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On 7th April 1964 IBM unveiled the System 360, the first upgradeable general purpose computer. I never actually worked on a S/360, I started with it's successor the System 370, I also worked on ICL mainframes and the first of these (ICL 1900) was also unveiled 50 years ago this year. The S/360...

Edit: If you read my earlier post on here I've changed it! I now know that I have a display problem with my Optimus IV. We went out last night and left it running, when I came back it was switched off. I noticed the mains power lead had pulled out of the power brick so I assumed it had shutdown...

I had a small issue last night connecting my Optimus IV to a TV via HDMI, it didn't work (though it has in the past). I used a VGA cable instead so it wasn't too much of a problem. I upgraded the HD 4000 driver this morning but on looking through the HD 4000 Graphics Control Panel I saw that the...

Does anyone think the proposal for the new USB type-C plugs to be reversible so they can be plugged in either way up is an important new feature? I admit I often get them the wrong way round on first try but a quick swivel solves the problem. The BBC seems to like the idea...

On the 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy's assassination I'm reminded that I've lived through some very interesting times. The Cold War, The Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK's assassination, Ban The Bomb, the Space Race, Man on the Moon, and through all of that the development of personal computing...

I managed to tip a glass of water over the keyboard of my wife's Dell Mini 12. Not intentionally, though I hate the useless thing with a passion. My wife likes it because......now wait for this..........you'll love it..........she likes it because it's pink. :wacko: Naturally we did all the...

In case anyone thinks a life afloat is always a bed of roses this clip might change your mind. :sailor: Granted it's a racing yacht that's involved, they are built to be strong enough to last the race and no more (otherwise you're carrying extra weight) it's also from 1995 when racing yacht...

Coming from a large mainframe background where thousands of users are served concurrently one learns to be cautious and disciplined. It's also not wise in that environment to always be leading edge either. These philosophies have rubbed of on me to such an extent that I run my own computers much...

Very occasionally I notice that my posts are held requiring moderation (I wonder whether this new topic will be?). I understand that posts containing external links need moderation of course, but this morning I replied to two posts neither of which contained any external links and both were...

This isn't a problem as such, but it is curious and I'd welcome any insight you might have... On my laptop (Windows 8 Pro) the standard Windows File Explorer can be started from two places; a pinned shortcut icon in the taskbar and a shortcut icon on the desktop. The desktop icon was created...

Fans of NCIS (the original one) will know that Gibbs has a set of rules which he lives by. It occurred to me that we might find a set of rules for fault-finding useful (and a bit of fun) so I thought I'd start with my 12. Feel free to add your own, perhaps we can come up with a definitive set...

On boot this morning, instead of Windows I got a message on screen about the Realtek Family controller (ie. Ethernet port) cable being unplugged. I know this is because the SSD was not found on boot and, there being no CD in the drive, the system tried to boot from the LAN (which isn't...

PCS have agreed to replace the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135 card in my Optimus IV. I've had to send the old one back before they'll send me the replacement but that's ok because I have an external wifi adapter I can use in the meantime. I asked them for some instructions on getting the old card...

The Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135 in my Optimus IV has suffered from what seems to be a fairly common problem with Intel wireless cards; it randomly drops the connection and then reconnects again. On my Optimus it will do this only a couple of times a day but often it will do it two or three...

I've had my Optimus IV for a week or so now so I feel able to write an objective review of it and the buying process. I'd never used PCS before and only came across them almost by accident during a web search. I did as much research on them as I could and I lurked on these fora for a couple...

My Optimus IV arrived at my stepson's yesterday, I'm on Crete so my wife will bring it back with her when she visits them at Easter. My problem now is that my stepson loves the Optimus so much he wants to keep it :(. What should I do? This do you think? :tank:

After a great deal of research, both into PCS as a company and the spec options I've "done the deed" this morning and ordered my new Optimus IV. The spec is: Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile...

Whilst continuing to check these excellent fora for info/feedback before actually ordering my Optimus IV I was a tad concerned to read the recent review of one here. The reviewer described the general feel of the case as "flimsy" and says that the "hard edge is not at all comfortable to rest...

I'm planning to get an Optimus IV (15.6") to be used mostly for general work. I do a lot of Corel graphics work (nothing too complex) with a bit of simple photo-editing and word-processing, typically all at the same time (ie. with all applications open at once). I also like to play with VMs (via...

Hiya everyone, I'm seriously considering ordering an Optimus IV from PCS and I've been lurking on these fora for a while now trying to get a feel for the problems people have with PCS builds. I'm most impressed so far though I do wonder from some of the posts in the Technical Support forum...