Why not just use the existing machines? One of the neat cases on mini-itx.com was a gutted C64 luggable with the original 5" (or was it 9") CRT screen in it. It was probably the only case conversion where they didn't bastardize it by replacing it with a small LCD screen.
One of the neat things I found out from the entry was that the electrical interface for the video on C64 that exists in RCA component form is basically the same as S-Video (One tip and ring for chrominance, other tip and ring for luminance). The guy took the S-Video TV out on his modern video card and soldered it into the CRT and it worked! He even fired up VICE on it and looked like the real thing.
If you'd really love to play these on a real C64 in front of a big TV, try messing around with soldering an S-Video connector on the end of two RCA component connectors.
Conversely, if you still have an old C64 monitor, try screwing around with sending S-Video to it via a VCR or PVR. Instant TV!
Calvin: "If you could have anything in the world right now, what would it be?" Hobbes: "Hmm..." Calvin: "Anything at all! Whatever you want!" Hobbes: "A sandwich." Calvin: "A SANDWICH?!? WHAT KIND OF STUPID WISH IS THAT?!" Calvin: "Talk about a failure of imagination! I'd ask for a trillion billion dollars, my own space shuttle, and a private continent!" Hobbes: (eating sandwich) "I got MY wish."
I live in a more rural area, so I don't have to worry about evading giant tentacles or anything of that nature. I think someone I know did see one of those picturebooks of Japanese women's hands in one of the bigger stores around here that you see in J-List ads on Something Awful.
Not to mention that Persia refers to the geographical area now known as Iran, which mostly consists of non-Arabs who speak not Arabic, but Farsi. Plus, the hero guy came from India.
Whatever keeps fundamentalists from touching it, I guess...
So, I had to download it to 'evaluate it'. I can't play keyboard but was thinking of buying a USB keyboard to use GarageBand with on my PoweBook
You should just get a P-P-P-Powerbook instead. It should produce much better results than that PoweBook of yours.
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There is a problem with TV timeshifting that we never saw with music swapping. The devices used to do it are usually controlled through a service and much easier for companies to cockblock through firmware and hardware restrictions. That's the thing to look out for.
Haha, I actually got to see The Simpsons in Spanish during my overnight stay in Madrid. Yeah, the translation ruined one great part where Homer is attempting to pour Lucky Charms cereal into a hole to get a leprechaun to appear, only to find out he's holding a box of Trix.
Apparently, the Spanish translation of "D'oh!" is a slightly muted "B-ah!"
Man, if only BitTorrent was feasible when MST3K was around.
<annoying Comedy Central annoncer guy (Penn Jilette)> Enjoy Mystery Science Theater at its new time at 10:00 PM EST, here on COMEDY CENTRAL!....... We have more MST3K for you, now at 12:30 AM, here on COMEDY CEEEENNNTRAAALLL!....... Enjoy MST3K, now at 3:30 AM, on COMEDY CENTRAL! </annoying Comedy Central annoncer guy (Penn Jilette)>
Oh yes! Custer's Revenge! I love that game. If you play it emulated, all you have to do is tap multiple fingers on the spacebar (emulator's fire button) and you can get up to 50 "screws" in no time and get an extra life. I think my highest score was 270, and that was with the game running at 70 fps (I was running a DOS version of Stella that was vsynced to 320x200, which runs at 70Hz)
I mentioned it to someone at work and they actually knew what I was talking about. He also mentioned another masterpiece called Beat 'Em and Eat 'Em, which used the paddle to take the cumcatcher from one side of the screen to the other.
Welcome to Japan. It's weird, but it's common to see women wearing skirts (sometimes while outdoors) even during the winter - especially where I am where we get craploads of snow.
Yeah, but there's no other mood ruiner than making out with your girlfriend, whipping it out, and having the phone say, "Looks like you're writing a letter!"
AAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGHHHHH!
Oh, well. I guess it beats politically incorrect Clippy..."I transform into a coat hanger just in case that bitch gets pregnant!"
This explains so much. I ordered a Laptop from alienware last month and they say they are still missing parts and won't start building it for another two weeks. Punks!!
Supernatural forces are helping you to avoid spending $4000 on a $1100 machine.
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Why not just use the existing machines? One of the neat cases on mini-itx.com was a gutted C64 luggable with the original 5" (or was it 9") CRT screen in it. It was probably the only case conversion where they didn't bastardize it by replacing it with a small LCD screen.
One of the neat things I found out from the entry was that the electrical interface for the video on C64 that exists in RCA component form is basically the same as S-Video (One tip and ring for chrominance, other tip and ring for luminance). The guy took the S-Video TV out on his modern video card and soldered it into the CRT and it worked! He even fired up VICE on it and looked like the real thing.
If you'd really love to play these on a real C64 in front of a big TV, try messing around with soldering an S-Video connector on the end of two RCA component connectors.
Conversely, if you still have an old C64 monitor, try screwing around with sending S-Video to it via a VCR or PVR. Instant TV!
That ought to stop abuse of the word: "literally"
Calvin: "If you could have anything in the world right now, what would it be?"
Hobbes: "Hmm..."
Calvin: "Anything at all! Whatever you want!"
Hobbes: "A sandwich."
Calvin: "A SANDWICH?!? WHAT KIND OF STUPID WISH IS THAT?!"
Calvin: "Talk about a failure of imagination! I'd ask for a trillion billion dollars, my own space shuttle, and a private continent!"
Hobbes: (eating sandwich) "I got MY wish."
Yes, you are...BENJAMIN FRY!
...Multipass!
I live in a more rural area, so I don't have to worry about evading giant tentacles or anything of that nature. I think someone I know did see one of those picturebooks of Japanese women's hands in one of the bigger stores around here that you see in J-List ads on Something Awful.
What's that one part in the Slashdot FAQ where it says something about Funny mods and how it affects karma?
Oh, I guess I am here to inform others on the P-P-P-Power of the P-P-P-Powerbook so I can add to my preexisting karma bonus.
Not to mention that Persia refers to the geographical area now known as Iran, which mostly consists of non-Arabs who speak not Arabic, but Farsi. Plus, the hero guy came from India.
Whatever keeps fundamentalists from touching it, I guess...
So, I had to download it to 'evaluate it'. I can't play keyboard but was thinking of buying a USB keyboard to use GarageBand with on my PoweBook
You should just get a P-P-P-Powerbook instead. It should produce much better results than that PoweBook of yours.
There is a problem with TV timeshifting that we never saw with music swapping. The devices used to do it are usually controlled through a service and much easier for companies to cockblock through firmware and hardware restrictions. That's the thing to look out for.
Dude, I think your spelling has an identity crisis.
Haha, I actually got to see The Simpsons in Spanish during my overnight stay in Madrid. Yeah, the translation ruined one great part where Homer is attempting to pour Lucky Charms cereal into a hole to get a leprechaun to appear, only to find out he's holding a box of Trix.
Apparently, the Spanish translation of "D'oh!" is a slightly muted "B-ah!"
Not to mention that Marge sounded really weird.
Dude, that comes out to somewhere around 5.50 USD these days. I'll pass!
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Man, if only BitTorrent was feasible when MST3K was around.
<annoying Comedy Central annoncer guy (Penn Jilette)>
Enjoy Mystery Science Theater at its new time at 10:00 PM EST, here on COMEDY CENTRAL!.......
We have more MST3K for you, now at 12:30 AM, here on COMEDY CEEEENNNTRAAALLL!.......
Enjoy MST3K, now at 3:30 AM, on COMEDY CENTRAL!
</annoying Comedy Central annoncer guy (Penn Jilette)>
Oh yes! Custer's Revenge! I love that game. If you play it emulated, all you have to do is tap multiple fingers on the spacebar (emulator's fire button) and you can get up to 50 "screws" in no time and get an extra life. I think my highest score was 270, and that was with the game running at 70 fps (I was running a DOS version of Stella that was vsynced to 320x200, which runs at 70Hz)
I mentioned it to someone at work and they actually knew what I was talking about. He also mentioned another masterpiece called Beat 'Em and Eat 'Em, which used the paddle to take the cumcatcher from one side of the screen to the other.
They probably glanced at nyud.net and thought they saw nyud.info
"HEY, EVERYBODY! I'M LOOKING AT GAY PORNO!"
Yeah, that one.
then you shouldn't have worn a skirt.
Welcome to Japan. It's weird, but it's common to see women wearing skirts (sometimes while outdoors) even during the winter - especially where I am where we get craploads of snow.
this guy worries about people taking pictures of magazines, and what comes to mind for you? taking pictures of girls wearing skirts! ahhh slashdot :)
You laugh, but I saw this exact sort of thing discussed in a police mini-documentary on Japanese TV - with reenactments and everything.
Yeah, but there's no other mood ruiner than making out with your girlfriend, whipping it out, and having the phone say, "Looks like you're writing a letter!"
AAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGHHHHH!
Oh, well. I guess it beats politically incorrect Clippy..."I transform into a coat hanger just in case that bitch gets pregnant!"
Fukenhacken!
Error downloading hot-grits.mpeg: unable to connect to tracker
Damn...
...in Japan!
This explains so much. I ordered a Laptop from alienware last month and they say they are still missing parts and won't start building it for another two weeks. Punks!!
Supernatural forces are helping you to avoid spending $4000 on a $1100 machine.
...but the remote control is assembled in Mexico! Oh, wrong appliance.
Tazer Tag
Nah, the cops in Miami tend to win at that one.