Quadraman Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Ah, but I bet your floor is neater than my desque. Yours doesn't even compare. Where's the pizza boxes? Where's the empty chip bags? Where's the 2 liter soda bottles? Where's the plate of moldy food you're afraid to move because you might be interrupting it's evolution into a higher lifeform? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heebiejeebies Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I reluctantly concede defeat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Macster Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 My current desk setup: http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9451/desquetl8.jpg Your descriptions are great, they really made me laugh! Tiger looks somehow wrong on that prehistoric screen you've got there, it looks like the sort of thing you'd expect to see displaying Windows 3.1! And you've seriously got a Colour LaserJet but don't use it? Have you considered giving it to someone who would like to use it? *looks pleadingly at Heebs, but then realises he lives on the other side of the world* Yours doesn't even compare. Where's the pizza boxes? Where's the empty chip bags? Where's the 2 liter soda bottles? Where's the plate of moldy food you're afraid to move because you might be interrupting it's evolution into a higher lifeform? Eurrggghh!! Someone should set up that "show a photo of your desk/setup etc" topic that we used to have, it's always interesting to see how you all keep your Macs etc - your floor sounds, ummm, interesting... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heebiejeebies Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Tiger looks somehow wrong on that prehistoric screen you've got there, it looks like the sort of thing you'd expect to see displaying Windows 3.1! Actually it looks beautiful on that little screen!! For some reason, a tiny little CRT makes everything look pretty. If you try it you'll see what I mean. OK, it's cramped but it's visually pleasing. I hated the look of Tiger before but now I love it. And yes, that screen was formerly from my only Windows machine which runs '98. I never use that computer so I just nicked its screen. And yes I'm wondering why I got the Laserjet now. Probably just because it was $250 and I figured it would be worth having. Both those times that I've used it were for tests too!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Macster Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 What resolution is it? OS X at 800x600 is OK but a little cramped, though if it's 1024x768 it's fine. As for the LaserJet, was that new or used? They seem pretty cheap these days, it wasn't long ago that a colour laser printer was completely out of reach to any mere mortals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heebiejeebies Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 I think it's 800x600. I personally think CRTs look better than LCDs at any resolution. They're softer and nicer. The printer was used but it had been thoroughly checked out by HP technicians before sale, with a year's warranty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluekatt Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 crt whats that ? ;p only my imac G3 has a crt and thats because i cant remove it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iMac600 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Some CRTs are just plain awful. Particularly the older Ipex CRTs, which are prone to flicker and failure, even at higher refresh rates. The controls are also terrible, requiring a single button and a wheel to control them and as such, you often end up on a different menu item from the one you intended to use. We have about 50 of them and they almost always cause eye strain, etc. Not sure of their age. The Compaq CRTs are excellent displays with basically no flicker, even at 60hz, and they take higher resolutions than most. Particularly the Compaq 7500. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LCGuy Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Those old Ipex CRTs make me seasick, literally. The ones you're talking about are from 1999...when my school "upgraded" to Ipex Celeron 300's, they all had those displays. I don't know why, they just do make me feel crap. Funnily enough i never seem to have the same problem with most other CRTs, not even my crap old 13" "PROFOUND" SVGA CRT. Although its not just Ipex ones that make me feel like that...i have the same problem with Comapq displays from 1999/2000, the ones that were rebadged Daewoo ones. I have to agree with you though on the Compaq 7500's...at my old job we had one of those on the Power Mac G5...very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heebiejeebies Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Update on my using OS 9 as my main system: about 3 days after I posted that, I tried to run Colour-It, it crashed and brought the system down and I had to reinstall the whole thing. heh. It was good for its day but maybe not so good as a main system nowadays. I still prefer the interface though. It works well on my Wallstreet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bestobothworlds Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 I might try to create world 3 of my super awesome 3D haven't-started-yet game using Blender on an LC. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll ever get around to doing so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
II2II Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 My roommate has a trinitron CRT, and I'm kinda jealous of it. LCDs suck for image quality, but at least they are small, light, and moderately more energy efficient. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quinterro Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Crikey, my G4 can't run OS9 at that resolution! Having been using OS9 as my main OS for the past few days, I'm starting to see its limitations. And I actually miss some of the features of OSX, which surprised me. The main thing that I miss from OS X is Exposé. That's such a wonderful feature, and I wish that there were some way to get it for OS 9. Other than that, and some mildly out-of-date browsers, It's not too bad. I wish I had a few more USB ports. I'm used to having 11 on my G4 http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9657/picture1tj1.jpg THAT is Mac OS 9.1 at 1440x900. It's amazing. You NEVER run out of room! You do you get the 'dock' to appear on the left? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
equant Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9657/picture1tj1.jpg THAT is Mac OS 9.1 at 1440x900. It's amazing. You NEVER run out of room! You do you get the 'dock' to appear on the left? Yeah, what he said. What app is that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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