Are you still using 2005 and before tech /g/?
>>51275071
My Intellimouse
It's comfy
>>51275071
I'm copying a bunch of drivers off a DVD to be able to install them on a different computer that doesn't have an optical drive.
So no and yes.
Fuck these weird network chips.
>>51275071
That's a 2007 model. Try again.
>>51275071
That picture almost makes me miss mIRC
No, I learned early not to fall for the nostalgia meme. Every decade has its own faggots who just so happen to call the decade they were kids in the "golden era" and everything before is dinosaur dinosaur dinosaur and everything after is kid kid kid kid.
I love using old tech for a while for old games but sticking with it to be a vocal exhibitionist hipster and try to pretend it's relevant because you can still do one modern task only leads to being the token psuedo-old bitter fuck that noone wants to work with.
I swear I've seen every variation of this for a 5 year basis.
>2005 AND OLDER ONLY KIDS GO HOME
>2000 etc
>1995
>1990
>1985 I'M SOOO OLD LOOK AT ME I WAS HERE FIRST
>>51275118
>Every decade has its own faggots who just so happen to call the decade they were kids in the "golden era"
I was 40 when that machine came out. Best Thinkpad evar.
Yeah sorta.
I'm a PC retard and I'm trying to find out how to add more RAM to my old as shit hardware.
I still use Xbox 360 but that came out November 2005.
>>51275134
>Core 2 Quad
>shitass
You're still living in the glory days, friend.
>>51275134
that'll take up to 8 (4x2) but 4GB ddr2 sticks are hella expensive. Not rare, just expensive.
>>51275071
I actually want my shit to function so no.
Average life of a laptop is around 3 years
average life of a desktop is 5 years
average life of a smartphone is 1 year
>>51275151
This is the shit I got in there
http://smile.amazon.com/Corsair-240-pin-800MHz-Channel-Memory/dp/B000Q061WU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1447135285&sr=8-3&keywords=corsair+xms2
So I'm not totally retarded for thinking $80 is expensive for 4gb of outdated RAM?
If I want to keep gaming on this thing is it worth dropping the cash, or are there alternatives?
>>51275146
same. so many games play great on it and a used slim is $100 right now
>>51275172
>So I'm not totally retarded for thinking $80 is expensive for 4gb of outdated RAM?
Correct. You buy it if the money doesn't matter.
>If I want to keep gaming on this thing is it worth dropping the cash, or are there alternatives?
"worth it" is a funny thing. Personally, I'm a believer in the devil you know. Upgrading is never as cost effective or easy as you think it will be... Others will disagree, and they have their points.
DDR2 is fucking old. But I have 8GB in two Core2Duo laptops. I also have 64GB in a Xeon desktop, so I'm a hypocrite both ways.
>>51275218
Okay simpler question because like I said I'm a PC retard
Is there an alternative if I want more RAM, or am I stuck with buying more of what I got?
Can I mix ram as long as it's all ddr2?
>>51275240
most gaming and workstation motherboards I've worked with will accept mixed types of memory for example different clock speeds and will simply underclock all of the other ones. Consumer motherboards such as ones found in average prebuilts will not work and post beep
>>51275240
>Can I mix ram as long as it's all ddr2?
You can mix RAM. The computer will generally take the lowest common denominator of the lot timing-wise. You can put different sizes on different channels without wasting it (though the mobo will still often use the slowest timing of any of the sticks for all of them).
>>51275265
>>51275268
Like the other anon says, all bets are off on cheap mobos tho.
>>51275279
>>51275268
>>51275265
One last question: how do I make sure I get ones with the right layout of all the pins?
>>51275351
What do you mean by this? I've never seen any form of "DDR2" that isn't DDR2 just at different clock speeds, voltages, or sizes, or if you get into servers ECC or not. There is DDR2 laptop, and DDR2 desktop.
>>51275387
I mean my RAM had a different [in layout/placement then the RAM my friend brought over to try.
I didn't check then, but would this just be because his was ddr3 or something?
>>51275351
There's desktop DDR2 (DIMMS) and laptop DDR2 (SODIMM). That's it.
>>51275408
Yes. Read the label next time. It will either say DDR_ or PC_-, PC2- is DDR2 and PC3- is DDR3. If it doesn't say either look up the model number or chip number in google and it will say it somewhere.
>>51275408
>but would this just be because his was ddr3 or something?
Yep. DDR2 and DDR3 aren't backwards compatible and won't physically fit in each other's slots. Same goes for every other RAM standard.
>>51275444
>>51275430
>>51275417
you guys are great, thanks a ton.
Should we revive usenet /g/?
>>51275473
Usenet never died. And it was always shit.
>>51275447
This is the first time a nostalgia thread hasn't ended in KID KID KID KID, I'm almost disappointed I didn't get to shitpost-scream about how every decade is equally shit. Damn it, someone pretend amigas and bbses are still good so I can get pissed off like I came for.
>>51275495
Amigas get rekt
>>51275444
slots aren't interchangeable but always fun to bring up freak motherboards
>>51275146
>>51275215
You guys should look into the x-key
>>51275503
>tabulate button
fuck why does that seem so cool
>>51275071
Every day.
>>51275495
But Amigas were actually amazing back in the day. But the ones still hanging on to them to this day are just Sonic-tier autists.
>>51275484
>literally eternal September
>yes I'm an oldfag ;)
>>51275512
Well, that's the end of my fucking brain for tonight. Thanks, anon. You posted motherboard LSD.
>>51275522
I was an alt.sex.aint.tellin.you.which moderator in the 80s. You 4chan kids are fucking lightweights.
Thinkpad X60s released 2006 -
fine for the net and indie/doujin games
Wacom Graphire4 4x5 released 2005 -
works great, only wish it was bigger
Logitech MX518 released 2005 -
original feet are worn but nothing some PTFE tape doesn't fix
Microsoft Windows XP released 2001 -
the best option for old games
>>51275512
Oh right, those silly things. I completely forgot they existed for a short while during the transition between DDR2 and DDR3 on the mainstream market.
>>51275512
I miss fun coloured hardware ;_;
>>51275569
70s shit reporting
ur a le kiddo
>turn head
>door is blown open
>30 second pause
>screaming vortex opens that erupts in abacuses and future starship mainframes
>as it closes and leaves it all there the echoes of KID KID KID KID flow throughout the house
>knock knock knock knock
>open front door
>"I was here first"
>shits pants and runs away
>>51275571
get a real dock since they're sub $12 on ebay
>>51275610
Naw, was already old and cranky by then. You just flip a switch and it boots? That's not a real computer. Real computers, you had to toggle the bootstrap sequence into the front panel to get to the point you could talk to the drum storage. And you had to do it every fucking time there was a lightning strike within 50 miles.
Once the PDP was up, you had the relative luxury of coding on hardcopy line printer terminals. In the 80s, on a whim, I decided to write a hardcopy windowing system. It printed a new page for every UI update. You know, just to waste paper because fuck you. My mama raised me to be an axle greaser.
(And if you get that reference, I'm impressed and we should get a beer sometime)
Of course.
>>51275071
Not really, but my next setup will incorporate a good deal of it older tech. New stuff cost too much relative to what it can do for how I use it. Still need some newer parts (~2010) for stupid compatibility reasons.
(stupid pointless upgrades the break everything ... #$^^#%#@%^@^&#).
My back up system is made entirely from the early 1990s and has been worth it weight in gold for the value it has made.
Including a direct floppy drive that made people laugh at me till I used it to resurrect a system with over $40,000 in equipment that everyone said was beyond saving, which I saved. Still got 5 unused floppies for when things get really bad.
>>51275845
Nice, but you need to correct a few thing in it to make this image more believable.
>>51275162
Those numbers seem extremely low no? (well maybe not with the rate of how fast tech is progressing.)
2 years for the majority of us who are on a contract for our smartphones.
I'm personally looking to squeeze 7 years out of my desktop, don't know how far tech will go in that time.
I've gotten close to 5 years on my laptop, but that went to shit quickly once I got my desktop.
>>51275619
Don't really see the point.
They're a bit more than $12 where i live and the only feature i might use is the DVD-RW. My X60s isn't portable at all since the battery died and I gutted it while I've got enough ports through the hub on my monitor.
Pretty sure this raises the screen higher as well which was the reason I got it though that's a bit of a moot point with an external monitor.
>>51275894
What?
>>51275146
It hasn't red ringed by this point?
>>51275680
You talking about the Altair 8800 or something?
Reminder that people born in 1997 can now post on 4chan
I have a scanner from ~2000 I still use, there are no Windows drivers that still work so I use it only on lunox.
>>51275071
Tons of it.
>>51275118
I was barely conscious when most of the shit I'm into was relevant, I just like it because it's fucking art, and fun to work on.
>>51275945
It did but they replaced it.
>>51275971
damn thats a beautiful case
>>51275971
That case is ugly as fuck in a beautiful sort of way.
Like a Picasso.
>>51275971
>Pentium Pro
Those things are fucking massive.
>>51275071
K800i is 2006 release
So no
Also have a 2006 nforce chipset mainboard that runs a Phenom II system, it doesnt even have AHCI
>>51275134
This is past 2005
>>51275218
Don't pay too much, get some used DDR2 modules for cheap. But 2GB are hard to get.
>>51276065
It really is, I personally like the later Kayak XU/XW series that succeeded them more, they looked much more "instrumental" like PA-RISC boxes. Too bad the Xeon variants are almost impossible to find, let alone the Vanilla PII models.
>>51276094
They're worth $45-$50 just in the gold content, too. It sucks, they're already rare enough since they were mega expensive, especially the 512k-1M variants, and they're really fascinating chips both physically and architecturally. It took all of Intel's manufacturing might to push them out in semi-reasonable numbers.
>>51276160
>They're worth $45-$50 just in the gold content, too
Yeah, I got mine in a box of random computer parts and software for $2.
It really is a sexy looking thing even though it's just a CPU.
>>51275971
>CD Changer
Noice.
>>51275940
Very funny, but you reduced it too much making it all the more comical. I nearly fell over laughing, thanks.
How did you reduce the image after posting?
>>51275071
yes
> Asus p4pe-? board
> 2.8 Celeron
> 2gb ram
> R 9600 Pro
/g/ werks,
Cod4 werks.
WinAmp still wimpts the lamas ass.
my amp is from '92
>>51276545
?????? what the fuck are you even on about
I regularly shitpost from an OS 9 system with half the specs of his quicksilver
>>51276559
CoD4? Played it with a 9800 Pro, this is the minimum requirement. OC'd a Sempron 2300+ to play it back in 2007.
>>51276641
Minimum system requirements are bullshit most of the time.
Sure it looks a bit worse than blops 3 on my friends 980 but meh... Not much of a gaymer.
>>51275071
I'm posting from the laptop in your picture, so yes (well, 2007).
Good tech is not throwaway tech.
Early thinkpads were business models, made to last.
The increase in the power of hardware has done nothing to improve the PC experience after it reached the thresh-hold of internet browsing+movies+word processing - all met by this excellent Thinkpad X60.
>muh games
go to bed kiddie.
>>51276578
Sweet, what do you play?
I still use my PS2 from time to time
>>51275940
No Script gives it away senpai.
>>51275071
Yes. I use a PowerMac G5, eMac, PowerBook G4, Trinitron PVM, Pioneer sound system from the 80s, and probably more that doesn't come to mind
>>51276627
The second time I opened the image the resolution was much lower to the point of having a comical level of pixelation. I assumed you did this intentionally, as reducing resolution is a common trick to hide photo editing mistakes. I was just wonder how you changed it after you posted it on 4chan.
Also for starters the clock discrepancy means the image is fake or you are posting from a very small number of locations. As Santo Antão is one the the very few locations that could actually make this happen. And don't get me started on the other things. I grew up on macs I know how they look.
>>51277025
You did it anon. You figured it all out.
>>51277058
What I haven't figured anything out, only narrowed it down to two probable solutions.
Are you some kind of genius using a hacked up rig in posting from Santo Antão or a troll on 4chan posting funny pictures?
Still running emulators on it, mostly Zsnexbox. And watching some XviD-era animu on my CRT TV.
I should replace the stock hard drive with a 300 GB one I have laying around. Said hard drive is from an external I also bought in 2005, for 150€ at the time.
>>51275090
Yessss. Best mice ever.
>>51277025
??????????????
I want to get off your ruse cruise.
>>51277170
I have a crystal one with XBMC and a 500gb HDD. I just need to get a DVD remote and I'm set
Also still using my modded PSP 1000 as well.
I got one of those memory stick adapters that lets you use 2 microSD cards at once. 32gb of storage in mine and I've seen some go as high as 256gb
>>51275894
>>51276545
>>51277025
>never heard of png and interlacing
i hope you are a troll
>>51277121
>>51277058
>>51276545
>>51277025
Clock is correct, see the PM? You're thinking of the wrong side of the world. I'm in UTC+13, NZDT.
The image was saved as interlaced, so low res would indicate you didn't get the full image, or possibly there's a bug in the image, certainly possible since it was made by Corel Photo Paint 8 which came out less than a year after the PNG standard came out.
>>51275071
Yes.
>>51277234
What do you do on your PSP anon?
>>51277520
PSP, PS One, and Gameboy games mostly these days.
Before smartphones and ereaders I also used it to read ebooks, listen to music (hold+ plugin was great for this), and watch movies, Youtube videos, and porn.
Also removed the UMD drive because weight reduction, bro
>>51277559
Wow nice. I still have mine sitting in my drawer somewhere..
Was planning on charging it up but but I lost the charger
and since it's dead I can't charge it via usb.
>>51277587
I'm pretty sure any 5v Sony charger should work, I used one that was for a Walkman for a while
>>51275071
Of course
when my gpu died my pc basically turned into a 2004 pc
>>51277559
>Removed UMD drive because weight reduction
Is it too difficult? I want to do that with mine. Though I'm not sure it'd be noticeable.
>>51277692
Just a couple screws and a ribbon cable. Though I did it when I tried swapping over all the parts to a new shell, realised it didn't fit, resorted back to the original shell with a new front plate, and left the drive in the eBay backside shell
>>51275845
How the fuck did you reduce the quality after you posted it?
>>51275146
>the xbox came out 10 years ago
>people will see it as "retro" soon
just fuck my shit up
>>51277777
I didn't. Either your browser is fucking up, or the image has a bug.
>>51277777
damn
>>51275071
Keyboard and trackpad just feel so much better than anything recent.
>>51277777
it's a progressive PNG, if you have a 'blocky' looking copy of it, it's not fully downloaded
>>51275601
Now it's just leet gamer bullshit ;_;
>>51275071
The IBM Thinkpad is trash. If you're not using at least Intel Core 2 you should off yourself t hb fa m
>>51277777
Nice pents
>>51277716
Sounds easy. I guess if I took apart every single component in a samsung tablet and put them back without issues this won't be real hard.
I just wonder how the PSP will behave if there's no UMD drive there.
>>51275946
Kids born in 2002 post here
>>51277941
I was born in 2012
>>51277941
Postin from uterus
>>51275071
The oldest piece of computer hardware I use, is the computer I build 2007
>>51277923
It acts like there's no UMD loaded in it, so I didn't notice a difference 8n the slightest.
>>51277559
Ayy lmao I did the same thing
>>51278068
So hold on, you can't put the UMD door back if there's no drive? Not like I'd care because I use it at home, but I'm curious.
>>51278089
Yes you can, it's a little wobbly, but that might just be my PSP, since I've bent the actual door on accident.
>>51278104
Oh ok. Many thanks.
>>51275571
>MX518
My african american acquaintance
>>51277777
Witnessed
>>51277559
Ever find any decent GBA emulators for the PSP-1000? I tried playing Golden Sun on one in the past and it ran like complete ass.
>>51279284
I've been using some version of GPSP Kai or something from years ago. I don't think there's been a GBA PSP emulator with link play
>>51279284
The issue is the PSP-1000 has only 32MB of RAM, unlike 2000/3000 with 64MB. Not that GBA emulation is amazing on any other PSPs anyways, but Golden Sun happens to be one of those special games when it comes to GBA emulation unfortunately.
I use mine as a portable PS1 knowing this. At least it works pretty fine for that purpose, can't find anything more convenient. Only thing I can't stand playing there is FFIX because it's slightly slower than the original platform and the game is already a slowfest.
>>51275071
Yes. Though not for any real purpose, other than messing around. Pic related.
>>51275071
I miss 4:3 aspect ratio.
>>51279441
This shit is the reason why I'll never buy a new laptop.
>>51277777
Nice dubs /b/ro xD
>>51275519
I remember that one.
>>51275845
I saw one today for 40 bucks. I regret not buying it.
>>51275946
I was born in '97, been lurking since 2008.
What about you, old timer?
>>51275946
>You talking about the Altair 8800 or something?
sigh. no.
>>51282374
pic related
the dude who posted this impressed me.
And I'm back from last night to see the same shit 10 psuedo-oldfag pics taken by 25 year olds pretending to be 50 with the same "real computer" psuedo-arguments.
>I turned old and cranky
>bragging about this
I am so so glad to be called a kid now, I would rather hear KID KID KID from someone every day than be the same old bitter fuck unable to enjoy anything new. I definitely learned from someone else's mistake before doing this myself.
>>51282642
>implying
I have this old compaq keyboard ive been using for months. I have a mouse that i got with it too. Was cleaning out a dentists office and they said i could have it
>>51282642
>learn from mistakes
>wasting life on /g/
>>51284066
also that puppy mousepad has been in my family for years. I remember it being used with my grandparents win 98 computer. I was about 6 or 7. Good times. I refuse to get another mousepad
>>51284139
That is literally the most awesome thing in this thread
>>51275071
I'm using a Dell Dimension 2400 with a 2.8 ghz Pentium 4 and 1GB DDR ram (originally 512mb).
I mainly use it to record audio because I'm too cheap to buy a laptop.
>>51284139
>those puppies are all dead now
>>51275071
I have a pentium-M laptop somewhere, that's pretty fucked now though, it can just about install a low-spec linux distro on it like Xubuntu and run at ok speeds.
>>51275118
But 1987-2007 was literally the golden age, objectively speaking and void of any subjective bias. Before 1987 there were no IBM PC compatibles made by third parties and stuff was much primitive in general, and after 2007 tech went to shit with iPhone, Vista, Faecesbook, Web 2.0, spyware/surveillance explosion etc.
>>51284139
>>51284066
Another thing i have is this old cannon P20-DH. It works 100% even the printer, i just need to find the roll of paper i misplaced. I got it at a thrift store a few years ago for $3
>>51275118
So everyone should adopt and embrace garbage quality hardware, chiclet keyboards, walled-in gardens/closed ecosystems, openly spyware/surveillance operating systems, user interfaces that are more geared towards mobile than desktop computers, subscription-based "software as a service" business models, storing personal files and data in "the cloud" where corps and govs alike can snoop on anything freely, virtual exhibitionism via "social networks", etc. etc. just because it's "modern"? Good goy, that's what they actually want you to believe.
>>51275109
2006 actually
>>51275071
i use a 10 year old laptop (inspiron 6400) as my main pc
what kind of dipshit still uses xp
>>51277834
>Writing zero's to beginning of /dev/sda
TinyCore makers confirmed for illiterates.
>>51282569
>>51282584
I still want the shit out of his monitor.
I regularly post from NT4 too, it's a very cozy and modern operating system.
>>51277170
Soviet Russia made an Xbox in the 1980s?
>>51284415
>>51284518
He's probably some retard/falseflagger who got blown the fuck out on the /vr/ retrocomputing general for posting offtopic shitboxes so now he rages in every thread about it that appears in his consumerist safe space.
He kind of makes a point, but the more I think about it I really never see that shit happen to that extent outside of shitholes like 4chan.
>>51275134
>core 2 quad
>old as shit
It's like you're really a dumb teen that doesn't know what the fuck old means
>>51284886
When you think about it, the first Kentsfield chips are nearly a decade old (and still run great)
>>51275971
I miss my Pentium Pro machines. HP Netserver E40 and IBM PC 365 desktop w/2x Pentium Pro 200MHz procs with 1MB cache each.
I have an unused Nokia N95.
Can you guys recommend me some stupid shit I can do with it? Can I install linux on it?
>>51284933
Yea, they are a kind of an evergreen similar to the Geforce 8800 GTX cards.
>>51275071
Yes, my laptop is a Dell c840 and it does all my laptop needs just fine.
It can
>browse 4chan while I sit in mcdonalds waiting for someone
>play emulated games for my nieces and nephews
>keep my thoughts and ideas I type up at night
It has a great keyboard and good screen. 1600x1200.
>>51284982
Don't think so. But you can install Putty on it and ssh into a Linux box from it.
>>51285023
Dang. I just want to do something stupid with it.
>>51284964
I've been looking for a 365 forever to use as a shop workstation, I love the case style.
>>51285052
Have you tried looking for Symbian application sites? Palm and Windows Mobile have a ton of them.
>>51285077
Can't find any decent ones. The best I could find was mobile9 and GetJar
I use this guy nearly every day. My mother got him as a gift when she entered the university in late 70s from my grandfather. My grandmother chewed out my grandfather for getting "a cheap jap toy" instead of a proper brand name one for weeks because "jap stuff don't last long she will need another one next year".
>>51277650
I remember you posting this. I had one of these in '96. I was six.
I think so
>>51285086
D630 is a glorious laptop still. C2D with 2GB and a stripped down Win 7 Pro on there and it's a perfect home or internet machine.
>>51285188
just don't upgrade to windows 10, there is very little driver support
>>51284139
NICE PAD!
Still using MiniDisc and DAT
>Microsoft Mouse Wheel Optical
>Nokia 3310
>Fatass TVs
and what else
>>51285133
rude
j*p shit was the best
A L P H A
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Soz kh
I have a T61p as my only computer, but desu I was happier with the older models with 4:3 display and no windows keys. There's nothing new on the horizon that I find exciting or even remotely interesting. Heck, I'd even rather have one of those OLPC things, at least they seem built to last. The computer industry is all retarded now, with all those tablet crap and bigass clown phones. Also, botnet everyfuckingwhere.
I still have my original launch Nintendo DS from the end of 2004. It's turning yellow where the silver paint rubbed off and there's a stuck pixel on the screen but it still works just fine.
>>51284694
It wouldn't even install on the laptop, and since it's running from the ram I'd prefer to boot it from hdd.
128mb system ram, 95mb used by tiny core.
>>51275071
>IBM
>Lenovo Wallpaper
>>51285629
that girl looks like a boy
>>51279202
Yikes! What's with the language!
>>51285668
That boy looks like a girl...
>>51285629
>model from years after lenovo owned and manufactured the brand
ok
>>51285668
>>51285688
Does it have a cute benis?
>>51285815
Fucking leg position. Can't tell.
>>51285668
That is a girl??
>>51285410
Yea, pretty much what >>51284415 said.
>>51285927
This. I'm trying to get >>51277834 running just because using it feels so much better than my Sony.
Quality keyboard. Accurate trackpad, nipplemouse. Solid and firm build quality, the screen doesn't rock back and forth when you touch any part of the laptop.
New hardware might perform better, but they just keep finding cheaper and cheaper ways of making it.
>>51275071
I still use my Logitech MX518 which I bought in 2004. Still works great, to be honest.
hi
>>51275090
Those are great. Impossible to break. Still got mine.
>>51277777
>How the fuck did you reduce the quality after you posted it?
>How the fuck
>after you posted it
Ironic FailGET!
