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Comment Re: MacFormat and PCFormat were gone before? (Score 1) 28

Mac Format is still published in print and digital. It's a bit expensive on the newsstand, but widely available.

There are a few IT-related print mags remaining in the UK. I regularly see Mac Format. PC Pro, Raspberry Pi Official magazine (formerly MagPi), and Computeractive, as well as games mags such as EDGE, PC Gamer, Retro Gamer, Amiga Addict and 100% Gaming in shops. They're all struggling though

Comment Re:Still plenty in print here... (Score 1) 69

I think there's two Linux magazines in the UK now - Linux Format and Linux Magazine. Both are good, though expensive. I miss the days when Linux Voice and Linux User & Developer were also published each month as well.

I was surprised to see Amiga Addict and Pixel Addict magazine being sold in WH Smiths. Who would think that a regular* Amiga mag would be sold in shops in 2023?

* It seems to be published every 6 weeks.

Comment Optimus Maximus keyboard (Score 2) 61

If I were in the market for a ridiculously expensive keyboard, I'd go for an Optimus keyboard from the mid-2000s. Each key had a tiny display that could be configured to your current key configuration, allowing you to change it for each game/application that you use. The cost was a mere $1,600!

The Wikipedia page even credits Slashdot for raising awareness of the keyboard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Comment BenQ BL702A monitor (Score 1) 61

I was looking into a simple solution for my Amiga 1200 a few years ago and was recommended a BenQ BL702A LED TN 17 inch monitor (which is currently £90 on Amazon UK) on various Amiga forums. It can accept a standard 15kHz signal. I didn't buy it, after being given a CRT TV, but the Amazon comments show it in action.

Comment Re:Too Expensive (Score 3, Informative) 72

Most computing/games magazines in the UK are expensive nowadays.

5.99 UK Pounds is a lot of money for a 116 page magazine, but it gives a higher per-page value than Linux Magazine (100 pages for 5.99) and Linux Format (100 pages for 6.49).

Linux Voice is a good magazine, though it has distribution issues. You can only find it in the town/city WH Smiths, rather than the railway stations where I buy most of my magazines. It's also difficult to find a copy with an attached coverdisc, since the glue they use is a bit rubbish.

Comment Can you use it to monitor movements? (Score 1) 122

Neat, though I wonder about the privacy issues of its widespread use. If you can scan for a doppler frequency shift in the next room and record change over time, you could capture your neighbours position over time and render their movements on-screen.

Obligatory sci-fi reference: Continuum did something like this last year.

Comment Re:An e-book is not a book. (Score 1) 465

Maybe it's not generational at all, but rather people who have had to relocate many times in their life. The more stuff you have to carry around, the harder (and more expensive) it is to move. Many bookcases full of books is a lot more hassle to move than a hard drive full of ebooks.

This. I was in the same situation as the grandparent post - I couldn't think of a time when I could do without analogue media. However, I can see the advantage now that I've moved to London. I have to pay a fortune to rent a tiny flat and don't have the space for a large number of objects. Any CDs or DVDs I buy are transferred to disc and I take the physical media to my parents' house for storage. For books that I want to keep for the long-term, I've started to go for the paperback to reduce storage space, and regularly clear out those that I don't want anymore. It's impractical to drive in the city, so I have to think about how I will transfer items to a new place. I would love to own a 32-inch TV, but went for a 22-inch TV because it is easier to carry.

As the population grows and housing costs increase, it's likely we'll be forced to live in accommodation that is smaller than that held by our parents. I suspect we'll see more people moving to digital storage for many types of personal item to free up some space.

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