quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: And I wouldn't just blame Microsoft here. They can hardly be expected to make sure that every 10 year old game still works on an operating system about a billion times removed from that the game was designed to work on, never mind that the hardware has changed radically too.
Well yes, except that Apple has already done that with its Classic mode (which is admittedly probably a bit more cumbersome to start up than XP's compatibility modes). I'm still running Star Trek: 25th Anniversary ten years later...
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Good for you. Now tell us about the hundreds of games, new and old, that your beloved Mac will NOT run. B)
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Okay, if you combine Win '95 compatability mode with moving one particular file off the CD and into the game folder, and don't use the launcher, it works. Don't ask me why.
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quote:Originally posted by Cartman: Good for you. Now tell us about the hundreds of games, new and old, that your beloved Mac will NOT run. B)
You say that as if I truly care. I realize not everyone has the same priorities as me, but the one single game that I've missed recently is the "Civilization 3" expansion pack that added multiplayer capability. Other than that? It's just saving me money for more important things.
(This post is the first by me that's brought to you by Panther, aka OS X 10.3. Purrr........)
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I dread to ask, but...what are the more important things? New nerd glasses?
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Why don't we all use that laptop that Jeff Goldblum used in ID4? After all, if it can interface with a totally alien technology, it shouldn't take that much longer for it to work with MS Windows.
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Kevin, for some strange reason, believes that direct current electricity is far superior to alternating current electricity. Don't ask me why; I simply tune him out when he steps on his soapbox and starts preaching about how DC is the superior, master race of electrons while AC is simply an inferior poseur. On occassion, yes, he stepped on an actual soapbox. My mom was pissed because it was an antique.
One night at a party Kevin was hosting, someone goaded him into his spiel of DC > AC. My eyes glazed over, so I went into the kitchen to help myself to a Dr Pepper with a splash of amaretto. When I came back, Kevin was shouting, "I'll show you!" He immediately whipped out his penis and jammed it into the nearest electrical outlet. He got quite a shock. To this day, I have no idea exactly what point he was trying to make.
To this day, whenever I hear a macevangelist decide to start the fire and brimstone routine, I remember the sight of Kevin sticking his penis into an electrical outlet. And I giggle.
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quote:Originally posted by WizArtist: Why don't we all use that laptop that Jeff Goldblum used in ID4? After all, if it can interface with a totally alien technology, it shouldn't take that much longer for it to work with MS Windows.
Oh come on... what do you think he was uploading to the alien computer in the first place?
Siegfried: I would suspect that a rather large quantity of alcohol made that incredibly amusing story possible. Regardless, I would like to think that I am a whole lot more sensible than that gentleman... But I thank you for telling that story -- I can't exactly blame you for not taking people seriously with THAT kind of an encounter!
Liam: Stuff like textbooks, food, fuel, tuition, and more productive software. I've got a few games on my system, but I don't feel the need to go out and buy every last one of them on the market. I'd rather play one good game over and over again than get a dozen crappy ones and keep switching between them out of boredom.
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Have I told the one about the sodomized Care Bear yet? With all the message boards and online people I talk to, I'm losing track of which college stories I've told who.
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Shame on you, MM. Your signature was to herald in a new era of reserved Mac advocacy, remember? Besides they win at games (for now...) So I built a cheap Athlon system with mostly spare bits and installed Win98. Windoze obsolence problems solved.
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No, Siggy, but you've mentioned it, and that is more than enough really....
You know, with soap box penis stuffers, and care bear sodomizers for friends, I can almost see where your problem is. Do you discuss this on dates by chance????
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Okay, okay, do you mention these things prior to asking for a date....
This goes along with my 6'-1.25" that Liam got such a kick out of.... Things you really don't want to discuss in reality....
Sty, if he were dating Care Bears at least he'd be getting anal sex....
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People who know me well have probably heard all of my stories already. If I ask someone out on a date from that group, then I have mentioned those things prior to asking for a date. Otherwise, no one knows my stories unless they ask me and the situation is appropriate.
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