a is only 36MB. It's still hell to download on a modem, but it's easier. Plus, with each SP for WinNT, the operating system actually RAN FASTER.
:)
I'm just ranting. I really don't care, I gave up Windows altogether this semester.
Some mid-end vintage audiophile stuff can be had pretty inexpensively. A Marantz 2240 (what I use now) costs about $200, and sounds much better than any other reciever in that price range today.
Heh... my mod points expire today. I MUST BLOW THEM ALL ON CRAPPY COMMENTS!
/me runs off to mod up first posts
Heh... IBM Travelstars didn't always suck... my seven-year-old ThinkPad's hard drive is still going strong :)
I'm not sure if that's completely true. I've always heard that color-blind people just memorized to order that they lights were in (Red on top, or to the left).
You're crazy man. Pole Position had the GREATEST damage realism EVAR!!!1 I mean, you hit a car, and you blew up! You hit a bush, and you blew up! You hit a sign, and you blew up! It's so awesomely realistic!!!!1ONE!!!
(Well, it's realistic if you drive a Pinto)
/me looks at the U. S. Constitution and cries.
From The Jargon Dictionary (http://info.astrian.net/):
/dog'kow/ n. See Moof. The dogcow is a semi-legendary creature that lurks in the depths of the Macintosh Technical Notes Hypercard stack V3.1. The full story of the dogcow is told in technical note #31 (the particular dogcow illustrated is properly named `Clarus'). Option-shift-click will cause it to emit a characteristic `Moof!' or `!fooM' sound. Getting to tech note 31 is the hard part; to discover how to do that, one must needs examine the stack script with a hackerly eye. Clue: rot13 is involved. A dogcow also appears if you choose `Page Setup...' with a LaserWriter selected and click on the `Options' button. It also lurks in other Mac printer drivers, notably those for the now-discontinued Style Writers. Sadly, Apple has removed the pages that used to describe the dogcow.
dogcow
As mentoined above, Apple used to have a devolper's page dedicated to The Dogcow, but it's down now. You'll have to get your info from a Dogcow fansite.
Maybe back in 1999 your rant holds true, but no more today. X and WindowMaker run happily on my little P133 laptop, and it took minimal effort to set up. Linux binary compatibility is a breeze to set up, I had UT2003 running (not on my laptop, of course) and fragging away.
Next time you run the FreeBSD sysinstall, take a little more time and pay more attention.
Ogg.
I HAVE one of those "circa-97 brick[s] of a 7lb laptop", you insensitive clod!
...And goodbye to the 60 megabytes of Windows Updates you need to install before you get infected with the Blaster worm.
my wife, the barracuda
You married a car? Well, at least you made one hell of a good choice.