Except that it won't be able to run the same games (Call of Duty: Black ops comes to mind).
Consoles have a big advantage over PCs because they all have identical hardware. Meaning the game you buy for an Xbox or PS3 *will* run on any of them.
(very much like most computers in the '80s. *any* C64 could run *any* title designed for a C64, because they were all identical.)
On a modern PC you have to make sure you have enough RAM, you have to make sure your CPU meets the minimum or recommended requirements, same for the GPU. My machine has enough RAM and GPU to run Black Ops, but the CPU is too slow, gotta upgrade the CPU if I want to play it. Wouldn't have to do that with a console.
Wouldn't you lose high frequencies by running the tape at much higher speeds than it was recorded at (unless the heads are very, very, very sensitive)?
A friend of mine bought one that has Ethernet, Audio (analog + digitial), Video and a USB hub, and IIRC a serial port. (his is USB 2, but the second monitor is really not that laggy)
"Back then the Apple II had swappable video cards"
No. I owned one of those machines.
The Video was on the motherboard itself. Some applications could use an add-on 80-column card, but the *main* card was on the board itself. I still have the 80-column card, and its cable that hooked up on the motherboard.
"and a SSD drive you will have issues and probably a dead drive within a month or two."
I'll call BS on it. I've ran XP for about a year on my Agility2 and it's still humming at near-new performance. Once I wiped the drive it regained full performance on a newer Win7 machine.
"Old software, all the games you missed playing over the years, etc. Load up a VM in a current computer. Install the legacy OS, boot it when you get all nostalgic or need to read really old files, and put it away when you're done. No need for separate hardware. DOS, Windows of all flavors, Linux, BSD, Solaris, OSX if you have an Intel processor, etc., can all be loaded in virtual machines. No need for a separate computer."
Doesn't work for all the old games, especially older Win32 games because most VM software won't provide the necessary tools for older OSes like 9x/ME for things like Video Acceleration. (ST: Armada is one of them). What those companies sould do is release source code so the engine could be updated to run on modern OSes instead.
1680*1050 is pretty common for 22" monitors (one of mine is that resolution). 1920*1080 monitors use the *exact* same panels as TVs, hence making them cheaper to produce. A 16:9 monitor is good for watching movies (and spreadsheets), but for web and word processing, something with a 9:16 ratio (portrait) with be much better.
1920*1080 is too small a resolution for anything over 23-24 inches IMHO (besides a TV)
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Except that it won't be able to run the same games (Call of Duty: Black ops comes to mind).
Consoles have a big advantage over PCs because they all have identical hardware. Meaning the game you buy for an Xbox or PS3 *will* run on any of them.
(very much like most computers in the '80s. *any* C64 could run *any* title designed for a C64, because they were all identical.)
On a modern PC you have to make sure you have enough RAM, you have to make sure your CPU meets the minimum or recommended requirements, same for the GPU. My machine has enough RAM and GPU to run Black Ops, but the CPU is too slow, gotta upgrade the CPU if I want to play it. Wouldn't have to do that with a console.
Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, Weren't those used at McDonald's behind the counters ?
"And a vectrex with all accessories and carts."
You do know those things are really rare to come along?
Wouldn't you lose high frequencies by running the tape at much higher speeds than it was recorded at (unless the heads are very, very, very sensitive)?
Since you can get el-cheapo incandescents at around 50 cents each, I've changed maybe 3-4 in the last 10 years, no thanks...
Can they be dimmed using a *standard* inexpensive dimmer? Besides, aren't some LEDs very narrow in their color range (and too cold too)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode#White_light
I can afford to replace my engine. Replacing my life is a little more expensive.
Since when are police officers punished for breaking the law? at worse they're gonna be suspended *with* pay or relegated to other duties.
They already exist (albeit in USB 3.0 form).
A friend of mine bought one that has Ethernet, Audio (analog + digitial), Video and a USB hub, and IIRC a serial port. (his is USB 2, but the second monitor is really not that laggy)
Looks kinda like that one
http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/USB-Docks/Universal-Laptop-USB-Docking-Station-with-VGA-Audio-Ethernet~USBVGADOCK
Could also be used to create new malware targeted at people who can't update...
"The fact that you won't face life in prison for possessing a joint or peeing on a fence.
The fact that your kids won't wind up in jail (with a permanent criminal record) because they backtalked a teacher."
Don't worry , we're getting there...
Something like Canadian Tire money?
"Back then the Apple II had swappable video cards"
No. I owned one of those machines.
The Video was on the motherboard itself. Some applications could use an add-on 80-column card, but the *main* card was on the board itself. I still have the 80-column card, and its cable that hooked up on the motherboard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_80-Column_Text_Card
A friend of mine has around 50 games he bought *used* vs 2 new ones for his PS3 and PS2.
I'm pretty sure games bought at pawnshops aren't included in statistics...
"and a SSD drive you will have issues and probably a dead drive within a month or two."
I'll call BS on it. I've ran XP for about a year on my Agility2 and it's still humming at near-new performance. Once I wiped the drive it regained full performance on a newer Win7 machine.
"Old software, all the games you missed playing over the years, etc. Load up a VM in a current computer. Install the legacy OS, boot it when you get all nostalgic or need to read really old files, and put it away when you're done. No need for separate hardware. DOS, Windows of all flavors, Linux, BSD, Solaris, OSX if you have an Intel processor, etc., can all be loaded in virtual machines. No need for a separate computer."
Doesn't work for all the old games, especially older Win32 games because most VM software won't provide the necessary tools for older OSes like 9x/ME for things like Video Acceleration. (ST: Armada is one of them). What those companies sould do is release source code so the engine could be updated to run on modern OSes instead.
Don't worry, there's no way computers will ever have enough power to run flash at those framerates
1680*1050 is pretty common for 22" monitors (one of mine is that resolution). 1920*1080 monitors use the *exact* same panels as TVs, hence making them cheaper to produce. A 16:9 monitor is good for watching movies (and spreadsheets), but for web and word processing, something with a 9:16 ratio (portrait) with be much better.
1920*1080 is too small a resolution for anything over 23-24 inches IMHO (besides a TV)
Getting 20Mbps from ADSL2+ pretty much means you're living across the street from your CO
Harper gained a majority government
But they could have released in in 4:3. Watch the previews on the DVD sets, and it looks much nicer in 4:3.
And it would be *way* less distracting than having everything go weird whenever there's a composited shot.
It's really sad when the VHS version of B5 looks better than the DVDs, *because* they went 16:9 (and cropped & zoomed the SFX)
WTF?
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Why doesn't /. have a way to edit posts? it's not like we're stuck in 1995...
Even if the platform doesn't have any security holes, never underestimate the USER
Download free Natali Portman naked .img would do that on OS X
There's no oil in space
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I might ever lead to being able to build my own Twin Ion Engine spaceship