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Topic: You know your computer is old
BonnyMiss's photo
Sat 01/24/09 10:34 PM

You're computer is old, if:

-Making noises, even when it's off (check for bugs and mice!)
-You still have a large floppy drive
-Your Windows starts with the sound "Tada!"
-You have a ball rolling in your mouse and doesn't have a central wheel button
-Your monitor has a 14 inc screen but it weighs about 40lbs.
-You only have a CD-ROM installed, capable only to play CD-s.
-You tried to buy more memory for it, but the guy in Staple's said, you should rather check on the flee-market for the one compatible.
-When you turn on your PC, your "operating system" consist green or white text on a black background.
- You have a game called "Doom II" on 6 floppy disks and it is "choking" your PC's processing power with Its advanced graphics.





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hotshot1's photo
Sun 01/25/09 07:26 AM
I threw away all of my old stuff i.e. pre PIII motherboards. I think I axed all of my old AT cases, too.

s1owhand's photo
Sun 01/25/09 06:35 PM
rofl

if you have to load the paper tape reader by toggling front panel switches!!

rofl

Boredaholic's photo
Mon 01/26/09 10:41 PM
you know its old if its a tandy...

damnitscloudy's photo
Mon 01/26/09 11:30 PM
I had a great Hewelet Packard PC for about 8 years and every time it was running it sounded like a vacuum. It was so annoying that i would wear ear plugs if i had to use it laugh

tngxl65's photo
Mon 01/26/09 11:39 PM

You know your computer is old when you have to wait 30 minutes to get it started uplaugh


and wait 30 minutes for it to shut downlaugh


You know you computer is old when they measure internal memory in bytes, your replacement parts are vacuum tubes, and your backup tape is a spool as large as a dartboard.

no photo
Mon 01/26/09 11:56 PM

Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.)

tngxl65's photo
Tue 01/27/09 12:00 AM


Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.)


Think that was my TRS-80 on page 1 or 2. Only storage was cassette tapes.

wiley's photo
Tue 01/27/09 11:26 AM
I have an Adam somewhere with a cassette drive. W00t!

Falling_Water's photo
Sat 02/07/09 10:12 PM
Although I'm sure it's something a lot of PC users hear often, buy a Mac. I have a Powerbook that's about 10 years old, and although I am going to likely buy a Netbook (running Linux) soon, my computer is still very capable - 400 MHz processor, 512 RAM, 20 GB hard drive, with a DVD-ROM (that doesn't work, mind you).

I can't watch Internet videos (lag), but it's no big loss, per se. lol I need more PORN!

ThomasJB's photo
Sun 02/08/09 08:14 AM
You know your computer is old when
you need a forklift to move it
your last OS upgrade came on floppies
you are thinking of upgrading to a 5¼-inch floppy drive
you can barely store your entire porn collect on your hard drive -all two bitmaps of it.

ThomasJB's photo
Sun 02/08/09 08:16 AM


Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.)

I work in used PC shop and the other day I sold a Commodore 64 modem with drivers on cassette.

tngxl65's photo
Sun 02/08/09 10:11 AM



Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.)

I work in used PC shop and the other day I sold a Commodore 64 modem with drivers on cassette.


I 'refurbed' my C64 a couple years ago... had to purchase a dead one on ebay, with a power supply and stripped out the video chip. Cost me about $100 with shipping.

I fired it up, with the floppy drive, played with it for about an hour....... and it hasn't seen the light of day since.

Atlantis75's photo
Sun 02/08/09 12:06 PM
Edited by Atlantis75 on Sun 02/08/09 12:07 PM

Although I'm sure it's something a lot of PC users hear often, buy a Mac. I have a Powerbook that's about 10 years old, and although I am going to likely buy a Netbook (running Linux) soon, my computer is still very capable - 400 MHz processor, 512 RAM, 20 GB hard drive, with a DVD-ROM (that doesn't work, mind you).

I can't watch Internet videos (lag), but it's no big loss, per se. lol I need more PORN!


I have an 8 year old powerbook laptop sitting next to me. I use it in emergency when my desktop goes on strike. It even plays DVDs and it has the newest Mac OS on it...very nice. Vista is nothing compared to it.

no photo
Fri 02/20/09 11:15 PM
In the time we have been chatting about how old our computers are, my computer now takes 50 minutes to start up and 50 minutes to shut downlaugh

rickfw's photo
Sat 02/21/09 03:35 AM
my computer has a midget in it with a morose code machine lolrofl rofl

SkyHook5652's photo
Mon 02/23/09 07:00 PM



Has anyone ever used a dinosaur computer that used cassette tapes? (not floppys, not CD's... cassette tapes.)


Think that was my TRS-80 on page 1 or 2. Only storage was cassette tapes.

There was a "streaming tape" drive available for it. Now that was SPEED! laugh

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