Tech: 2 C64s (first model), 3 1541 and 1 1541-II. Logitech optical cordless desktop (mouse needs a new battery door, holding with tape). both NES consoles. Appliances: My mom's old Panasonic Dimension 4 microwave/convection oven, my 1970 something fridge (still kicking) AV: 1974 Marantz 2240, 1980s Alpine AL80 tape deck, old Sony turntable, 1970s Harman Kardon speakers. 2000s RCA 52" HD RPTV, 27" Trinitron CRT.
As a previous poster wrote, most things made before mid-eighties were built to last, not so for the newer stuff that has to be either replaced or repaired after only a couple years of use.
When big established manufacturers (Think Honda, Toyota, GM and Ford) build electric vehicles, prices are bound to come down. Even more so when patents on battery technologies expire / gas prices get higher. Until then, Hybrids are the best compromise.
No I don't want hybrid drives. I'm on my third year on my OCZ Agility2. In the same time 3 1TB spinning drives have developed bad sectors. I'll keep them separate...
(I like your controller idea, kinda similar to what Intel does on newer chipsets)
Yup... Public mobile had everything unlimited for 35$/month, were bought by Telus, and guess what? no more unlimited and a pathetic data quota for 45$...
Ultima 4 was one of the best games ever. One of the reasons I keep a real C64 (first gen, with the better sound chips) around with at least two 1541 drives. One of them is hooked up to my TV with two 1541. The other one is hooked up to an Amiga monitor with a 1541, a 486 with 64HDD and a 1541-II for image transfers
And yes, I still have some 5 1/4 floppies brand-new in shrink wrap:)
Well, it doesn't need to for one. The only reason it's 98 and not DOS is simply because I need Logitech's gaming software to program the buttons on my flight stick for Tie Fighter and X Wing. (and it beats having to do a multi-config to meet the memory requirements of each game)
The second (and biggest) reason why it's not even on the network is security. I don't want to take the chance my AV software on my Win7 machine misses something because it's deemed too old and it propagates on the 98 box. Besides, as I said, it doesn't need to.
1- Noise. I'm running a pair of Noctua NF-12 fans at medium speeds on the radiator of my Corsair H70 (the PSU fan makes more noise) 2- Capacity of liquid to move heat *much* faster than air 3- Weight on the motherboard. The little pump is much lighter than a 2 pound heatsink
Before installing that cooler, I couldn't get my E7200 (2.53) beyond 3.2 without insane temps. Now, I'm stable at 3.8 with 75C MAX, 4.1 will need a beefier radiator.
Besides, it's not that more expensive than high-end air
When I can have 300 miles range in 5 minutes (which most gasoline cars can do), it will work, Heck let's change that to 10 minutes and it will probably still be ok. The problems with fast charging: it reduces battery life for one, and even if that gets fixed somehow, that's a lot of energy in a short amount of time being driven into the battery (battery heats up, heats the car, as mentionned in a previous post.)
What about a defective battery? (you know they're gonna cut corners and buy them from China) charge car, batttery explodes killing the driver and passengers...
A hybrid makes more sense, would make even more as a series hybrid with a diesel generator...
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Tech: 2 C64s (first model), 3 1541 and 1 1541-II. Logitech optical cordless desktop (mouse needs a new battery door, holding with tape). both NES consoles.
Appliances: My mom's old Panasonic Dimension 4 microwave/convection oven, my 1970 something fridge (still kicking)
AV: 1974 Marantz 2240, 1980s Alpine AL80 tape deck, old Sony turntable, 1970s Harman Kardon speakers. 2000s RCA 52" HD RPTV, 27" Trinitron CRT.
As a previous poster wrote, most things made before mid-eighties were built to last, not so for the newer stuff that has to be either replaced or repaired after only a couple years of use.
Ballmer works at Mercedes?
Tesla could do what Lexus did, and focus on customer service. Besides, they already have a head-start...
When big established manufacturers (Think Honda, Toyota, GM and Ford) build electric vehicles, prices are bound to come down. Even more so when patents on battery technologies expire / gas prices get higher. Until then, Hybrids are the best compromise.
Meanwhile, government agencies use the same exploit without any fear of retaliation (even buys them with your money)
http://www.wsws.org/en/article...
No I don't want hybrid drives. I'm on my third year on my OCZ Agility2. In the same time 3 1TB spinning drives have developed bad sectors. I'll keep them separate...
(I like your controller idea, kinda similar to what Intel does on newer chipsets)
but the SSD will wipe the floor with the HDD. That's why you install one smallish SSD for OS and APPS, and a big HDD for data and such
Tape is far from dead...
Try one... Even the crappiest SSD will be much faster than a standard HDD. OS will be smoother, apps will load faster, swap will be faster.
Yup... Public mobile had everything unlimited for 35$/month, were bought by Telus, and guess what? no more unlimited and a pathetic data quota for 45$...
Did they lay new fiber, or stopped throttling because Netflix paid?
Reviving means repairing, replacing caps and other components. (which I haven't have to do on my Nintendos and C64s)
This is really turning out as another reddit forum
"as well as additional modern graphics modes"
Then it's *NOT* a C64.
At my home, along with a Koala Pad tablet
Ultima 4 was one of the best games ever. One of the reasons I keep a real C64 (first gen, with the better sound chips) around with at least two 1541 drives. One of them is hooked up to my TV with two 1541. The other one is hooked up to an Amiga monitor with a 1541, a 486 with 64HDD and a 1541-II for image transfers
And yes, I still have some 5 1/4 floppies brand-new in shrink wrap :)
As long as the commander is named Koenig...
Pfft...
Where's the robot mode?
I prefer licking subway poles, more variety to train my immune system
Not the way RIAA and MPAA see it
Well, it doesn't need to for one.
The only reason it's 98 and not DOS is simply because I need Logitech's gaming software to program the buttons on my flight stick for Tie Fighter and X Wing. (and it beats having to do a multi-config to meet the memory requirements of each game)
The second (and biggest) reason why it's not even on the network is security.
I don't want to take the chance my AV software on my Win7 machine misses something because it's deemed too old and it propagates on the 98 box. Besides, as I said, it doesn't need to.
No it's not
1- Noise. I'm running a pair of Noctua NF-12 fans at medium speeds on the radiator of my Corsair H70 (the PSU fan makes more noise)
2- Capacity of liquid to move heat *much* faster than air
3- Weight on the motherboard. The little pump is much lighter than a 2 pound heatsink
Before installing that cooler, I couldn't get my E7200 (2.53) beyond 3.2 without insane temps. Now, I'm stable at 3.8 with 75C MAX, 4.1 will need a beefier radiator.
Besides, it's not that more expensive than high-end air
So why isn't anyone doing the same in a car? That would be the best hybrid setup...
Running 100kV on poles where the wires are several feet appart is not the same thing as running the same when the wires as next to each other...
We don't know why, but everybody within a 5-mile radius is having wifi problems and is dying of cancer :)
When I can have 300 miles range in 5 minutes (which most gasoline cars can do), it will work, Heck let's change that to 10 minutes and it will probably still be ok. The problems with fast charging: it reduces battery life for one, and even if that gets fixed somehow, that's a lot of energy in a short amount of time being driven into the battery (battery heats up, heats the car, as mentionned in a previous post.)
What about a defective battery? (you know they're gonna cut corners and buy them from China) charge car, batttery explodes killing the driver and passengers...
A hybrid makes more sense, would make even more as a series hybrid with a diesel generator...