The collected works of MisterDNA - Page 1

The old tape didn't go with the board I sent you. The old stuff was white on both sides and seemed to be aluminum at its center, hence the orangish tape around the tops of the pin holes used as a safeguard against shorting on the tape. Any heat conductive tape will work.

I apologize for not adding a note with the heatsink

The thread on this over at CGtalk is massive. And that's the world's biggest understatement.

wish you weren't on the wrong coast. I'd like to step up to an ocky.

are the TRAM modules the same for those video boards as for the MI in my Indigo2?

If so, would you be willing to sell a pair separate?

That phone. LOL.

In 97, I bought my first true laptop (previous ones were broken in ways). I was a junior in high school. It was a Toshiba T1850 with a 386sx25, 4MB RAM, 120MB hard disk and a 9.5" VGA greyscale LCD. I got two batteries with it, too. I eventually bought the 8MB RAM card that maxed it to 12MB, more than enough for Windows 3.11.

I used the hell out of that thing and even soldered in a 486slc33 (running at 25MHZ due to clock chip) and wrote the code to turn on the L1 cache, giving the unit three times the performance in 99, but eventually I decided it was time to upgrade and bought a PIII in 2001. The old laptop went by the wayside and was taken apart for some reason. I went to put it together in 2003 and found the connector for the LCD panel was torn. Not gonna happen. Bummer.

I realized I missed using that machine because it was the only such system I've owned where the screen had enough residual light coming off it to light the keyboard for me. I need this feature at night. Newer displays with wide viewing angles don't do that. USB lights don't work because they cast sharp shadows.

A week ago, I was able to score one of these machines from a local shop that did consignment sales on ebay. I tried putting my 486 motherboard in but it was dead. I didn't really need it anyway because Doom was never all that fun without sound, even though it ran perfectly.

So now I have my old lappy back and I'm using it just as heavily as the original. I wish I could find my old RAM card, but for now I have 6MB in this one because it came with a 2MB card inside. And a 2400bps modem. woohoo.

I will get some pics soon. likely of the T1850 next to my 3490CT that weighs half as much (and was made in 2001 as a 2002 model).

My great(x10^3) grandfather once overclocked a mastodon.

The Octane I just got today is hooked to my Dell 2001FP through an adapter cable

I've got sleds and drives. 2GB, 4GB, 9GB

MooglyGuy wrote:

starfoxacefox wrote: Well got my octane 2 and other crazy video card as show me up nice Vpro 6 wont work I try everything once again.

I really feel obligated to ask - is English a secondary language for you? I noticed that you list the USA as your location, but I'm wondering if you were born elsewhere.

Foxes are born in holes. Give the guy a break.

If he makes them bring IRIX back, especially with a new hat in the MIPS ring, he's truly a miracle worker.

I have a famous Abit BP6 with dual Celerons, AGP 2x and ISA slots that would take a VFX HMD in base form off my GF4 card.

pentium wrote: Oooh, a BP6. That would work nicely.
Did you ever recap the thing?

Didn't have to. It was a later revision with better caps.

Glad someone bought them to remove my temptation. The wife would have killed me.

Besides, he has the SPROMs--I don't.

But I still have three of the right modules.

Okay, maybe not cry. That's the post-op pain drugs talking--I hope. Autodesk Sketchbook Pro 2010 still rules.

Not since 1997 with AutoCAD LT or 1992 with Animator Pro have I been this overjoyed with a software product.

I was looking for digital canvas apps for my tablet and saw ArtRage and a few others then I saw this with a link to a Youtube video where a guy drew an exquisite looking car. I downloaded the trial and went to work, expecting to have to adapt. No. It was designed to work so eerily naturally. Having never seen it before, I did my homework and looked into the origins of the app and wasn't surprised... it used to be an Alias product.

I'll be honest, I thought about pirating it, but went for a price just for grins. $100. Really? Not for an academic version either? Full version. Wow. I looked at eBay and the usual places to see if there were any discounts to be had. Amazon to the rescue at $20 off. $80 for the package. I'm getting two seats, maybe three.

I use it on a Toshiba Tecra M7 with a C2D T7200 2GHz 4MB L2. Fast machine, good 3D chip, but heavy as hell with short battery life. The app is so gently-priced I'm investing in a customized 3lb Thinkpad X41 Tablet just for this program.

You know you've found a great app when your only regret is not finding it sooner.

Shiny!

I wonder how my cluster would compare.

silicium wrote:

fzalfa wrote: too far from france !! :,(

Has anyone searched for slower shipping options from USA to Europe ? Cargo boat should be cheaper than air.
Then how much taxes are there in the EU for importing scrap metal ?

Scrap metal. That... is positively brilliant!

My grandpa's wife comes from Fiji and they often ship stuff back there for her extended family. I don't recall anything about the price other than "spectacular deal" coming to mind.

indyman007 wrote: I wonder how it ended up with the bullet holes?

Porn

Neko, you need a tip like major.

And thanks for putting up with me.

Cars? Easy. Another 4th Generation Camaro. This time with the LS1 V8, suspension airbags in back and a hidden hitch.

That car was more like a truck sometimes and I've yet to find another car that can swallow as much gear as that one did.

The photo was taken shortly after arriving back in Utah after spending a couple months in California. There were three Indigo2 systems in that gathering of stuff, carefully positioned between the support beams of that bed frame.

27MPG all the way back, though the V6 wasn't liking the climb out of Death Valley.

josehill wrote:

MisterDNA wrote: 27MPG all the way back, though the V6 wasn't liking the climb out of Death Valley.

27 MPG In a Camaro? Even on flat roads without traffic, that's pretty amazing! Maybe the wind was at your back, and the bedframe was acting as a sail!

Wedge shape, cruise control, GM's excellent 700R4/4L60 automatic transmission and Sequential Fuel Injection. Hold a steady speed and keep your RPMs below 3K to take advantage of American torque-centric engine design.

The 3.4L V6 was just a mutant of the original 2.8L V6. Kinda shitty.

The 3800 Series II 3.8L V6 is incredible in the efficiency department. The 1999 Camaro I owned long before that would net me 31MPG. That one, however, was a 5-speed. When it got backed into and I was given an '01 Dodge Neon to drive during the repairs, I couldn't help laughing at the Neon's barely-30MPG economy. That car had the 3-speed automatic transmission, though. Good for a 0-60 of "yes".

Utah's not your average state. Between major cities, you're usually looking at a thirty mile drive. Look at that space station photo of nighttime lights over the USA and you'll see what I mean. Plenty of cruising space.

indyman007 wrote:

mapesdhs wrote: PS. Nobody want my cheap 320 or Octane then?

Wouldn't a MAC G4 be quicker in every way?

Or a single garbage Opteron against the G4 for that matter.

That's not really the point.