tedster - 2022-01-18 2:05 AM

If you have the space and don't need the money, keep it intact. They're only getting harder to find.

There's something appealing about a nice original machine.

DXZeff - 2022-02-27 2:48 AM

Be very, very careful with the driver CD for that sound card. I have one, with the official pressed disks and it rootkitted my K6 with something. I don't think Deksor had this issue, so it's probably just my bad luck and there was maybe a really short run of affected discs. Can't find anything about it on the internet, unfortunately. I'm 99% certain you'll be fine and even if not, it can do little more than cause mild annoyance at this point as whatever it connected to is long gone - basically you'll just get constant 'MSN Setup' windows or the Dial-Up dialog at startup time if affected.
The card seemed decent, but I went back to the AWE 64 before really testing it. As I have to get a single Pentium III working some day, mine will probably go to that eventually instead, albeit with the drivers downloaded from the internet - those don't seem to be affected at all.

tedster - 2022-03-06 7:00 AM

I've put my copy of XP up on Mega, should you want it?

tedster - 2022-03-14 3:19 AM

Ha! I've got an xbox 360, I'll have to dig it out and see if it still works sometime.

Today's foolery involved fitting a T P Link M4 Mesh wifi system to Ted Towers. It was a piece of piss to configure and seems to work really well. It's nothing fancy, only wifi 5 but seeing as I don't have any devices any faster, it suits me.

I like T P Link gear, it's always been pretty solid for me.

DXZeff - 2022-03-31 1:57 AM

I am currently talking to you wirelessly from my Compaq Armada 3500. A while back I retired an old WAP, but suddenly considered using it this way. Conveniently it runs on 5V and draws only 250-300mA, so it can run from the USB port, too. The plan, then, is to just leave it in a compartment in the bag and just plug it into the laptop's CardBus NIC when needed.

DXZeff - 2022-04-01 5:34 PM

OK, I think it's time I came clean.

In the months since the Armada 3500 video released, I have been in talks with a company called Zheng Ni, who offered me decent return for signing with them. As of today, my YouTube channel, Web Site and Discord group are now properties of Zheng Ni International Media Group.

What does this mean going forward?
For starters, much more frequent uploads. It will be far easier for me as Zheng Ni have employed a professional writer and editor. I shall, however, retain some creative input over future content.
They have also brought onboard two new presenters. Firstly there's Alex who I haven't met yet, but he sounds like a nice guy.

He doesn't own any PCs yet, but he does find them interesting and has an excellent knowledge of smart phones and emulators. Zheng Ni believe that he will bring in a younger audience. He has been with the company for three years and I am confident he will bring something amazing and fresh to the channel.

There is also Rebecca, who will improve our female representation.

She has been working with Zheng Ni for four years and was their full time web designer until recently, as well as having released several Android games. She will also be handling our social media.

Filming will now be done in a studio with professional equipment and the Zheng Ni team have been very supportive.

Starting tomorrow, all content will no longer be under a Creative Commons license. This was a tough decision, but was a necessary sacrifice to ensure things went smoothly. With negotiations now complete, I leave you in their capable hands. As they intend to reset the forum, I suppose there's no harm in disclosing that I now earn 3% on all revenue generated. I also get to pick from a line of partners (Becky wasn't one of them, so she's single, boys!), but definitely keep that part quiet as she has to enter the country as a refugee to avoid some nasty paperwork.

In any case, here's to the future,
April Fools, suckas!