The "New Toys" Thread - Page 249

killpanda · May 18th, 2008, 12:00 AM

Got some "new old" toys :

That's right, I am now the proud owner of a shiny, incredibly hard to find and expensive NeXT Cube with the even rarer NeXT Dimension graphic board

I know I'm gonna sound a bit nerdish, but I love it and I can't wait to receive my 13w3 to vga adapter and hook it up to some good display so I can get my NeXTStep fix !

Some other photos => http://www.flickr.com/photos/7669351...7605106033726/

Shawn · May 18th, 2008, 12:04 AM

^ Hey, that thing is so cool! In many ways the predecessor of current Macs and OSX. Do post a picture when you get it up and running.

killpanda · May 18th, 2008, 12:10 AM

Will do !

DTMracer · May 18th, 2008, 02:46 AM

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a NeXt cube?

MadCow809 · May 18th, 2008, 02:54 AM

^

really old computer that was made around the early 90s.

Viper007Bond · May 18th, 2008, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solberg

Yeah but all TN panels are crap

Indeed.

Quiky · May 18th, 2008, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killpanda

Got some "new old" toys :

That's right, I am now the proud owner of a shiny, incredibly hard to find and expensive NeXT Cube with the even rarer NeXT Dimension graphic board

I know I'm gonna sound a bit nerdish, but I love it and I can't wait to receive my 13w3 to vga adapter and hook it up to some good display so I can get my NeXTStep fix !

Some other photos => http://www.flickr.com/photos/7669351...7605106033726/

Will it run linux?

killpanda · May 18th, 2008, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quiky

Will it run linux?

Amazingly, yes, but I wont

:-p

matt2000 · May 18th, 2008, 08:53 PM

That's some nice old you have there. Too young to know about it though.

Anyway, I got a DVB USB stick:

It was from Aldi, and it cost me £20, but it does everything. It can time shift from when you start watching. You can rewind and fast forward like any other and record to the HDD. The manual says that a high spec PC is needed to time shift, so I was worried that my AMD with DDR1 RAM might not cut it, but it was silky smooth.

Very good piece of kit, especially when I get it hooked up to a proper aerial, this one only gets BBC.

Speedtouch · May 18th, 2008, 08:58 PM

^ Lucky you. We get truly shit Freeview signal here, as well as bad analogue signal, which means we have to have Sky.

napoleondyna · May 19th, 2008, 02:41 AM

My mom just got this laptop
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...=1&topnav=&s=1

Some quick specs:

Processor & Memory:

* Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10GHz)
* 3MB L2 cache
* 800MHz front side bus
* 4GB DDR2 SDRAM (both slots occupied)

Drives:

* 320GB (5,400RPM) SATA hard drive
* Blu-Ray ROM with DVD±RW drive Double Layer (in one optical drive)

Graphics & Video:

* 17.0" WXGA+ BrightView widescreen display; 1440 x 900 native resolution
* 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GS graphics

I hope she lets me use it

Jacobfox · May 19th, 2008, 06:09 AM

My lovely 22" monitor got broken. It was lying down on a package cart and it slid over the side when it hit a bump. It only fell about 3" but that was enough to break the LCD, which sucks considering my old Viewsonic LCD once fell 4 feet onto concrete and was fine. So I had to dip into the bank account and get a new one. I got this samsung: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001268
It's nice, no dead pixels out of the box, lovely blacks and so far I'm really happy with it.

Homer_Bart · May 19th, 2008, 04:53 PM

So people, thanks to the numerous advices, I got the MacBook 13.3" today!

My e-penis as some call it!

Lilleput · May 19th, 2008, 05:27 PM

more like e-vag..

BerserkerCatSplat · May 19th, 2008, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilleput

more like e-vag..

Zing!

Vette Boss · May 19th, 2008, 05:37 PM

MacBooks are cool, they just don't do anything more than a Windows laptop.

Kip_6666 · May 19th, 2008, 06:02 PM

Looks like that thing can use Ubuntu!

i believe you've had some experience doing that..

Prost264 · May 19th, 2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homer_Bart

So people, thanks to the numerous advices, I got the MacBook 13.3" today!

My e-penis as some call it!

Which one is it??? I couldn't be happier with my Santa Rosa refurb

Congrats!

May 18th, 2008, 12:00 AM	#4961
killpanda Joined: May 22nd, 2004 Last Online: 01:31 AM Location: Back to France Age: 22 Posts: 768 Car: 2001 Ford Fiesta 1.8TDdi Ghia Rep Power: 24	Got some "new old" toys : That's right, I am now the proud owner of a shiny, incredibly hard to find and expensive NeXT Cube with the even rarer NeXT Dimension graphic board I know I'm gonna sound a bit nerdish, but I love it and I can't wait to receive my 13w3 to vga adapter and hook it up to some good display so I can get my NeXTStep fix ! Some other photos => http://www.flickr.com/photos/7669351...7605106033726/ __________________ Ouh yeah !

May 18th, 2008, 12:10 AM	#4963
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May 18th, 2008, 08:53 PM	#4969
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 12:10 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,682 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	That's some nice old you have there. Too young to know about it though. Anyway, I got a DVB USB stick: It was from Aldi, and it cost me £20, but it does everything. It can time shift from when you start watching. You can rewind and fast forward like any other and record to the HDD. The manual says that a high spec PC is needed to time shift, so I was worried that my AMD with DDR1 RAM might not cut it, but it was silky smooth. Very good piece of kit, especially when I get it hooked up to a proper aerial, this one only gets BBC. __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott

May 18th, 2008, 08:58 PM	#4970
Speedtouch Joined: Jul 30th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Kent, England Age: 16 Posts: 2,855 Rep Power: 34	^ Lucky you. We get truly shit Freeview signal here, as well as bad analogue signal, which means we have to have Sky. __________________ Eyre Photography

May 18th, 2008, 12:04 AM	#4962
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 04:20 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,779 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	^ Hey, that thing is so cool! In many ways the predecessor of current Macs and OSX. Do post a picture when you get it up and running.

May 18th, 2008, 02:46 AM	#4964
DTMracer Joined: Oct 6th, 2007 Last Online: January 5th, 2009 Posts: 1,307 Car: 1988 Mini Cooper, 1998 MB E55 AMG Rep Power: 10	Forgive my ignorance, but what is a NeXt cube?

May 19th, 2008, 02:41 AM	#4971
napoleondyna Joined: Jul 27th, 2006 Last Online: 01:06 AM Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 17 Posts: 433 Car: 1970 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Rep Power: 19	My mom just got this laptop http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...=1&topnav=&s=1 Some quick specs: Processor & Memory: * Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10GHz) * 3MB L2 cache * 800MHz front side bus * 4GB DDR2 SDRAM (both slots occupied) Drives: * 320GB (5,400RPM) SATA hard drive * Blu-Ray ROM with DVD±RW drive Double Layer (in one optical drive) Graphics & Video: * 17.0" WXGA+ BrightView widescreen display; 1440 x 900 native resolution * 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GS graphics I hope she lets me use it __________________ http://final-gear.miniville.fr Click and make Final Gear town grow!

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Jacobfox Joined: May 24th, 2005 Last Online: 04:06 AM Location: Sacramento, CA/Chicago, IL Age: 19 Posts: 2,538 Car: Audi S6, Armada, F430, BMW M3 Rep Power: 33	My lovely 22" monitor got broken. It was lying down on a package cart and it slid over the side when it hit a bump. It only fell about 3" but that was enough to break the LCD, which sucks considering my old Viewsonic LCD once fell 4 feet onto concrete and was fine. So I had to dip into the bank account and get a new one. I got this samsung: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001268 It's nice, no dead pixels out of the box, lovely blacks and so far I'm really happy with it. __________________ 2007 Ferrari F430 (Rosso Rubino Micalizzato, Cuoio Interior, Carbon Upper Dash & wheel, Stradale Rims) Jake- Priest of the Prancing Horse, Archbishop of the four rings. Blaro, No Boss and Jacobfox- RickRolling since 1989.

May 19th, 2008, 04:53 PM	#4973
Homer_Bart Joined: Sep 10th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Singapore Age: 15 Posts: 700 Car: 2-wheel Haro F1 Rep Power: 21	So people, thanks to the numerous advices, I got the MacBook 13.3" today! My e-penis as some call it! __________________ "If the Ferrari president is right about the Singapore Grand Prix being a circus," Ecclestone told The Mail on Sunday, "then we have to be grateful to him for providing the clowns." Support Porsche in taking over Volkswagen! HAPPY 2009!

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