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wollman

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I fix networks and other stuff with computers inside for MIT CSAIL. Bi cyclist, cis male. More frequency = better mobility. Also @garrett_wollman on Twitter, trying to cut back.

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I don't think anyone has built a keyboard that works over the PC gameport

Yet

wollman ,
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@foone I don't think people understand just quite how deranged the IBM PC joystick port design was.

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I found an amazon listing that is for an "HD DVD player"

by which they mean a DVD player that supports HD output, because it's an upscaler.

YALL KNOW HD-DVD IS A DIFFERENT THING, RIGHT?

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@foone I had completely forgotten about HD-DVD until you reminded me. Hopefully I can forget again soon.

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@foone DVCAM! U-Matic! Ampex 2-inch!

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Here's something cool I never realized existed:

PCBs distributed through magazines!

From Radio Electronics (June 1987):

https://archive.org/details/radio_electronics_1987-06/page/n68/

wollman ,
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@foone See, I know nothing about the modern process (I knew I wasn't going to be a Hardware Person 30 years ago) but was passably familiar with the traditional process thanks to magazine articles...

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Why is the Bart diesel? Do they not have electricity in the bay area?

wollman ,
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@foone maybe now that Caltrain has proven that it is possible to run wires over a railroad track, eBART can get upgraded to the current thing too.

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