On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
--
Mickmane
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries 2000 Car
can play?? ;-P
----
Daniel70
On 16/02/2026 8:23 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-15 12:41:03 +0000, Blueshirt said:
Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-14 12:11:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
I've got tons of it; books, comics, LPs', cassettes, CDs, DVDs,
Blu-rays (etc.) but they sit on shelves and in boxes...
I've got lots of VHS tapes, DVDs, and books too, as well as a few
comics and audio-story casettes and vinyl records. Plus quite a
few boxed computer games and a ton of toys (mainly Star Wars).
Mine's mainly Doctor Who and Star Wars...
and I'm fairly sure the children/grandchildren will just dump
the lot of it when they clear the house after I die.
Only if they are dumb or lazy. Such things in good condition
could be worth a lot of money (maybe not individually, but as a
total amount). :-)
A lot of my old nerdy stuff wouldn't be in the greatest
condition... all of my books and comics have been read a few times
and the pages are yellowy. The VHS tapes and DVDs are ok as they
are in plastic cases, but I can't seem to give them away.
Star Wars VHS tapes sell for around US$10-$15 in used good condition
... a still factory sealed VHS tape of the original pre-"Episode IV"
movie did sell for US$2,500 though.
Sorry!! "pre-"Episode IV"?? Do you mean the prequels, Ep I, Ep II and Ep >III??
And, in my opinion, there IS no "Episode IV"!! When I saw it at the
flicks, it was just "Star Wars".
All of my records have been played, many, many times, and the
sleeves would have the usual wear and tear. So not worth too much.
My few records haven't been used much. We haven't even had a record
player for at least 25 years, probably longer.
My modular Stereo system (Radio Amplifier, Cassette Player, Record
Player and CD Player) HASN'T been re-assembled since I moved into this
house almost ten years ago.
--I sometimes look at buying a new record player, but the prices are--
expensive thanks to manufacturers greedily jumping on the resurgence
bandwagon ... plus I wouldn't use it much.
I did buy one of the last VHS-DVD combo boxes that I put in the
cupboard and has never been used.
Daniel70
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Your Name wrote:Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the cassette??
On 2026-02-14 22:38:27 +0000, Lawrence D-|Oliveiro said:
If there is an analog format worth resurrecting, itrCOs tape.
Vinyl remains stuck in the 1970s, but the humble cassette
tape continued evolving long after that, with things like
chromiun and barium oxides, metal particles, new kinds of
Dolby noise reduction, and what-all.
New release audio casette tapes do exist
There's usually a cassette version of most music albums these
days. They generally only use the standard type I ferro magnetic
tape though, so high fidelity is not the reason for them being
released. They're limited edition releases for music collectors.
All new cassette releases should come with a pencil included for
completeness...
----
Daniel70
Mickmane wrote:
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/
Nomen Nescio wrote:
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Nobody would. Everyone seems to be on YouTube these days...
even the grandchildren!
Daniel70 wrote:
On 16/02/2026 8:23 am, Your Name wrote:
Star Wars VHS tapes sell for around US$10-$15 in used
good condition ... a still factory sealed VHS tape of
the original pre-"Episode IV" movie did sell for US$2,500
though.
Sorry!! "pre-"Episode IV"?? Do you mean the prequels, Ep I, Ep
II and Ep III??
And, in my opinion, there IS no "Episode IV"!! When I saw it
at the flicks, it was just "Star Wars".
Are we doing this AGAIN?!!!
;-)
Daniel70 wrote:
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Your Name wrote:Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the cassette??
New release audio casette tapes do exist
There's usually a cassette version of most music albums
these days. They generally only use the standard type I
ferro magnetic tape though, so high fidelity is not the
reason for them being released. They're limited edition
releases for music collectors.
All new cassette releases should come with a pencil included
for completeness...
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)
"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries
2000 Car can play?? ;-P
Daniel70 wrote:
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)
"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries
2000 Car can play?? ;-P
Boom boom!
Daniel tells a funny...
Although, I assume you could play the music in a car as KiT is
basically a digital music format.
IrCOve lost count of the number of times that itrCOs been claimed that
there is a rCLvinyl comebackrCY. If thererCOs a more pointless analog format to make a comeback, it has to be vinyl.
Are people adopting a vinyl affectation just to signal some kind of
aversion to rCLdigital soundrCY?
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)
"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries 2000 Car
can play?? ;-P
On 16/02/2026 8:23 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-15 12:41:03 +0000, Blueshirt said:
Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-14 12:11:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
I've got tons of it; books, comics, LPs', cassettes, CDs, DVDs,
Blu-rays (etc.) but they sit on shelves and in boxes...
I've got lots of VHS tapes, DVDs, and books too, as well as a few
comics and audio-story casettes and vinyl records. Plus quite a few
boxed computer games and a ton of toys (mainly Star Wars).
Mine's mainly Doctor Who and Star Wars...
and I'm fairly sure the children/grandchildren will just dump the lot >>>>> of it when they clear the house after I die.
Only if they are dumb or lazy. Such things in good condition could be >>>> worth a lot of money (maybe not individually, but as a total amount). >>>> :-)
A lot of my old nerdy stuff wouldn't be in the greatest condition...
all of my books and comics have been read a few times and the pages are >>> yellowy. The VHS tapes and DVDs are ok as they are in plastic cases,
but I can't seem to give them away.
Star Wars VHS tapes sell for around US$10-$15 in used good condition
... a still factory sealed VHS tape of the original pre-"Episode IV"
movie did sell for US$2,500 though.
Sorry!! "pre-"Episode IV"?? Do you mean the prequels, Ep I, Ep II and Ep III??
And, in my opinion, there IS no "Episode IV"!! When I saw it at the
flicks, it was just "Star Wars".
All of my records have been played, many, many times, and the sleeves
would have the usual wear and tear. So not worth too much.
My few records haven't been used much. We haven't even had a record
player for at least 25 years, probably longer.
My modular Stereo system (Radio Amplifier, Cassette Player, Record
Player and CD Player) HASN'T been re-assembled since I moved into this
house almost ten years ago.
On 2026-02-14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
I've lost count of the number of times that it's been claimed that
there is a "vinyl comeback". If there's a more pointless analog format
to make a comeback, it has to be vinyl.
Sales figures and continuing releases of new material show vinyl to
be quite popular and growing each year. It wasn't supposed to happen,
but there it is.
Are people adopting a vinyl affectation just to signal some kind of
aversion to "digital sound"?
That's a presumptuous assumption. For some of us we simply never left
the format. I'm still using audio equipment purchased 50-60 years ago
and have a large collection of 78s, 45s, and LPs as well as cassettes, 8-tracks, and CDs. (For video while I have a media server I also have
Beta, VHS, Laser Disc, and CED disk.)
There is a lot to be said for having physical media rather than
depending on streaming services where you really have no control and
your favorites may disappear at any time.
On 2026-02-16, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
still have a big box of the previous computer magazine issues I used to
buy before Commodore went bankrupt. :-)
Speaking of things that weren't supposed to happen, Commodore has risen
from the dead and is now selling an updated version of the Commodore 64:
https://www.commodore.net
On 2026-02-14, Lawrence DrCOOliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
IrCOve lost count of the number of times that itrCOs been claimed that
there is a rCLvinyl comebackrCY. If thererCOs a more pointless analog format >> to make a comeback, it has to be vinyl.
Sales figures and continuing releases of new material show vinyl to
be quite popular and growing each year. It wasn't supposed to happen,
but there it is.
Are people adopting a vinyl affectation just to signal some kind of
aversion to rCLdigital soundrCY?
That's a presumptuous assumption. For some of us we simply never left
the format. I'm still using audio equipment purchased 50-60 years ago
and have a large collection of 78s, 45s, and LPs as well as cassettes, >8-tracks, and CDs. (For video while I have a media server I also have
Beta, VHS, Laser Disc, and CED disk.)
There is a lot to be said for having physical media rather than depending
on streaming services where you really have no control and your favorites
may disappear at any time.
----
Roger Blake
On 2026-02-16 09:16:17 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)
"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries 2000 Car
can play?? ;-P
KITT = Knight Industries Two Thousand. :-)
(Or Knight Industries Three Thousand in the awful reboot series.)
On 2026-02-16 09:29:52 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 16/02/2026 8:23 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-15 12:41:03 +0000, Blueshirt said:
Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-14 12:11:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
I've got tons of it; books, comics, LPs', cassettes, CDs, DVDs,
Blu-rays (etc.) but they sit on shelves and in boxes...
I've got lots of VHS tapes, DVDs, and books too, as well as a few
comics and audio-story casettes and vinyl records. Plus quite a few >>>>> boxed computer games and a ton of toys (mainly Star Wars).
Mine's mainly Doctor Who and Star Wars...
and I'm fairly sure the children/grandchildren will just dump the lot >>>>>> of it when they clear the house after I die.
Only if they are dumb or lazy. Such things in good condition could be >>>>> worth a lot of money (maybe not individually, but as a total amount). >>>>> :-)
A lot of my old nerdy stuff wouldn't be in the greatest condition...
all of my books and comics have been read a few times and the pages are >>>> yellowy. The VHS tapes and DVDs are ok as they are in plastic cases,
but I can't seem to give them away.
Star Wars VHS tapes sell for around US$10-$15 in used good condition
... a still factory sealed VHS tape of the original pre-"Episode IV"
movie did sell for US$2,500 though.
Sorry!! "pre-"Episode IV"?? Do you mean the prequels, Ep I, Ep II and Ep III??
And, in my opinion, there IS no "Episode IV"!! When I saw it at the
flicks, it was just "Star Wars".
That's the VHS version that was sold factory sealed at auction - it
doesn't have the "Episode IV" text in the opening crawl.
All of my records have been played, many, many times, and the sleeves >>>> would have the usual wear and tear. So not worth too much.
My few records haven't been used much. We haven't even had a record
player for at least 25 years, probably longer.
My modular Stereo system (Radio Amplifier, Cassette Player, Record
Player and CD Player) HASN'T been re-assembled since I moved into this
house almost ten years ago.
We have a mini-stereo system (rarely used) with a CD player and casette >tape. My car, being 30+ years old, also has its original radio cassette
tape player in it.
Our old vinyl record player system was gotten rid of years ago because
it was "never used - just taking up room and collecting dust".
Personally I would have kept it, but it wasn't my choice. Then again, I
only have maybe half a dozen vinyl records (the Star Wars Original
Trilogy audio dramas, a Watership Down audio drama, and a couple of
others).
On 2026-02-16 18:09:29 +0000, Roger Blake said:
On 2026-02-14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
I've lost count of the number of times that it's been claimed that
there is a "vinyl comeback". If there's a more pointless analog format
to make a comeback, it has to be vinyl.
Sales figures and continuing releases of new material show vinyl to
be quite popular and growing each year. It wasn't supposed to happen,
but there it is.
Paper, newspaper and magazines, and printing things out was supposedly
going to die when the computer and then internet came along, but in
reality the sales of printers soared for a many years, although has
dimished more recently. Many newspaper and magazines have gone, but
there are still many others being printed every week and month.
To quote Mark Twain: "the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
Are people adopting a vinyl affectation just to signal some kind of
aversion to "digital sound"?
That's a presumptuous assumption. For some of us we simply never left
the format. I'm still using audio equipment purchased 50-60 years ago
and have a large collection of 78s, 45s, and LPs as well as cassettes,
8-tracks, and CDs. (For video while I have a media server I also have
Beta, VHS, Laser Disc, and CED disk.)
There is a lot to be said for having physical media rather than
depending on streaming services where you really have no control and
your favorites may disappear at any time.
Yep. I still buy my monthly computer magazine at the local shop. I
started with the first issue sold here (issue 3) and I'm up now to
issue 421, having only missed a few due to shipping problems in all the >years I've been buying it. They are all piled up in a bookcase. I also
still have a big box of the previous computer magazine issues I used to
buy before Commodore went bankrupt. :-)
On 2026-02-16, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
still have a big box of the previous computer magazine issues I used to
buy before Commodore went bankrupt. :-)
Speaking of things that weren't supposed to happen, Commodore has risen
from the dead and is now selling an updated version of the Commodore 64:
https://www.commodore.net
----
Roger Blake
On 2026-02-16 23:51:28 +0000, Roger Blake said:
On 2026-02-16, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
still have a big box of the previous computer magazine issues I used to
buy before Commodore went bankrupt. :-)
Speaking of things that weren't supposed to happen, Commodore has risen
from the dead and is now selling an updated version of the Commodore 64:
https://www.commodore.net
Sort-of. It's not really a "Commodore 64". It's a recreation - when you
look inside there's almost nothing in it, because much of it has been >"recreated" in fewer hardware chips. It also has modern ports for USB,
SD cards, etc. It could be good for nostalgia buffs perhaps, if it
wasn't so expensive.
It is much better than many of the previous attempts (and the so-called
"new Amiga" models) that are really just a standard Windows / Linux PCs >running a software emulator.
The new "Commodore" also has vague plans to remake the Amiga, but it
will again be a "recreation" and too expensive.
On 2026-02-16 09:16:17 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)
"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries 2000
Car can play?? ;-P
KITT = Knight Industries Two Thousand.-a :-)
(Or Knight Industries Three Thousand in the awful reboot series.)
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
Useless machine.
On 17/02/2026 8:57 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-16 09:16:17 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)
"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries 2000
Car can play?? ;-P
KITT = Knight Industries Two Thousand.-a :-)
Well, I was close!
(Or Knight Industries Three Thousand in the awful reboot series.)Must be "Yet to get here."!
----
Daniel70
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On The >Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is 1/26/94.
On 2026-02-17, The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
Useless machine.
It doesn't need to be useful, it is mainly for hobbyists to play around
with and for nostalgia purposes.
I still have an original C64 and 1541 drive that "ran when parked". Even
have the CP/M cartridge for it. Dual processors, woo-hoo! :) Of course
these days if you want to experience those old low-res games an emulator
will do the job nicely. (I won't be buying a new C64.)
----
Roger Blake
In article <plmdnYKLteBURA70nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On The
Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is 1/26/94.
You must be from the USA.
On 17/02/2026 8:57 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-16 09:16:17 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)
"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries 2000 Car >>> can play?? ;-P
KITT = Knight Industries Two Thousand.a :-)
Well, I was close!
(Or Knight Industries Three Thousand in the awful reboot series.)
Must be "Yet to get here."!
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On
The Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is
1/26/94.
On 2026-02-16 09:29:52 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 16/02/2026 8:23 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-15 12:41:03 +0000, Blueshirt said:
Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-14 12:11:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
I've got tons of it; books, comics, LPs', cassettes, CDs, DVDs,
Blu-rays (etc.) but they sit on shelves and in boxes...
I've got lots of VHS tapes, DVDs, and books too, as well as a few
comics and audio-story casettes and vinyl records. Plus quite a few >>>>> boxed computer games and a ton of toys (mainly Star Wars).
Mine's mainly Doctor Who and Star Wars...
and I'm fairly sure the children/grandchildren will just dump the >>>>>> lot of it when they clear the house after I die.
Only if they are dumb or lazy. Such things in good condition could
be worth a lot of money (maybe not individually, but as a total
amount). :-)
A lot of my old nerdy stuff wouldn't be in the greatest condition...
all of my books and comics have been read a few times and the pages
are yellowy. The VHS tapes and DVDs are ok as they are in plastic
cases, but I can't seem to give them away.
Star Wars VHS tapes sell for around US$10-$15 in used good condition
... a still factory sealed VHS tape of the original pre-"Episode IV"
movie did sell for US$2,500 though.
Sorry!! "pre-"Episode IV"?? Do you mean the prequels, Ep I, Ep II and
Ep III??
And, in my opinion, there IS no "Episode IV"!! When I saw it at the
flicks, it was just "Star Wars".
That's the VHS version that was sold factory sealed at auction - it
doesn't have the "Episode IV" text in the opening crawl.
Daniel70 wrote:
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Your Name wrote:Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the cassette??
New release audio casette tapes do exist
There's usually a cassette version of most music albums
these days. They generally only use the standard type I
ferro magnetic tape though, so high fidelity is not the
reason for them being released. They're limited edition
releases for music collectors.
All new cassette releases should come with a pencil included
for completeness...
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
All new cassette releases should come with a
pencil included for completeness...
Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the
cassette??
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
On 2/16/26 9:46 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <plmdnYKLteBURA70nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/ >>>>
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On The
Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is 1/26/94. >>>
You must be from the USA.
Rodger on that. I have been a big fan of the show from the first day I
saw it.
On 2026-02-17 02:54:33 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 17/02/2026 8:57 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-16 09:16:17 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 15/02/2026 11:22 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
<Snip>
... CD, a lot of LPs, Cassettes and even a KiT version.)
"a KiT version"?? Is that something that the Knight Industries 2000 Car >>>> can play?? ;-P
KITT = Knight Industries Two Thousand.a :-)
Well, I was close!
(Or Knight Industries Three Thousand in the awful reboot series.)
Must be "Yet to get here."!
That was the garbage reboot in 2008 which used a Ford Mustang as KITT
and only lasted one season.
*BUT* there are rumours of another idiotic reboot attempt in the works. :-(
The original show was good, but all the subsequent releases have been >varying levels of garbage. I doubt any new reboot will be any better
either.
On 17.02.26, Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On
The Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is
1/26/94.
On youtube they labelled the episodes wrong. Pilot is #1, Midnight... is >#2, Soul Hunter is #3,...
Midnight... is missing on youtube, at least I couldn't find it there, so
I hope someone else did and has a link. :)
--
Mickmane
On 17/02/2026 9:05 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-16 09:29:52 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 16/02/2026 8:23 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-15 12:41:03 +0000, Blueshirt said:
Your Name wrote:
On 2026-02-14 12:11:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
I've got tons of it; books, comics, LPs', cassettes, CDs, DVDs,
Blu-rays (etc.) but they sit on shelves and in boxes...
I've got lots of VHS tapes, DVDs, and books too, as well as a few >>>>>> comics and audio-story casettes and vinyl records. Plus quite a few >>>>>> boxed computer games and a ton of toys (mainly Star Wars).
Mine's mainly Doctor Who and Star Wars...
and I'm fairly sure the children/grandchildren will just dump the >>>>>>> lot of it when they clear the house after I die.
Only if they are dumb or lazy. Such things in good condition could >>>>>> be worth a lot of money (maybe not individually, but as a total
amount). :-)
A lot of my old nerdy stuff wouldn't be in the greatest condition... >>>>> all of my books and comics have been read a few times and the pages >>>>> are yellowy. The VHS tapes and DVDs are ok as they are in plastic
cases, but I can't seem to give them away.
Star Wars VHS tapes sell for around US$10-$15 in used good condition
... a still factory sealed VHS tape of the original pre-"Episode IV"
movie did sell for US$2,500 though.
Sorry!! "pre-"Episode IV"?? Do you mean the prequels, Ep I, Ep II and
Ep III??
And, in my opinion, there IS no "Episode IV"!! When I saw it at the
flicks, it was just "Star Wars".
That's the VHS version that was sold factory sealed at auction - it
doesn't have the "Episode IV" text in the opening crawl.
... but what I'm referring to is seeing "Star Wars" at the flicks
(probably The Trak Cinema) in glorious HUGE Screen!!
----
Daniel70
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Your Name wrote:Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the cassette??
New release audio casette tapes do exist
There's usually a cassette version of most music albums
these days. They generally only use the standard type I
ferro magnetic tape though, so high fidelity is not the
reason for them being released. They're limited edition
releases for music collectors.
All new cassette releases should come with a pencil included
for completeness...
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
----
Daniel70
Daniel70 wrote:
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the
All new cassette releases should come with a
pencil included for completeness...
cassette??
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
Isn't Usenet great? From "Babylon 5" to "Diff'rent Strokes"
via Sherlock Holmes! Where else could you find that sort of
thing!
:-)
Daniel70 wrote:
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the
All new cassette releases should come with a
pencil included for completeness...
cassette??
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
Isn't Usenet great? From "Babylon 5" to "Diff'rent Strokes"
via Sherlock Holmes! Where else could you find that sort of
thing!
:-)
In article <20260216221010@news.eternal-september.org>,
Ever set up a FreeBSD box?
On 2/17/2026 3:42 AM, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the
All new cassette releases should come with a
pencil included for completeness...
cassette??
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
Isn't Usenet great? From "Babylon 5" to "Diff'rent Strokes"
via Sherlock Holmes! Where else could you find that sort of
thing!
:-)
Any sort of bar with regulars.
----
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky >dirty old man.
On 2026-02-17, The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
In article <20260216221010@news.eternal-september.org>,
Ever set up a FreeBSD box?
I've played around with FreeBSD in the past (heck, I've worked
with ancient BSD 4.1 in the past), but getting lazy in my old
age I mainly use Linux Mint in recent years. For the most part
Mint "just works" for what I need without needing a lot of
tinkering.
----
Roger Blake
In article <6kKdnUxMbK1gdw70nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 9:46 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <plmdnYKLteBURA70nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/ >>>>>
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On The >>>> Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is 1/26/94. >>>>
You must be from the USA.
Rodger on that. I have been a big fan of the show from the first day I
saw it.
Noted the wrong date format of MM/DD/YYYY . The real format
is DD/MM/YYYY .
On 2/17/26 8:00 AM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <6kKdnUxMbK1gdw70nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 9:46 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <plmdnYKLteBURA70nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/ >>>>>>
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On The >>>>> Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is 1/26/94. >>>>>
You must be from the USA.
Rodger on that. I have been a big fan of the show from the first day I
saw it.
Noted the wrong date format of MM/DD/YYYY . The real format
is DD/MM/YYYY .
The Doctor, I agree with you. I don't understand why here in the U.S.
they do the date ass-backwards. When I was in the Army the date was >Day/Month/Year. To me it made logical sense.
On the DVD box the date was listed Month/Day/Year, instead of >Day/Month/Year. Oh well, I could never understand why the date is done
that way.
On 2/17/26 8:00 AM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <6kKdnUxMbK1gdw70nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 9:46 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <plmdnYKLteBURA70nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:You must be from the USA.
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/ >>>>>>
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On The >>>>> Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is 1/26/94. >>>>
Rodger on that. I have been a big fan of the show from the first day I
saw it.
Noted the wrong date format of MM/DD/YYYY . The real format
is DD/MM/YYYY .
The Doctor, I agree with you. I don't understand why here in the U.S.
they do the date ass-backwards. When I was in the Army the date was Day/Month/Year. To me it made logical sense.
On the DVD box the date was listed Month/Day/Year, instead of Day/Month/Year. Oh well, I could never understand why the date is done
that way.
You must be from the USA.
Bar drunks included.
https://postimg.cc/8JKDz1HK
Daniel70 wrote:
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the
All new cassette releases should come with a
pencil included for completeness...
cassette??
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
Isn't Usenet great? From "Babylon 5" to "Diff'rent Strokes"
via Sherlock Holmes! Where else could you find that sort of
thing!
:-)
On 2/17/26 8:00 AM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <6kKdnUxMbK1gdw70nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Fred
Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 9:46 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <plmdnYKLteBURA70nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/ >>>>>>
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode
'Midnight On The Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The
original air date is 1/26/94.
You must be from the USA.
Rodger on that. I have been a big fan of the show from the first
day I saw it.
Noted the wrong date format of MM/DD/YYYY . The real format is
DD/MM/YYYY .
The Doctor, I agree with you. I don't understand why here in the
U.S. they do the date ass-backwards. When I was in the Army the date
was Day/Month/Year. To me it made logical sense.
On the DVD box the date was listed Month/Day/Year, instead of Day/Month/Year. Oh well, I could never understand why the date is
done that way.
My son's a Zoomer, and he's definitely part of the privacy
movement. He refuses to use several major technologies.
On 2026-02-18 02:58:39 +0000, Fred Ellis said:
On 2/17/26 8:00 AM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <6kKdnUxMbK1gdw70nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 9:46 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <plmdnYKLteBURA70nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:You must be from the USA.
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/ >>>>>>>
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode 'Midnight On The >>>>>> Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The original air date is 1/26/94. >>>>>
Rodger on that. I have been a big fan of the show from the first day I >>>> saw it.
Noted the wrong date format of MM/DD/YYYY . The real format
is DD/MM/YYYY .
The Doctor, I agree with you. I don't understand why here in the U.S.
they do the date ass-backwards. When I was in the Army the date was
Day/Month/Year. To me it made logical sense.
On the DVD box the date was listed Month/Day/Year, instead of
Day/Month/Year. Oh well, I could never understand why the date is done
that way.
Basically because Americans are too lazy to say the word "of".
Proper English: "Today is the 18th of February, 2026."
American 'English': "Today is February 18th, 2026."
;-)
The real problem is that, like everything else, the rest of the world
is switching over to the silly Americanised dates. For example, the
local New Zealand Herald newspaper always has the date ass-backwards.
:-(
The Binky(Word used by paedophiles to indicate their joy of child sexual molestation) Doctor wrote:
You must be from the USA.
Will you ever move out of your mammy's basement, Binky(Word used by >paedophiles to indicate their joy of child sexual molestation)?
Bar drunks included.
https://postimg.cc/8JKDz1HK
GUFFAW!
On 17/02/2026 10:42 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:""Diff'rent Strokes"" .... That was the name I couldn't think of ....
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the
All new cassette releases should come with a
pencil included for completeness...
cassette??
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
Isn't Usenet great? From "Babylon 5" to "Diff'rent Strokes"
via Sherlock Holmes! Where else could you find that sort of
thing!
:-)
cause I kept thinking of "The Bill Crosby Show" .... who's name I
couldn't think of, either, at that time!!
--
Daniel70
On 18/02/2026 1:58 pm, Fred Ellis wrote:
On 2/17/26 8:00 AM, The Doctor wrote:Yeah, the Yanks are doing this half-arsed as usual. If they were gunna
In article <6kKdnUxMbK1gdw70nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Fred
Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 9:46 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <plmdnYKLteBURA70nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Fred Ellis <fkellis@sticx.net> wrote:
On 2/16/26 2:07 AM, Mickmane wrote:
On 13.02.26, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Nomen Nescio wrote:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/ >>>>>>>
YouTube is the future of TV shows it seems!
I won't object! :)
Anyone found episode 2, "Midnight on the Firing Line?
I have a complete set of 'Babylon 5' DVDs, The episode
'Midnight On The Firing Line' is on disk 1, episode 1. The
original air date is 1/26/94.
You must be from the USA.
Rodger on that. I have been a big fan of the show from the first
day I saw it.
Noted the wrong date format of MM/DD/YYYY . The real format is
DD/MM/YYYY .
The Doctor, I agree with you. I don't understand why here in the
U.S. they do the date ass-backwards. When I was in the Army the date
was Day/Month/Year. To me it made logical sense.
On the DVD box the date was listed Month/Day/Year, instead of
Day/Month/Year. Oh well, I could never understand why the date is
done that way.
do it proper they'd have gone Year/Month/Date!!
----
Daniel70
https://postimg.cc/xJ1FNsgg <- Friend of Jeffery Epstein and Paedophile
https://postimg.cc/8JKDz1HK
The True Melissa wrote:
My son's a Zoomer, and he's definitely part of the privacy
movement. He refuses to use several major technologies.
It seems some kids are going back to using a pen and paper...
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/parents-opt-kids-school-laptops-ask-pen-paper-rcna257158
https://postimg.cc/xJ1FNsgg <- Friend of Jeffery Epstein and PaedophileGUFFAW!
https://postimg.cc/8JKDz1HK
On 17/02/2026 10:42 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
All new cassette releases should come with a
pencil included for completeness...
Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the
cassette??
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
Isn't Usenet great? From "Babylon 5" to "Diff'rent Strokes"
via Sherlock Holmes! Where else could you find that sort of
thing!
:-)
"Diff'rent Strokes" .... That was the name I couldn't think of ....
cause I kept thinking of "The Bill Crosby Show" .... who's name I
couldn't think of, either, at that time!!
On 2026-02-18 11:16:51 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 17/02/2026 10:42 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 16/02/2026 8:49 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 15/02/2026 11:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
All new cassette releases should come with a
pencil included for completeness...
Umm! Is that pencil to be used to re-wind the
cassette??
Is your nickname Sherlock by any chance?
Wat you talking about, Willis?? ;-P
Isn't Usenet great? From "Babylon 5" to "Diff'rent Strokes"
via Sherlock Holmes! Where else could you find that sort of
thing!
:-)
"Diff'rent Strokes" .... That was the name I couldn't think of ....
cause I kept thinking of "The Bill Crosby Show" .... who's name I
couldn't think of, either, at that time!!
"Diff'rent Strokes" had two spin-off shows: "The Facts of Life" and the >lesser known "Hello, Larry".
There was also cross-overs of "Diff'rent Strokes" with "The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air", "Amazing Stories", and "Silver Spoons". Plus David >Hasselhoff and KITT also appeared in an episode of "Diff'rent Strokes" >because Arnold was a fan of "Knight Rider".
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