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(...) If it runs on Linux there is a good chance it runs under OSX already. I know the Mac owners here at the office are contently building and running Linux distributions on their Macs. Unfortunately, since I'm still waiting for my Macs, *I want my (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) When you factor in the display is not OpenGL or X but instead, Display Postscript...far. Calum (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) As I noted in (URL) some of the software Lego has outsourced was to a company called Qube, using a cross platform "Q Engine" that runs on Windows, Linux, X-Box and PS2 platforms. Check out the old post for the links. Pretty cool stuff for (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | [rtlToronto] rtlToronto 17 This Saturday
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Hey folks, Just a reminder of rtlToronto17 this weekend: Saturday, October 23rd, 2004 10AM Competitors, 1PM Audience. Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre 341 Oakwood Avenue Toronto Ontario (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Hobby Show Times Question.
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(...) I can defintely do Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, but Friday during the day is hard for me, since I'm at work. Friday night is no problem. Calum (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote: <snip> (...) Our very own o.t-d :) So I work for a major school bus transporation company as a 'tech support' guy. And, having 500+ systems in the field, occasionally we will get the odd "Imminent (...) (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) Oh, forgot about trying out those laptops. But then the biggest problem we had with those was freeing up the serial port from multiple levels of security, networking and anti-virus software that was installed on them. I'm surprised anyone (...) (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 3D Pumpkin Redesign
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(...) With a very slight redesign of the original, you can fit a battery box in the pumpkin, on which you can attach a 1x4 light brick. If you put the light brick on in a certain way, they blink. Then use two of the red light bulb covers, and the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) OS-X is awesome. At least I think so... :) In 1.5 years of using OS-X I've had 1 (count em folks only one) kernel panic[1]. Very stable OS. I'm coding against J2SE 1.4.1 on a lowly iMac G3 (using Project Builder, not even XCode) and I'm very (...) (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) The two laptops I brought over were Thinkpad T23's which are 1.14Ghz P3Mobiles with 256MB of RAM each. If that's not enough for Java, I don't know what is. In case my memory serves me incorrectly, at worst, they were T21's, which are 800Mhz P3 (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Hobby Show Times Question.
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(...) I just received an e-mail from the show co-ordinator--he stated that we can get into the building at 9 a.m. Thursday and that we'll get kicked out at 9:30 p.m. So that's an entire day of setting up, if we so choose. If this is the plan, I'll (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | 3D Pumpkin Redesign
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So I get the 2 3731 pumpkin packs and proceed to build the actual 3D pumpkin. "Nice little basic set", I says to myself. I take it to work to display at my cubicle, for it's the season for it, and anyone who walks by immediately grabs it to have a (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) I've also seen it from personal experience. We support software on not 1 or 2 different platforms, but 10-15 different platforms. (...) There are fewer and fewer of this difference these days. It's aways getting better. (...) None of those (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) All you Mac freaks are the same. As a card carrying member of the Local UNDEAD union, I personally take offence, and along with all my undead brothers and sisters, I must say SHAME!!! SHAME!! (pump fist in air) SHAME!! (pump fist in air) Chris (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Not surprisingly I've been looking at consoles these days. Which is the one with the girl that kicks high. :-) The major thing I'll need to get use to is the controllers. I'm a keyboard and mouse player. I've always had trouble translating (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) Not that many games for the Mac (although you can play Peasent's Quest), so I picked up this thing that you may have seen in stores. It's called a PlayStation 2. You can actually hook it up to your TV, so no need for a monitor. I think it's (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Finalizing Hobby Show Details
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(...) This might be my fault, but I'm not saying anymore on a recorded medium. :-) Derek (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Finalizing Hobby Show Details
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(...) Someone stole the orange pylon out of the back of my truck. I've stopped the bit where I keep a yellow hard hat in my truck, cause it takes up too much space.(it was great to throw on the dash, to make it look like i was a fellow construction (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: New Moc - Lego Fair (and apparently 5 cents was overpriced)
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(...) Thanks Calum, that will certainly help. Janey Red Brick (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Hobby Show Times Question.
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What are the times for the show? Thursday setup, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I might not be able to get Friday off. I need to know if it's even conceivable for me to setup my stuff in time on Thursday. Derek (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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