Yup, I love to work on computers too, when things go well, or can be solved with not too much trouble. I need a project to keep my mind working out- parts should be here by Friday hopefully. Looking forward to getting it all together.
I started out in the early 90’s with dialup lol- what painful days those were! I even gamed online with it but folks complained that I was cheating because my character would freeze, then all of a sudden fly across the screen to a new spot. They didn’t realize that dialup lag was the reason lol. We had to move to finally get cable internet- what a huge blessing that was! On dialup, if I wanted to download a game over say 500 mb, I had to do,so,overnight with the phone tied up. Now a 500 mb file is done before I click the download button lol.
Yeah I’ve always been an Intel person- and back in the day amd wasn’t so great for gaming so I avoided it- i almost bought one once, but the reviews scared me off it- nowadays though they have made a lot of,progress.
I also remember well the days of dial up although it I may have I started using modems at an earlier time. This was a time before the internet and even email using Compu-serve, AOL and bulletin boards. I used to have two phone lines with one dedicated for modem use. But to get faster speeds I had modems that could use both lines at the same time. My neighbor and I buried a cat5 cable that allowed us to play Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator together when it came out. I purchased some new toys myself recently. I bought a used controller for my drone with a built-in screen which has a USB-C based video out port. It allows me to plug in a pair of AR (Augmented Reality) glasses that I also acquired recently. It literally is like having my eyes in the sky.
The glasses worked so well that I purchased an almost 5-year-old Samsung S20+ phone that the glasses also work with. Despite its age the phone looks new. When you plug the glasses into the phone it basically goes into a Chromebook like mode which looks like a standard Desktop. I installed the Android versions of Word and Excel and use a Bluetooth mouse and small keyboard with, although the screen of the phone is used as a capable touch pad in this mode. The glasses have speakers built in, but I prefer to use a Bluetooth headset for a more immersive experience.
This mode also works great for watching videos or web browsing. I was using it in the car yesterday after dropping my wife and her sister off at the mall. I have a full-blown VR headset but the nice thing about the glasses is that they use far less power, and you can actually still see some of the outside world in the periphery. The VR headset has cameras to bring in the outside world, but they are very noticeable to others, while the glasses look sun glasses.
