retro thread

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>>61592418
he should get a mousepad

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>>61592851
Neat :-)
Rate mine

>>61592894
still a bit fresh

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New monitor for my Quadra 650, a Apple Multiple Sync Display 15".

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Hotel near Japan (abandoned in 2006, photo from 2014)

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Also a new monitor for my Amiga 600.
Mid-90's Acer. Such an aesthetically pleasing monitor

>>61592959
Do want!

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I still havent bought a matching keyboard. Not pictured is the last gen iBook or 4th gen ipod.
I want to get some older apple stuff, but the prices online are insane.

>>61592937
>>61592959

A shame that all those faggot youtubers probably fucked up the place by now.

The Golden Age of PCs: Windows 95 - Windows 7

Then both software and especially hardware went to shit.

>>61593009
funny how this was synced with ~the smartphone revolution~

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>>61592987
That keyboard ain't too bad though.
You want this one?

>>61593029
Well, first came affordable laptops...

Smartphones are really pleb tier.

>>61593048
I dont have a PO box any more so sorry, no.

>>61593008
There's a video of some "e-celebs" in an old hospital, fucking up old computers

>>61593029
Tbh, tablets did more damage.

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>>61593057
you guys mean netbooks

>>61592936
wat

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>>61593101
laptop and netbook weren't dumbed down to user IQ40 levels. they either ran xp/7 windows or ubuntu.
smartphones and tablets introduced the biggest wave of dumb as fuck user interfaces

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I don't get it. Why isn't there a single beige box on the market these days? There are obviously a lot of people who dig the aesthetic.

>>61593271
no, the interfaces are touch optimized and smart, to work with dumb users, they are just too simple for you to like

>>61593311
500 people aren't "a lot" in manufacturing terms, Anon

>>61593334
Kek

>>61593311
apple's success and women who like glossy clean shiny surfaces

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>>61593311
B-but anon, wouldnt you rather have a sexy slim glass and aluminum all in one? I-its not like it will get covered in fingerprints! Who even touches their computer anymore!

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>>61593315
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Abandoned computers have a special vibe that tickles my autism JUST RIGHT.

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Still a work in progress trying to diagnose the CRT issue. Hope to get it running sooner or later.

>>61593525
It's dead, Jim

>>61593460
that optiplex must have a sick uptime

>>61593460
Is it really abandon if it has power and people in it?

>ABANDON HOUSE WITH FURNITURE AND POWER AND THE FAMILY IS JUST OUT ON HOLIDAY

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I'm still so glad I was able to pick this one up for 5 bucks.
The seller was even so nice and discarded offers by others (offered 30 bucks) until I was able to show up and pick it up.
Didn't get to buy a new printing cartridge yet but it is in fucking PRISTINE condition. Almost no yellowing on the case.

>>61592987
5 years ago a clambook could be grabbed for $30

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>>61593562
The fuck not it is.

>Flyback still works
>System still responds to input
>Filament still shows signs of life
>No visible blown caps

If anything it's probably the HOT that needs replacing, I just need the proper test equipment before I start pulling out components and replacing them.

>>61593311
too brutalist

There should be a neoclassical biege.

>>61594091
I wish they still made computer cases like this.

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>>61593311

Theoretically with 3D printing or even some basic tools you could create one of these in a couple hours yourself.

Most cases new and old are just one metal box and a plastic front face. The rest can be painted fitting the shade of the front too.

>>61594236
k, make me one, how much?

>>61594236

Isn't the quality of 3D printers still pretty bad? I'm thinking of the blocky pattern that forms on the surface of the printed object.

>>61595165
look into sla 3d printers (you can make one with a projector if you're poor)
they have a much higher resolution.

>>61593311
Just find one with a front panel you like and paint the case beige. That's what I'll likely do whenever I finally build another computer, along with finding a case that works well in a horizontal position.

>>61594236
How much does a decent 3D printer cost now days anyway? They seem neat but my biggest worry with getting one is that I wouldn't have enough projects to justify it.

>>61595165
>I'm thinking of the blocky pattern that forms on the surface of the printed object.
Then fucking sand it smooth. Just because you have a 3D printer doesn't excuse not doing any finishing or involving any other fabrication methods (particularly annoying with the people who make the 3D printed guns directly out of plastic).

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>Apple will never GPL the source for old versions of Mac OS
Why don't companies GPL or at least release the source for their old software that's no longer supported?

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>>61596666
Because MINE MINE MINE

>>61592425
does uh... does the toilet work?

>>61596959
I went to that page, and ... thanks for the laughs hahaha

>>61596959
But does it matter when it's particularly old software that they don't support anymore on dead platforms? Unless they just threw out the source code or something.

>>61593693
They are idiots and at the same time wanted to create clickbait.

In fact a big part of that building is abandoned even with water leaking everywhere but some floors above are still in use (for whatever)

>>61592418
>born and raised in beige era

Call me a pussy faggot but man i'm not going back there. I've had enough lugging around crt for lan parties during quake 2 era.

>>61597060
yes, he has invisible plumbing, cant you tell?

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>>61594091
Cute monitor, where'd you get it

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>>61599784
Mine's cuter.

>>61596666
Here's what you're greeted with every time you log into an HP-UX system:

(c)Copyright 1983-2000 Hewlett-Packard Co.,  All Rights Reserved.
(c)Copyright 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985-1993 The Regents of the Univ. of California
(c)Copyright 1980, 1984, 1986 Novell, Inc.
(c)Copyright 1986-1992 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(c)Copyright 1985, 1986, 1988 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(c)Copyright 1989-1993  The Open Software Foundation, Inc.
(c)Copyright 1986 Digital Equipment Corp.
(c)Copyright 1990 Motorola, Inc.
(c)Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992 Cornell University
(c)Copyright 1989-1991 The University of Maryland
(c)Copyright 1988 Carnegie Mellon University
(c)Copyright 1991-2000 Mentat Inc.
(c)Copyright 1996 Morning Star Technologies, Inc.
(c)Copyright 1996 Progressive Systems, Inc.
(c)Copyright 1991-2000 Isogon Corporation, All Rights Reserved.

Obsolete commercial operating systems are fuckin' full to the brim with not-so-obsolete IP licensed from other parties, it's just not worth the time, money and potential legal hell to GPL a dead operating system for a dead hardware platform nobody gives a shit about, especially when it isn't going to do much for it anyway just like the GPL did fuck all for CDE.

>>61600811
Something like Apple's System 6 shouldn't have that many copyrights attached, does it?

>>61600862
Probably not nearly as much, but it's possible. In that case it's probably more just a matter of a lot of effort with not a whole lot of interest. System 6 doesn't have that much potential as a basis for new projects, there's nothing hobbyists really need the source for, the newest piece of kit it'll run on is nearly thirty years old, the list goes on.

From my limited lurking around, it doesn't look like most of the limitations facing hobbyist developers today with these operating systems would change that much with the source code available. Maybe it could improve emulation or homebrew hardware development or something, though.

>>61593420
Right in the middle school.

>>61600929
>From my limited lurking around, it doesn't look like most of the limitations facing hobbyist developers today with these operating systems would change that much with the source code available. Maybe it could improve emulation or homebrew hardware development or something, though.
I know Linux doesn't have drivers for the Macintosh floppy drives, so it would make Linux more useful if you wanted it on one of those machines.

>>61600821
>comfy
>omfy
>mfy
>fy
>y

>>61594236

a couple hours? try a couple days, buddy boy.

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>>61599784
I used to have two of the 21" versions of those running off a Matrox dual-VGA card. Not as cute, but what a picture!

>>61595792
>How much does a decent 3D printer cost now days anyway
A few hundred burgers, maybe? cnx-software dot com has been reviewing a few of the most recent chink specials, albeit mostly just RAMPS+steppers+80/20+hot end kits.

>>61595237
>you can make one with a projector if you're poor
Commercial assembled DLP printers are getting pretty cheap these days. Anyone have any experience with the one mentioned in Pic related?

>>61601010
That's something that definitely plagues a lot of those platforms, SGI systems are great examples too. Source would definitely help, straight up hardware documentation would be even better, there's no question about that. Still, at least the NetBSD port seems usable enough, it's just very lacking as a desktop.

>>61593311
I like my stuff, but the past belongs in the past. Any new attempt at a beige box would just feel like a trashy reproduction to me and it wouldn't really feel at all the same. It's the entire context of the system that makes it novel and interesting, not just the color of the plastic.

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>>61593671
optiplexes either die young or never die
These are currently still running a local pizza shop.

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I always like these thread - thanks for the memories.
This was the first machine I owned back in 1991. I bought it second hand from my uni. Cost me $400.00 AU then, which they let me pay back at $10.00 per week.

It has been a doorstop at a pal's house now for around 19 years

>>61602250
>It has been a doorstop at a pal's house now for around 19 years
I dont know why this made me laugh so much

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>>61592418
This guy collects a lot of old mainframes and computers. He's currently trying to get an old Cray j98 up and running
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usteZMJgDx4

>>61592894
>*nasal laugh* ahahah why do ppl collect paintings when u can just download the jpg it does exactly the same thing ahaha :-)

>>61592921
>wooden mousepad
badass

>>61594091
Everytime I see this case I get more depressed that I'll never have one.

>>61596959
what a bunch of reddit crap

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comfy

>>61602625

Yeah man, watched his videos. His SGI stuff videos are great with all the problems he had.

>>61602935
..t..take me back
i'm crying

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I miss when "file sharing" also included notable text files.

>>61603233
man, that power LED is really bright, maybe you should add an resistor

>>61602943
Him trying to get data off those j90 hard drives was such an adventure. I'm glad swapping logic boards worked out for him.

>>61603180
Man the fuck up, there's no place in /retro/ for pussies

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>>61593525
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>>61593947
I hate how people destroy old tech, like C64 to put a Pi inside, justifying "it was a dead board, bro".

There are no dead boards. Just lack for knowhow and interest.

>>61604503
>i'm so funny
>i'm so obviously historically uneducated

>>61604339
But think about how funny it'll look to have a """"""C=64"""""" playing Spectrum games.

How craaaaaaaaaazy!

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>>61604339
Buy it yourself and fix it if you care so much.

>>61604732
Gut-and-replace has become such a large part of the market that people now sell broken computers at insane prices for it.

>broken RETRO computer
>£500

>>61604756
Repair and sell it fixed for a higher price then.
Could make some good money if you actually have the knowhow and interest.

>>61604828
Ironically the working hardware is less.

Go figure.

>>61604877
No it isn't.
You are just talking shit, because you neither have the interest, nor the know how, you faggot.

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>>61604887
>points out an inflated market
>gets blamed for it

Oh shit! How did I let it get so bad?

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>>61604887
Fuck off, you're really a fucking retard.
You have no idea.

>>61603324

It was a along exposure shot, the LED is nowhere near that bright in reality.

>>61604732
They won't sell you it.
They won't even sell you the "broken" guts.

Obviously I often buy broken ones and fix them for myself or others. That's not the point of the post, the point is, that it's their shit and they can do with it what they want, even if it's retarded.

>>61604828
I do that.
Usually sell to a local museum. But that's only for items that you, yourself, can actually source for cheap.

It's pointless if it's resellers, as anon said, i.e. a broken Apple II will set you back as much as a working one.

>>61605017
By not having the interest, nor the know how, obviously.

>>61605017
working hardware doesn't go for less than broken.

>>61605294
About what exactly? Don't understand why you are mad.

>>61605385
>I do that.
>Usually sell to a local museum. But that's only for items that you, yourself, can actually source for cheap.
Godspeed anon! Hope you are doing fine work.

>They won't sell you it.
>They won't even sell you the "broken" guts.
Well obviously one needs to grab what one can before it gets demolished.

>>61605434
>you are mad.
nice meme

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>>61604877
Working hardware is not cheaper, they are usually the same though.

Problem is, with many of the rarer machines, fixing them will set you back far more than a working one costs already.

>>61593311

I just wish PCs nowadays had more straight edges and slots, instead of everything being either gamer-y or round

>>61605609
we progressive now, straight beigi...white mal...cases are bad

>>61603233
Is that sunlight? Rip beige.

>>61606073

Moonlight.

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>>61606376
That's okay then.

>>61606073

Why is it that some beige gets yellowed but some doesn't?

>>61606505
Depends on the plastic.

https://www.polymersolutions.com/blog/what-makes-plastic-turn-yellow/

>>61606666
good numbers, fren

>>61606666
Yellowing of plastics confirmed work of Satan

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>>61606666
thread confirmed for quad-satan

>>61593710
Fucking awesome!

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>>61600821

I will take a newer picture later today

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>>61593710

Damn nice

>>61607908
cute

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>>61608288

Gimme day printer

c:<

>>61608485
Ugh, you fucked up.
It's called PSX and it's made by Sony not IBM.

>Gayming LED'd Blue label IBM Model M
>retro

>>61608963
Where?

>>61608963
>non-mechanical keyboard
>for gaming
wut

>>61609009
>Membrane keyboard
>Not mechanical

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10$ at a flea market, how did I do?

>>61609128
You did great, it's a nice little monochrome composite display.

>>61609072
it's buckling spring, faggot
no, it's not "mechanical"

>>61609128
turn down the brightness
never turn up the brightness just because it's dark at first when you turn it on, those things take time to heat up

>>61609187
Membrane keyboard is mechanical, touch (for example) is not. Just because you've swallowed the marketing term doesn't make mechanically working system non-mechanical.
But if membrane (buckling spring or not) keyboard is not mechanical, neither is keyboard with microswitches. TAC-2 is just as mechanical stick as is Competition Pro.

>>61609273
>touch screen

>>61609273
No you faggot, keyboards with microswitches are referred to as mechanical, just because they operate mechanically does not make them mechanical.

Just because you want to shitpost autistically, do it somewhere else, like reddit.

>>61609273
by your definition, touch keyboards would be mechanical too, both capacitive and resistive, you fucked up m8
2/10

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>>61609273
>Just because you've swallowed the marketing term
We invented the term, way before there was a market for it. Nice try, kiddo.

>>61609273
you obviously missed the quotes around "mechanical"

>>61609350
feels good

>>61609302
>just because they operate mechanically does not make them mechanical.
You don't see nothing wrong with this statement?
You didn't call keyboards with microswitches mechanical 15 years ago, only after marketing department sold you the term. That is a cold fact and you're too pussy to admit it (if you were even a thing 15 years ago, that is).

Neither did anyone call 64-bit extension of x86 x86_64 when AMD first released it, but only after Intel pursued heavy marketing for it. And some (not gentoo, thank God) swallowed, like whores they are.

>>61609350
Nope (not even reference to keyboards). The term started appearing on bbs's and boards after certain Taiwanese company released a microswitch keyboard, using 'mechanical' as a marketing term.

>>61609333
There is no mechanical action or system.

>>61609383
>>just because they operate mechanically does not make them mechanical.
>You don't see nothing wrong with this statement?
No, learn your shit faggot. I knew you would respond exactly like that.

>You didn't call keyboards with microswitches mechanical 15 years ago, only after marketing department sold you the term. That is a cold fact and you're too pussy to admit it (if you were even a thing 15 years ago, that is).
Oh boy, I sure as Hell don't have old notebooks here from '87 where I already don't refer to my IIc keyboard as "mechanical". Wait...I do.
Step up your game, kiddo.

>Neither did anyone call 64-bit extension of x86 x86_64 when AMD first released it, but only after Intel pursued heavy marketing for it. And some (not gentoo, thank God) swallowed, like whores they are.
It has always been amd64 (ask /fglt/ if you want), what the fuck are you even talking about, did YOU fall for the Intel x86_64 meme?

Stop shitposting up the thread, it was nice.

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>>61609418
don't know what 3rd world sandnigger shithole you're from
it must be hard being 16 and live in a shithole

>>61609428
Class A arguments. I accept defeat before the cool kid.

>>61609418
>Nope (not even reference to keyboards). The term started appearing on bbs's and boards after certain Taiwanese company released a microswitch keyboard, using 'mechanical' as a marketing term.
Kek, I know where you picked that up. You did know it wrong, don't you?

>There is no mechanical action or system.
>two layers touching each other after physical force is applied
>not mechanical
Ahahah, well memed m8.

>>61594091
Comfiest setup ever

>>61609383
>You didn't call keyboards with microswitches mechanical 15 years ago, only after marketing department sold you the term. That is a cold fact and you're too pussy to admit it (if you were even a thing 15 years ago, that is).
IIRC I remember calling keyboards with microswitches mechanical in the winter that Half Life came out, pretty sure I still have IRC logs of doing so
It triggered me when people called those keyboards with metal contacts mechanical at the time

anyways, source on your statement? actually interested

>>61592822
The cloud isn't floating, they said

>>61609428
>It has always been amd64
this
who the fuck even calls it x86_64, except intel shills obviously

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>>61609562
What's the matter? Mad that Intel stole your little extension and now nobody calls it like that anymore?

>>61609539
>pretty sure I still have IRC logs of doing so
>anyways, source on your statement? actually interested
Deliver the logs (and proof of their authencity and date) and the statement becomes bullshit. Early 90's, third world sandnigger university groups, not a single mention of 'mechanical keyboards'. Same goes for non-local newsgroups and quite a few channels on efnet from 1995 to 2005 (and from around 1998 on quakenet).

Or maybe find the earliest mention of 'mechanical keyboard' from replies currently online on any board? I sure as hell can't find a single entry before 2005.

>>61609383
>You didn't call keyboards with microswitches mechanical 15 years ago, only after marketing department sold you the term. That is a cold fact and you're too pussy to admit it (if you were even a thing 15 years ago, that is).
this does not change the fact that by marketing terms, mechanical is only a keyboard that uses microsiwtches

>>61609688
By lowest common denominator? Is it okay to call negro white too?
Why would nerd want to speak with marketing terms? Of course, 99% of /g/ posters are something else, so it's understandable.

>>61609791
if you are so strict on words, you know that nerds are not referred to be tech enthusiasts, geeks are
I personally call them like they are, rubber dome, scissor, buckling spring, microswitched, etc, but I insist that if the term mechanical is used, it's at least used correctly, like the marketing term applies, as in microswitched keyboard

I rate your bait 3/10, it's something new and I kinda liked it, shits up the place though, the thread is slow though so it's okay

>>61609612
Literally every linux distro calls it amd64

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>>61609791
>99% of /g/ posters are something else
>i'm special 1%
nice try kiddo, go suck some justin meatloaf

>>61609877
>some justin meatloaf
Maybe it is Justin? Haven't seen him for ages, he was the only mentally challenged faggot that unironically actually believed his own shitposts.

>>61592937
>hotel near japan
is it in the middle of the ocean?

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>>61593693
How do you fucking retards make this same post in every retro thread? Is there a new batch of redditors here every single day?

>>61609978
IQ is bullshit

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>>61609637
>I sure as hell can't find a single entry before 2005.
I know this is bait and I don't want to encourage more of it, but I just can't understand how you didn't even check Wikipedia articles from 2001 that clearly state it as mechanical.

>>61609877
Yes, I indeed am or are you of different opinion that computer users were nerds and nerds only not too long ago? Now every non-foureye and pussy collector is a 'computer user'.

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Was this shit really necessary? It didn't even contribute to the thread.
Also yes, it's amd64 and yes, we called them mechanical switch keyboards. Now you guys can shut up at least?

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Hi /retro/
On floppy drives like pic related, do you keep the flap down or open when in storage?

61609857
>I rate your bait 3/10, it's something new and I kinda liked it, shits up the place though, the thread is slow though so it's okay
But I've posted same 'argument' on /g/ at least once a month for five years or more? And it's always the race kids going insane that their esoteric terms (fed by marketing) are questioned. Or that in reverse, I'm being baited (and indeed I'am).

>I personally call them like they are, rubber dome, scissor, buckling spring, microswitched, etc
And that is the very correct thing to do and why woudn't you want to encourage use of such specific (and techically correct) terms instead of marketing terms?

>>61605434
how can you not get mad when someone breaks shit and then tells you you should pay them to not do it

like nigger just stop being a fucking hipster and buy nice shit from the present and let the past be the past if you dislike it so much, casemods are so fucking boring anyway

>>61610391
>But I've posted same 'argument' on /g/ at least once a month for five years or more? And it's always the race kids going insane that their esoteric terms (fed by marketing) are questioned. Or that in reverse, I'm being baited (and indeed I'am).
"mechanical" in reference to keyboards is not even one of them though
you may think that because it's mostly used in marketing, but it's not, calling them like they actually are is still the most correct way to do it

>>61610391
>>61609857
>if you are so strict on words, you know that nerds are not referred to be tech enthusiasts, geeks are
They almost always are or at least were. But, yeah, that is a slipup from my part and especially regrettable when I just read Torvald's replies on lkml using the term (correctly, in a right context).

>>61610391
>But I've posted same 'argument' on /g/ at least once a month for five years or more? And it's always the race kids going insane that their esoteric terms (fed by marketing) are questioned. Or that in reverse, I'm being baited (and indeed I'am).
Never seen it in /retro/

>why woudn't you want to encourage use of such specific (and techically correct) terms instead of marketing terms?
I responded to your post that already used the term, I just corrected you to at least use it correctly if you're not savvy enough to know how else to call it

Anyways, calling them mechanical is an old old thing, I'm guilty of it in my youth, c.a. 20 years ago

>>61610465
But honestly, if it concerns you, did you heard your computer brethen calling keyboards with microswitches mechanical 15 years (or more) ago? It is not impossible of course, because I've heard it used in (late 80's, early 90's) reference to old typing machines compared to their semiconductor counterparts (this of course gets tricky when those typing machines could been using microswitches).
And no, I don't except honesty on /g/.

>>61610568
>did you heard your computer brethen calling keyboards with microswitches mechanical 15 years (or more) ago?
see wikipedia article from 2001

>>61610590
Show me the article. You're replying to retard here, remember? With archive.org's Waybackmachine? Which article?

>>61593074
share
plz

>>61610641
No, I'm just replying to low effort bait.
No, I won't show you it, I want you to keep bitching so everyone else can have a laugh at you too.

>With archive.org's Waybackmachine?
I really hope this is ironic shitposting and you're not actually being an unironic faggot, it would be hard to believe that anyone ages 16 and up would have difficulty operating Wikipedia.

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>>61610590
>Mechanical switch keyboards use real switches, one under each key.
nice, it literally defines "mechanical" exactly how I said it

>>61610749
Neat.

>>61610641
>Wikipedia
>With archive.org's Waybackmachine
Holy shit this made me laugh harder than I should have

>>61610785
>Mechanical switch keyboards use real switches, one under each key. Depending on the construction of the switch, these keyboards have varying responses and travels.
>Most IBM keyboards up into the PS/2 line were of this type, and considered to be among the best of breed, although some complained that they were "clackity."

>>61609187
>it's buckling spring, faggot
>no, it's not "mechanical"

>>61610785
>nice, it literally defines "mechanical" exactly how I said it
?

>>61607908
>>61607581
Thank you bros. I hope at some point I can score an original IBM AT and some smaller vga crt then I'd be completely happy.
Wish you both luck with your retro hardware!

>>61592937
Why don't looters take any of that stuff?

>>61610939
>Mechanical switch keyboards use real switches, one under each key.
I said >>61609302

you do know IBM had actual "mechanical" keyboards also, with microswitches and not just buckling springs with membranes?

>>61610997
It's old tech shit, nobody gives a fuck
if there was a nextcube on the side of the street, it would be higher change that someone would walk by and kick it instead of knowing what it is and take it

>>61609924
>what are islands

>>61611057
this thread reeks of people without common sense

>>61611057
I don't know.

>>61610997
Japan has basically zero nigger or mudslime population.

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>>61593710
>>61607908

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>>61611291

>>61611143
topkek

>>61592458
keyboard is this?

>>61611558
a very sexy one

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>>61603233
ayyy I got a picture of yours too

>>61611558
yes

>>61611558
It's some sort of HP terminal keyboard, no idea what model or what it's for.

>>61611558
It's a shitty rubberdome.

Looks better than it performs.

>>61592418

What makes PS/2 system so good looking?

>>61612025
unless you are gayming, rubber dome will do fine

>>61612048
It's not only for gaymen, mechanicals can help you when typing a shit ton too but there are some decent rubbers too.

>>61596666
lain in underage tier since lainchan

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thinking of picking up one of these for comfy feels, since no one makes decent rubber dome ps/2 keyboards anymore

where can i find one cheap?

>>61612547
ebay

the "where can I find" posts are fucking hilarious, I don't know dude, the corner store?

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>>61612436
>you can't post X because Y uses it
Consider suicide.

>>61612547
Find a school janitor and perform sexual favors for him, then he'll let you into their storage area where you can grab a few.

>>61612635
i'm not allowed within 5 miles of any school but thank you for suggest

>>61612635
>>you can't post X because Y uses it
>Consider suicide.
why the buttmad? never said you can't use it, it's just that if you do, most people assume you're a lainchan fag

>>61612547
I saw that exact same keyboard at the recycling center today, didn't pick it up tho.

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>>61612547
move over, best rubber dome keyboard coming through

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What the one /retro/ thing you want lots?

>>61613204
PDP-11

>>61612547
thrifts shops are your friend
goodwill, salvation army, charity shops all pretty much have old tech lying around.

>>61613216
aren't those things still widely available in made in the millions?

>>61613261
No.

>>61613283
nevermind, I was thinking of those new clones

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>>61613204
A fully complete and operational IBM System/360 model 91

>>61612048
>unless you are gayming or typing
Ftfy, no need to thank me.

>>61612547
Old rubberdomes are very common in thrift stores.

>>61612828
SK-8000? If so, then that's a good keyboard. Feels better than an AT101W.

>>61592839
>all dat beige
Things have really gone downhill.

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>>61613204
A Toshiba Libretto 110CT.

>>61602694
You too can buy a cheap chopping board to put your mouse on.

>>61602090
No, beige is just a nice and neutral color that doesn't try to look like a spaceship. Virtually all cases made nowadays, stand-alone or prebuilt, are either designed by 13-year-olds or to be Apple-lookalikes.

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>>61613449
>Feels better than an AT101W.
Tbh I prefer my modded linear AT101W Bigfoot over my SK-8000 QuietKey

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEkrWRHCDQU

>>61609562
FWIW, AMD called it x86-64 at release.
Linux distros call it AMD64, but that may specifically mean the subset of the implementation compatible with first-gen Athlon 64s that are incompatible with 16-bit x86 instructions.

>>61594091

I want to bang that teddy bear

>>61614218
Chyros/10

>>61613216
me too, or an 8, even a VAX
always looking for something that captures the essence of the big iron I'll never have the space, expertise or power to run
>>61613261
they used to be pretty easy to come by in the '80s and '90s when they were considered worthless, they've all been holocausted now though so they're not very easy to come by cheaply

>>61615757
>or an 8
If I remember correctly, the schematics for the PDP-8/S are available on the internet and shouldn't be too complicated to build at home (it used a 1 bit ALU, so operations took significantly longer, but it supposedly used under 600 gates).

>>61616443
>fruity loops

fuck yeah!

>>61616481
its nice cus i can make WAVs of little beats and just transfer them by USB to a newer program

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>>61592418
I dont know what this is, but i figured if any of you guys live in the LA area you might want to go snag it.

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/ele/d/tektronix-pal-ntsc/6219336623.html

>>61592904
HOYL SHIT! I think I used to work with that dude. He is kike mid 40's now.

>>61612828
These were good

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>>61592418

Old fag checking in

Is there any computer you guys recomend? to play a bit of touhou, sim city 2000, duke nukem and similar titles.

Got a Commodore 64 somewhere. Think I need a chip to get it working thought(been a few years).
We did splurge for the floppy drive.
No stupid cassette recorder for us.

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>>61618693
486 minimum, but a Pentium 1 or 2 would be best

>>61618791
How good are amd CPUs at the time

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>>61613204
ibm 5100

>>61618916
AMD 486 > Intel 486

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>Yaaaayy, the new millennium!
>Everything will be so awesome and cool I'm sure

>>61619249
>computers in the middle of the room in case they go rogue from y2k

>>61619249
>not so fast
>t. 11/09/2001

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUCHy5y23nI

>>61611308

Wow

Never seen a PS1 monitor like that

What year?

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>>61612828
Nah

>>61614673
>FWIW, AMD called it x86-64 at release.
Wrong.

>>61618464
No way, that picture is way older then some 10-15 years.

>>61618939
Bugger of Titor

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>>61592444
I look at this shit and I think about how my i5 notebook now needs about 15 seconds and a fan rev to render a modern web page containing essentially this amount of relevant text.

The web should be so much faster now, but isn't.

>>61620481
nothing is stopping you from using lynx

>>61620481
Then block non relevant JS you retarded frog poster. I'm still using a netbook with a 1.6 GHz N270 Atom and 1 GB of RAM and it doesn't take that long to load web pages.

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>>61620841
>there are actually people ITT right now with computers worse than a GPD Win

>>61620855
>being surprised about people actually using dated hardware in a thread about old hardware

>>61620964
I mean, for fun, sure, but actually for daily use?

>>61610375
open

>>61618443
I would so buy it if it was near

>>61613486
Chopping boards are too polished you uncultured swine

>>61621299
Wut, you ever had a wooden chopping board? Doesn't look like it.

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bump

>>61592418
Why are those threads always so slow and boring?

>>61621555
why is this so satisfying

>>61621693
because windows

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Finally, CF card for my Turbo-XT arrived and I got it all together and running now.

>>61622569
this

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>>61610293

>>61621682
endless reposts and "wahhh why are the normies not hip like me" nostalgia jerking

>>61621682

I'm still waiting for my stuff to come in the post.

>>61624903
What is it?

>>61624914

Spare PSUs for a Compaq Armada 100S laptop and for an AT board, plus a 1600x1200 CRT because I realised how stupid I was when I sold my old one.

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Just finished building a little table/stand for the new monitor I got for the A600.

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>>61625643
bump n dump

>>61620481
pretentious faggot

>>61624983
>Spare PSUs
I first read "square" PSUs and was about to ask why are they better then normal PSUs, kek

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>>61626799

>>61626799
all that burnin

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>>61627200

>>61627215
Post related >>61592925

>>61613204
a /retro/ friend...

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>>61613204
A cheap TAM with all the extras.

>>61621066
>he doesn't enjoy making the most out of weak hardware and seeing how little he can get by with

>>61624442
>(You)'s in own replies
you're doing it wrong faggot

>inb4 autistic newfag screeching

>>61620481
then use w3m or lynx you crybaby hipster faggot, it's not hard, and definitely more effective than constantly crying about the reality that the complex browsers and websites of today are inherently more computationally expensive than displaying a few lines of low-resolution text with a shitty terminal emulator

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>>61627444
Hey I'll be your friend, but I have to warn you that I am an autistic gay furfag

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>>61602625
this machines all not from 2017

>>61629069
Wallpaper buddy?

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>>61629137
ayyy
yeperoni

>>61628870
>w3m or lynx
You don't even need that. Just get get uMatrix, and only have the elements of the scripts and other elements of the page that you actually need white listed. Additionally install Palemoon and don't use an adblocker (as any ads are taken care of by simply not white listing them in uMatrix, and not using the redundant adblocker can shave a second or more off load times on weaker machines). That was enough to get my old netbook with an 1.6 GHz N270 Atom to load most pages in 4-8 seconds depending on the site, or about twice that I set the processor to throttle to 800 MHz which makes that anon's 15 second load time claims on any i5 particularly amusing.

>>61629188
>umatrix

This, if you block CSS too you basically time travel to the 90's.

>>61629170

Where can I get that egyptian/roman wallpaper? I tried to find a while back but no luck.

>>61629303
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/14214040/

>>61629327

Thanks, I think it has this unexpected retro aesthetic.

>>61629348
Indeed it does

>>61593311
I would 100% rather burn down my house than put a modern PC inside a case like that. It'd surely be cheaper and faster.

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>>61629354
>Indeed
stargate reference?

>>61629547
Topkek, post comfy shelf full of Stargate

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>>61629561
here ya go

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>>61629170
You're my friend now, bitch

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>>61629188
>anon made his piece of shit netbook run so much better than another anon's modern laptop with a significantly better processor that he needs to throttle it to 800 MHz for it to be comparable
Holy shit. On a side note, how far back does one have to go with desktop processors to get something comparable to the N270 Atoms that were used in old netbooks, as I remember hearing they were much weaker than a similarly clocked desktop processor? A Pentium III maybe?

>>61629638
WeHaveToGoBack/10

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>>61629561
>>61629638
also latest bst

>>61629640
kek

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>>61592418

>>61629638
What model DVD player is that? Mine looks just like it.

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>>61629669
What did you use to view images on the IIc?

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>>61629690
moar

>>61629669
>>61629638

I'm impressed

and depressed

>>61627444
Just walk up to an old lady at the park jesus christ that's the easiest retro thing to obtain

>>61629690

Industrial design good enough to be considered art.

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>>61629715

>>61629778
I have an erection now

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>>61629778

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>>61629785

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>>61629820

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>>61629837

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>>61629859

>>61629701
It's a Sony DVP-NS3000

>>61629706
http://calormen.com/vnIIc/

I didn't use the streaming part of it tho, I just created HGR files in Windows, put them into virtual floppies with ciderpress, and copied them to legit floppies using ADTPro

>>61629885
>Sony DVP-NS3000
Did you accidentally another zero?

>>61629757
How many do you have?

>>61629778
>>61629792
>>61629810
>>61629820
>>61629837
>>61629859
>>61629874
>literary IBM fetish
that's my fetish too

>>61629921
woops I did, my bad

>>61629885
>http://calormen.com/vnIIc/
>I didn't use the streaming part of it tho, I just created HGR files in Windows, put them into virtual floppies with ciderpress, and copied them to legit floppies using ADTPro
Thanks, will be getting my IIc soon

>>61629778
Was Windows 3/3.1 that easy to navigate without a mouse that it made more sense to use than other software? I don't feel like getting my Windows 3.1 floppies out and trying for myself in a VM.

>>61630032

Its a pain in the ass, just use DOS shell.