Topic: You know your computer is old | |
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You're computer is old, if: -Making noises, even when it's off (check for bugs and mice!) -You still have a large floppy drive -Your Windows starts with the sound "Tada!" -You have a ball rolling in your mouse and doesn't have a central wheel button -Your monitor has a 14 inc screen but it weighs about 40lbs. -You only have a CD-ROM installed, capable only to play CD-s. -You tried to buy more memory for it, but the guy in Staple's said, you should rather check on the flee-market for the one compatible. -When you turn on your PC, your "operating system" consist green or white text on a black background. - You have a game called "Doom II" on 6 floppy disks and it is "choking" your PC's processing power with Its advanced graphics. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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I threw away all of my old stuff i.e. pre PIII motherboards. I think I axed all of my old AT cases, too.
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![]() if you have to load the paper tape reader by toggling front panel switches!! ![]() |
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you know its old if its a tandy...
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I had a great Hewelet Packard PC for about 8 years and every time it was running it sounded like a vacuum. It was so annoying that i would wear ear plugs if i had to use it
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You know your computer is old when you have to wait 30 minutes to get it started up ![]() and wait 30 minutes for it to shut down ![]() You know you computer is old when they measure internal memory in bytes, your replacement parts are vacuum tubes, and your backup tape is a spool as large as a dartboard. |
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Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.) |
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Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.) Think that was my TRS-80 on page 1 or 2. Only storage was cassette tapes. |
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I have an Adam somewhere with a cassette drive. W00t!
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Although I'm sure it's something a lot of PC users hear often, buy a Mac. I have a Powerbook that's about 10 years old, and although I am going to likely buy a Netbook (running Linux) soon, my computer is still very capable - 400 MHz processor, 512 RAM, 20 GB hard drive, with a DVD-ROM (that doesn't work, mind you).
I can't watch Internet videos (lag), but it's no big loss, per se. lol I need more PORN! |
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You know your computer is old when
you need a forklift to move it your last OS upgrade came on floppies you are thinking of upgrading to a 5¼-inch floppy drive you can barely store your entire porn collect on your hard drive -all two bitmaps of it. |
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Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.) I work in used PC shop and the other day I sold a Commodore 64 modem with drivers on cassette. |
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Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.) I work in used PC shop and the other day I sold a Commodore 64 modem with drivers on cassette. I 'refurbed' my C64 a couple years ago... had to purchase a dead one on ebay, with a power supply and stripped out the video chip. Cost me about $100 with shipping. I fired it up, with the floppy drive, played with it for about an hour....... and it hasn't seen the light of day since. |
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Edited by
Atlantis75
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Sun 02/08/09 12:07 PM
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Although I'm sure it's something a lot of PC users hear often, buy a Mac. I have a Powerbook that's about 10 years old, and although I am going to likely buy a Netbook (running Linux) soon, my computer is still very capable - 400 MHz processor, 512 RAM, 20 GB hard drive, with a DVD-ROM (that doesn't work, mind you). I can't watch Internet videos (lag), but it's no big loss, per se. lol I need more PORN! I have an 8 year old powerbook laptop sitting next to me. I use it in emergency when my desktop goes on strike. It even plays DVDs and it has the newest Mac OS on it...very nice. Vista is nothing compared to it. |
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In the time we have been chatting about how old our computers are, my computer now takes 50 minutes to start up and 50 minutes to shut down
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my computer has a midget in it with a morose code machine lol
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Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.) Think that was my TRS-80 on page 1 or 2. Only storage was cassette tapes. There was a "streaming tape" drive available for it. Now that was SPEED! ![]() |
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