Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> There were TSRs written for MS-DOS that did just that for machines that
> had faster processors but no turbo button. :-)

Yeah, but they used up precious memory, which the Turbo didn't ;)

In addition, the TSRs would make the system run a bit less smoothly.

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clipka wrote:

> 
> And then I guess it's also heavier than Aluminum, which I'd suspect to be the
> main reason for gamers to get an Alu casing: Carrying it to the LAN party.
> 

Magnesium. The ultimate in portability. My camera still blows me away, 
the chassis is a Mg alloy and feels like plastic.

Of course, I don't know how well Mg deals with heat.

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~Mike

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On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:29:29 -0500, clipka wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> There were TSRs written for MS-DOS that did just that for machines that
>> had faster processors but no turbo button. :-)
> 
> Yeah, but they used up precious memory, which the Turbo didn't ;)

Absolutely.  Managing TSRs was always a lot of fun. (OK, maybe not).

> In addition, the TSRs would make the system run a bit less smoothly.

They could, but my experience was generally good.  Unless the TSR was 
poorly written, in which case it got used only once. :-)

Jim

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On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:46:14 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:

> clipka wrote:
> 
> 
>> And then I guess it's also heavier than Aluminum, which I'd suspect to
>> be the main reason for gamers to get an Alu casing: Carrying it to the
>> LAN party.
>> 
>> 
> Magnesium. The ultimate in portability. My camera still blows me away,
> the chassis is a Mg alloy and feels like plastic.
> 
> Of course, I don't know how well Mg deals with heat.

I just had a picture flash through my mind (if you'll pardon the pun) of 
a case made out of pure Magnesium.  In my mind's eye, it didn't last very 
long, but it was spectacular. :-)

Jim

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Jim Henderson wrote:

> 
> They could, but my experience was generally good.  Unless the TSR was 
> poorly written, in which case it got used only once. :-)
> 

Sidekick comes to mind as a particularly troublesome TSR.

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Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
> I just had a picture flash through my mind (if you'll pardon the pun) of 
> a case made out of pure Magnesium.  In my mind's eye, it didn't last very 
> long, but it was spectacular. :-)
> 
> Jim

Something like ...

http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1405



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~Mike

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Mike Raiford wrote:
> Sidekick comes to mind as a particularly troublesome TSR.

But very popular. Indeed, Sidekick was why people invented the SysRq key.

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Darren New wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>> Sidekick comes to mind as a particularly troublesome TSR.
> 
> But very popular. Indeed, Sidekick was why people invented the SysRq key.
> 

So, that's why the SysReq key ...

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Nicolas Alvarez <nic### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> News today: an 8GB *RAM-based* solid-state drive:
> http://tinyurl.com/8d64qv

Hum... why would anyone want such a thing?

For persistent storage of data, I guess it would be a *very* bad idea. Lose
power = lose data.

For nice fast swap space, I guess it would make more sense to put those 8GB
right onto the mainboard, so you don't need the swap space in the first place.

For fast temporary storage of mass data (like, say, in scientific simulations),
it's plain too small...

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Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
> And whatever you do, don't get me started on Harley Davidson motorcycles.

I heard they're actually for bad combustion, in order to get that typical
sound...

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