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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you

« on: August 01, 2011, 11:17:33 AM »

Banned for having Reply #5634

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Storm Alert Mode 2011!

« on: July 29, 2011, 05:13:29 PM »

Trevor wins, he figured it out first 

Also... I figured someone would figure it out by the fact that I used the same video in the original post 

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Storm Alert Mode 2011!

« on: July 29, 2011, 03:49:03 PM »

Storm Alert on TWC because of DON?

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Storm Alert Mode 2011!

« on: July 29, 2011, 01:44:24 PM »

This topic has been moved here as it didn't fit anywhere else.  It has nothing to do with classic TWC, Austin, which is where you stuck it originally.

Don doesn't even deserve "red mode" in my opinion.   It's actually going to be welcome rain for southern TX, not doom and gloom for what's to come.

Whoops! I've been putting things in the wrong forums all day.

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Everything Else TWC / Storm Alert Mode 2011!

« on: July 29, 2011, 12:24:43 PM »

TWC Storm Alert Mode 2011, TS Don, Forecast Compilation

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General Discussion / Re: Computer and Hardware Chat

« on: July 29, 2011, 11:20:52 AM »

I remember when I began using a computer, an old AST Laptop with Windows 3.1 Monochrome display and no sound. Floppy drives. I was three or four... I thought it was the best thing ever, then I got older.

By the time I "graduated" to Windows 3.1, I already had a color monitor.    Sadly, I think you missed out on quite a lot by having Windows 3.1 only in monochrome.  It was quite a good operating system for the time.  In fact, it was the first graphical OS that I'd ever used, excluding some valiant attempts on the Sinclair QL.

I finally threw out my last remaining 5¼" floppies about ten years ago, no longer having access to a computer that still used them (excluding my father's venerable QL, but that was a different operating system).  I still keep some files on 3½" floppies, though.  I have far more than I'll ever need, though.  On the other hand, I heard that 3½" disks are no longer being made, so maybe it's a good thing I have so many (about three dozen)... unless they disintegrate from old age before I'd ever need them!

I used Ubuntu for several months along Windows and it messed up my BIOS somehow. I had to have almost all hardware replaced as promised under warranty. Speaking of Linux, I'm running CentOS 5 on VMWare with GEMPAK. I don't like GUI Linux or Command-lined Linux... just have my reasons.

I have two laptops: one for Windows 7 and one for Ubuntu.  However, my father has both on one computer, and he hasn't had any problems with having both on the same machine.  He switches back and forth between the two very easily.  What kinds of problems did you have that messed up your BIOS, and especially your hardware?!  I've never heard of such a thing before!  My first experiences with Linux were command line, and I just kept thinking that this is like DOS, only a gazillion times more complicated, and so needlessly so.  I actually didn't mind using DOS back in the day, as I thought (even at my young age) that it was rather logical and easy to use.  Of course, since Windows came along, I've never looked back (not like I had a choice!), but I still use the command line prompt in Windows for a couple of things.  Anyway, my second experience with Linux, and the first in graphical form, was Knoppix, which I hated.  Actually, I dislike KDE in general.  It's so "bulky" and awkward-looking in terms of its visual appearance.  My third experience with Linux was Ubuntu, which I like very, very much.  The latest version of Ubuntu (11.04) offers both Gnome and Unity operating environments.  This was a very argued-about move that Ubuntu made, but at least this version offers access to both environments, and I switch between the two based on what I'm doing.  It's an easy change that just requires a reboot - and Ubuntu reboots a lot faster than Windows.

lrun_mdv1_boot
That's how to load the main program on a microdrive on the QL.  Am I the only one here "fortunate" enough to have used microdrives?  Granted, they were a step up from cassette tapes, and quite a step - much faster, they held more, and they loaded and saved on the first attempt.  On the other hand, they were so incredibly fragile.  P.S.: "lrun" stands for "load" and "run" in the same command.

I didn't like that I viewed 3.1 in monochrome only, either! I enjoyed using 3.1, but that laptop is long since being gone. It had an unknown problem and didn't even boot.

The BIOS issue.
Since I had Ubuntu installed under Windows, it was put into the BIOS to be a boot option. When I used Ubuntu about 10 times in a row then required to switch back to Windows, Windows wouldn't boot! When I attempted safe mode, no go. Back to try Ubuntu. It wouldn't work because Windows wasn't booting. It was a chain reaction, boot manager checked the system and said I had a BIOS, Memory, and Hard Drive error. That was just great. Glad I had everything backed up on the SeaGate.

The computer runs great after having all of that replaced and hasn't had an error yet (been about 6mo). The bodyframe is still loose because it was literally ripped apart by Acer... I still don't understand why they didn't ship a new computer, it would have been cheaper.

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General Discussion / Re: Computer and Hardware Chat

« on: July 28, 2011, 09:05:03 PM »

Interesting conversation! I remember when I began using a computer, an old AST Laptop with Windows 3.1 Monochrome display and no sound. Floppy drives. I was three or four... I thought it was the best thing ever, then I got older.

I've spanned across Windows ME (crappy), Windows XP (crappier), Windows Vista (crappiest), and Windows 7 (better). I'm currently using an Acer Aspire with Windows 7 on a 250gb HDD, 2gb RAM, and an AMD processor. I find AMD to be a better processor, I've noticed my computer crashes a lot less than when I used Intel. I am planning on upgrading my RAM to 4 or 8gb, the highest level the computer will accept.

I used Ubuntu for several months along Windows and it messed up my BIOS somehow. I had to have almost all hardware replaced as promised under warranty. Speaking of Linux, I'm running CentOS 5 on VMWare with GEMPAK. I don't like GUI Linux or Command-lined Linux... just have my reasons.

Mac OSX. I can't wait to buy my first MacBook. By the time I get my first job, sell my iPod, and save my B-Day and Christmas money, I should have enough... maybe... maybe I'll have to get the Mini instead.

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Local Forecast / Re: WeatherStars you have seen

« on: July 28, 2011, 10:14:21 AM »

I've never seen a Spanish-language Star.  That must be interesting. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weather_Star_XL_Latin_America.png

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General Discussion / Computer and Hardware Chat

« on: July 28, 2011, 09:02:28 AM »

Here is the place to talk about computers and hardware!

What sparked this thread is that I went to the Army Aviation Museum in Fort Rucker yesterday and captured pictures of an SGI Power Series computer that runs the Flight Simulators! I will upload them soon.

Conversation Starters...
Free OS or Proprietary OS (OSX/Windows/Etc)
Nvidia vs. ATI vs. AMD
AMD vs. Intel
OS X vs. Windows
Old Computing

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General Discussion / Re: What is the last thing you bought?

« on: July 26, 2011, 11:08:13 AM »

If I'm not mistaken, this was it.

Groceries from Publix for around $20
Dry Ice from Publix for around $10
(4000 Microsoft Points from Gamestop for $50
Battlefield 2 for 3600 MSP)
A few school and office supplies from Officemax for around $10
USAWeather Dothan Office for $28.

Thats a total near $110.

I'm also planning on buying an Audio Technica condenser microphone and a greenscreen, both will total out to be about $150.

PS @LocalOnThe8s: When you buy that computer, your total spent will be nearing $1700!

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Is cable TV going downhill?

« on: July 26, 2011, 08:29:52 AM »

I remember watching Face on Nick Jr., as well as Little Bear, Rugrats, Dora the Explorer... Its been so long I can't really remember anything else. I loved being a kid, if I could go back now (realizing by the end of the decade I'll be around 23y/o) I would.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: IntelliStar 'Goodies Pack'

« on: July 25, 2011, 07:59:18 PM »

I was just about to post the same thread... I've been trying to create an Intellistar emulator but haven't found a suitable set of items to use, and I'm not that great at creating things.

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General Discussion / It's Alive! STARs that have not worked properly before come back to life?

« on: July 22, 2011, 03:05:13 PM »

True! Remember the XL in Ozark of mine that never displayed an ID? Turns out it is working again, it's ID is 003171 but still displaying as Ch25.

Have you had a STAR not work properly or stop working then came back to life? Tell its story here =)

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Is cable TV going downhill?

« on: July 22, 2011, 10:53:00 AM »

Nick and Disney have turned into a load of crap-teen-reality shows. Cartoon Network carries the only two toons I've ever cared for, that I found funniest: Tom & Jerry and the Garfield Show. Garfield is being ripped apart limb by limb.
I'm going to bed now, I'll add more soon.

Thank goodness Teen Nick is bringing back a block of Nickelodeon classics like Doug, All That, Kenan and Kel, Clarissa Explains It All, etc. on Monday. As you said Nickelodeon and Disney hardly show cartoons anymore. Just a bunch of teeny bopper sitcoms/reality shows. Plus, I tried once to watch the Garfield Show.  It is nothing like Garfield and Friends. 

I would watch Teen Nick (I LOVE "All That," but my crappy, hoboken cable company doesn't carry it (except with the $50 additional for digital that brings only 15 more channels.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Is cable TV going downhill?

« on: July 20, 2011, 10:13:46 PM »

Cable TV is poor considering that it is a subscription-type service that airs over 10 minutes of usually-pointless commercials during one-30min program. Infomercials that have their own timeslot? Ridiculous. Billy Mays could get a vacuum cleaner that will work for a few weeks before I have to buy a new one for the same expensive cost across to me in 30sec where they do in 30min, just going on and on about how "great" it is and all of its  features.

Specific channels? I can't say much about movie channels, except that when they say "limited commercial interruption," they're full of total bull .
News channels are full of biased politics and other news, fearmongering too. HLN has gone on about the Casey Anthony trial for several years, Nancy specifically.
Nick and Disney have turned into a load of crap-teen-reality shows. Cartoon Network carries the only two toons I've ever cared for, that I found funniest: Tom & Jerry and the Garfield Show. Garfield is being ripped apart limb by limb.
I'm going to bed now, I'll add more soon.