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  1. Santilli

    Figuring out the graphic card universe...need for a database

    Anybody used the cable and software they are selling for the P-650 into a thread head machine? By the way I went with your suggestions, and now the G-550 is in the other machine, where it's incredible, and the G-650 is working great in my machine. s
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    Video editing solution? Burning to DVD?

    Don't have a cam corder. Just taking old vcr tapes, right now, and want to enhance, and move to DVD. s
  3. Santilli

    What's the best gamebox game?

    Hi I'm looking for gamebox games that require reading as top priority, rather then FPS. Any suggestions? s
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    Video editing solution? Burning to DVD?

    FOOT TAPPING.... Still waiting for the eval of the software and card, and if it would work on a dual Xeon, 2.8 ghz machine with a gig of ram... s
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    Video editing solution? Burning to DVD?

    "VideoSoap isn't THAT impressive and only works with ATI's MMC." :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: What's ATI's MMC :?: s
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    Video editing solution? Burning to DVD?

    Picked up an ATI TV wonder Pro. Before I open the box, is this a good buy, at 50 bucks, and how's the software? What do they mean 125 channels, on any cable hookup? s
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    Video editing solution? Burning to DVD?

    Do they make PCI video cards, that are compatible with Matrox P 650 cards? s
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    Why does this thing seem so fast?

    Just guessing... s
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    10K RPM, 2.5" SCSI Seagate hard drive

    WOW!!! Do they work in laptops... s
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    Why does this thing seem so fast?

    IIRC: It's the current install of 2000. I remember it was sluggish when I 98 on it with Maxtor 5120 boot drive. The LM seems to have helped, and, I suspect whoever did the bios did an outstanding job. Anyone know who does the bios for Dell, and it maybe it's just good Intel chipsets, with good...
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    Why does this thing seem so fast?

    Dell, p2 400 mhz, 440 BX chipset motherboard, quantum LM 30 gig, about 30% used, Matrox 550 with 21 inch monitor, zip, old sound card, ISA, that works, where more exotic Philips did not, old CD rom/DVD hardware, removed, and ide zip drive. Weird, how fast it seems, over our 1.2 almost T one...
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    CD/DVD binder storage solutions?

    Thanks, yes. s
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    CD/DVD binder storage solutions?

    Sorry to ask the same question twice, but where is the thread, or link to those cool CD holders that you put in binders, for storing CD's? I can't find it, and I've been searching for awhile... s
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    Video editing solution? Burning to DVD?

    What do you have to do to enhance, or clear up, old videos? Which of the video capture cards is the best? Don't have one... I do have an extra VCR that I could easily use for this project, including cable. s
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    Video editing solution? Burning to DVD?

    Hi Is there a cheap way to take VHS tapes, convert them to DVD format, and burn them to DVD? What's involved? I've got a bunch of old fight tapes it would be nice to save in a smaller format... s
  16. Santilli

    APC UPS buying time

    Options are: New battery for APC Backups 1000 from APC 120 dollars. Cheaper company battery, 60 dollars, but they don't answer their phone. Fry's had 550-500's for about 45 dollars. Can't make up my mind. Down to the last two... s
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    APC UPS buying time

    Do you really need a UPS? I bought an APC BackUPS 1000 when I lived in Berkeley. Late at night the lights dimmed on a regular basis, and brown outs were frequent. Here, about twice a year, the power goes down, but otherwise, no noticeable brown outs. APC offers a new battery for 120, with...
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    SCSI disappointment

    :?: :?: :?: :eekers:
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    Playing Quake 3 online: How important is the video card????

    Well, Quake 3 Arena, the ones I've played, always have a ton of players. I can do better if I turn all the stuff off, and go to 640 or something, but it's so ugly, it's no fun :cry: s
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    Playing Quake 3 online: How important is the video card????

    Been trying to play quake 3 Arena. Kind of wondering if the Matrox P650 is just to slow to play online.??? David, are you in the house?? Thanks gs
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    It's been 100 for 3 days here...What a great Labor Day Week.

    Thanks Buck. Great program for me, and I'll leave the spyware on the girls computer, and delete the junk it sends...like I'm going to do right now. s
  22. Santilli

    It's been 100 for 3 days here...What a great Labor Day Week.

    Yes, we live in the desert. It's cold most of the year, nice about two weeks, and then too hot for the summer. It was in the high 90's today, and this hot streak is really lasting. I get off work, want to work out, and remember that I almost died running 22 miles, in 105 degree heat here...
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    Dogmatic thinking is ignorant

    :mrgrn: :lol: :wink: :rofl: :eek4: s :compress: :compress: :alien:
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    BIOS Issues...

    Well thanks. I connected the strap, and wondered if I really needed to... :o :eekers: s
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    Dogmatic thinking is ignorant

    :mrgrn: :beer: :aok: :rofl: s
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    Dogmatic thinking is ignorant

    :rofl: s
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    It's been 100 for 3 days here...What a great Labor Day Week.

    Weatherbug is a computer program.
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    Antiques

    We had/have a store in Berkeley that supported old macs on Shattuck, and still charged outrageous prices for them. S
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    Dogmatic thinking is ignorant

    I don't identify with either group, since I find both equally stifling, and conservative. Niether deserves to be considered liberal, in the true sense of the word, and conservatives always consider me some kind of turn coat greeny. I'm sick of labels,... If you want to use a label...
  30. Santilli

    It's been 100 for 3 days here...What a great Labor Day Week.

    Well, the wind just went onshore, and it's going to cool down, but not for awhile... s
  31. Santilli

    It's been 100 for 3 days here...What a great Labor Day Week.

    Pretty bad when it's already 75 at 5 in the morning. Weatherbug is fun, since it gives us a chance to track the weather here. We've dogged the heat bullet all summer, but we got it big time this weekend. s
  32. Santilli

    Dogmatic thinking is ignorant

    Exactly, Sechs. What has happened is the desire, or willingness to listen to new ideas has been destroyed. As Mubs links point out, when people are unable to converse, the result is religious like zealotry, much like what we have now. I really can't get that worked up over the entire thing...
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    Dogmatic thinking is ignorant

    My point exactly. "liberals" have become as set in their ways as the very conservatives they despised, and for the same reasons, unwilling to try new ideas after thiers failed. s
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    Dogmatic thinking is ignorant

    I guess the real problem is age, and the hardening of the brains' areteries in liberals, making them much like their fathers... All those 'liberals' are now 45-60, and have become just as the prior generation, holding on to their failed ideas with a death grip... s
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    Dogmatic thinking is ignorant

    HMMMM Merc, you sound much too much like the intolerant, facist-liberals that run this state, and have controlled congress, for way too long. If you disagree, they have no tolerance for a differing position, or, are not willing to listen to your position. The later by the way, is what...
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    80 MB/sec not enough on today's SCSI controllers?

    WOW! I DEFRAG MY DISKS EVERY SUNDAY... :eekers: Funny how raptors became the bomb, but I thought it wasn't seek times, but it's cache an algorithim design for using the cache, that allowed it to score wo well in iPeak? Wonder if you could design a test suite for IPeak that would favor ATA...
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    80 MB/sec not enough on today's SCSI controllers?

    Not according to storagereview.com... :mrgrn:
  38. Santilli

    Who's using Mozilla?

    I use it on my mac for some reason. Don't ask why... :eekers: :?:
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    Walmart's $598 ECS Wonder-Laptop

    Oh, and I think for most people, laptops are WAY too expensive, and way to easy to steal, or destroy. Spill test: dump a glass of wine on the keyboard, and see if you can get it fixed, and how much it will cost... s
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    Walmart's $598 ECS Wonder-Laptop

    Well, I just can't see putting that kind of money into laptops. I've got two, one a Panasonic Cf-37 toughbook, I use most of the time, and the other is a Lombard, Mac. I paid two grand for both, with a bunch of add on's for the mac jacking the price up. They still work, and with current hard...
  41. Santilli

    Should I buy a Seagate HDD?

    ROFL :excl: :wink: My cat is WAY faster then any ATA drive... I agree with Merc, and thank God you guys have saved me the money, and hassle of finding out what I know already: Seagate Scsi/sca ROCKS :excl: s PS A BIG thanks to all of you for helping me put together R2 D2...Splash in...
  42. Santilli

    Changing drive letters?

    The installer for palm pilot is idiotic, or doesn't like XP. I've tried it with SP 2, and had it installed without, but another program fuxored the settings, FirstClassless, and I can't return them to normal, even after deleting them. Appears FC deletes the originals, installing it's on path...
  43. Santilli

    I think its a virus, but am not sure

    People don't respect, or listen, unless it costs them money. The more money they pay, the harder they listen. Fdisk/nuke the bitch, and let them do the reinstall. s
  44. Santilli

    Changing drive letters?

    Having a bit of a fit. How do you reasign drive letters? I don't have a C drive, don't ask me why. My system is installed on I drive. Anyway to change drive letters to C, without screwing up my system, and or reinstalling everything? My favorite address book, etc. won't install on I drive...
  45. Santilli

    For your info

    550Watts rock :excl: :excl: WHAT DID YOU SAY :?: I CAN'T HEAR YOU :excl: :excl: S
  46. Santilli

    Should I buy a Seagate HDD?

    Check their return policy, and restocking charge, compusa... s
  47. Santilli

    For your info

    I had one, and was thinking the same thing. :mrgrn: Got rid of mine, since the only way I could get pics off was to pay for it.... s
  48. Santilli

    AMD question

    You think 4 grand for a 2mb cache, 2.8 Ghz processor is a bit much? Boy, in that light, forget what I said. The Athlons are looking like a great deal, or a dual Xeon system, using the regular Xeons. (Greg gets foot out of mouth, barely) s
  49. Santilli

    AMD question

    http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8qspro.html Then I have room for two more, if the price drops. Seriously, Xeons are a lot more reasonable, likewise Supermicro motherboards... s
  50. Santilli

    Should I buy a Seagate HDD?

    Just checked Costco.com and no hard drives I could find right now. Try going to Costco, and see what they have. Picked up a 160 gig Quaxtor DM9, 5 year warranty for about 130 dollars, with a promiseless card, and cable included. Drive is middle of the road fast enough. By the way, the current...
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