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11/20/09
Most of the repairs for display issues required percussive maintenance due to bad/old solder joints. Far easier to drop the CRT from 4-12" onto a table than open the case, discharge the caps and tube, yadda.
11/20/09
If you're using an terminal program to access and run a VT220 session that's okay.
My first 'computer' was a 3270 terminal - more that 4 colours is a frill.
11/20/09
I've had many a sore quad and palm from this.
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11/20/09
I remember fixing a 486 that kept crashing by stabbing it 44 times in the side with a Philips head screwdriver. Worked like a charm. After that, I just called the computer "Tina", what with all the times I punched it.
And let's not forget the fact that any CRT monitor could be repaired by hitting the side of the enclosure really hard.
You cannot break electronics through so-called "abuse". If you hit a gadget and it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.
Anyone who says otherwise is a mincing panty-waisted limp-wristed fruit parfait.
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So is the fiberoptic cable paired with a regular wire to allow for charging? As far as I know, light can't charge a device, unless Apple has decided the laws of physics has gotten in their way for long enough, and they are finally going to do something about it.
10/08/09
"Apple went to Intel and adopted USB for its original iMac...it made USB extremely popular."
So, if I am reading this article properly, it sounds like USB would not have been a success without Apple. All those PC's running out there would never have had the connectivity of USB if it were not for Apple??? Hmmm, I call bullshit on this one.
Now, I do like the concept of this, assuming that the cables can be rugged enough. I use fiber cables for various applications and they do ok but I do have concerns and have had some connections break do to improper handling. Hopefully they can make something that is as simple as USB with the speed of a direct connection to the controller of your choice...
10/08/09
I remember seeing USB ports show up on new Gateway machines in 1997. But nothing used them, including Gateways own included keyboard and mouse.
The popularity of the first iMac definitely helped push the adoption of USB. Manufacturers finally started making USB devices, and eventually the PC world started buying them too.
10/08/09
Not to talk about the fact that Intel has publicly credited Apple with USB's success, thanks to the original iMac.
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10/08/09
Much of Apples continued hype comes from what was basically a second coming of Apple. The iMac was 1984 all over again for the company, and peoples perception of the company.
There was bondi colored EVERYTHING, even non-computer products like vacuums. Anything hip in 98-99 had to have i in lowercase in front of it.
And yes making a computer that had ONLY USB and NO floppy really did change the computer market and made perheptual manufacturers get away from using serial/ADB/parallel/and PS/2 ports.
It wasnt instantaneous, but the iMac did make it happen.
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You had to patch Win 98 to use USB. Even OS 9 allowed you to use USB without drivers for all but particular devices.
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I can see it on the Apple tablet and macs of next year!
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If we're still talking about this years after USB came into existence, it will never ever happen.
Universal Serial Bus, people. It's right in the name. USB was already supposed to be the "one port to rule them all". But as with anything in the tech industry, good luck getting everyone to agree.
Especially rallying behind Apple.
10/08/09
This technology is a speed boost, why won't that sell?
10/08/09
Sony alone will likely screw this up by still pushing HDMI. You know, because they want DRM and content control built-in to the wires they used to hook up monitors and TVs. Not a chance in hell they'll just up and go with LightPeak for all their video needs and hand Apple the reigns.
No. Friggin. Way.
06/10/09
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What an insensitive, ignorant prick.
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