The 10,000 Post Thread v2

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

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How old is your laptop?

[Duke87 1,070]

(9182)

I don't typically run my laptop off the battery for long. At the rate it depletes I'd give it ~2 hours (typical standard laptop battery life) Two minutes is pretty awful!

[Ocram's Razr 964]

9183

I think you need to replace its battery.

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[kj3400 178]

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My second laptop was like that too until I got a new battery.

My third laptop, which is housing the hard drive from my 4th laptop, has 2 batteries (the second one fits where the CD Drive goes in) which means I can have up to 6-8 hours off a plug. I wouldn't know because my computer doesn't like to tell me how much time it has left when both batteries are in.

My 4th laptop had about 6 hours of charge, I think.

[Hamish 1,369]

9185.

I was surprised with how much getting just a new charger (cable and that power brick thing) improved battery life. Obviously it doesn't compare to a new battery, but it's given me a more stable battery life.

[airman15 4,111]

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I hate the type of plug where you have the prongs on the box. They just hog surge protectors and there are loads of trouble when it comes to wall outlets..

[Duke87 1,070]

(9187)

Plug it into a small extension cord as a workaround.

[astronelson 339]

9188.

I think I got this laptop in late 2008/early 2009. A new battery is on its way.

[Larks2242 251]

9189.

Is it still Vista? (eww)

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

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My old laptop was a Vista laptop, and I honestly don't know why everyone hated so much. It's possible I just don't know enough about computers to complain about it.

[astronelson 339]

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It is not, nor have I ever run, Vista. It runs Windows 7.

On the topic of operating systems, my dad found an old computer that runs XP in the garage, and gave it to me. I went and bought a couple of better RAM sticks (128MB just wasn't going to cut it - it now has 512MB of RAM), so now I can run my old games properly. SC2k, for example, which does not seem to like Windows 7.

[Duke87 1,070]

(9192)

What SC2K does not like is 64 bit operating systems. Your old XP computer that runs it must be 32 bit.

Apparently there is a rerelease of the game that can run on 64 bits, but I don't know if it's available in Australia.

[Haljackey 17,322]

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iTunes lists my SC3K music as 'blues".

[astronelson 339]

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I'm running the 32-bit version of Windows 7. The game runs fine, it just doesn't let you load or save cities. Hence the "not liking".

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

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I miss older games and their simplicity sometimes. I'm a 2-D side-scrolling player in a 3-D joystick world. *sigh*

[Duke87 1,070]

(9196)

Genre-wise, SimCity music would be described as minimalism.

Note how Phillip Glass' soundtrack from Koyaanisqatsi has the same sort of sound to it - that is generally considered the defining example of minimalist music.

[astronelson 339]

9197.

The battery arrived this afternoon. Pretty good shipping time.

[Haljackey 17,322]

9,198

SC13 looks like a $70 Facebook game now

[Ocram's Razr 964]

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SimCity 2013 looks like it needs the option of using a lower saturation filter.

Also, I completed the last of my Final Exams for the quarter today. I think I did very well but I won't know until after they are graded, which should happen in a week or so.

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[astronelson 339]

9200.

I can't justify myself spending $70 on any game, especially when I own so many I like that were cheaper.

[Durfsurn 539]

(9201)

I only spend more than $30 on games that are really worth it. I'm not made of money!

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

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I stopped paying attention to it. Has it gotten that unpromising? I thought it looked like fun, but they want me online all the time, no thanks. Seriously.

[Duke87 1,070]

(9203)

It was a given from the getgo that I wouldn't be playing SC2013. I don't play SimCity anymore and I'm done with the idea of PC games since they all contain DRM these days.

The other things that we've found out about since then that everyone complains about only further remove doubt from that decision.

[simlink 1,098]

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I'm not sure. I love the looks of the simulation engine, but the graphics and limited highway system, etc. bug me.

It might be fun to play... but not in the way I currently play SC4.

We'll see... the price definitely needs to come down, though.

[Durfsurn 539]

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They have also taken too many features from SC4 away...

[Duke87 1,070]

(9206)

I haven't paid too close attention and I'm not familiar with what exactly is or isn't there gameplay wise. All I know is that I don't care.

[TheHaso2011 152]

(9207)

First time i've posted in a while

[astronelson 339]

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Well, the new old computer I got does not seem to like SimCity 4. It meets the requirements to run the game, so I'm not quite sure what the problem is.

SimCity 4.exe starts, which I can see in the processes list, but the game does not.

[Duke87 1,070]

(9209)

Backwards compatibility starts to get tough after a while. DOS-era games were simple and can be emulated near-perfectly with DOSBox. But a game from 10 years ago is a problem because it's new enough to be past the simple era but old enough to no longer be current.

[TheHaso2011 152]

(9210)

Astronelson: Im not sure if I had exactly the same problem as you, but I had a similar thing where SIm City 4 got to the splash-screen then crashed. I didn't think of checking the processes in use, but I uninstalled it and was going to reinstall it but I couldn't fine Disc 1, so I bought it on steam.