TiVo should work on desktop software for Tiger first.
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§ ita § - Jul 01, 2005 4:07:42 am PDT #3591 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Connie Neil - Jul 01, 2005 7:13:53 pm PDT #3592 of 10003
brillig
Greetings from the land of legacy hardware.
I am the proud possessor of an NEC PowerMate Plus. I also have suitcases smaller than this computer. It's an ancient "portable" computer with a bigass handle and a small tip-out LCD monitor panel and the keyboard on a side panel that detaches. 200 meg hard drive and a chassis more solid than some automobiles on the road.
It runs beautifully, but it is an archaic taker-up-of-space that doesn't deserve being casually tossed into the landfill. Is there a future for this thing, other than to chock the wheels of 747s? Are there places to recycle the electronics and such? Or is my best bet to sit down some pleasant evening with a Phillips screwdriver and an enquiring mind and see how many pieces I can disassemble it in to?
tommyrot - Jul 01, 2005 8:10:17 pm PDT #3593 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.
Connie, I collect "vintage" laptops, so I might be interested in taking it in. How old is it? How much RAM? What family of CPU? (8086/88, 286, 386, etc.) What version of DOS?
Connie Neil - Jul 02, 2005 2:14:01 pm PDT #3594 of 10003
brillig
I'll have to check, tommy, but this isn't a laptop. It's at least 20 pounds, and is about 18 inches by 12 inches by about 5 inches. But I'll get you the numbers.
However, I do have some other old true laptops about that I'll get you the details on. Do they have to work?
tommyrot - Jul 02, 2005 7:10:56 pm PDT #3595 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.
I'll have to check, tommy, but this isn't a laptop. It's at least 20 pounds, and is about 18 inches by 12 inches by about 5 inches.
Oh, I realize that. Computers of that type were called "luggables." My first job that involved computer programming was on a Compaq XT clone of this type. DOS 2.something, which gave us the ability to save files using a directory structure.
However, I do have some other old true laptops about that I'll get you the details on. Do they have to work?
Cool! But yeah, I want working ones. (Even if, say, the battery is dead, as long as it can be run off an outlet.)
Connie Neil - Jul 02, 2005 8:19:46 pm PDT #3596 of 10003
brillig
how can I check for RAM and chip speed in a purely DOS system? Will the MEM command give you the information you need for memory?
NoiseDesign - Jul 02, 2005 8:38:59 pm PDT #3597 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Tablet PCs are really far too cool. I'm even pretty happy with winxp tablet. Apple really needs to release one of these.
P.M. Marc - Jul 02, 2005 9:38:05 pm PDT #3598 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
My first job that involved computer programming was on a Compaq XT clone of this type. DOS 2.something, which gave us the ability to save files using a directory structure.
Hee. I used to run my BBS off of one of those. DOS 3.something, though.
I'm now missing the days of messing with DIP switches.
Gandalfe - Jul 02, 2005 10:24:23 pm PDT #3599 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
You had a BBS? How cool. Have you submitted it to here?
NoiseDesign - Jul 02, 2005 11:00:57 pm PDT #3600 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
You had a BBS? How cool. Have you submitted it to here
I just looked at the San Diego section of that list. So many boards I remember. I ran a board that was part of the CMS system in the middle 80's. Must have been 1987 or 88 for when CMS: The Outpost was running.