And they said that IBM PC's were obsolete...

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And they said that IBM PC's were obsolete...

#1 Post by Santaman » December 23rd, 2006, 7:03 pm

http://www.oldskool.org/pc/8088_Corruption

Yes, full screen with sound and music on a 8088 4.77Mhz machine with 640 Kb RAM and a CGA card... 8)
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#2 Post by Tricorder » December 23rd, 2006, 8:45 pm

That was pretty awesome, even though it was blocky and pixelated. Imagine the games that could have come out if they had figured out how to do video that early on :D
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Re: And they said that IBM PC's were obsolete...

#3 Post by TNeia » January 11th, 2009, 9:52 pm

I used to work on one of those machines! :D
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#4 Post by Santaman » January 11th, 2009, 10:13 pm

I still have one! :D
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#5 Post by Captain Cisco » January 13th, 2009, 3:02 am

^ What a surprise... :lol:

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#6 Post by Santaman » January 13th, 2009, 9:51 pm

Even worse, they come here in pieces, I fix them, and then they decide not to leave anymore. :lol:
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#7 Post by NX2000 » January 24th, 2009, 4:50 am

And Henry's flat is where Terminators are born.......
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#8 Post by Aurian » January 24th, 2009, 10:17 pm

Have they multiplied since i was there? Scary thought!
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#9 Post by Captain Cisco » January 25th, 2009, 12:04 am

Resistance is futile... :scared:
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#10 Post by Santaman » January 25th, 2009, 1:10 pm

I don't think any of my machines is actually dangerous. :shifty: :angel:
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#11 Post by NX2000 » January 27th, 2009, 7:21 pm

............... yet.
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#12 Post by Santaman » January 27th, 2009, 7:22 pm

They can't move, they need electricity and they're obsolete so how can they become dangerous? :shock:
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#13 Post by NX2000 » January 27th, 2009, 9:19 pm

Shhh.... they don't like being called obsolete.....
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Re: And they said that IBM PC's were obsolete...

#14 Post by Captain Cisco » January 27th, 2009, 11:24 pm

Santaman wrote:They can't move, they need electricity and they're obsolete so how can they become dangerous? :shock:


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