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LostInEmulation
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16 Apr 2008, 3:24 pm

I thought DOS only sees up to 64 MB of RAM. What does mem say?

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16 Apr 2008, 3:28 pm

That's original DOS... there are "newer" DOS out there that don't have such limitations.

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16 Apr 2008, 3:43 pm

cd1 wrote:

That's original DOS... there are "newer" DOS out there that don't have such limitations.

Which version are you using?

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16 Apr 2008, 5:31 pm

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I have the cred to be l33t but I hate the word geek. Those of us old enough to remember being called that and then chased home from school probably won't adjust to the way society has turned it into a "positive". I still find it offensive and probably always will. I don't hear it as a term of respect - I still hear it as "shut up you f***ing geek".

I too find that word a bit derogatory..... I was called a geek and other things in high school not because I was in the AV department or because of any technical excellence, but because I was a bit slower than the other kids in street learning.

My skills and electronic expertise are not in computers and software but in analog circuits, power conversion, and motor controls.

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16 Apr 2008, 7:36 pm

cd1 wrote:

Really?
I've met some 20-30 year olds who feel the same way.

Honestly, I don't know what was with those other kids...I mean, look at the level of independence and skill that some of these and those people are able to acquire on their on....And those tormentors daft? Hell, I'd kill to have skills/self learning abilitity in tech like that. >< I can't repair a computer to save my life, and while I HAVE learned basic electronics in Physics, I don't really have alot of hands on experience with it.

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17 Apr 2008, 8:13 am

It had nothing to do with tech ability back then. That was back in the 286 era and no one where we lived had the money to drop $2k on a box that beeped. It was mostly about economic status and who was on the top of the bell curve rather than halfway down the slope. There was a pretty strong racial element, too. White kids got it worse than anyone else because we didn't walk around in groups of 15.

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17 Apr 2008, 8:40 am

@cd1: Ah, ok. Though I suppose I should've stated that that was more a statement to everyone here.

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17 Apr 2008, 10:41 am

I'm closer to being a geek than I am a nerd, but I'm not sure I qualify as being a geek.

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17 Apr 2008, 2:09 pm

mikebw wrote:

I'm closer to being a geek than I am a nerd, but I'm not sure I qualify as being a geek.

....What's the difference? XD

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17 Apr 2008, 7:21 pm

curiouslittleboy wrote:

mikebw wrote:

I'm closer to being a geek than I am a nerd, but I'm not sure I qualify as being a geek.

....What's the difference? XD

In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, Richard Clarke said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done". :wink:

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17 Apr 2008, 9:49 pm

MsBehaviour wrote:

curiouslittleboy wrote:

mikebw wrote:

I'm closer to being a geek than I am a nerd, but I'm not sure I qualify as being a geek.

....What's the difference? XD

In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, Richard Clarke said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done". :wink:

Je parle C, C++ et Java, but I don't speak hipster "geek chic."

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17 Apr 2008, 11:51 pm

curiouslittleboy wrote:

mikebw wrote:

I'm closer to being a geek than I am a nerd, but I'm not sure I qualify as being a geek.

....What's the difference? XD

Ah, well, I guess the difference is in the eye of the beholder. It tends to depend on who you ask.

IMO: Nerds tend to look...nerdy, geeks tend to blend in better. Nerds are heavily into math and science, while geeks are more into technology and gaming. Nerds are brainy, geeks are more average. Nerds live to work/learn, geeks work/learn to live. Any nerd can be a geek, not all geeks can be a nerd. Sort of thing.

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18 Apr 2008, 2:17 pm

mikebw wrote:

curiouslittleboy wrote:

mikebw wrote:

I'm closer to being a geek than I am a nerd, but I'm not sure I qualify as being a geek.

....What's the difference? XD

Thanks for clearing that up, mikebw. In that case, I'm prolly more of a nerd. XD As I've been told I look the part. And while I am a huge anime (Death Note and Bleach ftw) fan and gaming fan, I'm more into academics instead of tech. >< To be honest, the latter just bores me. :\ But yeah.

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20 Apr 2008, 11:29 pm

Only "Yes". "No" is denial, "I'm l33t" is egotist, and anything else other than simple affirmation indicates too much time invested in what's *not* "geeky", mainly, caring about how you... Appear... Eww...

edit: Upon reviewing my post, I caught the distinction between nerd and geek being finally made. I'm a nerd, not a geek.

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