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Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse Like New In Box Asking :SOLD Infor: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_poi...71&cl=us,en Serious inquiries and reasonable offers only! buyer pays shipping (determined by location and size/weight of package). Pickup in Brampton, ON (Steeles/Hurontario) is also available if you're in the neighbourhood or are willing to drive here. (Delivery not an option as I do not drive.) _________________

a boxed 1040ST has a crack on one side below the function keys on the left in the groove where the plastic is thinnest. This allows the top of the shell to sort of be lifted a bit. I could probably glue/epoxy it down though, just for structural integrity. - also comes with all manuals, AC cable and mouse, plus a bunch of 3.5" disks for the ST. Atari ST: SC1224 Colour Monitor SOLD

Since I just got myself an iPhone, I now have my almost-new Treo 750 up for grabs. I bought it brand new at the end of January of this year. It was used with a screen protector from the moment it came out of the box (included; see below) and carried around in a leather case (included; see below). It has never been dropped, dinged or otherwise mishandled. This phone is completely mint and complete-in-box. It is locked to the Rogers network, and it comes with some extras. Here's what you get: - Treo 750 (locked to Rogers) running Windows Mobile 6 - Original stylus - Original battery - Original box with tray insert - Manuals - Getting Started CD (includes ActiveSync, but you'll probably want to download the latest version from Microsoft) - Car charger (never opened) - Travel charger - Sync cable - Wired earpiece with foam cover (never opened) Extras: - Covertec leather flip case with magneting closure and swivel belt clip - Second original battery - 4GB Kingston MiniSD card with SD adapter and carry case - Boxwave Crystal anti-glare washable, reusable screen protector (applied) Asking:SOLD. Pickup in Brampton, ON (Steeles & Main) or buyer pays shipping. Serious inquiries only. Pictures available on request. Payment accepted as cash on pickup, PayPal (will only ship to confirmed address) or Interac E-Mail Money Transfer. Any questions, please feel free to ask.

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up For Grabs Is a Used XFX nVidia GeForce 7950GX2 1GB 520MHz 2DVI/HDTV PCI-Express Video Card * Mfr Part Number: PV-T71U-ZDF9 * Chipset: GeForce 7950 GX2 * Engine Clock: 520 MHz * Video Memory: 1GB DDR3 * Memory Clock: 1.3 GHz * Memory Interface: 512 bit * Bus: PCI-Express x16 * RAMDAC: 400 MHz * Max. Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital) * Connectors: Dual DVI, TV-out (HDTV ready) * Thermal: Fansink * Support nVidia SLI Technology * Support Microsoft DirectX 9.0, Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0 Comes with the original box, manual, works perfectly. SOLD Will Trade for a Iphone +cash Serious inquiries only buyer pays shipping (determined by location and size/weight of package). Pickup in Brampton, ON (Steeles/Hurontario) is also available if you're in the neighbourhood or are willing to drive here. (Delivery not an option as I do not drive.) Stock Pic ( I'll Be posting Original pic's soon )

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Next up is an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard. The board itself is pretty brand much new. I RMAed my original board when it developed a problem, and this is the board they sent back -- still in its box, never installed. (I had to buy a replacement board while I waited for the RMA, and I just never put this one back in when it came back.) Features: - Dual SLI-16x PCI-E slots, 1 PCI-E 4x slot, 3 PCI 2.2 slots - AMD Socket 939 - nForce 4 chipset - DDR-266 to 400, up to 4GB, with dual channel support - 2x UDMA133 connectors, 4x SATA 3GB connectors, 1x internal SATA 3GB RAID (0,1) connector, 1x external SATA 3GB connector - Dual Gigabit LAN RJ-45 ports - On-board audio (Realtek ALC850) - 10x USB 2.0 ports, 2x Firewire ports - ASUS AI NOS overclocking with PEG link, stepless frequency selection, and C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Comes with the original box, manual, assortment of accessories and cables (some not pictured) as well as the fan to clip on the copper heat sink. (They didn't RMA that, so it's been used, but it still works perfectly.) More information: [ AnandTech Review ] [ Full Specs ] Pics (not all cables/accessories pictured): Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Now on ebay Serious inquiries and reasonable offers only, please; lowballs will be ignored. I am not interested in trades at this time. On both items, buyer pays shipping (determined by location and size/weight of package). Pickup in Brampton, ON (Steeles/Hurontario) is also available if you're in the neighbourhood or are willing to drive here. (Delivery not an option as I do not drive.) I've got tons of heatware and eBay feedback, so you can be assured I'm legit and a very reliable trader.

Heh -- yeah, I'm still here. I really should hang around more. I've been involved in a few projects, including blogging about the iPod Touch (my latest obsession. I'm really trying to push for a 2600 emulator for it!) I think mainly I haven't hung around because I feel so out of touch with things. 'bout time I fixed that. Oh, as for the sale -- the laptop is sold (Damn, Kijiji really works!) but the Treo is still available. Here are some pics of the Treo: [ Pic 1 ] [ Pic 2 ] [ Pic 3 ]

FS ; Laptop and Treo 680 Arctic White Unlocked Used Palm Treo 680 (RARE Arctic White) Unlocked. GSM with EDGE It comes with the following: -Travel Charger with multiple connectors -Sync cable (data cable) -All manuals -All software CD's including music bundle (Pocket Tunes, etc.) -Box -Stereo headphones -1gb Palm MMC Card. ASKING: $180 Toshiba Satellite A100 intel centrino 1.73, 512 ram, 80 HD, dvd burner... etc.. 15.4" W i d e s c r e e n Comes With XP home battery holds good charge -All manuals -All software CD's including Specs: http://209.167.114.38/support/TechSupport/...AA0C-LE400E.htm ASKING : $400 Everything Is In Good shape Pickup in Brampton Or Buyer pays For shipping

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None that are in documentary format, at least not that I am aware of. There are self-promotional videos, and modern interview/anecdote videos (i.e. Once Upon Atari) but so far that Enterprise episode is the first real period documentary that I've come across. I would love to see more like it, but from what I understand, the idea of profiling a video game company was a little off the beaten path for documentary producers at the time, so who knows if any others even exist? One can hope, anyway.

Same description as was on YouTube; either it's the same guy who uploaded it there or the person that did just C&P'ed the original description. I'll update my OP's links with these -- thanks RT!

From what I can tell, you can get a few HP models with CD/DVD printing, too. (Photosmart D5069 and D5160 from what I can see so far) I can't tell how it prints to discs, and that makes me nervous. I've used the Epson printers with disc printing though and I know they work well, so I'd probably stick with those, and buy some hub-printable discs for the purpose. I can get cakes of 100 name-brand, hub-printable discs for $35-40 or so.

True -- except that it would result in either larger files due to low compression to minimize further quality loss, or crappier video due to quality loss in the transcoding from the compression. DiVX/XviD are the obvious choices, but for some strange reason this has the unfortunate and nasty tendancy to desync the audio when done. There is also the problem of doing either separate discs for Mac and PC, or an HFS disc to handle both at once -- if that's even necessary with today's Macs. I know too little about Macs to understand how this might be accomplished. Straight DVD seems like the only truly universal choice. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to do a DVD-ROM with a nice HTML menuing system, but the logistics of making it more or less universal present some significant obstacles. I have a Lightscribe 1.2-capable burner. I even have some LS discs sitting on my shelf. The two main problems with that are A) It takes 20 minutes to burn one image to a Lightscribe 1.2 disc (30 minutes to a 1.0 disc), and B) It's only good for purely black & white or high contrast greyscale labels. Despite claims to the contrary, photographic imagery looks like crap on Lightscribe discs, so the labels would have to be kept simple. Printable discs on a colour disc-capable inkjet printer make for much nicer labels all around, and it only takes a minute or so to print, which makes duplication far less time consuming. I'm actually reconsidering my stance on buying such a printer for this purpose. It would be good for printing nice labels in general, so it could be of some practical use to me even beyond this project.

As far as systems up to the mid-90s, yes -- and then some. (Admittedly I'm missing probably a bunch of the Japanese Sega ads, but they're not my main focus.) And yes, most of these have been sourced from all sorts of places on the 'net, though there are some I've gotten from personal sources as well. It varies -- widely. Some are quite good, some are average, some are pretty bad. I have tried to accumulate the highest quality video formats where possible, but some are bad simply because the source materials (VHS or Beta tapes, generally) were bad to begin with. None of them are DVD quality, as you might guess, but those that are good are as good as you're going to find. In any case, almost every commercial is subjected to a battery of filters and enhancements to try and improve the quality as much as can be expected given the source material and the tools I have to work with, and all have been upscaled to 720x480 where they were not capped at that resolution to begin with. (Actually, the only one that I have in 720x480 capped resolution is the Introduction to the Commodore 64 tape that I capped myself.)

That's mainly what I was considering. The main problem with it is that it would make for some uneven distribution, where one largish collection might take up one and a half discs, while another smaller one might only take up three quarters or less, and yet another very large one might take three or more. The logistics would probably necessitate making at least portions of each volume given over to clips that are not necessarily related to the overall theme, which is a bit awkward. I've been leaning towards the menued system, too. Hopefully I'll be able to make a "watch all" option for each sub-menu though, which would offer the best of woth worlds. I don't expect them to be all that successful (especially given the lack of response here). Mainly it's just a labour of love for me that I thought might be of interest to others. I'm fine with my own collection the way it is, but offering a universal DVD collection to whomever wants them I figured would be a nice alternative.

No responses? Bad idea? Or wrong forum for this sort of thing? Anyone? Bueller?

Over the years I've managed to amass a pretty big collection of commercials for classic game and computer systems from a wide variety of sources. Lately I've been pondering the idea of putting together a set of DVDs, split into volumes, and selling them to classic gaming fans here and on eBay. Now, nothing is set in stone but I've sketched out some rough ideas about it, but I'd like some opinions on what I've got and maybe some suggestions on what I should have. Here's some of the basics: Volumes Right now I'm considering releasing them in volumes, with each volume containing two DVDs featuring roughly 200 commercials, space permitting. I figure I've probably got enough material to spread this over four or five volumes. I'm also considering an all-in-one "box set" type deal, and possibly a DVD-ROM option, though the logistics of providing a DVD-ROM with video files covering half a dozen formats is problematic, even using a mostly-universal player like MPlayer. And that just covers Windows; I don't know the first thing about creating DVD-ROMs for Mac or even hydrid discs covering both platforms, so that part is up in the air. Each volume would come in a dual-disc case with a nicely printed sleeve. I'm still deciding whether it would be worth it to buy another printer with CD printing capabilities and some printable DVDs. I refuse to use adhesive labels, and I'm not spending $2k on a printing/duplication system, but I'd really not want to give just plain DVDs with Sharpie scribbling, either, so this is still to be decided. Interactive Menu System I don't want to do some budget production here, so I'll be creating a nice interactive menu system broken down into categories (see below). I am up in the air as to how to go about this. I can either provide flowing commercials for each category with chapter stops for each ad to allow you to skip through them, or I can do a full menu system where you get to choose each individual commercial to watch. The drawback with the latter method is that I am not sure yet whether or not I can provide that kind of pinpoint menu system as well as provide a "watch all" option. I think I can, but I haven't explored the software far enough to determine if this is reasonably feasable. Just the same, would a pinpoint menued ad system be too fussy to work with? It would allow you to pick and choose ads individually, which is cool, but I fear that some might find such a deeply multil-level navigation system a bit too much to deal with. Categories I'd like to spread the ads more or less evenly across volumes to provide a good mix of ads from all sorts of different companies, rather than creating company-centric discs. I'd have sections for all the majors -- Atari, Mattel, Coleco, Commodore, and so on, including an "others" section for companies who either didn't advertize much or where I've only been able to find one or two ads for them. I'd like to have specialty sections on each disc, too. Each one may not appear on every disc, but I think I'd like to spread them out that way if possible, just for some extra shits 'n giggles. Other categories would include: Global Gaming - Ads from international sources; Germany, Japan, Turkey, UK, etc. It's interesting to see how our favourite systems were marketed abroad -- sometimes, even amusing, even if I can't understand a word they're saying. The Stars of Tech - Ads featuring either current or before-they-were-stars, like Alan Alda, Gary Grubbs, Bill Cosby, Tobey Maguire, and so on. Probably two or three stars per volume. Storyboards - This will probably be a one-shot, which features storyboarded ads (Atari only) laid over an earlier take of the soundtrack that would eventually accompany the final ad. Promos - Promo reels (complete or clips) aimed at arcade operators, store owners, or featured in kiosks and such. Speical Feature - This section would feature one longer segment, such as the Activision promo reel or the Jaguar "Cave" infomercial. I also have a very long instructional video for the C64 that I capped from VHS which may be included as the entire second disc of one volume. I'm not sure that it really fits with the whole advertizing theme, though. There may be others but that's what I've thought of so far. Another issue is permissions. The vast majority of the ads in my collection were capped and distributed by unknown sources and found on a wide variety of sites, so attribution would be impossible for everything. There are a few sources however that are known, such as Curt of the AHS for a few of the Atari spots, Cyberroach (mostly a few Jaguar bits), the Commodore Billboard, and so on. I'm thinking that common courtesy would suggest I gather permission from these good folk before putting them in any kind of compilation, so I'm going to have to see if I can get in touch with these people before committing them to any given volume. Full credit would be featured on the DVD to those whose contributions are known, of course. Then there's the issue of quality. Some of the spots I have are excellent quality. Some are mediocre. Some are nearly unwatchable. In the interest of preserving even partly mangled ads though, I have excluded only the absolute worst ones -- which amount to less than a handful (I'm very generous in my definition of "watchable"). They'll all be upscaled to 720x480, those that I didn't personally cap at that resolution in the first place, but would you rather see even a badly recorded ad than not have it there at all? I would, but I'm easily amused and a bit of a packrat when it comes to such things, so I'm biased. Finally, of course, is the ultimate question: Would anyone be interested in a project like this? If so, what would you likely expect to pay for one volume such as the above? Any preferences or suggestions to make? As I said, this is still in the information gathering and general sketching stages, and likely wouldn't be ready for a month or two at least. I don't know if I'd want to release the volumes separately or all at once, so everyone can get just one volume or the whole set at once if they prefer. Any ideas, suggestions and so on are welcome. If you also happen to have some original tapes of commercials or promos or whatever and would be willing to lend them to the project in exchange for a free box set and DVD-ROM, please feel free to contact me.

They do, but it's used for ranking, not potential copyright infringement. No idea on the number of hits. I did try and take note of who uploaded it (in the event that they might be someone close to the video or its subjects) but I can't for the life of me remember the username anymore. I probably should have asked the guy if he's the one that capped it, and if so, whether he had a better quality copy he could share privately.

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I've got a spare Corsair XMS TWINX-3200 2GB dual channel kit kicking around. Some details: Contents: 2x1GB Corsair XMS3200 v4.1 (2GB total, matched for dual channel) Speed: PC3200 (400MHz) Timing: 3-3-3-8 Links: Overclock3D Review Price comparisons: AvusPartner (cheapest retail I could find), eBay (this eBay link is to a slower 3-4-4-8 set) Warranty: Lifetime from Corsair These are brand new, never removed from the package. I already have a 2GB OCZ dual channel kit with the same timings, and I don't really need 4GB at the moment. Maybe if I ever go Vista (doubtful) but I'll deal with that at the time. Asking C$200 OBO for the kit. (Will not part out, selling as complete package only) Buyer pays shipping, which will likely range between $6 and $13 (shipped in a box with packing material) depending where you are in North America. Pickup in Brampton is also available. PayPal, E-Mail Money Transfer or cash on pickup accepted. (For PayPal, package will be shipped only to your confirmed address) Pictures available on request (though this package is identical to the one in the review link above). Any questions, feel free to ask. I have plenty of heatware, eBay feedback (see my sig) and other feedback if required.

If you do this, please post links to the videos. I'll update my OP with the new links.

Wow. I mean, I know it's still technically copyrighted material, but I'm still a little surprised they nuked it. I'll see about uploading it elsewhere, or possibly even set up a temporary FTP.