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(...) So it's like 1 a.m. and I haven't started building yet. Hmmm... So, pulling a Chris, I think I'll go to bed. See y'all in the morning. Dave K (20 years ago, 23-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | pumpkin pics - Strongbad OT
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I'm not sure which design I shall choose for my pumpkin this year. (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) Alas, you are all correct. I will now go and hang my head in shame and mock only from afar. Calum (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) Sorry to butt in on a .org post (part of this thread crossed over into .geek and thus caught my attention) but that sounds like a bunch of FUD. If you look at the green layer in this article it clearly shows opengl alongside quartz and (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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(...) Ya it's too bad the Mac doesn't support OpenGL. (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: iMac
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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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| | Re: iMac
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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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| | Re: iMac
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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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| | Re: iMac
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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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