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Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost
I'm seeing all these computer threads popping up in GBS and I'm like "what?" lol.

Computers were huge back in the 90's but I never see them anymore. I got rid of my clunky old computer years ago.

But here were are in 2016 and everyone is talking about them again. Is it just another retro fad or are computers here to stay this time?

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Joust
Dec 7, 2007

No Ledges.

Joust
Dec 7, 2007

No Ledges.
That's me saying yes.

the holy poopacy
May 16, 2009

hey! check this out
Fun Shoe

E.T. looks pretty hot in an Asian wig

a dog from hell
Oct 18, 2009

by zen death robot
Eh... no. They really only exist for video games at this point.

Moltke
May 13, 2009
websites are the future of the internet

Kuato
Feb 25, 2005

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING"
Buglord
People are saying Eggead Software will make its triumphant return this year FYI

Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost
Lol I almost forgot about software. Remember software? Everyone always had to have the latest software to "boot up."

Pitdragon
Jan 20, 2004
Just another lurker
i bet if you were to stick a bunch of animatronics into a well preserved corpse it would look just like that thing

Hell Yeah
Dec 25, 2012

computers are a fad like betamax

Hell Yeah
Dec 25, 2012

also comparable to laserdisc. i should have never bought that god drat laserdisc player

Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost
Kids these days have never even seen a computer, they're too busy with their stupid phones!

down n out
Sep 16, 2008

Nap Ghost
No way buddy. 640k ram is all I'll ever need.

ChickenWyngz
Apr 3, 2015

Got them WMD's! Got that Pandemic!
Dang ol' innernet man.

Wicker Man
Sep 5, 2007

Just like Columbus...


Clapping Larry
I need an app for that. Sometimes called an application till the 'normies' appropriated my nerd culture.

mostlygray
Nov 1, 2012

BURY ME AS I LIVED, A FREE MAN ON THE CLUTCH
When it comes to business, I never like using a laptop. Laptops are for travel and students. My desktop always works, has a nice keyboard, can be upgraded at my leisure, has a 26" screen, effectively infinite storage, and is always easily repaired if something ever happens. Since building it in 2009, I've upgraded the hardware twice so that it always stays current within a few years. It's almost silent, due to huge slow turning fans, runs 24 hours a day so I can access it at work or on the road, and makes for a decent gaming rig.

Dicking around with a laptop is fine, but I prefer a robust system that handles anything. Tippie-tapping on the tiny keyboard while hunched over is no way to to use a computer. I have a Northgate Omni Key keyboard from about '92 or '93 that I've been using forever. It's got daisy chained adapters going from serial to PS/2 to USB and still works great. It's got true n-key rollover so it's awesome for gaming. If you can put a laptop inside of that, I'll consider liking laptops.

As long as it has a 26" screen and also fits in my fairly small laptop bag and I can upgrade and repair for cheap any time I want to with minimal effort.

Hector Beerlioz
Jun 16, 2010

aw, hec
I look at BOOBS and COCKS on my COMPUTERS

That Robot
Sep 16, 2004

ask me anything about robots
Buglord
i look at the something awful forums on my computer

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ClamdestineBoyster
Aug 15, 2015
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
You're a computer op.

a new study bible!
Feb 2, 2009



BIG DICK NICK
A Philadelphia Legend
Fly Eagles Fly


im from the future and we only use phones

That Robot
Sep 16, 2004

ask me anything about robots
Buglord
im a robot and thus a computer :awesomelon:

Beefeater
May 17, 2003

I'm hungry.
Hair Elf
I still vastly prefer a desktop.

smug n stuff
Jul 21, 2016

A Hobbit's Adventure
I'm bullish on the computer market

Blurry Gray Thing
Jun 3, 2009
The only computer I need is Jesus.

Iron Prince
Aug 28, 2005
Buglord
computers are like my second or third favorite thing to use to see great asses

chaosbreather
Dec 9, 2001

Wry and wise,
but also very sexual.

Did you know computer used to be a job title for human women? Those Bletchley Park gals what smote Enigma were 'computers'.

Comfy Fleece Sweater
Apr 2, 2013

You see, but you do not observe.

I have an iPhone 6 Plus

It's the fastest computer alive

I use it to check porn blogs and jerk off

Wicker Man
Sep 5, 2007

Just like Columbus...


Clapping Larry
Stop all the downloadin'

SIDS Vicious
Jan 1, 1970


because the bitches computed poo poo gnomesayin

gary oldmans diary
Sep 26, 2005
its all about cellphones now

and the wireless
you have to have a wireless now

naem
May 29, 2011

ChickenWyngz posted:

Dang ol' innernet man.

Is king of the hill streaming anywhere I'd really like to watch

Godholio
Aug 28, 2002

Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Don Tacorleone posted:

I have an iPhone 6 Plus

It's the fastest computer alive

I use it to check porn blogs and jerk off

porn...blogs?

poopnanners
May 3, 2016

hey guys lets party

size queen

Orkin Mang
Nov 1, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

Godholio posted:

porn...blogs?

i love porn

Vastarien
Dec 20, 2012

Where I live is nightmare, thus a certain nonchalance.



Buglord
Should've invested in Compaq!

Orkin Mang
Nov 1, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

Vastarien posted:

Should've invested in Compaq!

those weer the days. i lost ten grand on velcro stocks

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

For every computer you don't buy I'll buy three, OP

get that OUT of my face
Feb 10, 2007

there's a special place in hell for websites that optimize for mobile browsing while making them harder to navigate on a computer

Grand Prize Winner
Feb 19, 2007


Y-Hat posted:

there's a special place in hell for websites that optimize for mobile browsing while making them harder to navigate on a computer

looking at you, British East India Company

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tazjin
Jul 24, 2015


That Robot posted:

i look at the something awful forums on my computer

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same, it connects me globally to people everywhere

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