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Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 16 October 2011, 12:02:28
I randomly came across this (when searching for ELNA capacitors of all things). A 32" gateway CRT! But since this was posted in 2006, it's probably long gone.

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I had a CLC member come in the other day with a van load of computer stuff to donate.  We usually don’t accept donations, but somehow this one slipped through.  The stuff he brought in was cutting edge in 1996, but most of it is too dated for us to do anything with.  But there was one thing that we could have some fun with. . .

My boss has hinted several times that he would appreciate a bigger monitor.  So, yesterday while he was at lunch, we replaced his 17″ CRT with the 32″ Gateway CRT that was brought in with the donated equipment.

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(https://banderson.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/image_223.jpg)


On a side note, if anyone is interested in a 1996 32″ Gateway Destination monitor capable of a whopping 600 x 800 resolution at 60Hz, let me know.  I’ve also got a Pentium 1 Gateway Destination desktop PC with a TV tuner card, CD-ROM, 3 1/2″ floppy and a 5 1/4″ floppy drive complete with wireless keyboard and remote control.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 16 October 2011, 12:08:27
Quote from: ripster;432321
You ARE MW.

Stop pretending.

MW uses windows 3.1, I only use windows 98. There's a big difference.

And MW's pentium 1 is 200Mhz without MMX, mine is 233 with MMX.

Also, I underclock most of my pentium 4s.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 16 October 2011, 12:12:53
Quote from: ripster;432326
Good point.

Plus I think you are allowed by the judge to be near children.

But I'm only a teenager. So technically I am a child.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 16 October 2011, 12:18:18
Quote from: ripster;432329
I dunno the age the judge specified.  I didn't read the court order.

I think you can download the court order from ARPANET:
(http://www.oldcomputermuseum.com/ibm-5150/ibm-5150.jpg)

It took me awhile to download it, though. I think it's my ISA 8-bit bus that's too fast for ARPANET to comprehend.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: Ekaros on Sun, 16 October 2011, 12:23:37
So they even then made TVs in monitors... I'm so sad with todays 16:9 ways...
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 16 October 2011, 12:25:43
Quote from: Ekaros;432340
So they even then made TVs in monitors... I'm so sad with todays 16:9 ways...

I HATE widescreen, PUUUUUKE. I always have to look side-to-side, and it distorts all of my games that run in fullscreen.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 16 October 2011, 13:56:20
Quote from: ripster;432344
OK, now I'm officially bored with this thread.  However I would have titled it Nightmare, not wet dream.


Nightmare before christmas is one of my most favourite movies.

Sometimes I can't stop dreaming; a burst of colour, phrases and words that articulate themselves in curious ways. New ideas cascading in a bright summer's day.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 16 October 2011, 15:18:46
Quote from: input nirvana;432404
I'm getting hard.


Well that's what you get for staring at your Bill Murray avatar
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 16 October 2011, 15:26:22
Lol - did you seriously think that was Bill Murray???

hashbaz is the one with the Bill Murray avatar :D
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: Hydroid on Sun, 16 October 2011, 16:52:15
That would be pretty nice if it ran a half decent resolution. One of my friends had a big CRT too that he once ran at something like 2560x1920 although he did complain that it was pretty hard to read things then as it made text tiny.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: Dezeer on Mon, 17 October 2011, 12:48:03
Quote from: Hydroid;432460
That would be pretty nice if it ran a half decent resolution. One of my friends had a big CRT too that he once ran at something like 2560x1920 although he did complain that it was pretty hard to read things then as it made text tiny.
Might have been FW900, even when comparing today's screens it had fantastic specifications such as 1920 × 1200 @85hz and 2304 × 1440 @80hz
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: Hydroid on Mon, 17 October 2011, 20:16:00
Quote from: Dezeer;432833
Might have been FW900, even when comparing today's screens it had fantastic specifications such as 1920 × 1200 @85hz and 2304 × 1440 @80hz


That does sound like what is was acutally.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 17 October 2011, 22:03:38
Quote from: ripster;432855
What happened to Input Nirvana's post?
(Attachment) 28840[/ATTACH]


Too much bad input.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: Oqsy on Mon, 17 October 2011, 22:37:30
Want. My eyes demand satisfaction.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: Input Nirvana on Tue, 18 October 2011, 23:21:07
Quote from: ripster;432855
What happened to Input Nirvana's post?
(Attachment) 28840[/ATTACH]

SYNOPSIS:
EI: says something stupid about weird dreams, an odd add to a worthless post
IN: makes comment not directed at EI
EI: makes direct insult (and incorrect) rebuttal to IN
IN: makes direct counter insult to EI
EI: runs to iMav like the crying **** snitch that EI is and reports
IN gets banned, which is fine
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: EverythingIBM on Wed, 19 October 2011, 21:58:07
Quote from: Oqsy;433330
Want. My eyes demand satisfaction.


I admit a CRT of that size would be cool.

Quote from: input nirvana;434172
SYNOPSIS:
EI: says something stupid about weird dreams, an odd add to a worthless post
IN: makes comment not directed at EI
EI: makes direct insult (and incorrect) rebuttal to IN
IN: makes direct counter insult to EI
EI: runs to iMav like the crying **** snitch that EI is and reports
IN gets banned, which is fine


I never reported anything...

Anyone who takes offense on the internet is a sour puss.
Title: MW's 32" dream
Post by: Input Nirvana on Wed, 19 October 2011, 22:08:51
Quote from: EverythingIBM;434940
I never reported anything...

Anyone who takes offense on the internet is a sour puss.

Oops, I take it back then, you're not a crying **** snitch.

And I didn't know you were a minor, or a girl. I wouldn't have said that stupid stuff then. I shouldn't have said it regardless.

Input Nirvana OUT!