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Anonymous
23:03
I don't have a way to receive OTA signals anymore.
Anonymous
We have a Haswell box in the living room with Netflix installed on it :-)
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
It's Netflix everywhere!
StoneyB
StoneyB
I'm so behind the times I don't even know what a Haswell box is. My son has Netflix on one of his game boxes ... Wii? Xbox?
Anonymous
Oh! I mean a little computer.
Anonymous
It's mainly for my housemate. She loves TV!
Anonymous
23:13
But she can't see very well, so we have a nice big TV in there.
StoneyB
StoneyB
I've really had no idea what was happening inside the case since the 386 CPU!
Anonymous
It's really nice! It's a computer about the size of a sandwich, but it's powerful enough to play whole movies on the TV.
Anonymous
Well, a thick sandwich. I'm not a sandwich expert.
StoneyB
StoneyB
A dagwood?
Anonymous
Wow!
Anonymous
23:25
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Anonymous
It looks like one of these:
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Dagwood is like my third word-of-the-day!
Anonymous
Google Image search for dagwood sandwich
StoneyB
StoneyB
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@snailboat That's what I've always wanted - and now they're making them?
Anonymous
23:29
@StoneyB They don't cost too much, either. I mean, relatively speaking. It sits in the living room next to the TV. We have a remote control for it :-)
StoneyB
StoneyB
We've just hit 1,000 avid users.
Anonymous
Yay!
StoneyB
StoneyB
mondo bizarro ... I googled "box computer" and came up with www.mouse-box.com
Anonymous
Oh! That reminds me of the Commodore 64 :-) The keyboard was built into the computer! (Or computer was built into the keyboard?) But a mouse? So tiny!
StoneyB
StoneyB
Yeah, they got some input bugs to work out ...
Anonymous
23:43
Next Unit of Computing
Next Unit of Computing (NUC) is a small form factor PC designed by Intel. Its first generation is based on the Sandy Bridge Celeron CPU. Its second generation CPU is based on the Ivy Bridge Core i3 and Core i5 processors. Its third generation is based on the Haswell architecture. Its motherboard measures 4 × 4 inches (10.16 × 10.16 cm). The barebone kits consist of the board, in a plastic case with a fan, an external power supply and VESA mounting plate. Intel does offer for sale just the NUC motherboards, which have a built-in CPU, although (as of 2013) the price of a NUC motherboard is very close...
Anonymous
"NUC" is the official name of these tiny computers.
StoneyB
StoneyB
For me it was the TI 99/4a
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Anonymous
@StoneyB Oh! I've heard of those! :-) I've never seen one, though.
Anonymous
My parents are both programmers, and when I was three, they got me a Commodore 64.
Anonymous
And for me, learning to read, write, do basic math, and program were all sort of intertwined.
Anonymous
23:47
I miss the Commodore :-)
Anonymous
It had these pleasant blue colors.
Anonymous
(False definite 'these'!)
StoneyB
StoneyB
Mine had cassette tape storage, a ROM Basic and a 3-voice soundchip. I taught myself programming on it, and composed a soundtrack for my production of Midsummer Night's Dream.
Anonymous
Neat!
StoneyB
StoneyB
I think the TI had the pleasantest keyboard I've ever worked on.
Anonymous
23:56
Wow!
Anonymous
The Commodore had kind of a cruddy keyboard. Of course, I had no idea since I was little and hadn't ever used anything else :-)
Anonymous
My brother saved all our old computers.
Anonymous
He's kind of a pack rat.
Anonymous
One time I tried typing on them, and I was really amazed at how stiff and unresponsive the keys were.
Anonymous
Modern $5 dome-switch keyboards are easier to type on!
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