I adore Craigslist. It got me my apt. this summer.
It got me my girlfriend. I win!
Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.
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Jon B. - Nov 25, 2004 9:19:32 am PST #159 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
UTTAD - Nov 25, 2004 10:51:51 pm PST #160 of 10003
Strawberry disappointment.
So I installed my new motherboard and it all went spivvy until I switched it on. I get as far as the Windows 2000pro Built on NT technology bit then it's blue screen of death with this message:
STOP 0X0000007B (0XEB81B84C, 0XC0000034, 0X00000000, 0X00000000)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Then blah, blah, yadda, yadda, not important stuff.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 26, 2004 2:35:22 am PST #161 of 10003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Can anyone recommend a Mac-based program that will read VCDs? (Preferrably OS 9.1 compatible, though I have a 10.2.8 machine available at work.) I've tried system 9 versions of iMovie and Real Player with no success, and Quicktime and Windows Media Player can't even tell that there are any files present.
tommyrot - Nov 26, 2004 4:04:08 am PST #162 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So I installed my new motherboard and it all went spivvy until I switched it on. I get as far as the Windows 2000pro Built on NT technology bit then it's blue screen of death with this message:
Have you reinstalled the OS? You're generallty supossed to when you replace the motherboard, although I've gotten away with not doing it once or twice. When Windows is installed it installs some stuff that is specific to your particular machine.
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Which is weird, because it obviously accessed the boot device prior to that. But anyway, if there is an OS-as-previously-installed/new motherboard incompatibility, I'd expect some strange errors.
Theodosia - Nov 26, 2004 4:26:39 am PST #163 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Try VLC, Matt -- it's worked like a charm under 10.3 for me. Unfortunately I don't know if there's a version available for 9.
DCJensen - Nov 26, 2004 6:05:33 am PST #164 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
There is a demo of MacVCD on [link] Mireth's website. it only plays 5 minutes of video, but at least you can tell if the thing works.
I have a VCD that I've tried playing with it, and I get zip.
there's something called FreeVCD, that I have not tried, yet: [link]
Rob - Nov 26, 2004 7:24:54 am PST #165 of 10003
Can anyone recommend a Mac-based program that will read VCDs?
VCDGear should be able to convert the video on a VCD to something you can play with Quicktime Player. They have older versions that work with OS 9.
Wolfram - Nov 26, 2004 7:27:42 am PST #166 of 10003
Visilurking
Can anyone give me a good reason not to buy this laptop for $550? The price just seems to good to be true.
JohnSweden - Nov 26, 2004 7:35:55 am PST #167 of 10003
I can't even.
I don't really know laptops, but it looks like the video and sound is all handled by the main cpu, which is something I don't like, I prefer to get that stuff off the main board onto separate cards to avoid the machine gagging on vid or sound intense apps or sites, but I'm fussy that way.
It also seems like you would want more RAM right away, so that is a bit of a hidden cost.
Otherwise, it seems in your price range. I'm not familiar with the maker, though. Does WalMart have a house brand?
Wolfram - Nov 26, 2004 7:42:51 am PST #168 of 10003
Visilurking
Well the laptop is only for word processing and browsing - no video/sound apps. But I need to look into this RAM thing.