Geeky Trivia

Post by **Philip** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:39 am

Let's play a bit of geeky trivia.
If you answer correctly, you can also post another question.

What software's motto was:

"It really whips the llama's a$$" ?

(and what it means to you)..

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 6:33 pm

winamp ?

Post by **Philip** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:55 pm

yep

That was funny...

[video]https://youtube.com/watch?v=cKqKrH0O9yg[/video]

Here's another:

Which version(s) of Windows Vista don't include Aero graphics ?

Business
Ultimate
Home Basic
Home Premium
Starter

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:28 pm

Philip wrote:yep
That was funny...

[video]https://youtube.com/watch?v=cKqKrH0O9yg[/video]

Here's another:

Which version(s) of Windows Vista don't include Aero graphics ?

Business
Ultimate
Home Basic
Home Premium
Starter

Starter, Home Basic.

Post by **Philip** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 8:30 am

Correct... Feel free to post some questions too

Let's go a bit further back for the next one...:
In the pre-internet age, BBSes ruled the world, it was the age of 2400 bit/s full duplex analog US Robotics modems with Rockwell chipsets, 25MHz desktops with math co-processors and a whopping 2-4MB of RAM...9-pin dot matrix printers, 3.5" floppies, ASCII games, etc.

What is the name of the worldwide network that was used to communicate between BBS (bulletin board systems) users to exchange private email and public messages ? It still exists to this day.

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:58 pm

Usenet?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:03 pm

fidonet ?

i wasn't online back then but have seen a great documentary about the BBS deal

Post by **Philip** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:36 pm

The correct answer is Fidonet, yes. Usenet newsgroups is different.

Fidonet is a store/forward system, where a user of a BBS would dial in, write a mail/message and send it out. The BBS stores it, and dials out at a designated time(s) to forward messages to "hubs" and other BBSes. I think the network peaked in the mid 90's with 30-40k nodes. More modern variants use the internet to deliver messages between BBSes instead of dial-up modems.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:57 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=396oqBB ... nycmt-828G

Post by **Philip** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 8:07 pm

Thanks for sharing that documentary Mark, hadn't seen it

Here are a couple more..

Which company first manufactured CDs ?
What about the 3.5" Floppy disk ?
Who invented the floppy disk in 1971 ?

hint (both companies are in this list): Microsoft, Yamaha, IBM, Philips, Sony, Apple, Panasonic, Technics, Pioneer

What is the "CE" in Windows CE (operating system for PDA's/palmtops)

hint (it is one of those): Compact Extension, Consumer Electronics, Computer Engineering, Celeron Extended, Computer Extensions

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 8:08 pm

Philip wrote:Which company first manufactured CDs ?
What about the 3.5" Floppy disk ?

hint (both companies are in this list): Microsoft, Yamaha, IBM, Philips, Sony, Apple, Panasonic, Technics, Pioneer

What is the "CE" in Windows CE (operating system for PDA's/palmtops)

hint (it is one of those): Compact Extension, Consumer Electronics, Computer Engineering, Celeron Extended, Computer Extensions

Phillips ?

Post by **Philip** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 8:29 pm

Philips and Sony worked together on the CDs... Philips coined the term compact disk and was the first to manufacture CDs, based on the video LaserDisk technology.
Sony made the fist 3.5" floppies in 1981.

There are two more unanswered questions up there

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:54 pm

Philip wrote: There are two more unanswered questions up there

Windows CE ... Embedded Compact

Post by **Philip** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 9:38 am

The CE in Windows CE stands for "Consumer Electronics".

The floppy disk was developed by IBM and introduced in 1971.