Omega-TI Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 For just$ one hundred and something bucks, you TOO can get a specialiay wrapped speech cart. Ooooo Get yours today! https://www.ebay.com/itm/TI99-Texas-Instruments-Speech-Synthesizer-PHP1500-Computer/284090130123?hash=item4225175ecb:g:DT0AAOSwwSFfuW5Z 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Omega-TI said: This ain't wrong. A couple of days ago a customer was having a problem with her Windows 10 after an update and she says, "I hope this isn't because of a virus." I responded, "No, just Windows 10 pretended to be one." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 @Omega-TI Installing MorphOS is another option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 When I had a INTEL Apple Tower I could run OS X, Linux and Windows any version each on own hard drives. Worked great as I had 2 Laptop sized drives in each 3.5 Drive bay for 5 drives in total. in 3 slots for drives. PC only has no advantages to it at all for multiple OS, hell a PC barely works well with Windows let alone multiple OS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 At some levels, prices between PC & Mac's are getting closer, and admittedly Mac's tend to be more idiot proof than PC's. However in the PC world you have way more choices when it comes to software and computer configurations. Now while I'm not a true PC gamer, from what I've heard Mac's cannot even compete when it comes to high-end gaming. Apples (pardon the pun) and Oranges, Ford or Chrysler. For most things, they'll both get you across the finish line, who cares if one is 1/2 a second faster in this or that or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I just ran VMware on my intel i5 dell and threw on the snow, leopard/tiger os. Was cool and not slow at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 That moment after you realize Windows has initiated a forced reboot and your work as you know it is now gone... https://www.instagram.com/reel/CI1cwVyh72k/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 When a correction is issued, it isn't usually this meta: Physics' fine structure constant, alpha, is measured to new accuracy: https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-measure-the-magic-fine-structure-constant-20201202/ Quote Correction: December 4, 2020 The original version of this article incorrectly reported the newly measured value of alpha as 1/137.03599920611; the correct number is 1/137.035999206, with an uncertainty of 0.000000011. In an article about the “nailing down” of the constant’s value, we regret the error. 137.03599920611 printed 137.035999206 new actual .000000011 new uncertainty i.e. 137.035999206 +/- .000000011 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/16/2020 at 4:47 PM, Omega-TI said: At some levels, prices between PC & Mac's are getting closer, and admittedly Mac's tend to be more idiot proof than PC's. However in the PC world you have way more choices when it comes to software and computer configurations. Now while I'm not a true PC gamer, from what I've heard Mac's cannot even compete when it comes to high-end gaming. Apples (pardon the pun) and Oranges, Ford or Chrysler. For most things, they'll both get you across the finish line, who cares if one is 1/2 a second faster in this or that or the other. Really my INTEL Mac Pro was not any different then a high end PC. It was little different as the hardware was almost exactly the same as a high end Dell. But now that Apple is going full on ARM chips I have no idea if in future you could even run Windows anymore at all on Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 30 minutes ago, RXB said: But now that Apple is going full on ARM chips I have no idea if in future you could even run Windows anymore at all on Mac. Yes, you can. https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/20/windows-can-run-natively-m1-macs-apple-silicon/ The Apple Silicon M1 makes the MacBook essentially the ARM architecture which the Microsoft Surface Pro has. As such, it can run the developer version of Windows for ARM just fine. And that includes x86 emulation. From the reviews so far, performance is quite good. But highest performance is seen from Windows apps that have been re-released in builds for Surface Pro. This still depends on Microsoft allowing consumers to install Windows for ARM. Two other solutions will be CrossOver and Parallels. Both are x86 emulation on ARM and will run Win32 apps if not the whole Windows OS. Parallels solved this problem during the PowerPC era of Macs. It's going to do it again on Apple M1. I have two identical MacBook Pros, which run Windows 10 (Boot Camp) and Mac OS X. Different uses. There is a lot of open source software that runs perfectly on Linux and Mac OS X, but badly or not at all on Windows. Even under an environment like Cygwin, which makes Windows more Unix-like. Several other free packages, which for me includes Kicad, OpenSCAD and FreeCAD, are cross-platform. Those run on Mac OS X Windows 7 and Windows 10 natively. They should appear native on ARM quickly (anybody can recompile them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, FarmerPotato said: Yes, you can. https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/20/windows-can-run-natively-m1-macs-apple-silicon/ The Apple Silicon M1 makes the MacBook essentially the ARM architecture which the Microsoft Surface Pro has. As such, it can run the developer version of Windows for ARM just fine. And that includes x86 emulation. From the reviews so far, performance is quite good. But highest performance is seen from Windows apps that have been re-released in builds for Surface Pro. This still depends on Microsoft allowing consumers to install Windows for ARM. Two other solutions will be CrossOver and Parallels. Both are x86 emulation on ARM and will run Win32 apps if not the whole Windows OS. Parallels solved this problem during the PowerPC era of Macs. It's going to do it again on Apple M1. I have two identical MacBook Pros, which run Windows 10 (Boot Camp) and Mac OS X. Different uses. There is a lot of open source software that runs perfectly on Linux and Mac OS X, but badly or not at all on Windows. Even under an environment like Cygwin, which makes Windows more Unix-like. Several other free packages, which for me includes Kicad, OpenSCAD and FreeCAD, are cross-platform. Those run on Mac OS X Windows 7 and Windows 10 natively. They should appear native on ARM quickly (anybody can recompile them). Honestly I have ran Mac's for many years and had the G3 Power Mac, IBM PowerPC Mac and Intel Mac towers. The only one worth a crap on Windows was the Intel Mac, all the others were crap and would not run Windows games or apps. This is not a advanced idea unless they can get performance up to snuff. This is clearly a step backwards for most users and they are going to lose a ton bussiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I rarely (never?) plug my Teespring store, mostly because the stuff I have up is pretty lazy, and as I complained before I have had difficulty making the products I want. BUT, when they get stuff right they get stuff right. I put together a couple more Master Title Screen products: a couch pillow and a banner. The banner is 100% polyester and in the right size it seems like it could actually be used as a sheet (the sample I ordered is too big to show off.) The banner has no print on the back, but the pillow has the TI BASIC READY prompt with the cursor. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Hmm..I'll need parsec squeeky toys for the dog...yup 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 7 hours ago, GDMike said: Hmm..I'll need parsec squeeky toys for the dog...yup I would need to get my license expanded, but... https://pridebites.com/products/fully-customized-plush-dog-toys 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Merry christmas. I made some cookies for my old people. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) The gingerbread men look terrified, they know the fate that awaits them. Edited December 19, 2020 by jrhodes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 OMG. Finally, got my seat switch to work. I only had a right side, but the left switch was what was bad, so I just reversed a couple wires, soldered in and...Whohoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 5 hours ago, wierd_w said: I made some cookies for my old people. Me, too! (I confess to having a little helper...) 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, OLD CS1 said: Me, too! (I confess to having a little helper...) Oh dear, what was seen cannot be unseen... I know someone who makes these cookies every year, though I cannot bear the thought of sharing that picture with her. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 2 hours ago, InsaneMultitasker said: Oh dear, what was seen cannot be unseen... I know someone who makes these cookies every year, though I cannot bear the thought of sharing that picture with her. Well, here. Some hot cocoa and marshmallows should help ease the shock. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 I never had anything like this wrapped up in any of my presents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Just wrapping up your present now... Spoiler 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Omega-TI said: I never had anything like this wrapped up in any of my presents... I cannot afford it. Divorce is expensive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.