The question is: when you do have a working clock on your phone, will you keep wearing a watch even though you no longer need it?
Probably, out of habit. Having this watch crap out (or perhaps even just the battery) might change that, if I decide that isn't worth fixing/replacing. I'll have to let you know then.;)
My phone's clock is all out of whack. It's often 20 minutes off. And the time isn't shown on the main screen. Ok, so I have an old phone...but I like wearing a watch anyway. $45 Casio from 2001 is still chugging along...which is actually more than my previous ones lasted (I got my first at age 7; 19 now).
That sounds very strange. MS Office 2004 will run on all OS X versions dating back to 10.2.8, which is supported on all iBooks in existence. Given that, the only Apple laptops not capable of running Office 2004 date back to 1998 and earlier.
No...she lives in Florida, but the person she wanted info about lives in Colorado. The operator was looking up cities in Florida without my mom mentioning any state...when this wasn't working, she asked "This is in Florida right?" My mom says "No, Colorado...(pause)...oh, this is the local information service?" After that got cleared up she was able to get the information anyway.
That doesn't always work, I'm afraid. My mom used it once on her cell phone trying to get information from Colorado, but despite putting in the proper area code, it gave her local information. After some confusion, the operator was able to help her anyway.
A few years ago, the BBC recorded (and released for free) all nine Beethoven symphonies. Their version of the 9th ran about 65 minutes, going along with the slightly fast pacing they did for all nine. I haven't bothered (yet) to purchase or even download other any other recordings...but I have heard Movement II played on the radio from some other recording. Comparing it, the 65-minute BBC version didn't sound bad at all. No comment on what five minutes less would do to the piece...I simply don't know. Either way, I'm not aware of any recordings of the 9th that make it to 74 minutes anyway; and surely, nobody would record a version that long now, unless they either didn't care about putting it on two CDs, or going over the official time limit.
Those instructions are a bit vague. I gave it a quick shot but couldn't figure out which pins it says need to be bent back, or which way "back" was. Perhaps it was because I couldn't get the connector detatched from the motherboard...I'm not very good at hardware hacking.:(
Your NES still works fine? Lucky you. Most NES units have faulty cart connectors, due to a design defect. Mine is near impossible to fire up...the best solution I found so far is to insert the cart, press down all the way, and then wedge a Game Boy Pocket (?!?!) in between, holding it all the way down. Press Power, then Reset.
The SNES has no such problems and very well should last until now, at least.
How funny that Jobs made a comment like that while teaming up with AT&T - the company that said essentially the same thing about answering machines, etc. back in the day.
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ATMs used to run OS/2 most of the time. Those were the days...I remember after Hurricane Wilma, an ATM down the street came back up before my block did, but it was displaying an error message: http://dognoodle99.cjb.net/bsod/atm.jpg
The pic came out blurry, but the text was:
Windows cannot start because the following file is missing or corrupted:
c:\windows\system32\hal.dll
Please re-install a vaild copy of this file.
No idea why a power outage would cause hal.dll to disappear, but then again...Windows for ATMs?
My 2+ year-old Samsung phone has never had its battery replaced, and it still lasts a few days at a time. Of course, I hate talking on the phone, so perhaps that's why...by the time I need a new battery, who knows if they'll even make them.
Anyway, if I understand correctly, the SONG itself may be public domain, which means you don't have to pay anyone to perform it or record it, but the particular recording on this record could still be copyrighted.
In his picture, the record seems to date back to 1906. Nothing recorded in 1906 is still copyrighted.
The version with cannons I have is the 1958 Minnesota Orchestra (?) one. I never noticed the cannons being so much louder than the music, so maybe this one wouldn't do it. Very few versions have real cannons, if at all. My favorite recording is the 1970 Philadelphia Orchestra one with electronic cannons.
I have a Powerbook G4 12". I've never noticed any dithering before, and in fact, with some calibration, it has some of the best color I've personally seen. (It could stand to be a little brighter sometimes....) Yet it must be dithering because no $1500 laptop is going to actually have an 8-bit panel. In fact, that's even a stretch for the $2000 MBP.
If your iBook G4 had a better screen than an MBP, then um...you should get that MBP checked out.:o The iBook G4s I've seen have the lousiest screens I've seen since the 90s.
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Probably, out of habit. Having this watch crap out (or perhaps even just the battery) might change that, if I decide that isn't worth fixing/replacing. I'll have to let you know then.
My phone's clock is all out of whack. It's often 20 minutes off. And the time isn't shown on the main screen. Ok, so I have an old phone...but I like wearing a watch anyway. $45 Casio from 2001 is still chugging along...which is actually more than my previous ones lasted (I got my first at age 7; 19 now).
That sounds very strange. MS Office 2004 will run on all OS X versions dating back to 10.2.8, which is supported on all iBooks in existence. Given that, the only Apple laptops not capable of running Office 2004 date back to 1998 and earlier.
Wait...you mean somebody actually gave up their NeXT Cube? ;)
Old computers do not use more power than new ones. In fact, a lot of them use less.
Homer claimed 1973. I don't remember him specifying a band.
No...she lives in Florida, but the person she wanted info about lives in Colorado. The operator was looking up cities in Florida without my mom mentioning any state...when this wasn't working, she asked "This is in Florida right?" My mom says "No, Colorado...(pause)...oh, this is the local information service?" After that got cleared up she was able to get the information anyway.
I do, but the thread is about phone services. :p
And you forgot 15 and 20MHz.
WWV has their own phone service: 303 499 7111
NIST: 303 499 7111
Gives time in UTC, so you'll have to shift over for your time zone.
That doesn't always work, I'm afraid. My mom used it once on her cell phone trying to get information from Colorado, but despite putting in the proper area code, it gave her local information. After some confusion, the operator was able to help her anyway.
A few years ago, the BBC recorded (and released for free) all nine Beethoven symphonies. Their version of the 9th ran about 65 minutes, going along with the slightly fast pacing they did for all nine. I haven't bothered (yet) to purchase or even download other any other recordings...but I have heard Movement II played on the radio from some other recording. Comparing it, the 65-minute BBC version didn't sound bad at all. No comment on what five minutes less would do to the piece...I simply don't know.
Either way, I'm not aware of any recordings of the 9th that make it to 74 minutes anyway; and surely, nobody would record a version that long now, unless they either didn't care about putting it on two CDs, or going over the official time limit.
There's a couple Apple stores in Chicago besides the downtown one on Michigan Ave. There's one in Skokie and another in Oak Brook.
Most likely, they were movie sound effects. I know for a fact that the sound the doors made in the movie when you open them was a sound effect.
Those instructions are a bit vague. I gave it a quick shot but couldn't figure out which pins it says need to be bent back, or which way "back" was. Perhaps it was because I couldn't get the connector detatched from the motherboard...I'm not very good at hardware hacking. :(
Your NES still works fine? Lucky you. Most NES units have faulty cart connectors, due to a design defect. Mine is near impossible to fire up...the best solution I found so far is to insert the cart, press down all the way, and then wedge a Game Boy Pocket (?!?!) in between, holding it all the way down. Press Power, then Reset.
The SNES has no such problems and very well should last until now, at least.
How funny that Jobs made a comment like that while teaming up with AT&T - the company that said essentially the same thing about answering machines, etc. back in the day.
The pic came out blurry, but the text was:
No idea why a power outage would cause hal.dll to disappear, but then again...Windows for ATMs?
My 2+ year-old Samsung phone has never had its battery replaced, and it still lasts a few days at a time. Of course, I hate talking on the phone, so perhaps that's why...by the time I need a new battery, who knows if they'll even make them.
In his picture, the record seems to date back to 1906. Nothing recorded in 1906 is still copyrighted.
The version with cannons I have is the 1958 Minnesota Orchestra (?) one. I never noticed the cannons being so much louder than the music, so maybe this one wouldn't do it. Very few versions have real cannons, if at all. My favorite recording is the 1970 Philadelphia Orchestra one with electronic cannons.
What startup time? Emacs starts up in like a second. And that's in Linux, which usually has mediocre app start times.
512x342. It was quite the odd resolution.
I have a Powerbook G4 12". I've never noticed any dithering before, and in fact, with some calibration, it has some of the best color I've personally seen. (It could stand to be a little brighter sometimes....) Yet it must be dithering because no $1500 laptop is going to actually have an 8-bit panel. In fact, that's even a stretch for the $2000 MBP.
If your iBook G4 had a better screen than an MBP, then um...you should get that MBP checked out. :o The iBook G4s I've seen have the lousiest screens I've seen since the 90s.