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Examples of using your tech skills in real life?
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Originally posted by Diver View PostI remember making my own laplink cable when I got a pirated copy of Laplink early 90's I think.
I still have the cable too (I had to run an extra wire outside the sheath because there wasn't enough cores)Comment
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I made a serial cable and connectors from an old PC to a GPS. It was a bit Heath Robinson though.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostI made a serial cable and connectors from an old PC to a GPS. It was a bit Heath Robinson though.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostI made a serial cable and connectors from an old PC to a GPS. It was a bit Heath Robinson though.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by Diver View PostI remember making my own laplink cable when I got a pirated copy of Laplink early 90's I think.
I still have the cable too (I had to run an extra wire outside the sheath because there wasn't enough cores)
Grabbed a couple of RS232 connectors plus a long length of phone cable and made my own link. Nuts to the "experts" who wanted me to pay an arm and a leg for their solution.
Kermit over to a proper computer and thence to tape.
And when I got my first virus, I simply restored the lot.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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I remember building my first DX 486. got the processor and the board from the states. by the time I'd got round to building it they were on the shelf at Dixons for less than the board and chip had cost meConfusion is a natural state of beingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostExamples of using your tech skills in real life?nomadd liked this postComment
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I would really like to get involved in some school after hours 'computer club', teaching the basics with the Rasberry Pis when they come out. It will never happen obviously but it would be something I would enjoy. Quite like training people up who are keen to learn, I think it is good for your skills to explain basic principles that you learned years ago to remind yourself of their importance.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostIt will never happen obviouslyOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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