:cool: geeks are very cool

You'd get on well with little bro and big bro (pseude and malign) they are into computery stuff too

What sort of electronic stuff have you built ?

Wow, I can't help but smile a little at the advice that pseudome's receiving. It's like looking through a window into my own life, what with the "don't label yourself" talk. It's hard to listen to that, but it's so vital.

And pseud is right. You need to try to not obsess over anything. I'm pretty sure that I've got an OCD about these thoughts. I'm thinking about my situation and wanting to rid of it every second of every day, and that's making it all much harder.

Yeah, we always welcome more nerds into the fold :cool:

Well, M^2, I thought I've made it clear by know that I am wise in my old age....heh...

Erm folks - pseude you aint OLD - Im a lot older than you and I refuse to think 37 is OLD

geeks do rule

i can't really get into any advanced things since i lack most of the basic tools that i would need, but some of my favorites are a taser i made out of an old computer harddrive and an old video camera, turning an old radio into a wireless transmitter, and right now i just felt like going back to basics and am making some good old graphite lightbulbs

Pseud, you were like the third or fourth person to suggest that to me. I don't remember who was first, but DrPepper suggested I not obsess long before I ever "met" you, and DrPepper is younger than I am. So...

Well, inf, sounds to me like you know how to have a good time. A taser out of a hard drive and video camera? I didn't know such a thing was possible.

Pseud, you were like the third or fourth person to suggest that to me. I don't remember who was first, but DrPepper suggested I not obsess long before I ever "met" you, and DrPepper is younger than I am. So...

psshhhhhh, I don't know what you are saying. I don't hear you. Fingers are in my ears.

Thats well cool :cool:

Is there anyway you could maybe borrow the tools you need from school when you go back. I know when I was at school - well the years I actually attended - the IT and CDT teachers used to allow me to make my little inventions during break times (think its called recess in your country).

If I may jump on the geek bandwagon, I've got a thing for retro computers. I guess I've got a lot of nostalgia when it comes to Windows 3.1. Ahh, memories...

ha, thats modern compared to the computers around when I was a kid, I remember the ZX81 and the Commodore 64, lest I forget the old BBC computers.

How you feeling Inf ???

are you any calmer hun ?

♥{{{{HUGS}}}}♥

Apple IIE's baby. And floppy disks (that were actually floppy)!

Number munchers, anyone? Oregon trail?

lol ive got a copy of windows 1.1 (i think its 1.1) that my dad bought on a floppy disc when he was younger. i copied it off of the disc and into an .iso file and use it sometimes as a virtual computer. its amazing how much only about 20 years or so can chance the whole field of computing.

i don't think that my school would let me borrow things, they're quite stingy. they've tried that in the past and a lot of the stuff was stolen. lol sue, i haven't had recess since the 5th grade when i was about 10. after 5th grade where i live recess disappears and physical education becomes what was once recess (its not as fun but at least there are some games). and starting this year i don't even have gym, doh! my IT teacher does really love me though, im the only one that actually passed his class he told me im the only reason he still probably has a teaching job XD

The fact that someone my age even remembers Win3.1 is amazing enough, much less that I know about C64. I kind of draw my line when the OS doesn't have a graphical user interface (GUI.)

I've got loads of those really old, large floppy disks that were actually floppy. I wish I had a computer that could actually read them...

feeling a bit better now sue, thanks for asking.

we have a commodore 64 and commodore 128 in the garage, both of which still work perfectly

Im glad you said they were in the garage - for a minute I thought you were gonna say in the attic

Im pleased your feeling a bit better hun

Inf, I've run Win3.1 through DosBox, but it probably would work better through a real virtual computer rather than a DOS emulator. I've actually still got the original disks laying around somewhere.

Back in my middle school, we had this great IT guy who I viewed as more of a friend than anything else. We had great times together and made each other laugh. He was so damn lazy, though. He never did his job . There was another IT guy there who I still have regular contact with because he's good friends with my friend's step dad. He's also a lot of fun to talk to. There's something about computer nerds that they're just so much more fun than normies.

lol i was using virtual pc to run windows 1.1 with 256 mb virtual ram more than enough

Let's see how nerdy you are. Do you know WinME? I've still got one of those that I use from time to time. I don't care what those critics say. The blue screen really adds to the color scheme of my room .

lol yeah i have used winME on occasion. at one time i had that loaded as an .iso file as well, but have since deleted it since having to load it into the virtual pc became a bit of a hassle. but i suppose the virtual harddrive is still in my computer somewhere

Ha! I love it. Somehow knowing about ten year old technology makes you a nerd! Back in my day, that stuff was taken for granted....kids these days.... :cool:

Seriously, though.....2000 wasn't that long ago. It wasn't. I swear. Sheesh. Sometimes when I'm not thinking about it, it still feels like the 90s....

XD i hope not, otherwise theres a slight chance that i haven't been born yet