max4236 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 I prefer a vintage version of Win98 that's been souped-up like a hot rod. I've got it down to about 60MB. Quote
Buffy Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Regardless of the dubious origins of the source code, MS-DOS was the last good thing that shipped with the Microsoft logo on it.Well there's the problem: they changed their logo! Blame the folks in marketing! :cup: We're obviously going to spend a lot in marketing because we think the product sells itself, :) (and that one you *really* need to look up! :phones: )Buffy Quote
DFINITLYDISTRUBD Posted June 5, 2008 Report Posted June 5, 2008 The last good thing Microshaft ever built. Pity you don't get anything post 1995 to run on it, though... except in a shell running on another OS platform, which makes using it rather pointless. Yeah DOS is awsome...It (DOS 7) makes my tasks easier at work by telling the turret punch and brake presses what the heck they're supposed to be doing so components come out perfectly punched and bent. Now if it could only do it without me having to program every step, calculate tonnage , backlash, and metal thickness down to the thousandth (of a millimeter). Quote
DFINITLYDISTRUBD Posted June 5, 2008 Report Posted June 5, 2008 I prefer a vintage version of Win98 that's been souped-up like a hot rod. I've got it down to about 200MB.Sheesh!!! 200MB! I can remember when windos came on three 1.44MB floppies! And one of those disks was unnecessary extra goodies! Quote
freeztar Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Posted June 5, 2008 Sheesh!!! 200MB! I can remember when windos came on three 1.44MB floppies! And one of those disks was unnecessary extra goodies! Remember when floppies were *actually* floppy? Remember when the OS was built into the 64MB ROM? Quote
Michaelangelica Posted June 5, 2008 Report Posted June 5, 2008 Remember when floppies were *actually* floppy? Remember when the OS was built into the 64MB ROM? Arrrh the good old days . .sighwas it 12 or 14 years ago? Seriously there is a group in Sydney trying to keep old technology. They have one of the original punch card jobs, circa 1950 which was the best, brighest and biggest in the world at the time.They get no government support and have had to move tonnes (literally) of gear three times now to new rented premises.The guys who know how to operate the machines are dying or going gar gar.It would be nice to keep some of this old gear.Some say that this period will be the information "Dark Ages" as old technology will not be preserved and hence social history will be lost.How many of you have hard copies of your digital photos?I still have a mac plus and an mac Se (both ithk 4Megs!! of rAM!!).Both still work Quote
DFINITLYDISTRUBD Posted June 5, 2008 Report Posted June 5, 2008 Remember when floppies were *actually* floppy? Remember when the OS was built into the 64MB ROM?Yup!....Wait a minute.....nooooooooooooooooooo....this means I'm old:(....but then again you bringin it ip makes you just as old:hihi: Quote
C1ay Posted June 5, 2008 Report Posted June 5, 2008 Remember when floppies were *actually* floppy? Remember when the OS was built into the 64MB ROM? 64mb? I can remember buying a 2kb RAM expansion module for one of my machines, a ZX80, because the machine only came with 1kb. The OS was built into a 4kb ROM. It ran at a blazing 3Mhz and preceded floppy floppies. BTW, I still have some of those floppy floppies and the box to run 'em on, a C128 with a version of CP/M, the precursor to DOS.... Quote
freeztar Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 64mb? I can remember buying a 2kb RAM expansion module for one of my machines, a ZX80, because the machine only came with 1kb. The OS was built into a 4kb ROM. It ran at a blazing 3Mhz and preceded floppy floppies. BTW, I still have some of those floppy floppies and the box to run 'em on, a C128 with a version of CP/M, the precursor to DOS.... Ok, you win, you're older. :) :) Quote
Tormod Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 64mb? I can remember buying a 2kb RAM expansion module for one of my machines, a ZX80 Wow, you ARE old! My first was the ZX-81! ;) Quote
Grains Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 I prefer mac....I switched to mac a year ago and love it.... the only downside i see to a mac is i am a gamer and it does make it a little frustrating from time to time....i got parallels and run windows through it but unfortunately it does not support 3d gaming yet....so when i want to play windoze games I have to reboot with bootcamp... Quote
alexander Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 are you the real dr. know, that guy i see on tv sometimes, or are you just using his name as your nickname. I mean second one is ok, but the first would be wicked cool :wink: Quote
Grains Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 are you the real dr. know, that guy i see on tv sometimes, or are you just using his name as your nickname. I mean second one is ok, but the first would be wicked cool :confused: unfortunately i just came up with the name because i couldnt think of anything else but i changed it.....sorry i could see how that would be cooler...now you just have someone named grains..:) Quote
alexander Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 where dr.know appealed to me scientifically, grains appeal to me as a photographer, but more-so, as a person who like good beer :eek_big: Quote
Grains Posted June 10, 2008 Report Posted June 10, 2008 where dr.know appealed to me scientifically, grains appeal to me as a photographer, but more-so, as a person who like good beer :) you've got that right...now pass me another pabst blue ribbon :shrug:R.I.P. Dr. Know Quote
alexander Posted June 10, 2008 Report Posted June 10, 2008 how about an eisboch, Schneider Aventinus, anyone? ;) Quote
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