Welcome to the Computers Board!

[Oceander]

Just a quick intro:  discussions about computer issues come up from time to time, but so far they've been scattered across the forum in various boards and topics, which can sometimes make it difficult to keep track of them.  There have also been requests for help with various computer-related issues, some of which directly relate to the forum, and some which do not.

The admins have seen fit to create a new board just for these sorts of posts in order to bring them together in one place (but without a ring to rule them all!) for ease of access and, quite frankly, to prevent other threads from getting hijacked with a problem that affects some, but not all, members (here I'm thinking of the youtube snafu from a few weeks ago where a change by youtube prevented videos from embedding properly for some members).

So, please, post away, and let's enjoy the discussion.

And please, no flame wars about whether Windows, Mac, or whatever variant of linux floats your boat, is better than the rest.  Ok?

Cheers!

[ShadowAce]

@BikkFire @geronl @Smokin Joe @roamer_1 @Blizzardnh @markomalley @VarmintAl @Doug Loss @Unlimited @guitar4jesus

[kevindavis007]

Just a quick intro:  discussions about computer issues come up from time to time, but so far they've been scattered across the forum in various boards and topics, which can sometimes make it difficult to keep track of them.  There have also been requests for help with various computer-related issues, some of which directly relate to the forum, and some which do not.

The admins have seen fit to create a new board just for these sorts of posts in order to bring them together in one place (but without a ring to rule them all!) for ease of access and, quite frankly, to prevent other threads from getting hijacked with a problem that affects some, but not all, members (here I'm thinking of the youtube snafu from a few weeks ago where a change by youtube prevented videos from embedding properly for some members).

So, please, post away, and let's enjoy the discussion.

And please, no flame wars about whether Windows, Mac, or whatever variant of linux floats your boat, is better than the rest.  Ok?

Cheers!

I want a fight!!!!

[guitar4jesus]

Are you logged in?

[Idaho_Cowboy]

I for one welcome our Mac powered Overlords, Windows powered slaves, and Linux running rebel resistance. 

[Crazieman]

No Swordmaker? 

[geronl]

First I think someone should define computer. I have heard of these newfangled devices but figuring out what a baud is might be beyond me.

DOS is all the rage, right?

[XenaLee]

Just a quick intro:  discussions about computer issues come up from time to time, but so far they've been scattered across the forum in various boards and topics, which can sometimes make it difficult to keep track of them.  There have also been requests for help with various computer-related issues, some of which directly relate to the forum, and some which do not.

The admins have seen fit to create a new board just for these sorts of posts in order to bring them together in one place (but without a ring to rule them all!) for ease of access and, quite frankly, to prevent other threads from getting hijacked with a problem that affects some, but not all, members (here I'm thinking of the youtube snafu from a few weeks ago where a change by youtube prevented videos from embedding properly for some members).

So, please, post away, and let's enjoy the discussion.

And please, no flame wars about whether Windows, Mac, or whatever variant of linux floats your boat, is better than the rest.  Ok?
Cheers!

Ok....but can we at least bash Bill Gates here a little? 

[guitar4jesus]

First I think someone should define computer. I have heard of these newfangled devices but figuring out what a baud is might be beyond me.

DOS is all the rage, right?

System V 

[Doug Loss]

And please, no flame wars about whether Windows, Mac, or whatever variant of linux floats your boat, is better than the rest.  Ok?

Cheers!

But, but, but...we're computer geeks!  Flame wars are what we do!!!

[Ghost Bear]

(snip)
And please, no flame wars about whether Windows, Mac, or whatever variant of linux floats your boat, is better than the rest.  Ok?

Cheers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyIB8FrHuf4

[Frank Cannon]

Great to have this board. I can finally get some help with issues now. I am running a 1979 TRS80 with the cassette player (saving up for the floppy add on). I cannot seem to get the color content on the site nor can I get the You Tube content to play. Can anyone help?!?!?!?

[Oceander]

Great to have this board. I can finally get some help with issues now. I am running a 1979 TRS80 with the cassette player (saving up for the floppy add on). I cannot seem to get the color content on the site nor can I get the You Tube content to play. Can anyone help?!?!?!?

Sure, if you've got $500 or so laying around!   

[Oceander]

Ok....but can we at least bash Bill Gates here a little? 

Absolutely.  And you get to bash your own operating system if it's based on your own experience - I could get started on Windows 10, but I won't (right now) - just don't go bashing someone else's operating system because you don't like it.

[Ghost Bear]

Great to have this board. I can finally get some help with issues now. I am running a 1979 TRS80 with the cassette player (saving up for the floppy add on). I cannot seem to get the color content on the site nor can I get the You Tube content to play. Can anyone help?!?!?!?

Oooh... can we make this a "my first computer" thread?   

[Mom MD]

First I think someone should define computer. I have heard of these newfangled devices but figuring out what a baud is might be beyond me.

DOS is all the rage, right?

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I think you run the IT department where I work.  LOL

[geronl]

Oooh... can we make this a "my first computer" thread?   

early 90's I bought a 386DX that came with something like 2MB of RAM and a 100MB hard drive running Windows 3.1.1 and it had a CD-drive (probably 1x or something, lol)

The original modem did not work, it was like 1,200 baud or something, a joke.

I went and bought a 33.6 kbps modem (The Communicator!" or something), a new sound card and added about 28 MB of RAM to the thing. I signed up with a local dial-up ISP (TICnet) for 56k connection for $100 a year, it did not offer residential service the next year and I tried all the free services like Netzero with the ad windows.

...

I'm not sure how I found Free Republic, but it might have been through Psycho_Bunny. Anyone remember him? He sent me some of the MIDI music he was putting together, some of it was really nice too. Yes MIDI music, remember that? lol.

[Wingnut]

My TI 99 has been acting up lately.   
 

[Frank Cannon]

Oooh... can we make this a "my first computer" thread?   

Sure can. This is what I upgraded to the Tandy from....



HP made great stuff back then but the thing heated the house up hotter than hell during the summer.

[Ghost Bear]

Behold, the Sinclair ZX81, with a 16 kilobyte add-on RAM module (it had 1 KB of RAM built-in). Bought one with my high school graduation money. 

I still have it, but it doesn't look like that any more... at one point I bought a new case with an actual keyboard built in, and moved the mainboard into that...

[Wingnut]

Sure can. This is what I upgraded to the Tandy from....

Date night at HP.  Bet that guy was a killer at the disco  .

[Frank Cannon]

Date night at HP.  Bet that guy was a killer at the disco  .

Hey man. That picture is of me in my rumpus room. I was calculating at the full capacity of the computer. Adding 4 three digit numbers. Since the HP is gone I had extra room to add bondage equipment.

BTW I ended up selling that machine to FR. I hear they are still using it today.

[Wingnut]

Hey man. That picture is of me in my rumpus room. I was calculating at the full capacity of the computer. Adding 4 three digit numbers. Since the HP is gone I had extra room to add bondage equipment.

I am A Latent Appliance Fetishist myself.   And I'm learning to speak German too.

[Oceander]

Oooh... can we make this a "my first computer" thread?   

First system was an Atari 800.  Actually a pretty good learning platform at the time because the memory was directly accessible and it came with a module that allowed you to learn how to write assembly code (assembly is basically the last level of human-understandable code; actual machine code comes next).

[Frank Cannon]

I am A Latent Appliance Fetishist myself.   And I'm learning to speak German too.

I changed from that denomination years ago.