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01-02-2011, 10:10
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GET A ROPE!
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LED monitors
Installed my first two Viewsonic 24" LED monitors yesterday.
Holy cow! 
They were under $200 and just sparkle compared to the gazillion LCD monitors we have.
Let's see how long they last and hwo many I have to exchange during the next year, but for now, I'm sold on LED monitors.
Might could be that the next two find their way to my desk. 
<--- remembers when monitors were 25 lines by 80 columns of green letters 
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01-02-2011, 10:28
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Stop Obammunism
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Nice! Got pics?
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01-02-2011, 10:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tous
<--- remembers when monitors were 25 lines by 80 columns of green letters |
The cool people had AMBER letters on their monitors!
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01-02-2011, 14:53
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I need no title
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aspartz
The cool people had AMBER letters on their monitors!
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The really cool folk had a VAX cluster on the other end.
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01-02-2011, 15:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Green_Manelishi
The really cool folk had a VAX cluster on the other end.
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I musta been a loser -- we had VT-105s and a simple 11/780
That or VT-100 and an 11/70
ARS
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"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." - Unknown
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force" - George Washington
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01-02-2011, 16:26
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Searching ...
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Ah yes! The "Bootstrap Loader" what a great thing that was. I guess you had to start somewhere. 
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01-03-2011, 08:50
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I need no title
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aspartz
I musta been a loser -- we had VT-105s and a simple 11/780
That or VT-100 and an 11/70
ARS
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There are no losers in the VAX world, regardless of how many systems, or with what type of device, you made your connection.
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01-03-2011, 10:10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Green_Manelishi
There are no losers in the VAX world, regardless of how many systems, or with what type of device, you made your connection.
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I must be a geek, I actually signed up and got a copy of VMS to run in simh on one of my linux boxes.
ARS
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"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." - Unknown
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force" - George Washington
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02-13-2011, 15:16
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I need no title
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aspartz
I must be a geek, I actually signed up and got a copy of VMS to run in simh on one of my linux boxes.
ARS
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I joined the deathrow cluster.
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02-13-2011, 17:57
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NRA Life Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
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NewEgg has ASUS 24" LED 2ms monitors on sale for $199 /w Free Shipping this weekend.
Saw this, and punched the button!
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02-14-2011, 17:03
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Senior Member
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Location: Hampton, Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tous
Installed my first two Viewsonic 24" LED monitors yesterday.
Holy cow!
They were under $200 and just sparkle compared to the gazillion LCD monitors we have.
Let's see how long they last and hwo many I have to exchange during the next year, but for now, I'm sold on LED monitors.
Might could be that the next two find their way to my desk.
<--- remembers when monitors were 25 lines by 80 columns of green letters |
I remember when I learned hi tech computers, I first had to learn how to read and punch those punch cards. And back then, the hit game of the century was " Hunt the Wampus ".
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02-14-2011, 20:01
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I would rather forget the punch card era. Spent all too many hours handling them and praying I would never drop an arm load of them - never did!
Remember the programing boards on IBM Big Iron machines?
Somewhere I still have a pile of punch cards.
RC
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02-15-2011, 07:29
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Senior Member
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Location: Central FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pierre!
NewEgg has ASUS 24" LED 2ms monitors on sale for $199 /w Free Shipping this weekend.
Saw this, and punched the button!
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Is this good for gaming? I'm actually looking for a new monitor, but I don't know jack about flat screens, whether it's LCD, plasma, LED, whatever.
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02-15-2011, 07:41
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NRA Life Member
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Location: Just Returned to Tucson AZ!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralff
Is this good for gaming? I'm actually looking for a new monitor, but I don't know jack about flat screens, whether it's LCD, plasma, LED, whatever.
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It is supposed to reduce the 'ghosting' effect that you see on some games.
Went back and have 2 of these on the way... His N Hers - We game from time to time... got the wife hooked on FarCry just before she turned 50... and we are beyond that now!
New house, new home office... figured we should get back to gaming together! The family that games together.... should be able to hold off the Zombie Horde till Help arrives in a couple days...
They should be here Thursday, and I will post first impressions.
HTH
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02-15-2011, 15:20
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I need no title
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragin Cajun
Somewhere I still have a pile of punch cards.
RC
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Why?
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02-15-2011, 21:34
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unlisted
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Green_Manelishi
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One never knows when one might need to punch someone.
What is this monitor thing? (clacketa-clacketa-clacketa)
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02-15-2011, 22:33
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Alienigena
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Green_Manelishi
The really cool folk had a VAX cluster on the other end.
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At work I had 5 VAX 4000's, 2 PDP's and 1 HP 1000.
At home I had 2 VAX 3800's providing Internet Services to my friends.
I loved VMS.
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02-17-2011, 07:02
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NRA Life Member
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Well, UPS dropped off these bad boys last night... so I will be putting one up today!
The box is pretty good sized, but *very* light!
This will be fun...
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02-17-2011, 22:56
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AAAAAAAAGHHH!!!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Redneck Sparta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tous
Installed my first two Viewsonic 24" LED monitors yesterday.
Holy cow!
They were under $200 and just sparkle compared to the gazillion LCD monitors we have.
Let's see how long they last and hwo many I have to exchange during the next year, but for now, I'm sold on LED monitors.
Might could be that the next two find their way to my desk.
<--- remembers when monitors were 25 lines by 80 columns of green letters |
LED backlight, TFT LCD display?
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02-18-2011, 07:22
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I need no title
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bobby_w
At work I had 5 VAX 4000's, 2 PDP's and 1 HP 1000.
At home I had 2 VAX 3800's providing Internet Services to my friends.
I loved VMS.
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Have you found a new love?
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02-21-2011, 04:59
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GET A ROPE!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by El_Ron1
LED backlight, TFT LCD display?
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TFT, Active Matrix.
I hate those lazy matrices.
Work, matrix, work!
I have another problem.
It is getting harder and harder to find video adapters with 2 DVI ports. Most now seem to have one DVI and one HDMI and 99% of my displays have VGA and DVI connections. I do not want to stock a boxful of adapters.
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02-21-2011, 12:42
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Now get one of these and you'll be cool like Drjones....
http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Monitor-S...8317337&sr=8-1
Works great for my 24" and 22" side-by-side..... 
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02-21-2011, 12:44
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tous
I have another problem.
It is getting harder and harder to find video adapters with 2 DVI ports. Most now seem to have one DVI and one HDMI and 99% of my displays have VGA and DVI connections. I do not want to stock a boxful of adapters.
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I have this & it's pretty nice, no complaints.
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-01G-P3-N9...8317412&sr=8-4
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02-21-2011, 12:51
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GET A ROPE!
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I try to by XFX is possible because of the lifetime warranty.
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02-21-2011, 13:35
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AAAAAAAAGHHH!!!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tous
TFT, Active Matrix.
I hate those lazy matrices.
Work, matrix, work!
I have another problem.
It is getting harder and harder to find video adapters with 2 DVI ports. Most now seem to have one DVI and one HDMI and 99% of my displays have VGA and DVI connections. I do not want to stock a boxful of adapters. |
I'll have to take a look at 'em. I don't read the Geek Daily that often, so you never know. So far, I've not been impressed with the "LED" TVs I've seen. I know that the whole LED backlight thing is being pushed by the tree hugging global warming bunny huggers, so it stands suspect on that count alone.
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