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#146366
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IMPORTANT: Forum software upgrade FAQs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146366/action/topic#146366
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Here's a puzzler: how do I get a Windows network share to mount on startup?

Only my main workstation is a Mac. I have two Windows machines on my network. All drives are shared with all machines.

I created an Automator application that uses an AppleScript I found online that tells the Finder to mount the share drives. If I double-click on the app, it mounts the drives just fine. However, when I place it in my login item list, it runs, but the drives don't mount.

I can see the app executing at startup in the upper right-hand corner (not sure what to call this, seems like the Windows equivalent is the System Tray). My suspicion is that it's executing before my network connection is active, so it's not seeing the shares.

I realize I can run the app manually to mount the drives, but I'd really like to automate it because the sites I build in Dreamweaver are stored on my Windows-based development server. Every time I start Dreamweaver it says it can't find the folder. If the shares would mount automatically at startup, I wouldn't get that error.
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#146036
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Most Underrated Console System
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146036/action/topic#146036
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
Anyone play Panzer Dragoon Saga? Not THAT was Saturn's shining moment.


As an RPG addict, I'd love to own a copy. They go for $150+ on ebay though. Someday when I'm feeling silly and my wife is in a particularly good mood.

Is backing up a Saturn game as simple as a straight copy with a burner? I don't ask for bootleg purposes, but because I'd probably want to make copies of an expensive game like that and use the burns rather than the original disc. That's what I do with all the CDs I put in my car. Can I play the copy without any hardware hacks or boot cartridges?
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#145601
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Most Underrated Console System
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145601/action/topic#145601
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
I agree that the Dreamcast is highly underrated, as was the Sega Saturn (with a WAAY better hardware than PlayStation 1).


The Saturn was built to be a 2D gaming powerhouse. Sega failed to recognize the emergence of 3D gaming, which is what Sony focused on when developing the PlayStation. This is especially odd considering Sega introduced such revolutionary 3D arcade titles as Virtua Fighter. The 3D capability of the Saturn as it was initially designed was pretty bad, and when they found out what Sony was up to, they hurriedly incorporated a couple off-the-shelf Hitachi chips to bolster the Saturn's 3D performance. It also had the unfortunate effect of pushing the launch price to $399--and the PlayStation's 3D capability was still superior.

I have a Saturn, and I don't think I've seen a console before or since that so perfectly emulated 2D arcade games, particularly fighters. But its 3D performance isn't so hot.

A Dreamcast and a copy of Crazy Taxi got me through almost three months of convalescence after a bad car accident. That and a lot of Sci-Fi Channel back when it was worth watching.
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#145596
Topic
Most Underrated Console System
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145596/action/topic#145596
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Question: What is with the sudden arise of a bunch of video game related threads outside the main one? Some of these topics we've been discussing here would really help get the VGT back on topic.


Haven't checked that thread out, but if it's gone off topic, that's one reason why new threads get created.

Also, there are so many different things to discuss about video games that following several different topics within one large thread can be difficult. People are less likely to click on a 10-page thread entitled "Video Game Thread" than they are a smaller thread called "What NES game haven't you beaten?" or "Most Underrated Console System". Granular topics break things down into palatable bites and help flesh out more focused ideas.
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#145573
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NES games that you haven't beat
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145573/action/topic#145573
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
I NEVER MADE TO THE END OF RYGAR EITHER. I JUST GOT TOO DAMN BORED WITH THAT GAME.


My copy of Rygar collected dust for months because I couldn't get anywhere. I hated that game. One day, I decided I was going to finish the damn thing, so I spent a lot of time leveling up at the beginning. After that it wasn't as tough, and it was actually a really cool game once I got into it.

What made it so hard was that it was just as time-consuming as Metroid or Kid Icarus, but there were no passwords. You had to finish it in one sitting. I finished it with one of my friends watching, and if memory serves it took like 6 hours.
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#145415
Topic
Most Underrated Console System
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145415/action/topic#145415
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
THE SEGA DREAMCAST WAS THE NUMBER 1 SELLING CONSOLE OF ALL TIME WHEN IT CAME OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE GAMES WERE TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE AND WAY TOO EASY TO SCRATCH.


Emphasis added. The Dreamcast did very well in Japan (it even had a re-release last year I think), but U.S. sales weren't enough to keep Sega of America in the hardware business. They lost hundreds of millions of dollars. The Dreamcast's failure in the U.S. is the primary reason Sega is now a third-party developer for other consoles.

I don't remember Dreamcast games being any more expensive than anything else out at the time. They just couldn't keep up with Sony. The PlayStation was a huge success and even a superior piece of hardware like the Dreamcast was no match for it. Once the PlayStation2 was announced, the Dreamcast market shriveled up and died.

When the console was discontinued, I picked up a spare at Toys R Us for $50 and about 30 or so games for $5 to $10 a pop. Most of them are still in the shrink wrap on the shelf. Not enough time in the day.
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#144733
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Banned?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144733/action/topic#144733
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TheOutrider is one of the many accounts Adamwankenobi created to bypass his ban. There were five or six I think. They've all been locked. He contacted me via e-mail requesting I lift the ban with a promise that he'll behave. I told him things around here were too heated and he should stay away a few weeks before attempting a return, and warned him that any new accounts proved to be his would only lengthen his ban.

I'll probably unlock his account in a little while and keep an eye on his posts. Jimbo got a second chance after his ban, so I'll extend the same courtesy to AWK. I was pretty mean in my response to his initial e-mail, which is what probably prompted his outbursts. He really pissed me off though.

I'm guessing the ignore function in the new software will minimize the need for banning except in extreme cases.
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#144731
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IMPORTANT: Forum software upgrade FAQs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144731/action/topic#144731
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Originally posted by: JediSage
I had a Vic 20, which was pretty cool for it's day. I learned on it, and an Apple II. If you can get your hands on an Amiga, it may prove costly as those seem to be quite the collector's item because of their graphics abilities. I think in the early, early days of Babylon 5 the CGI was done on one of those...


I also had a Vic 20. I had a really weird game where you had to brush these giant teeth and a very cool text-based adventure game that I really, really sucked at.

The Amiga used on Babylon 5 was known as the Video Toaster. I first heard about it on SciFi Buzz. Remember that show? Those were the days when the Sci-Fi Channel truly rocked it hard. Anyway, I was thinking more along the lines of an Amiga gaming rig. Nothing as advanced as the Toaster.

Hey Bossk, I'm really enjoying the Mac. I've found a couple areas already where they could take a hint from Windows, but for the most part I think OS X provides a superior user experience. Specifically, changing the default folder view from icons to list mode is a simple matter in Windows. Open a folder in Explorer, set its properties to match your preferences, then apply those properties to every folder with a simple button click. In OS X, the best way I could find (on macworld.com) was to use the Automator, which manually opens every folder on your machine in the Finder and changes their attributes. It took literally 10 minutes for the Automator to finish the task--on a dual 2.5Ghz Power Mac. Is there a better way?

Also, how do I copy a file to another folder instead of moving it? I know I can right-click it (I'm using a Mighty Mouse with a second mouse button), select Copy from the context menu, and then paste it into another folder. In Windows, I can click and drag with the right mouse button, and when I release the button it asks me if I want to Move or Copy. Something similar on the Mac or is Copy/Paste the only way? Clicking and dragging always moves for me, never copies.

I love it when threads go entirely off-topic. I hope it means everyone's questions are answered about the forum software.
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#144725
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Blu-Ray Attacks Microsoft, Microsoft Bites Back
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144725/action/topic#144725
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The primary reason HD on disc is being pushed forward is because the once explosive growth of the DVD market has slowed to single-digit percentage growth annually. Making money isn't enough for these guys; they need to increase their revenue year after year.

BluRay is going to win this battle. I was a bit worried for a while that an inferior format like HD-DVD would pull through, but recent announcements by studios and press releases from MS/Intel that are more about FUD than real information have me feeling a lot better. Paramount, who until recently was a staunch HD-DVD supporter, just announced they'll be supporting BluRay as well. Warner Bros. and Universal--the only big guns who are still maintaining support for HD-DVD only--were waiting for Paramount's announcement and are expected to follow suit. The huge catalogs of exclusive content these big three studios were expected to deliver to HD-DVD have evaporated. Content is no longer an issue in this format war. MS is blathering about their support for HD-DVD, yet their XB360 won't even feature an HD-DVD drive.

There are a lot of myths regarding HD-DVD and BluRay.


1. Backwards compatibility

HD-DVD and BluRay are both backwards-compatible. There's nothing magical about HD-DVD's support of the current DVD format. Manufacturers will slap a red laser and MPEG-2 decoder into HD-DVD and BluRay decks, letting them play all your current DVDs. HD-DVD's "hybrid" approach isn't genius. They're literally gluing two discs together and creating two-sided discs. The hybrid capability BluRay has in development is a true single-sided, multi-layer hybrid solution.


2. Launch dates

People keep saying HD-DVD will hit the market first. The HD-DVD launch has been pushed back to 2006 because they're still hammering out specs, just like BluRay. The idea that BluRay has a half-finished product and HD-DVD is ready to leave the gate is incorrect. They'll both hit the market around the same time.


3. Studio support

As I mentioned above, it now looks like every major studio will be supporting BluRay. When Warner Bros., the biggest studio supporting HD-DVD and a holder of various patents guaranteeing a lot of revenue if HD-DVD is successful, decides they need to support BluRay, it should tell you how much faith they have in the format.


4. Storage capacity

The numbers being compared are misleading. The 30GB HD-DVD capacity is based on two layers. It's 15GB per layer. BluRay is 25GB per layer. With one layer, BluRay has almost the same capacity as HD-DVD dual layer discs. 25GB is enough for about 2.5 hours of HD content with the codecs being used in HD-DVD and BluRay. I'm betting manufacturers will have dual layer BluRay capability working in time for launch.


5. Manufacturing costs

The cost difference between manufacturing HD-DVDs and BluRay discs is nowhere near as large as HD-DVD supporters claim. The initial estimates were enough to concern studios at first, but with pretty much every studio changing their minds and supporting BluRay, it's obvious they feel the cost savings offered by HD-DVD aren't enough to justify supporting only that format.


There are other issues. Look at the hardware support for HD-DVD. They have three manufacturers in their camp: NEC, Toshiba, and Sanyo. You think they'll be able to pump out enough quality product to keep up with the likes of Pioneer, Panasonic, Sony, Philips, etc.? Most American consumers couldn't even tell you who NEC is because they've never been a huge retail brand here. Their last big launch in the US was the TurboGrafx-16. Toshiba's DVD players over the last several years have been consistently some of the worst available. Sanyo? Please.

I'm grateful for the existence of HD-DVD simply because they forced Sony and their BluRay association partners to go beyond mere 720p/1080i with MPEG-2 compression and Dolby Digital 5.1. We now have a BluRay spec capable of full 1080p output encoded with the most advanced codecs available and some truly outstanding hi-res multichannel audio. We owe that to HD-DVD.

However, BluRay has now incorporated everything that was great about HD-DVD while maintaining the superiority they initially offered (more storage capacity, higher data transfer rates, and better hardware support from manufacturers who know what they're doing). BluRay is now equal to HD-DVD in many respects and superior to HD-DVD on several important points. There's nothing HD-DVD offers that BluRay can't meet or beat except for disc production costs, and the studios seem to have made their decision regarding that issue.

Given the huge marketing effort it will take to launch HD-DVD and fight off BluRay's supporting manufacturers, it's possible NEC and Toshiba will recognize they don't have the clout or funds to maintain such a campaign. They could very well fold under the pressure unless they get a lot of financial assistance from Warner since they hold patents associated with HD-DVD.

This is going to be much less than a format war. More like a skirmish if you ask me.
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#144621
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NES games that you haven't beat
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144621/action/topic#144621
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Ghosts N' Goblins kicked my ass when I was a kid. The difficulty on that first round of Capcom games (Ghosts N' Goblins, Trojan, Section-Z, Commando, etc.) was insane. I never finished any of them.

I never finished Ninja Gaiden either. Couldn't handle the last boss. Same thing with Zelda II. Evil Link frustrated me to no end.

Punch-Out was a tough game for me until I finally beat Tyson. After that, I could walk through the whole game without going down. I fired it up recently after not having played in probably 15 years, and I made it all the way to Mr. Sandman before I hit the mat. Like riding a bicycle.

Despite all the frustration, I prefer my NES to any console before or since. The difficulty was high enough to make you feel a true sense of accomplishment after finishing a game. Today's games are more like movies that you play through. Most feel like a walk in the park compared to the NES days.
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#144370
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BEAUTIFUL WOMEN NEW RULES IN FIRST POST (NSFW) UPDATED RULES
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144370/action/topic#144370
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Again, all your accounts have been locked. How many accounts will I have to lock before you get it?

I'd like to thank you for one thing: your behavior has encouraged me to finally complete the new forum software with the "ignore" function.

I don't have the the time right now, but I will likely delete all your posts from this thread to clean it up so it can continue with its original purpose.