Mirfster
Doesn't know what he's talking about
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Now I am pretty sure I recall playing Zork on that. :)At work I still have an original and functioning IBM XT.
Now I am pretty sure I recall playing Zork on that. :)At work I still have an original and functioning IBM XT.
Yeah, but all I really derived from:
Is not to trust links posted by you... ;)
I had a commodore VIC-20 and a commodore 64, moved to a 80286 with 1 MB of RAM and later installed a 20287 math coprocessor. The huge upgrade was going from ega to vga graphics in that 286... ah the good ol' days.
At work I still have an original and functioning IBM XT.
Wow! Did you do some mainframe coding from home with that?!?In many ways I'm so sad that I gave up the Commodore SuperPET 9000.
I went to a super poor high school that was still using IBM XTs for their WordPerfect lab. Man I miss those quality mechanical keyboards. This was around 1994. I just remember thinking that 5.25" floppys was something I was using in the 3rd grade.I had a commodore VIC-20 and a commodore 64, moved to a 80286 with 1 MB of RAM and later installed a 20287 math coprocessor. The huge upgrade was going from ega to vga graphics in that 286... ah the good ol' days.
At work I still have an original and functioning IBM XT.
No need to miss them, there are several manufacturers of proper keyboard switches these days and a huge amount of keyboards that use them.Man I miss those quality mechanical keyboards.
That is too much money. 19 year old can pay for a toy like that with a job. Okay, I shouldn't speak, I spoil my kids too and my youngest daughter is 19 and I still pay for her cell phone bill. Once she's out of college though, it's another story.$224.oo for it... ugh... :p
Totally agree, but overruled by the wife. IMHO, once you turn 18 I have successfully completed my mission. Anything/everything from then forward is considered "optional"... B-Days, Holidays, etc... ;)That is too much money. 19 year old can pay for a toy like that with a job.
Here's some news for you, your mission is over when your Wife says it's over :D:D:D:D:D:D:DIMHO, once you turn 18 I have successfully completed my mission.
Ding Ding Ding, give that man a silver dollar for being 100% correct.Here's some news for you, your mission is over when your Wife says it's over :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
I went to a super poor high school that was still using IBM XTs for their WordPerfect lab.
Getting back to the first posting... Do you think it worth while to adjust the Hard Drive Troubleshooting Guide to include some read/write speed testing? It seams like something good to me since it is true, SMART will not catch a problem like that until it fails hard. If there is a link to it, I could point to it.
Wow! Did you do some mainframe coding from home with that?!?
But this is read-only, right? I thought the goal was to also identify drives with poor write performance which is what the first posting I thought said and that read performance was fine. However I do like the summary of "SLOW" and "FAST".FWIW: The solnet-array-test automatically tests the drives in your array and reports unusual drives. Found in Resources.
Man I miss those quality mechanical keyboards.
So I found on Ubuntu Live Disc (or USB) that you can run the Benchmark test. The discerning part was the Write Test seems to be destructive but the only mention is the fact that you should backup your data if you perform the write test. There is no popup warning which is a poor implementation in my book.
But this is read-only, right? I thought the goal was to also identify drives with poor write performance which is what the first posting I thought said and that read performance was fine. However I do like the summary of "SLOW" and "FAST".
I wore out a couple of Northgate Omnikey keboards over the years. Now I use a Unicomp, and have a spare stored away, too.I still own and use a couple of IBM Model M's.
And, jgreco and I both use the Unicomp replacements. I'm about to buy a new Unicomp 103 or 104 keyboard for work (on my dime). My current IBM and Unicomp keyboards only have 101 keys.
I still own and use a couple of IBM Model M's.
And, jgreco and I both use the Unicomp replacements. I'm about to buy a new Unicomp 103 or 104 keyboard for work (on my dime). My current IBM and Unicomp keyboards only have 101 keys.