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Rank: Admin - CL APPROVED
Groups: Administration
Joined: 7/24/2009
Posts: 37
Points: 596
Location: Auckland
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 How To Enter:Simply post up a photo of your ugly, old computer gear (e.g. Mouse, Headphone) or component (e.g. Case, MB) and tell the story along with it on CL FaceBook. The team at CL are ready for your photo, the uglier with the more tragic story, the better. Terms and Conditions:The competition closes Sunday 13 June 2010. Winner is subject to computer Lounge’s discretion. This competition is only open to New Zealand Residents. The prize will not be shipped overseas. Link: CL Facebook
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Rank: PC Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 2/4/2009
Posts: 397
Points: 1,080
Location: Auckland
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Man is anyone else having trouble reading the terms and Conditions damn you failing eyesight 
My buildCore i7 920@3800 | ASUS P6T Intel X58 | Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler with Noctua NF-P12 120mm | Patriot Viper 3x2GB DDR3-1600 8-8-8-24 (6GB Kit) | Corsair 620W HX Modular Power Supply | Seagate Barracuda (500GB) 7200.12 16MB SATA II (Boot) | Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 32MB 7200rpm SATAII (Storage) | LG 22X Speed Black DVD Writer | Lian-Li Lancool PC-K7B With Custom window | MSI NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX275 TWIN FROZR OC 896MB PCI-E | 3xScythe Slip Stream 120mm Fans (1200rpm) | Scythe Kaze Master Ace 5.25" Bay 4 Channel Fan Controller | Windows 7 Pro 64 bit | Canon 40D and lens | LG W2353V-PF 23" 2ms 1080P Full HD Monitor | M-Audio AV-40 | ASUS XONAR ESSENCE STX | Sennheiser HD595 Audiophile HiFi Stereo Headphones | Zalman High End Clip On Microphone | Logitech G9x Gaming Laser mouse | Razer eXactMat Mouse Pad & Wrist Pad | Cable Management By CL | Future dreamsBlue ray drive Old Rig Dell 1150 laptop @1.3GHZ and 256mb ram, 20gb HDD(can you see why I need to upgrade)
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Rank: PC Guru
Groups: Moderator
Joined: 12/5/2008
Posts: 512
Points: 349
Location: Wellington
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Rhysmcp wrote:Man is anyone else having trouble reading the terms and Conditions damn you failing eyesight Ctrl + :)
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Rank: PC Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 10/31/2008
Posts: 272
Points: 11
Location: hammy
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dammit i got nothing old, i guess im out again -.-
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Rank: PC Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 12/15/2008
Posts: 175
Points: 237
Location: Auckland
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i'm out too lol
Laptop: i5 Macbook Pro - X25-M Desktop: Koruki's i7 Gulftown Watercooled buildHeadphones: Sennheiser 650/800 - IE8 - UE TF-10vi - SE530
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Rank: OC Padawan
Groups: Member
Joined: 10/15/2009
Posts: 29
Points: 87
Location: Christchurch
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This is my still in use Compaq Armada 1592DT, I just fixed it! It's still alive, I cannot believe it. Released in 1995 - it was the top of the range in the Armada series. It has a 10 minute battery, 92mb of ram, a 233mhz pentium, 4gb of disk space and one USB port. Here it is running a full linux operating system with a stripped down xserver. It has a maximum video output of 1280x1024 from its VGA port (!!) and a 14.1" screen that does 800x600. I know the full history of this laptop, it was originally purchased new by DOC (department of conservation) and was with given to my friends dad (a DOC employee) as a work horse. Stationed on the chatham islands, it lived there for the large part of it's initial life, occasionally travelling to the mainland for work on the move. Once he got an upgrade, he gave it to his son, who brought it to school... He mainly used it to play Warcraft 1 (orcs and humans) on its Windows 95 operating system (yes we were all jealous!). Once it was a good ten years old, so 2005, it was just sitting in his closet only used for the odd retro gaming session and he sold it. To another of our friends ($60 was the fare I believe) who promptly broke it and was about to throw it out, before I asked him for it. I replaced the BIOS battery and memory with an old stick I found and it booted again, yay! I bought a USB-to-ethernet adaptor (which took up its one USB port) and I used it with 95 for a while untill I got pissed off with little USB support so started to experiment with linux... Which is where it is at today!   
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Rank: Admin - CL APPROVED
Groups: Administration
Joined: 10/28/2008
Posts: 1,324
Points: 2,307
Location: Auckland
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Post up on Facebook please.
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Rank: PC Guru
Groups: Moderator
Joined: 12/5/2008
Posts: 512
Points: 349
Location: Wellington
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i dont have facebook so will post here for a laugh   could be oldest gaming rig out there lol not sure
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Rank: Fisher Price My First Post
Groups: Member
Joined: 5/25/2010
Posts: 1
Points: 3
Location: papakura
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So I was just minding my own business, sailing my gf’s boat in a race around the globe to win her love (bitchez be crazy), when some storm comes along and pushes me overboard. Next thing I know I’m being dragged through the jungle by some dude in a yellow suit. Anyway we get back to his pad (it’s like his Mums basement only worse) and he runs over to his computer, I figured he was just in a rush to harvest his crops on Facebook or something. But all he does is input these 6 numbers, so I’m thinking ‘what’s all that about then?’ ‘Just saving the world’ he tells me. And while saving the world’s fun and all. I haven’t been able to check on my FarmVille crops in 3 years! Please CL, I need an upgrade. System specs: Microprocessor: 6502 running at 1.023MHz! Memory: 64 KB RAM! Video: 80 columns of text, with 24 lines!       .... Its a lost reference btw.
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Rank: Admin - CL APPROVED
Groups: Administration
Joined: 7/24/2009
Posts: 37
Points: 596
Location: Auckland
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The 'In with the new out with the old' competition has ended.Congratulations go to Dean Smith for winning the competition. CL is going to replace Dean's mouse, mouse pad and the Headset with: Microsoft SideWinder X3 Mouse; Steelseries Qck mini and Logitech GAming headset G330. Winner, Please send an email to confirm your delivery address with your name, address and phone number to competition@computerlounge.co.nz.
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