Dunno why they always used a tray that slid out, instead of the car type players with a slot instead of a tray.

 

Open USB ports are also a cause of OOM's & memory loss, as they are an easy port, when open, for electrons, to slip out of!

 

I always thought that my keyboard had a self destruck button, when I saw the 'Pause/Break' key. I also wondered where the 'Outs' key was, after finding the 'Ins' key. 

... I do it regularly once a month, so all the bugs can crawl outside and do not infest my HDD.

Cheers

Frank

It will lose all it's memory....

I used to caddy for a famous golfer but it got to the stage, by the time we got in the vicinity of the ball, I'd forgotten where it was.

 

Jon

... I do it regularly once a month, so all the bugs can crawl outside and do not infest my HDD.

 

Cheers

Frank

Good point. We had computer bugs, once, here in Australia but with monumental stupidity and ineptitude aforethought, we introduced the South American, Cane Toad. They ate all the bugs.

 

Jon

Dunno why they always used a tray that slid out, instead of the car type players with a slot instead of a tray.

 

Open USB ports are also a cause of OOM's & memory loss, as they are an easy port, when open, for electrons, to slip out of!

 

I always thought that my keyboard had a self destruck button, when I saw the 'Pause/Break' key. I also wondered where the 'Outs' key was, after finding the 'Ins' key. 

These new fangled contraptions. I'm never comfortable around mine. It's the government. Get what I mean?

 

Jon

An actual serious answer to a frivolous post.. and a handy tip for those who run triple gfx cards!

I just take the side off the box and use my Japanese, flip out fan, given to me by a Geisha, in another life.

 

Jon

Hey, I remember way back when every computer was on it's side.

 

gb.

Exactly! Back then, they used 'shallower' electricity. These new computers use deep electricity.

 

Jon

This is a good idea. Since an electricity supply normally has live and neutral wires, neutral being the route by which the used electricity returns to the power station after going around inside the PC. Leaving the PC tipped over might save on the cost of power cables by needing only the live wire in future.

Neutral. You mean like, Brussels?

 

Jon

I can't believe anyone would get upset by as silly post, a sense of humor is a blessing and going through life in a huff is no life at all.

You have a sense of humour, too? Isn't it against the law?

 

Jon

It doesn't matter if the electricity leaks out. What's more of a concern is that when it reaches the floor it will stop pouring and become static electricity.

 

Of course, if your computer was made in Britain the question's moot. British electronics all run on smoke and that's what will leak out.

 

 

Dunno why they always used a tray that slid out, instead of the car type players with a slot instead of a tray.

Because there are 3" CDs which wouldn't work in the slot type player. I like the idea of the tray, which can be opened manually when the player malfunctions. I don't know how you would get a CD out of the slot type player when it malfunctions.

Slot type player has a tiny whole for a paperclip, if things get stuck.

Then, why did they not make a drawer for the square plastic 3.5' stiffy drive's?

It was always fun pushing a stiffy into a slot!    :Big Grin:  

 

Floppies came before stiffies!  (5" & 8")

 

 

Then, why did they not make a drawer for the square plastic 3.5' stiffy drive's?

I think drawers hadn't been invented when they started using floppy disks. I think drawers could only work with the rigid CDs and DVDs. One drawer works with different sizes of CD but, for a slot type player, you would need a separate slot for each size of CD.

I always thought that my keyboard had a self destruck button, when I saw the 'Pause/Break' key. I also wondered where the 'Outs' key was, after finding the 'Ins' key.

Robin, I had the hardest time finding a keyboard with the ubiquitous "Any" key...

 

True Story Time: Many decades ago while in Basic Training for the U.S. Army, I was assigned one day to run the buffer to polish the barracks' floor. When I plugged it in I discovered it wouldn't run.

 

So, being really familiar with electronics, I proceeded to troubleshoot the buffer to find and hopefully fix the problem. About fifteen minutes after I began, the Drill Sgt. came back to the barracks, took one look at me sitting on the floor with the buffer partly disassembled, and R O A R E D at me for being so "stupid" and ordered me in no uncertain terms (which I will not post here being that AVSIM is a family friendly site!) to put it back together immediately.

 

I quickly reassembled the buffer, plugged it back in and of course it still wouldn't work. The D.I. disgustedly looked at me and said, "Of course it won't work you (expletive) idiot! There's a knot in the cord and it won't let the 'lectricity through!"

 

He disgustedly 'un-knotted' the cord and voila, the buffer now ran. Not being a complete fool, I didn't bother trying to correct his ignorance further. The cord of course had broken where the knot had been and un-knotting it allowed the broken wire(s?) to contact again.

Slot type player has a tiny whole for a paperclip, if things get stuck.

Then, why did they not make a drawer for the square plastic 3.5' stiffy drive's?

It was always fun pushing a stiffy into a slot! :Big Grin:

 

Floppies came before stiffies! (5" & 8")

The only PC that used a CD drive like you mention with a slot like in a car was the first generation iMac, reason for it was because Steve Jobs insisted. Turned out it was a mistake because you couldn't upgrade an integrated CD/DVD rom, even Steve Jobs eventually admitted it was a mistake and it was removed. Now it is just external option and if you want one it sells for around $100

 

The PC drawer are designed that way because they are cheaper to make. Cheap and nasty and today they are around $20.

 

... if your computer was made in Britain the question's moot. British electronics all run on smoke and that's what will leak out.

 

 

 

That's why LUCAS sell bottles of replacement magic smoke  :wink:  

 

LUCAS? Yes, LUCAS: Prince of Darkness....

 

http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html

It does where I live (New Zealand)

In North America when I buy a GPS I can select North up as a direction.  Is your South up?  Always wondered about that.

Jim

CYWG

jagabom, on 29 Oct 2016 - 2:24 PM, said:

In North America when I buy a GPS I can select North up as a direction. Is your South up? Always wondered about that.

Jim

CYWG

Our GPS, Aviation Charts and Nautical Charts and Road Atlas are all North Up as well.

 

What differs is things like buying property, North Facing has more value because you get more sun, in North America South Facing has more value because more sun. Sometimes foreign investors will buy South Facing here thinking it is a great deal and make that mistake.

That's why LUCAS sell bottles of replacement magic smoke  :wink:  

 

LUCAS? Yes, LUCAS: Prince of Darkness....

 

http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html

 

It's even got its own Wikipedia entry...

 

Off track, reading the Haynes glossary brought back a low grade panic like I used to experience before I was rich enough to pay someone else to break my car.

 

D

I tried it.

 

Something went 'BANG'.

 

Ooops.

 

Regards

Bill

 

Further to my post...

 

All my aircraft are now flying on their side. Is this important ?

 

When they dump fuel, will it go sideways ?

 

Regards

Bill