by SnakesInTheTower 55 Replies latest social entertainment
Snakes:
How about 1K of onboard memory on the old TS1000 with a 16K memory expansion pack... I had one of these:
LOL..that was my first computer. I loved how the screen would have to completely redraw with every character you typed. Or, you could put it in a "fast" mode but that would cause the screen to blank out for a fraction of a second every time you pressed a character. Definitely seizure-inducing.
BTW, I have Charter and their 16Mbps service. It's definitely sweet. Do I need it? No, except for one thing: Netflix streaming to my Roku or Xbox 360. Netflix has some HD content now that needs I think 8Mbps of bandwidth for the best quality.
I agree with BTS.. we will find uses for the extra bandwidth.
I love competition.
I have Charter and their 16Mbps service.
Must be nice. I only have 7 Mbps service, and am looking to upgrade to Rogers "Extreme" service which is 10 Mbps. For now that's the best they offer.
W
Streaming high-definition movies over internet. Yes, please!
Just for context in the UK if you have a Sky satellite service you have 2Gbps (2000Mbs)of data hitting your dish from the satellite :-) just nothing going back upstream....
As TV and the Internet converge completely in the next 5-10 years the actual' rated figure of bandwidth you will have becomes irrelevant - just as you don't care what bandwidth your cable/satellite TV is delivered over today.
100Mbs+ delivered over optic fibre is common place in Japan/Korea today.
Here in LA I'm lucky to have Verizon FIOS on fiber which delivers 20Mbps :-) lucky me
businesses could use high-definition video conferencing and cut down on non-essential travel, saving costs. Who knows what other uses there could be.
Leolaia ...
Good point. I think the higher speeds can likewise make the porno more life-like.
Rub a Dub
Considering my dial-up gives me only 26.4 kbps.......I would welcome anything faster...............................
...OUTLAW
lelolia..
TS1000 was the first computer I ever had...remember the ads that said "first computer under $200"? I think I bought mine with paper route money at the grocery store for about $50. I see them on eBay starting at $20 going to $100 now.
Here's my TS story of frustration (BTS brought it to my mind):
I remember I typed in column after column for 3 or 4 pages of computer code from some computer magazine with a cool game or something (do you remember the "checksum" program used to debug with a number at the end of each line to see if you did it right?)..... and then the 16K expansion pack wiggled and the whole thing went buh bye before I had a chance to save it to cassette?. arghhh.
I remember they said there was no sound on the TS1000...but I found a loooong program in some magazine that let you put in code numbers for different musical notes.... and then when you ran it ... it played the music through the speakers of the casette player. What do you think was the first song I put in there (hmmmm.... what would be the nearest sheet music in a dub house?..... thats right...some tinny version of Kingdom Melodies)... but it was cool nonetheless.
ahhh the good ol days...
My first exposure to computers were Trash 80s (Radio Shack TRS-80) at the mall... I used to go drive the guys at the store nuts when I was a kid...programming the display to do really naughty things... (first key an unsuspecting customer pressed made the screen go blank.,....each successive key caused it to type out a word, phrase, or sentence I had predetemined..... usally involving curse words..... and the only way to get it to stop was to reboot...LOL...yeah they didnt know what to do with me.... I was playing in Fortran, Basic, a bit of machine code, C (I think it was C)......now I dont program at all except for tiny bits in Access...(.I dont know SQL hardly at all.) I should have went to college waaay back then...but you know..the whole dub thing...
good times...
Snakes ()
Yes and more would be advantageous for a number of uses and applications one obvious one being quality video conversations.
Imagine having a quality high definition video conversation with a dozen of your relatives from all over the world all coming to you
at the same time on your monitor at home, now that would be cool.
Say yes to speed , not only for personal use but also for commercial and industrial uses.
alright... I am convinced...
but still broke...so I will have to settle for my 1MB service. Hell, I need to get off now and go do some homework...its online, so the temptation is always a click away...lol
Snakes ()
