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maybe the power cord don't reach?


Try one of these. Cord Extender

i think the enigma machine is the compuer he should get, that way he can get a computer so bad, no one can under do him, i think that's what he wants. He wants to say he has the worst computer on the planet. So if you have or have had a worse computer, don't mention it, then maybe this thread will stop by page 10.

By the way mayep_necro, your friend must be more stupid than you if he will pay $50 for that unless he works at a scrap yard.

I'm hoping against hope that this, ...endless stupidity will end :|

Light bulb?Dark Suckers? I think you're in the wrong forum or completely out of your dard sucker theory.

See if you can overclock it to 6 or 8 GHz. You'll need some really good memory.

That, and the electron ionizer mentioned above.

Now come on people, this is serious. I am betting his Dark Sucker is broken and he can not see where to plug the cord into.

The Dark Sucker Theory


For years, it has been believed that electric bulbs emit light, but recent information has proved otherwise. Electric bulbs don't emit light; they suck dark. Thus, we call these bulbs Dark Suckers. The Dark Sucker Theory and the existence of dark suckers prove that dark has mass and is both heavier and faster than light.

First, the basis of the Dark Sucker Theory is that electric bulbs suck dark. For example, take the Dark Sucker in the room you are in. There is much less dark right next to it than there is elsewhere. The larger the Dark Sucker, the greater its capacity to suck dark. Dark Suckers in the parking lot have a much greater capacity to suck dark than the ones in this room.

As with all thing, Dark Suckers don't last forever. Once they are full of dark, they can no longer suck. This is proven by the dark spot on a full Dark Sucker.

A candle is a primitive Dark Sucker. A new candle has an unblemished wick. You can see that after the first use, the wick turns darker, representing all the dark that has been sucked into it. If you put a pencil next to the wick of an operating candle, it will turn black. This is because it got in the way of the dark flowing into the candle. One of the disadvantages of these primitive Dark Suckers is their limited range.

There are also portable Dark Suckers. In these, the bulbs can't handle all the dark by themselves and must be aided by a Dark Storage Unit (battery). When the Dark Storage Unit is full, it must be either emptied or replaced before the portable Dark Sucker can operate again.

Dark has mass. When dark goes into a Dark Sucker, friction from the mass generates heat. Thus, it is not wise to touch an operating Dark Sucker. Candles present a special problem as the mass must travel into a solid wick instead of through clear glass. This generates a great amount of heat and, therefore, it is not wise to touch an operating candle.

Also, dark is heavier than light. If you were to swim just below the surface of a lake, you would see alot of light. If you were to slowly swim deeper and deeper, you would notice it getting darker and darker. When you get really deep, you would be in total darkness. This is because the heavier dark sinks to the bottom of the lake and the lighter light floats at the top. This is why it is called light.

Finally, we can prove that dark is faster than light. If you were to stand in a lit room in front of a closed, dark closet and slowly open the closet door, you would see the light slowly enter the closet. But since dark is so fast, you would not be able to see the dark leave the closet.

So, the next time you see an electric bulb, think of it not as a light bulb but rather remember that it is a Dark Sucker. damn i thought i was the only one on the forumz that smokes<looking left and right> <whispering>weed shhh!

what i like to help ppl on the forumz

well i do have nothin to do now since all my amd fanboy freinds moved!

can i ask what those links are? they seem to be just a bunch of useless half true stories, which is the perfect site for mayep_necro and juans287, but not everyone else, especially me lol

I think the question you need to ask is what do you want it to do?

At 66mhz, you can rule out any Windows os past W/95 (maybe even 3.1).

Unless you have a fondness for old things, it would not be worth spending any money on at all (assuming you could even find anything that could work in it).

I offered to send him a free one if he would fold for THG!

Instead of a power cord buy a chain for your old computer. I hear they make great boat anchors.

I've got it!!! Have his friend buy the power cord and drop the price
from an eye-popping $50 down to a reasonable $45.

We are not supposed to get personal. Please take back the statements about my wife. Thank you.

Not black, just in moods, rather like a 486 with Windows 3.1 I think. You can look at everything but you can't change a thing.

The guy who started this is.. humm. Strange. But then again, I'm a newbie, so who am I to comment?

But it DID get me nostalgic - my very first PC, Pentium 200MHz, 64MB RAM, Fujitsu 2GB & Maxtor 3GB HDD's, ATI 2MB PCI video card, Asus CDRW (installed later) and Creative SoundBlaster...

It still works perfectly with no signs of weakness whatsoever and I just haven't had the heart to throw it away after years of loyal service.
And so, right now, this oldie sits on a shelf in my kitchen and plays mp3's (cool replacement for a kitchen radio, huh?)

I don't know if you got my joke, so i'll explaine.

loveamd's theory about "dark suckers" was what you were replying to. According to your reply, your wife is a "dark sucker", my joke implies she is a black c**k sucker.

Would this girl you're thinking of happen to have a spare power cord...
...there, now we're back on topic!

my uncle has an 80 corvette, pure white with t-roof and racing tires

I find old pc all the time[ most with better specs], I give them to a friend who makes M.A.M.E machines. They run the classic games from the 70s fine. Make a half ass case with and old monitor an it's worth some real $$.

Well if you won't buy a new power cord, let someone mail you one for free, just borrow one from another PC to at least test with, or shoplift one from a shop, then what's left? Stare intently until your psychic powers allow you to channel the electricity from the outlet into the PC? Lick your fingers on both hands, stick one set into the PC, and the other set into the outlet? I'd think even you would have to admit by this point that it's hard to take you seriously.

After a group discussion on the whole matter, I've been asked to post this:

Reasons to have a very old computer

1. You can leave the door to the computer room unlocked.
2. No need to search for updated drivers; your present set are the latest
version already from five years ago.
3. No need to worry about compatibility with modern gear. None of it will
work anyway.
4. There is tons of information on the internet; if the pages are still up.
5. No need to scan Newegg for upgrades.
6. You will not invoke the jealousy of your friends.
7. You will earn the everlasting contempt of all true fanboys. That's good.
8 Your Windows 95 will play a lot of neat games.
9. The dog or a kid can knock the unit to the floor and you won't have a
fatal heart attack. It will probably still work anyway.
10. It's really cheap.

Damn... I am really serious! i'm just 'newb' at computers.

Non! Je suis très serieux! Pourquoi que tout le monde pense ca?

Damn... I am really serious! i'm just 'newb' at computers.

I don't doubt your newbness. But you're smart enough to post screenshots in a forum yet we're supposed to believe you don't even know how to plug a computer in.

D’après ce que je peux voir tu te débrouilles assez bien avec un ordino.
Et tu semble ignorer les conseils que tout le monde te donne. A moins qu’il y ais un problème de langages?

Translation:
From what I have seen from you so far, you seem pretty good with a computer. And you seem to ignore advises from every body. Unless there is a language problem.

Yeah im good at softwares but not on hardwares.