I never wax nostalgic for my Texas Instruments... I forget the number... with the tape drive. I told my mom I wanted a TRS-80 but I guess she figured TRS, TI, what's the difference?
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
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Laga - Apr 17, 2009 7:07:39 pm PDT #9721 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
omnis_audis - Apr 17, 2009 7:43:32 pm PDT #9722 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
well, the TI 99/4a was $99, and that's why they bought it. The cassette drive took FOREVER to load anything. But it was fun to unplug the connection cable so it "played" the cassette thru the speaker, and drive my step-dad crazy.
Laga - Apr 17, 2009 7:59:11 pm PDT #9723 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
it was fun to unplug the connection cable so it "played" the cassette thru the speaker, and drive my step-dad crazy.
I had no step dad, but the dog did that head-tilt thing that's always amusing.
Rats though, if we had the same computer as kids, I can't blame that for my dearth of tech geekery anymore.
DCJensen - Apr 18, 2009 9:55:51 am PDT #9724 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
FYI:
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Starting on February 15th, 2009 all U.S. Best Buy stores will accept for recycling most consumer electronics, including televisions and monitors up to 32”, computer CPUs and notebooks, small electronics, VCRs and DVD players, phones as well as accessories such as keyboards, mice and remotes.
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omnis_audis - Apr 18, 2009 9:07:16 pm PDT #9725 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Does hdmi pass closed captioning? I can't figure out how to toggle it with my new cable box, and the tv says not available when I click it on the tv remote.
Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2009 10:00:35 pm PDT #9726 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
What kind of cable box is it?
omnis_audis - Apr 19, 2009 6:25:27 am PDT #9727 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Motorola. Their pdf manual was more "check with your provider for features. Tthis is how you connect an HDMI cable to your TV".
Tom Scola - Apr 19, 2009 6:32:22 am PDT #9728 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
What model is it?
megan walker - Apr 19, 2009 6:40:36 am PDT #9729 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oooh, omnis got a new cable box...
Insent.
omnis_audis - Apr 19, 2009 11:33:07 am PDT #9730 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Ah, found it on the Motorola website. It's nothing I can do from the remote (which is what I was using). It appears I have to do it from the few buttons on the front face of the box. I hope it then enables them on the TV to toggle on/off. I only use them when I can't understand what someone said, and then turn it off (or when I'm on the phone with family for HOURS at a time).
The model I have is the DCH3416. I found the info at [link] In case anyone else was having the same problem.
Megan_Walker, back flung.