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    retro

    that sounds interesting - how big was each cartridge? could you use two at a time, or was it really just like using one bloody big floppy? if the system was widely used i guess it could have been a bit like those full OS on a usb flash disk that are around in the linux world just now. just...
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    clamshell handle

    wow! why has nobody thought of that before?
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    retro

    win3.1 on the other hand i always enjoy using and i think it quite fun. it sits there, you can switch it on and off and you dont need a mouse to use all its functions.
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    retro

    that was what i thought when i started using it. as a stand alone - dont do anything to it and only use big bits of software its fine. it ran a version of photoshop of the era quite well. but do anything else, then you enter the madening world of .dll hell. its a million times worse than...
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    clamshell handle

    so handles are good! i think she was laughing at a kinda camp / geek combo that appeared as i walk out the room with it. i fear i may never use the handle in public!
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    New & Used Game Sources !

    it would be interesting to find out if any of these guys actually made any money or if it was just a service / hobby type of thing.
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    USB Serial Adapters

    i have only just been thinking about such things.. so if these things need drivers, then any chance of getting one of these serial adapters to work on a ibook running linux is pretty much not going to happen then? hmm.. shame..
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    engines running.....

    you know that 'number 2' is slang for poop dont you? ;)
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    retro

    i honestly thiing you would laster without going nuts if you use win3.1. win95 kills me every time i try it. god knows how i lasted the year or so before win98 came out. also - would you need a virus scanner and firewall with a machine running win3.1 - so bonus there too. i once bought a...
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    clamshell handle

    does / has anyone used the handle on their clamshell ibook to actually carry it anywhere? i just did, and the wife laughed at me and said i looked daft. :p
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    Is this "retro" enough?

    go go go! i no nowt about au/x - so i await my education throughout july.
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    engines running.....

    well its either this or watching Big Brother! you are number 10!!!
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    engines running.....

    and now we have 9, yes 9 retro players!
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    engines running.....

    BRAVO!!! only two more folk needed to reach that magic number of ten! i know there are others out there. come on in, the waters warm. if you want to know anymore than is already out there, then feel free to PM me. go Go GO! ;D
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    engines running.....

    remember you dont have to give all up for the month - you can pick and choose projects too. just to say
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    engines running.....

    and that makes 7! :-*
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    SE SuperDrive

    super duper macs! damm them who only want se/30s!! seriously- i have a real soft spot for mine. so very versitile, in a 68000 sort of way of course. solid little beasty
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    Is iPhone the new Newton?

    Hmmm... and why would apple guys visit your university? st andrews i presume, as i cant imagine apple wanting to visit one of those nasty common further education colleges! ;-)
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    This is a very well done (spoof?) Newton site

    again - no spoof. i had my newton syncing over wifi with itunes 2.0 using os9.2.2 and my g3 ibook. i never could get the mp3s to actually play anymore than a second or so. but the software works, and it was kinda cool seeing a wee newton in the itunes window. i have a 20mb card - so never saw...
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    engines running.....

    well we are now in the month of june and the tension is starting to mount. various members of the international press have been gathering outside of my house looking for interviews. it stands to reason that you would want in on this too! ahem... roll up roll up! so far we have six names...
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