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Feb 18, 2006, 10:12pm

I was looking through some books in my 3D book library and came across a 5
1/4 inch disk I was looking for a decade ago. "Better late than never!"
doesn't sound quite right in this instance. "Virtual Reality Creations" (c)
1993 The Waite Group.

Feb 19, 2006, 1:33am

Could you elaborate for any of us who are clueless on what is that thing you
found, please? I don't know what that disk is for or who is that company.

I only had came on computing relatively recently with notoriously bad
Windows 3.1 in early or mid 90's and later got my first permanent internet
service in 1998, the same year I got my first (and eventually only) Windows
95 computer (it was later replaced by my first Windows XP desktop computer
in either 2001 or 2003 (couldn't remember, though) which is a quite a leap
in terms of technology, indeed. There are Windows 98 (later superseded by 98
SE), ME, and 2000 between 95 and XP. O_O).

I am not familar with this thing from 1993 since I either was relatively new
computer user who hasn't gotten addicted quite yet or my family haven't
gotten their first computer (the one with Windows 3.1) yet at that time. I
don't remember when we got that computer but I think it may have been not
long after we moved into our new home, probably around 1992 or so. That may
not be correct year, though.

Either way, that's quite early year for me to have possibly know this
company. Either that or that company probably got bankrupt or acquired. So
many companies in computing/software industries has vanished as result of
bankruptacy or acquisition. Maxis (game), Bullfrog (game), the publisher of
WordStar whose I have forgotten name of, et cetera are good examples of
companies having vanished, although Maxis is hardly gone yet, just simply
fading back somewhat.

Long essay, you say? I can't help it. Just one of my worst persistent habits
incredibly difficult to break. I guess that'll be part of my legacy long
after I'm gone in future. Oh, well, what do I care? :P

--
Respectfully Yours,
Legion
Chief Executive Officer and President of Operations
Circle of Peace Inc. Management

"Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am) - Rene Descartes, 17th century
French philosopher, Terra (Earth)

"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the
problem." - Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (1981-1989)

"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you-ask
what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the
United States (1961-1963)

"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have
to fear is fear itself-nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which
paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." - Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, 32th President of the United States (1933-1945)

"Gentlemen, get the thing straight, once and for all: the policeman isn't
there to 'create' disorder; the policeman is there to 'preserve'
disorder." - Richard J. Daley, Mayor of Chic
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Feb 19, 2006, 3:41am

Translation: hm?

Feb 19, 2006, 3:54am

DUDE, no one reads your posts.

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Feb 21, 2006, 5:51am

Was that a book with the diskette in it? I used to have a couple of older
diskettes with vr stuff on it and a few cd's with company programs... amazed
at how far the genre has come since then.

I think one of the programs I used to use was Veritas... or something like
that. It was on Mac back then...

Oh well. Glad you found that diskette... now it's just a matter of finding a
5 1/4" floppy drive to read it... maybe in an antique store? lol
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Feb 23, 2006, 9:49am

here is this it, was browsing amazon tonight and was bored so i had a look
lol

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1878739395/002-1683327-6740007?v=glance&n=283155

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Feb 25, 2006, 11:11pm

It's possible. No screenshot of the book itself so i can't say for sure.

Feb 26, 2006, 2:14am

Well, I could provide a screenshot IF you really wanted.... but... damn you
guys shouldn't have taken this seriously... I mean... a VR book that damn
near 10 years old with a 5 1/4 inch disk.... you should have just chuckled
for about 2 seconds and then let it pass. rofl. I mean...the ironey is that
I searched for what seemed forever for the book during its time... didn't
find it... then found it 10 years later when a) the VR technology was out of
date.. and b) when the media was out of date as well.... I doubt I could
find a drive to read the disk these days if my life depended on it... :P~~~
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Feb 26, 2006, 11:12am

I got it.
I chuckled.
I moved on.

I finally found the 8-track tape I lost under my couch 20 years ago.
Dust bunnies had grabbed it.

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Feb 26, 2006, 1:39pm

> I finally found the 8-track tape I lost under my couch 20 years ago.
> Dust bunnies had grabbed it.

You one upped me! lol. Hope it was a good tape.

Feb 26, 2006, 2:22pm

IT WAS!!!!

Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties.
rofl

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Feb 27, 2006, 2:15am

never heard of it, but that sounds like such stoner music :P

-SWE

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Feb 27, 2006, 12:02pm

ROFL

I don't think you guys wanna see me stoned. I'm off the wall enough as it
is.


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Feb 27, 2006, 8:00pm

Actually, you should hear my
Greatest Love Songs of the 70's album.


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Feb 28, 2006, 12:05am

you bring the album, i'll bring the! .....munchies.
hehe, ok, i know this is the wrong place to bring it up, but i need to!
anyone ever just star as the visualiser/visual effects thing in itunes or
windows media, in full screen when they're stoned? quite nice.

-SWE

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Feb 28, 2006, 2:07am

Winamp AVS > iTunes. That's all there is to it.

-CMM

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Feb 28, 2006, 9:10am

A-G-R-EED.


-Lt

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Feb 28, 2006, 10:14am

Stoners.

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Mar 1, 2006, 12:38am

Posters!

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Mar 1, 2006, 12:35pm

ok : )

The world cannot continue to wage war like physical giants and to seek peace
like intellectual pygmies.

Make love, not war!!!

Flower Power!!

War is not healthy for children and other living things.

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Mar 2, 2006, 3:57am

Hippies.

:P

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Mar 2, 2006, 11:44pm

Rejects! *grumbles* stealing my thread ... ;)

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Mar 3, 2006, 12:11am

nah
We just went off on a tangent.
an OLD tangent
ROFL

I wish I still had my 8-track player.
You could put one of those in and it would play forever!!!
Well, unless the tape jammed while you were sleeping. Then you'd wake up to
a very warm cartridge.
o_O

Here's yer original post. hehehe

I was looking through some books in my 3D book library and came across a 5
1/4 inch disk I was looking for a decade ago. "Better late than never!"
doesn't sound quite right in this instance. "Virtual Reality Creations" (c)
1993 The Waite Group.


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Mar 3, 2006, 7:15pm

plus, anyway, with stoning, atleast you don't get to the point of so
drunk(well, stoned :) ) you wake up the next day with no idea how you got
into that strange room, unable to find your new sweater, missing your cell
phone, and finding out you asked some girl to marry you. :)
More control most of the time atleast.

-SWE

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Mar 3, 2006, 10:34pm

Oh no, you hijacked it, you can keep it. :P

I remember 8 track tapes. Used to listen to ELO all the time. No one
remembers them... and I wish you all did. Damn youngens. :)

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