Just a sample of the Echomail archive
Cooperative anarchy at its finest, still active today. Darkrealms is the Zone 1 Hub.
|    LINUX    |    Torvalds farts & fans know what he ate    |    8,232 messages    |
[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]
|    Message 7,579 of 8,232    |
|    Benny Pedersen to Maurice Kinal    |
|    high diving act inflation    |
|    06 Jul 22 23:46:38    |
      MSGID: 2:230/0 62c620a4       TZUTC: 0000       REPLY: 2:280/464.113 62ac916d       CHRS: LATIN-1 2       TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 17-02-17       Hello Maurice!              17 Jun 2022 14:36, Maurice Kinal wrote to Benny Pedersen:               BP>> if i get a 10 meter long hdmi cable i could test it        MK> is it 4k ? I imagine something that size would make a difference         MK> compared to 1080p. I don't have a TV, nevermind a 4k one, so you're         MK> on your own on this particular experiment.              atleast google tv dont mind using it as 4k for netflix content at 4k :=)               BP>> and still have usb c ports to be used as monitors ports :=)        MK> Exactly the same for the AsRock 4x4.              +1               BP>> screens can be transportable, hehe        MK> I am thinking more about in vehicle type applications, such as onboard         MK> boat computers.              +1               BP>> so you miss firmware ?, or just a asus pn50 ? :)        MK> I've got too much stinkin' firmware and no asus anything. The asrock         MK> 4x4 is what is supplying the 4800U which matches your asus pn50.              +1              imho its a diffrent with is how much power is used to do it               BP>> also links -g https://localhost/mypicture.jpg :)        MK> I use fbi for stuff like that. I prefer links as a purely text based         MK> web browser. Also I disable gpm mouse so that cutting text from links         MK> to a different console is doable. That is far more productive than         MK> staring at meaningless graphics. ;-)              super               BP>> i have a 49" android tv, cheap :=)        MK> I don't know about android ones, but all the 4k TVs around these parts         MK> cost at least 3 times what a 1080p monitor does and is unlikely to fit         MK> into a mobile situation such as an in vehicle computer.              i like to say get a hdmi monitor at 4k or even 8k without any tuner at all,       then add newest google tv chromecast cheapest to it this is cheaper to get the       newest std stream and smart tv, if i find one that is just a monitor i will       get it               BP>> but it is expansive if it just a monitor, hmm        MK> The 4k I have is just a monitor. It is not noticeably better than a         MK> like sized 1080p monitor and is at least twice the cost.              add a google tv to it, you will like the remote control at least :=)               BP>> rasberry pi 7" touch screen ?, i have one of them, still        BP>> planning on create something with it        MK> I've seen those. Personally I don't like touch screens but I do see         MK> them everywhere these days so apparently it is just me who avoids         MK> them.              not my fault then, but i understand you still with it               BP>> yes it nice, olso on hollydays :=)        MK> :-) I like your spelling of holidays.              * x11-libs/libfakeXinerama        Available versions: ~0.1.0        Homepage: https://github.com/Xpra-org/libfakeXinerama        Description: Fake library to override default libXinerama and       expose custom screen dimensions        License: MIT              dont know if this is at any help for the penguins ?                      Regards Benny              ... too late to die young :)              --- Msged/LNX 6.1.2 (Linux/5.18.9-gentoo-dist (x86_64))        * Origin: gopher://fido.junc.eu/ (2:230/0)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 15/0 19/10 38 90/1 105/81 106/201 633 987 114/709 120/340       SEEN-BY: 123/131 124/5014 5016 129/305 330 331 130/330 153/7715 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 111 112 113 206 317 400 424 426 428       SEEN-BY: 229/452 470 550 616 664 700 266/512 280/464 282/1038 292/854       SEEN-BY: 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/200 387/21 25 26 396/45 460/58       SEEN-BY: 633/280 712/848       PATH: 230/0 203/0 280/464 396/45 229/426           |
[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]
(c) 1994, bbs@darkrealms.ca