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Who's having a Computing Saturday.

LunyLuny
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Back in the day and sometimes the present I always looked forward to Saturday as one of my computing at home days. Saturday has always been special for me having been born on a Saturday, the FA was on so we all know where my Dad was at the time.

Anyway like many others Saturday meant sitting in front of my fave computer, the Speccy of course and doing things. Games, coding etc.
Sod it!

@luny@mstdn.games
https://www.luny.co.uk

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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    not as such, no different from any other day sat at mi pc lol, just found drivers for two old scanners tho, sadly ones only xp, and the other is xp/vista, mi old pc is vista but im hoping to go back onto it and upgrade to 7 so wont be any good lol
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • zx1zx1
    I'm hopefully having a Speccy Day next week as i'm off work but today is the Masters Semi Final so no games for me but back in the day i would play my Speccy all day and sometimes into the night. Did that once with Frankie Goes To Hollywood, me and my Dad tried to complete it but gave up at about 2am :))
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    well i had a pc hardware day lol, took out a crappy dvd drive from my in use pc to install into my old vista machine forgetting its sata only, the drives ide, so had to go back in and take out the other drive which is sata (was originally in mi old vista machine) so hopefully gonna upgrade to win 7...if it allows me too (its already installed on this in use pc)
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • LunyLuny
    Its amazing how much time a simple job like that can take?
    Sod it!

    @luny@mstdn.games
    https://www.luny.co.uk
  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    Yes. I'm teaching myself a bit of node.js and brushing up on my Linux command line skills.
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  • mik3d3nchmik3d3nch
    edited January 2018
    Whats wrong with this message entry box? Why is the top filled with bold cap B's ?

    Today is my writing day, I interrupted the daily flow of my serialised adventure about a week before Christmas and have only just kicked my brain back into gear. Spent too many frustrating days glumly reaching the conclusion that Basic is all I can manage to get to grips with.

    Once I entered this post the message box heading went back to normal. Weird.
    Post edited by mik3d3nch on


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  • LunyLuny
    Well Mike, as I always say, if BASIC is your bag, stick with it and enjoy it. My first three years of coding was just BASIC. you'll be surprised at what you may achieve. Give time my friend :)
    Sod it!

    @luny@mstdn.games
    https://www.luny.co.uk
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    Luny wrote: »
    Its amazing how much time a simple job like that can take?
    still not done :( set it all up on this tv using hdmi all comes on etc AND....for some reason the dvd drive wont eject, it keeps trying but it like judders and clicks but the tray doesnt pop out, it did in this machine, the other it has to go in vertical as its a small form factor so thought id put it in the wrong way round, but then theres no screw holes visible, the way i put it in, one is.
    so taken it out and gonna put it back into this one and double check it still does eject Oo
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    edited January 2018
    ^^^ Tried putting a paperclip into the tiny hole to eject? Usually there is a tiny hole for that.
    Post edited by F_Clowder on
    What now?
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    My computer is amazingly working. I installed that game Mel mentioned in the Wii thread. So, yeah, I'm rimming the sky, or however that goes. Never tried it before. The computer is holding up admirably, since it's nearly a decade old. Already sunk over 5 hours into it. Just finished the Bleak Bowels quest and am in the Earl's court giving away the Dragonstone. Evidently there is a dragon afoot. In the sky. Nearby. Wherever it is. No clue yet, am just following the wiz. Seems ok game so far.
    What now?
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    F_Clowder wrote: »
    My computer is amazingly working. I installed that game Mel mentioned in the Wii thread. So, yeah, I'm rimming the sky, or however that goes. Never tried it before. The computer is holding up admirably, since it's nearly a decade old. Already sunk over 5 hours into it. Just finished the Bleak Bowels quest and am in the Earl's court giving away the Dragonstone. Evidently there is a dragon afoot. In the sky. Nearby. Wherever it is. No clue yet, am just following the wiz. Seems ok game so far.
    it WASNT the wii thread, it was the switch thread where we naughtilly started talking about the wii in
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    ^^^ What she said.
    What now?
  • Your Spec-chumYour Spec-chum
    Eee, I remember the days when I had Saturdays off. No actually I can't, what's it like having Saturday off?
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    Same as having Sunday off.
    Your Spec-chum wrote: »
    Eee, I remember the days when I had Saturdays off. No actually I can't, what's it like having Saturday off?
    What now?
  • LunyLuny
    F_Clowder wrote: »
    Same as having Sunday off.
    Your Spec-chum wrote: »
    Eee, I remember the days when I had Saturdays off. No actually I can't, what's it like having Saturday off?

    No, Saturdays were always better, people seem to be around, the shops were open. Oh yeah you are right, things have changed over here and Sundays are just like Saturdays now. Yay, two for the price of one.
    Sod it!

    @luny@mstdn.games
    https://www.luny.co.uk
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    ^^^ Come to think of it, there is always that issue with Sundays carrying that "Oh-no,Monday-tomorrow :-("
    What now?
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    Luny wrote: »
    No, Saturdays were always better, people seem to be around, the shops were open.
    yup, up to the village see mi gran, go buy an action man at the post office, then go back watch grandstand and the wrestling, have mi dinner, lots of hendies relish :) then go play in the park
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited January 2018
    .....Whilst in t'park I hope thi looked out for glueys, and flashers :))
    Post edited by dm_boozefreek on
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    .....Whilst in t'park I hope thi looked out for glueys, and flashers :))
    nowt like that in that park tbh, pretty open, and in the centre of the OAP bit, but we used to hang around in there with the redheads (dodgy family)

    Later on Timothy redhead was done for murder
    https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/382-the-headless-corpse-and-the-pop-singer/

    it involves the singer Gabrielle sort of :P

    He was also in the news again for stoving peoples heads in
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7453042.stm

    and his brother became a crack dealer lol
    https://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on/out-and-about/crack-house-barons-jailed-1-252374

    also another brother was done for heroin
    https://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/commercial-drug-dealer-jailed-for-six-years-1-1344877

    i was only about 7-10 when i used to hang around with those :O their sister was a big mama and pushed the roundabout that fast you hung on like superman flying



    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • zx1zx1
    they sound like a lovely family :))
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    zx1 wrote: »
    they sound like a lovely family :))
    i know, and they lived where it was decent lol, i lived in the supposedly dodgy area
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • zx1zx1
    Where i used to live (with my parents) we had neighbours from hell, it was all started by a very trivial issue but that's a story for another time. The area was a private estate, anyone passing would say it was a nice area but these people belonged in a run down, druggie council estate. To this day i despise what they did to my parents, but again, that's a story for another day (and thread).
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    Ooh, ooh! Tell us more, please, zx1. We are ever so intrigued! Gather round, one and all!
    What now?
  • zx1zx1
    edited January 2018
    (clears throat). Perhaps another day. It would take a post of ewgf style length and i'm off to bed - tomorrow if i remember i will resurrect my old 'neighbour from hell' thread and post it in there.
    Post edited by zx1 on
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • F_ClowderF_Clowder
    ^^^ Oooh, I remember that thread with fondly fronds! Look forward to it, as do we all! Sleep well, rest well. You need your typing fingers to type away for us tomorrow!
    What now?
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