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Off Topic => General Interest => Topic started by: zigzagjoe on March 17, 2006, 02:32:06 AM

Title: Stuff
Post by: zigzagjoe on March 17, 2006, 02:32:06 AM

What is ur oldest thing? Most handy? Most useless? Most Used? Stuff along the lines of that, feel free to add/expand it....

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My oldest thing would probably by my Tandy TRS-100(well, technicaly the 102 but tis close enough):

(http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/TRS102.GIF)

Best keyboard on a laptop. Period. It has one of the older mechanical types, and it works like a dream. Still use it today for notes, and have a little thermal printer rigged w/ batts for printing out crap.


Most useful:

Its a tie between my Palm T|X and my Arc-LSL.

(http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/28/tx_1.jpg)

The palm can do just about anything a laptop can do; watch vids, play music,browse web, do e-mail, play games, emulators, you-name-it theres prolly something that can do it. Including Linux. Pretty damn handy.


(http://archive.candlepower.us/LSpacks.jpg)

The arc on the other hand isnt so much multi-functional, but it does its job well. Plus its nice and small. I keep it in the smaller configuration shown most of the time but when i run out of batteries for that I'll use the longer one, which uses AA's. Thing is durable as hell; you drop it down the disposal itll do more damge to the disposal than the light (proven!). Plus it uses a 1w LED, so there is a nice tint to the light, and on top of that its regulated, giving about 2hrs of blindingly-bright light and desenceding brightness after that. Roughly about 2.75in long and a little less than 1in in diameter.


Most useless:

Sister. <_<


Most handy:

Arc-LSL; see above.

Title: Stuff
Post by: CK9 on March 17, 2006, 10:03:50 AM

my oldest thing?  My grandfather
my most handy thing?  what could be handier than a hand?
my most useless thing? my hair - seriously, I live in a frikin desert!
my most used thing?  my feet, I do a LOT of walking...then again, I do a lot of sitting too...

Title: Stuff
Post by: TRIX Rabbit on March 17, 2006, 03:17:53 PM

oldest thing: uh, dunno. i think my SEGA Game Gear
most handy: my GBA sp. perfect for when your board at skool
most useless: my beloved (but sadly gone, due to a OS problem) my '97 fujitsu laptop. 120 mhz. 1.99GB HDD. terrable RAm. but so slow + stoopid, it couldnt get a virus
most used: hmmm.... probly my PC.

Title: Stuff
Post by: dm-horus on March 18, 2006, 04:55:40 PM

Oldest thing: a meteorite fragment that went thru my windshield.
most handy: wifi laptop
most useless: pretty much everything having to do with computer games
most used: the mouse im currently using. ive actually worn holes thru the plastic where my thumb rests!

well i prolly got you all beat by a couple billion years with the meteorite thing. haha!

Title: Stuff
Post by: lordly_dragon on March 18, 2006, 05:21:59 PM

oldest: A scary computer that the screen is in green and black.

most handy: Duct tape. In robotics if you have to s***-can something up. Nothing can beat the DUCT TAPE.

Most used: my guitar

most useless: My cat even if I love it.


and for fun I will add  most precious: It is surely my super duper razor viper mouse :D
 

Title: Stuff
Post by: Galactic on March 21, 2006, 10:35:58 AM

What is ur oldest thing? The first PalmPilot
Most handy? 12 in 1 screwdriver
Most useless? tootsie roll rappers
Most Used? my Axim :)