I just had my whole life flash before me.
Well, the part when I was in college and we used to rent a VCR, along with a few tapes - and how we looked forward to graduation when we could afford our own VCRs....
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
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tommyrot - Oct 13, 2005 10:41:08 am PDT #5048 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.
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2005 10:44:58 am PDT #5049 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.
Still more Sean advice:
You could probaby find a used serial mouse for very cheap or free. This would free up one of your USB ports (assuming your computer has a serial port).
And I think there's such a thing as a PS/2 to serial adapter, so you could use your existing mouse.
eta: Also, Norton Utilities can run a hardware diagnostic - it checks pretty much everything so it should check PS/2 ports.
DXMachina - Oct 13, 2005 10:50:20 am PDT #5050 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Well, the part when I was in college and we used to rent a VCR, along with a few tapes - and how we looked forward to graduation when we could afford our own VCRs....
Same here, if'n you swap grad school for college.
Sean K - Oct 13, 2005 11:09:10 am PDT #5051 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The company had the electric sharpener long before we even bought our original TRS-80.
Ah, Trash-80s. That brings back some memories.
I just got an email from Tivo saying that 2006 will be the last year that movies will be released on VHS and that some manufacturers have stopped production on VCRs.
I don't think I'm ready for that.
I mean, I watch pretty much all movies on DVD, and my VCR is in very good working order, so I'm not worried about a breakdown, but still....
I'm not ready for this kind of change.
t stis in a corner and cuddles his old vinyl records
le nubian - Oct 13, 2005 11:10:38 am PDT #5052 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Speaking of which, I just got a call from Tivo. I reported a channel lineup change and it took some time to resolve. They were just checking with me to see if the changes had been made! Wow.
§ ita § - Oct 13, 2005 11:12:16 am PDT #5053 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have no intention of converting my tapes to digital format (too lazy), so the VCR stays around for a while. And if it breaks in 2007, I'll have to work something out.
Plus, I'll miss the clock.
Nutty - Oct 13, 2005 11:36:05 am PDT #5054 of 10003
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I'm sure that a VCR collectors' market will break out immediately. People still have and keep working betamax machines, after all.
Plus, how do you think all those midwestern housewives, who can't afford or aren't even offered Tivo service, will tape their soaps? Soap opera fans always find a way.
§ ita § - Oct 13, 2005 11:37:31 am PDT #5055 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's all I need -- to be at the mercy of "collectors."
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2005 11:39:53 am PDT #5056 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 bet there still will be smaller companies and companies in China making VCRs for a while after 2006. When the big electronics companies stopped making 8-track players, other companies continued to make them for years afterwards.
brenda m - Oct 13, 2005 11:42:04 am PDT #5057 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, and Tivo has no conceivable conflict of interest in pronouncing the death of the VCR.