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Anyone have Samsung entertainment equipment? - (scoenye) - June 28, 2020, 11:19:29 AM EDT

So I've been clearing out the old junk ... - (drook) - (20) - June 24, 2020, 09:31:55 PM EDT

Felted heatsinks . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - June 24, 2020, 10:13:59 PM EDT

Prompts a similar heads-up (if ya gots an iMac.. maybe other all-in-ones?) - (Ashton) - June 24, 2020, 10:28:12 PM EDT

HP dv7 laptop - (scoenye) - June 25, 2020, 08:01:56 AM EDT

All old geeks turn into museum curators for obsolete tech. - (malraux) - (14) - June 25, 2020, 11:45:58 AM EDT

There's a TRS-80 in the box, with manuals in one of our closets. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (7) - June 25, 2020, 11:52:32 AM EDT

This is just the den. - (malraux) - (6) - June 25, 2020, 03:23:35 PM EDT

I have a '4A in a box upstairs. - (static) - (5) - June 26, 2020, 06:05:10 AM EDT

My grad school prof had an S-100 bus computer... - (Another Scott) - (4) - June 27, 2020, 12:26:46 AM EDT

Yes, I still have my S100 machine . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - June 27, 2020, 02:01:48 AM EDT

So did I - (crazy) - June 27, 2020, 07:30:52 AM EDT

I built one in part from scratch. - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - June 28, 2020, 11:45:36 PM EDT

You win - (crazy) - June 29, 2020, 08:19:14 AM EDT

I'm much better than I was - (pwhysall) - (1) - June 25, 2020, 11:56:13 AM EDT

I just trashed a G5 cheesegrater - (drook) - June 25, 2020, 12:38:29 PM EDT

Ooh, can you do me a favor? - (drook) - (3) - June 25, 2020, 12:36:10 PM EDT

I'll see if I can get it running over the weekend. - (malraux) - (2) - June 25, 2020, 03:24:36 PM EDT

Thanks, and sorry for the rat hole I know I'm sending you down - (drook) - (1) - June 25, 2020, 04:50:34 PM EDT

That's the main reason I keep some of these machines. - (malraux) - June 25, 2020, 06:58:33 PM EDT

still have my Gateway P5-75 Family PC - (lincoln) - (1) - June 27, 2020, 07:37:34 PM EDT

Re: still have my Gateway P5-75 Family PC - (pwhysall) - June 28, 2020, 03:31:59 AM EDT

Things you forget about desktop computers - (drook) - (33) - June 9, 2020, 10:33:16 PM EDT

Are you sure? - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - June 9, 2020, 10:56:34 PM EDT

The part that goes "beep"? - (scoenye) - (3) - June 10, 2020, 07:51:09 AM EDT

I had one of those ... yes, nearly useless -NT - (drook) - June 10, 2020, 10:02:43 AM EDT

Microsoft had a PC Speaker driver at one point. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - June 10, 2020, 12:05:31 PM EDT

Yes, it was a 16-bit Windows thing. - (static) - June 11, 2020, 11:46:06 PM EDT

Desktop computers? Is there some other kind? - (Andrew Grygus) - (27) - June 9, 2020, 11:02:17 PM EDT

Servers, workstations, mainframes, embedded ... Yeah, quite a few other kinds. -NT - (drook) - (4) - June 10, 2020, 12:52:16 AM EDT

Re: Servers, workstations, mainframes, embedded ... Yeah, quite a few other kinds. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - June 10, 2020, 01:47:27 AM EDT

Most browsing and media consumption is on handheld devices these days, afaik - (pwhysall) - (2) - June 10, 2020, 02:36:57 AM EDT

Google says . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - June 10, 2020, 11:27:31 PM EDT

Try BrowserStack for testing. - (malraux) - June 11, 2020, 12:48:41 PM EDT

With desktop peripherals, laptops/notebooks ARE desktops. - (CRConrad) - (21) - June 11, 2020, 05:56:18 AM EDT

As long as there's a dock so I only need to fiddle with one plug -NT - (drook) - (1) - June 10, 2020, 06:18:05 PM EDT

Yeah, that would be even nicer. - (CRConrad) - June 10, 2020, 07:10:01 PM EDT

Well, my (remaining) clients mostly perfer . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (18) - June 10, 2020, 11:33:36 PM EDT

"install a dual monitor video card"... When was this, in 1987? - (CRConrad) - (17) - June 11, 2020, 05:59:45 AM EDT

A lot of desktops have embedded video. - (static) - (16) - June 11, 2020, 11:49:31 PM EDT

Which was the case here. - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - June 12, 2020, 01:37:54 AM EDT

Utterly fucking weird. - (CRConrad) - (4) - June 12, 2020, 05:10:04 AM EDT

Hey, I'm using one of those low-profile HP desktops - (drook) - June 12, 2020, 12:20:04 PM EDT

It wouldn't have mattered much - (scoenye) - (2) - June 12, 2020, 05:51:03 PM EDT

Preach it - (pwhysall) - (1) - June 13, 2020, 02:31:52 AM EDT

Note on USB3/TB and Macs - (drook) - June 13, 2020, 09:28:40 AM EDT

What's "embedded" video, if not what laptops have had since... Idunno, the Bronze Age? - (CRConrad) - (9) - June 12, 2020, 05:04:16 AM EDT

Looking at the back of mine ... - (drook) - (7) - June 12, 2020, 12:22:26 PM EDT

OK, no USB Type C, of course... But no DisplayPort (2007) or HDMI (2003)? Or even DVI (1999)?!? -NT - (CRConrad) - (6) - June 12, 2020, 05:19:07 PM EDT

Notebooks here are starting to come with HDMI . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - June 12, 2020, 07:08:16 PM EDT

My work laptop has only one HDMI port - (pwhysall) - (3) - June 13, 2020, 02:27:24 AM EDT

I got J a new Mac Mini and a 4K LG display recently. - (Another Scott) - (2) - June 15, 2020, 12:25:10 AM EDT

USB-C "docks" and adapters... *sigh* - (static) - (1) - June 15, 2020, 04:17:39 AM EDT

Insert standard XKCD reference here -NT - (drook) - June 15, 2020, 09:01:28 AM EDT

Nope, nope, and nope -NT - (drook) - June 13, 2020, 12:29:03 AM EDT

Not just the processor. - (static) - June 14, 2020, 06:14:39 AM EDT

A final couple of acquisition speculations: Keyboard and headset. - (CRConrad) - (10) - March 14, 2020, 08:05:23 PM EDT

Re: A final couple of acquisition speculations: Keyboard and headset. - (pwhysall) - (2) - March 15, 2020, 04:36:54 AM EDT

Can you make it monochrome, for a normal backlight? - (CRConrad) - (1) - March 15, 2020, 07:28:53 AM EDT

Yes. Any colour you like, or no colour at all. -NT - (pwhysall) - March 16, 2020, 07:02:58 AM EDT

Query, then.. - (Ashton) - (3) - March 15, 2020, 08:18:01 PM EDT

There's any number of people doing USB model Ms (and conversion kits) -NT - (pwhysall) - March 16, 2020, 07:12:47 AM EDT

Here you go - (pwhysall) - (1) - March 16, 2020, 07:14:56 AM EDT

Ah... its already an industry--thanks much--small one has the Goods/OS X. qwertyuiop -NT - (Ashton) - March 17, 2020, 03:01:43 AM EDT

There seems to be a rush of mechanical keyboards. - (static) - (2) - March 17, 2020, 01:19:46 AM EDT

The HH keyboard seems to be... - (pwhysall) - (1) - March 17, 2020, 02:39:28 AM EDT

The HH keyboard is tougher than you think. - (static) - March 17, 2020, 05:12:04 PM EDT

externalities - (rcareaga) - (8) - Feb. 23, 2020, 10:07:28 PM EST

Here's the scheme - (drook) - (2) - Feb. 23, 2020, 10:34:17 PM EST

Good advice. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Feb. 23, 2020, 11:25:42 PM EST

I've got a 3TB USB3 SSD - (drook) - Feb. 23, 2020, 11:43:21 PM EST

BDRW is the archival medium of the moment - (pwhysall) - Feb. 24, 2020, 01:19:41 AM EST

As linus said about 30 years ago. - (crazy) - (3) - Feb. 24, 2020, 06:55:03 AM EST

fire sale - (rcareaga) - (2) - Feb. 24, 2020, 10:30:49 AM EST

I'm not actively striking matches, but worse things could happen -NT - (drook) - Feb. 24, 2020, 07:52:33 PM EST

Loved that little tale.. it may have helped moi 'disengage' in '17. Rubric: Stuff sucks. Except.. - (Ashton) - Feb. 24, 2020, 09:06:04 PM EST

Pried apart a laptop for the first time last week. - (CRConrad) - Feb. 8, 2020, 07:42:53 AM EST

Trackballs are not ... ... Forever - (Ashton) - (8) - Feb. 2, 2020, 04:37:30 PM EST

If you make it to 3 years - (scoenye) - (3) - Feb. 3, 2020, 07:42:14 AM EST

Thanks.. confirms the Bizness-cheapening of this odd outfit (think I told that tale). - (Ashton) - (2) - Feb. 4, 2020, 05:13:14 AM EST

The days of plating contacts with gold are gone. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Feb. 3, 2020, 09:44:02 PM EST

I was miffed - (scoenye) - Feb. 4, 2020, 10:51:04 PM EST

Never mastered trackballs - (rcareaga) - (3) - Feb. 24, 2020, 10:35:36 AM EST

Or touch pad! - (a6l6e6x) - Feb. 24, 2020, 12:50:54 PM EST

I don't have that muscle memory, but ... - (drook) - Feb. 24, 2020, 07:54:32 PM EST

Ahh.. I see. - (Ashton) - Feb. 25, 2020, 12:18:23 AM EST

IBM DeskStar - (a6l6e6x) - (10) - Jan. 26, 2020, 07:03:13 PM EST

Weelll.. there are ... comparisons.. - (Ashton) - (9) - Jan. 26, 2020, 08:47:14 PM EST

Yes, there are aged transistors, but we're talking something mechanical at 7200 RPM. - (a6l6e6x) - (8) - Jan. 26, 2020, 10:51:04 PM EST

They did 7200 already in '02? I'd have guessed that was later. -NT - (CRConrad) - (7) - Feb. 8, 2020, 06:54:38 AM EST

Installation manual for IBM Deskstar 60GXP is dated Feb 2001. - (a6l6e6x) - Feb. 8, 2020, 05:42:31 PM EST

They had been around for a little while - (scoenye) - Feb. 8, 2020, 10:40:32 PM EST

Thanks, guys! Tricks of memory... - (CRConrad) - (4) - Feb. 10, 2020, 03:47:55 AM EST

Seagate had a 10K cheetah in 96 - (crazy) - (3) - Feb. 10, 2020, 07:58:22 AM EST

Naah, now you're just making shit up. - (CRConrad) - (1) - Feb. 10, 2020, 12:01:07 PM EST

In those days my storage budget was around 500k per year - (crazy) - Feb. 10, 2020, 01:26:24 PM EST

Yabut, the Cheetah line was server grade SCSI. Deskstar is ATA consumer. - (scoenye) - Feb. 10, 2020, 07:52:47 PM EST

It's upgrade time - (pwhysall) - (11) - Dec. 3, 2019, 02:19:16 AM EST

Comparative benchmarks, for those curious about the performance uplift: - (pwhysall) - (2) - Dec. 3, 2019, 02:24:58 AM EST

Re: Comparative benchmarks, for those curious about the performance uplift: - (malraux) - (1) - Dec. 4, 2019, 08:28:53 AM EST

Re: Comparative benchmarks, for those curious about the performance uplift: - (pwhysall) - Dec. 4, 2019, 08:50:54 AM EST

Photos! - (pwhysall) - (7) - Dec. 8, 2019, 02:48:55 AM EST

Re: Photos! - (jake123) - (3) - Dec. 8, 2019, 03:38:40 AM EST

Yeah, I'm open-minded on the cooling issue. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Dec. 8, 2019, 03:46:15 AM EST

Re: Yeah, I'm open-minded on the cooling issue. - (jake123) - (1) - Dec. 8, 2019, 12:54:20 PM EST

Nope - (pwhysall) - Dec. 8, 2019, 04:12:08 PM EST

Peter.. Peter!? - (Ashton) - Dec. 8, 2019, 03:12:48 PM EST

virtualization turned off? -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 8, 2019, 05:15:53 PM EST

Yah, not re-enabled it in the bios yet. -NT - (pwhysall) - Dec. 8, 2019, 05:25:58 PM EST

Battery question - (crazy) - (1) - Aug. 20, 2019, 03:40:13 PM EDT

The latter. - (static) - Aug. 20, 2019, 11:02:29 PM EDT

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