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Archive for July 15th, 2024

Ends in a few hours: The Jordan Mechner Prince of Persia Challenge! | ThecePlay

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/07/15

Memories of the Apple ][ and //e past, though I won’t participate (my eye hand coordination is mediocre at best, so even completing a game will be a challenge:

[Wayback/Archive] The Jordan Mechner Prince of Persia Challenge! | ThecePlay

Via [Wayback/Archive] Jordan Mechner on X: “@sarsij @sujoygolan Hi, you can play 1990 @princeofpersia in your browser or in emulation via @internetarchive. Links are posted here (for @TwinGalaxies Prince of Persia challenge, with prizes–ends midnight tonight)”

More links:

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Posted in //e, 6502, Apple, Apple ][, Games, History, Power User, Retrocomputing | Leave a Comment »

When you need USB 3 downstream ports on your monitor, be wary of LG monitors

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/07/15

After researching the below tweet, I found out that many LG monitors have this limitation on downstream ports, depending on how the upstream USB-C port is connected:

Their manuals phrase it like this:

  • When the USB C-C cable is connected between Upstream port of monitor and Host PC, the Downstream port of
    monitor support USB 2.0 device.
  • When the USB C-A cable is connected between Upstream port of monitor and Host PC, the Downstream port of
    monitor support USB 3.0 device.
    However, Host PC must support USB 3.0 function.

This means that in USB C-C land (for which Apple was basically a driving force, but nowadays many laptops only have USB-C connections) your monitor downstream ports are limited to USB 2.0.

If I read the various comments correctly, the additional limitation is that in the USB C-C case, the downstream ports are non-powered.

Which means I will avoid LG monitors at all cost.

Tweet: [Wayback/Archive] anna (arar) meow š“ƒ  on X: “i have this monitor connected to my mac with a single USB C-C cable. why can’t i have USB 3.0 speeds on the downstream ports??? why does it work with the USB C-A cable?? is there a way around it? or is there just not enough bandwith for both video and these silly ports?”

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Posted in Displays, Hardware, LG Monitors, LifeHacker, Power User, USB, USB-C | Leave a Comment »

How Old Are You in CO2?

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/07/15

I’m from 326 CO2.

[Wayback/Archive] How Old Are You in CO2?

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