Page 6 of 12

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:12 pm
by 5chn3ll
blah blah 9600 baud. :D

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:26 pm
by gnat
5chn3ll wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:12 pm blah blah 9600 baud. :D
You had 9600? My hand-me down TRS-80 has a 300 baud cradle modem.

I believe I have finally forgotten how to whistle the 2400 baud connection sequence (that was a really handy trick in AOL tech support when the Billy type people would tell the modem to dial no matter how many times you told them not to...

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:11 pm
by 32wildbilly
gnat wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:26 pm
5chn3ll wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:12 pm blah blah 9600 baud. :D
You had 9600? My hand-me down TRS-80 has a 300 baud cradle modem.

I believe I have finally forgotten how to whistle the 2400 baud connection sequence (that was a really handy trick in AOL tech support when the Billy type people would tell the modem to dial no matter how many times you told them not to...
200DD439-A251-4F9E-A04B-66F14020FE51_1_105_c.jpeg
200DD439-A251-4F9E-A04B-66F14020FE51_1_105_c.jpeg (89.47 KiB) Viewed 1804 times

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:13 pm
by 5chn3ll
Before we got our first Apple ][ with an acoustic coupler modem, we used this to start and check on jobs running at CDC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation)...the venerable Silent 700...

Image

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:17 pm
by 5chn3ll
When we got "new" (they were $50K list - so we waited a long time to get them) Tek 4014's, we were officially The Shit (tm)...
Screen Shot 2020-11-19 at 4.17.56 PM.png



Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:37 am
by gnat
5chn3ll wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:14 am Apple refurbs are the ticket. You won't get the same unboxing experience you do with a brand-new Apple product, but who gives a shit about the box?
Still get "experience".
16058973100296042185122872770099.jpg
16058973519473084808265443683855.jpg

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:43 am
by 5chn3ll
So...using the iPad with the pencil as a Wacom-esque input device does work. However, running my non-Pro iPad at the Air's native resolution makes it pretty much a gimmick.

With an iPad pro, I could see it actually being useful if you already had all the parts.

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:44 am
by gnat
Mmmm... 64GB...
1605897825220373731914046469610.jpg

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:14 am
by 5chn3ll
Your operating system is old, bruh.

Screen Shot 2020-11-20 at 11.15.24 AM.png
Screen Shot 2020-11-20 at 11.15.24 AM.png (77 KiB) Viewed 1389 times

Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:20 am
by 5chn3ll
What did you do to get Billy to ban you? I wasn't expecting him to flex on you...