And the Beat Goes on...

RE: And the Beat Goes on...

beacon_dave — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:48:21 GMT

"Can anyone tell me why you need an internet connection for Windows 98?"

If I recall correctly, Win 98 didn't ship with drivers for USB mass storage devices, so you had to download them from an Internet site if there wasn't a diskette or CD included with the product.

(in this case it would have been a bit cruel to ship the driver on the USB memory device…)

RE: And the Beat Goes on...

cstanton — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:21:30 GMT

I stumbled upon this recently in my cupboard..

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No-one believed that it worked, that it could work, and that it could function. It was ahead of its time, and I've been meaning to tinker with it and incorporate it into a project, perhaps with VR.

It's an OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator.

RE: And the Beat Goes on...

kmikemoo — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 02:46:10 GMT

[mention:9096439d3a464e28836f5e90621862d3:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] Windows ME?! Wow... that's a painful memory. I still bear the scars.

RE: And the Beat Goes on...

ntewinkel — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 23:00:13 GMT

Still in the original package! Almost a collectable now! [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-5ae83940-cc35-43b9-8bdb-16b24a7523d7/contentimage_5F00_2516.png:16:16] [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-5ae83940-cc35-43b9-8bdb-16b24a7523d7/contentimage_5F00_4751.png:16:16]

Things go so fast... I remember spending a fair bit of money on the 100MB Zip drive for backups. That was a good option at the time vs the tape backup systems.

Shortly after, I had to convince a new client that their contract that required Zip drives for backups was outdated, and writable CDs was the new way to go - likely just a year or two after they got that written up!

-Nico

RE: And the Beat Goes on...

dubbie — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:31:43 GMT

My first proper computer was a dual floppy PC XT clone, so many years ago I think there were still dinosaurs. No hard disk, 740 KByte single side 5 1/4 inch floppy disks. Probably with 640 KBytes of RAM. I think I mostly used it to play Paratrooper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXjWHYst1Nk ). I think it cost more than any computer I have purchased ever since.

Dubbie

RE: And the Beat Goes on...

clickio — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 05:47:17 GMT

Computer electronics have a much more accelerated innovation rate than most of the other industries. Faster, better, smaller...