Reminds me of a login page on my old BBS board page where it told people to hit ALT-H
That also reminds me of an IRC command that experienced people tell to newbies:/join #2,000 I don't know exactly how, but what it really does is leave all currently joined channel instead of joining that #2,000 channel.
There are also things like "If you want to get [something, say Jeri Ryan's nude pics] type Alt-F4" or Alt-FAX. Funny as hell when people started leaving the channel or quitting the server when that message appears.
Sounds just like the "Do not click on this link!" found on my prof's course webpage. (And yes, I did click on the link.)
If you tell a person that they cannot do something, they are almost certainly going to try to do it. I think it might have something to do with "It's not gonna happen to me".
If the cooling fan fails, only AMD is toast, Intel's P4 can slow itself down (P3's crash but not burn) when overheated. Haven't you seen THG videos? Also, the current motherboards will power down when AMD CPUs go over a certain temperature, although you'd loose any precious unsaved data.
Then again, it's been a while since they made the video. I wonder if the current Northwood will crash and burn. Anybody dare to try?:)
I do have to agree though, another fan in the case is another breeding place for the dust bunnies.
(Cheaper ones in my experence dont even last 6 years, more like 3-4)
I've had cheaper. Try 1 year on a stack of CDR's that cost about CDN$0.20 apiece I bought from mainland China. They aren't scratched, or mistreated in any way, yet I can't read back half the data that I burned on them.
Just make sure that the guy from customer service isn't Tim Allen, or you'll never get your computer (or any other appliances for that matter) back from the dead.:)
It's been running for two years now, and it's been annoying sometimes. I stick a Gigastorage CDR (light blue dye) but it won't recognize it in any Windows OS. If I stick the disc in while it's doing POST, it'll work. If I stick it in when I powered it up from the cold, it'll work. This doesn't happen with the other brands that I have, so it is possible that it's the CDR's fault.
However, there is a problem with the overheating. It's getting to 37C in the summer. It probably isn't as bad as my friend's AMD CPU at 50-60C though, but it is hotter than usual. I wasn't really expecting it to heat up while it was idle.
I got the CRW-F1 with my new system for this Christmas. Hopefully I'll have a better milage from it.
I remember reading in the manual that you need about 1/2" space above and below the unit. I can't find this statement in the CRW-F1 manual. Maybe they've learned their lesson from the overheating problems?
Actually, they claim that it is a Creative SB16. From Craig's PCI Programs, it doesn't show up as a PCI device, so I'm assuming that it's an ISA/ISA-PnP card. Regardless, I've tried the DOS drivers from Creative Labs, but the DIAGNOSE program says the environment settings are wrong.
What's funny is that it kept on reminding me to install the VMWare tools. When I actually tell it to, it says there are none for this OS (DOS/Win3.x). Go figure.
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It's slow enough that WinME complains it's too slow to install (or maybe I didn't configure it right). The only problem is that sometimes it might emulate things a little to fast (1 second on the host computer may equal 5 seconds in the emulation).
Somebody else suggested VMWare, which is ok, but I couldn't get the sound to work in DOS (and I'll know when it will work with my trusty must-have-a-sound-card-to-install game called Privateer 2).
Virtual PC is another PC emulation, but I haven't tried it yet.
If you try to install it on a 386, you're gonna need a floppy to boot the installation. I doubt that any machine that old (pre-P2 era?) supports booting from a CD-ROM.
Those are CDs? The ones you stick into the cup holder in front of the computer? I thought they were frisbees.
I'm not joking. While I was in high school, there were so many of these free frisbees, we flung them around, put them under the paper cutter, and many more.
Oh yeah... I remember running VNC on all the lab machines at school. I was a student admin, so I had no problem getting this past the teachers.
One of the funny VNC incidents was when I saw one of the students unraring their newly downloaded Brood War onto the computer, I used Windows' file sharing and removed a few archives. Then RAR popped up saying "Broken Archive".
He was pissed off. After realizing that I'm the culprit, he rebooted the computer into Linux and logged onto the guest account. I kicked him out and rebooted the computer remotely. That's when he pulled out the network cable.
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So we should make a dupe of this story.
:).
That's not enough... we need to flood the story submission database with this story
Reminds me of a login page on my old BBS board page where it told people to hit ALT-H
/join #2,000
That also reminds me of an IRC command that experienced people tell to newbies:
I don't know exactly how, but what it really does is leave all currently joined channel instead of joining that #2,000 channel.
There are also things like "If you want to get [something, say Jeri Ryan's nude pics] type Alt-F4" or Alt-FAX. Funny as hell when people started leaving the channel or quitting the server when that message appears.
See? It's working already, although you should change it to "Do not mod me as funny". Maybe I should add that to my sig ;)
Sounds just like the "Do not click on this link!" found on my prof's course webpage. (And yes, I did click on the link.)
If you tell a person that they cannot do something, they are almost certainly going to try to do it.
I think it might have something to do with "It's not gonna happen to me".
Yeah right, I get hammered with worms all the time. There's so much of them that people shove them in your emails and web servers. :)
Ok, fine...
Baby Nibblonian #204 needs a diaper change.
And don't tell me those dark matter poops aren't detectable when they hit the floor. Of course, now it's just in the cartoons...
These researchers also think these devices could help monitoring nurseries, daycares and senior homes.
Beep, Beep, Beep.
Baby #63 needs a diaper change.
So now the 737sim can do The Sims? :)
If the cooling fan fails, only AMD is toast, Intel's P4 can slow itself down (P3's crash but not burn) when overheated. Haven't you seen THG videos? Also, the current motherboards will power down when AMD CPUs go over a certain temperature, although you'd loose any precious unsaved data.
:)
Then again, it's been a while since they made the video. I wonder if the current Northwood will crash and burn. Anybody dare to try?
I do have to agree though, another fan in the case is another breeding place for the dust bunnies.
(Cheaper ones in my experence dont even last 6 years, more like 3-4)
I've had cheaper. Try 1 year on a stack of CDR's that cost about CDN$0.20 apiece I bought from mainland China. They aren't scratched, or mistreated in any way, yet I can't read back half the data that I burned on them.
Just make sure that the guy from customer service isn't Tim Allen, or you'll never get your computer (or any other appliances for that matter) back from the dead. :)
I wouldn't call it SB Live! since it's PCI device. When I tried to run one of Craig's PCI Programs, it wouldn't show up as a PCI device at all.
According to VMWare's support files, it is compatible with an SB16. (Ok, so compatible != actual card, but if they say to use it...)
...is some idiot to try to run Windows apps inside WINE running in Bochs under VMWare.
But what about Virtual PC?
And don't tell me you didn't all think the same thing as soon as you found out what Bochs was.
Actually, I must admit that I tried to run an OS that has been installed on another (physical) partition.
Here's my info on my 8x8x24 Yamaha.
It's been running for two years now, and it's been annoying sometimes. I stick a Gigastorage CDR (light blue dye) but it won't recognize it in any Windows OS. If I stick the disc in while it's doing POST, it'll work. If I stick it in when I powered it up from the cold, it'll work. This doesn't happen with the other brands that I have, so it is possible that it's the CDR's fault.
However, there is a problem with the overheating. It's getting to 37C in the summer. It probably isn't as bad as my friend's AMD CPU at 50-60C though, but it is hotter than usual. I wasn't really expecting it to heat up while it was idle.
I got the CRW-F1 with my new system for this Christmas. Hopefully I'll have a better milage from it.
I remember reading in the manual that you need about 1/2" space above and below the unit. I can't find this statement in the CRW-F1 manual. Maybe they've learned their lesson from the overheating problems?
Yep, once you've seen it, we'll have to kill you [or close to it]. :)
I'd rather pay another 5 bucks just to get uncapped Internet from another company. (See here)
Then again, I can't get any DSL access until Bell gets off its fat behind and install some damn equipment.
Actually, they claim that it is a Creative SB16. From Craig's PCI Programs, it doesn't show up as a PCI device, so I'm assuming that it's an ISA/ISA-PnP card. Regardless, I've tried the DOS drivers from Creative Labs, but the DIAGNOSE program says the environment settings are wrong.
What's funny is that it kept on reminding me to install the VMWare tools. When I actually tell it to, it says there are none for this OS (DOS/Win3.x). Go figure.
Bochs?
It's slow enough that WinME complains it's too slow to install (or maybe I didn't configure it right). The only problem is that sometimes it might emulate things a little to fast (1 second on the host computer may equal 5 seconds in the emulation).
Somebody else suggested VMWare, which is ok, but I couldn't get the sound to work in DOS (and I'll know when it will work with my trusty must-have-a-sound-card-to-install game called Privateer 2).
Virtual PC is another PC emulation, but I haven't tried it yet.
And so, they whole-heartedly hate Nova Scotia too right? I mean the province looks like an ENTIRE lobster...
it was a really good server.
You won't missing it much once you see that it's really a depressed server (may be from all that fire).
Too bad it's offline. Here's a mirror for those who haven't seen it.
If you try to install it on a 386, you're gonna need a floppy to boot the installation. I doubt that any machine that old (pre-P2 era?) supports booting from a CD-ROM.
Damn misleading headlines.
My thought exactly.
Actually, the headline conjured up an image of two Kazons floating dead in space in one of the early ST: Voyager episodes.
(A tad offtopic but...)
Those are CDs? The ones you stick into the cup holder in front of the computer? I thought they were frisbees.
I'm not joking. While I was in high school, there were so many of these free frisbees, we flung them around, put them under the paper cutter, and many more.
Oh yeah... I remember running VNC on all the lab machines at school. I was a student admin, so I had no problem getting this past the teachers.
One of the funny VNC incidents was when I saw one of the students unraring their newly downloaded Brood War onto the computer, I used Windows' file sharing and removed a few archives. Then RAR popped up saying "Broken Archive".
He was pissed off. After realizing that I'm the culprit, he rebooted the computer into Linux and logged onto the guest account. I kicked him out and rebooted the computer remotely. That's when he pulled out the network cable.
Speaking of skateboards when are we gonna get hovering skateboards like in Back to the future. /me crosses fingers
:)
They're giving them to all the AIBO's first.
I personally want those flying cars, and, oh, maybe Bill Gate's thumb for my bar tabs.