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    DougK1 reacted to DCarmi's post in the thread Room 101 with Like Like.
    Easy one! When a ancient computers "booted" they fired up low level code to load the OS. This was called the bootstrap loader. The...
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    DougK1 reacted to GSV Ethics Gradient's post in the thread Room 101 with Like Like.
    And as it seems that trunk and hood are only used in the US and Canada, but the rest of the English-speaking world (UK, Ireland, Oz & NZ...
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    DougK1 reacted to DCarmi's post in the thread Room 101 with Like Like.
    It dates back hundreds of years. In horse drawn carriages the coachman stored his boots in the coaches "boot locker", which was...
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    DougK1 reacted to RoA's post in the thread Cartridge suggestion with Like Like.
    I appreciate English is not your native language but please make paragraphs. It's painful to read.
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    DougK1 reacted to Al ears's post in the thread Room 101 with Like Like.
    Agreed, when my PC upgraded itself to 11 it took me a few minutes to work out how to turn it off..... :-)
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    DougK1 reacted to Shrek's post in the thread Question What Format ? with Like Like.
    I recently bought a used Blondie double CD from a charity shop i placed the CD in the draw of my Marantz last night , said unable to...
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    I'm in a weird and new position where I have absolutely no urge to improve anything in either system. The headphone setup just works...
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    DougK1 replied to the thread What a shocker.
    :) Magic (y) Cinematically, the later ones are good but I prefer Lynche's version as it covers the story and history in more detail. It...
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    DougK1 reacted to matthewpianist's post in the thread Quad Platina Range. with Like Like.
    I agree also. I’ve tried various approaches, but I like what I have settled with now best - an amp that has a very good internal DAC...
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    DougK1 replied to the thread What a shocker.
    :D yeah, some people these days think they live on planet Dune and need to wear a still suit for a constant water supply, (if you...
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    DougK1 reacted to abacus's post in the thread Cassette tapes with Like Like.
    Whoops, I missed that typo, and the grammar checking missed it as well, still it proves I am not an AI.
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    DougK1 reacted to Al ears's post in the thread Cassette tapes with Like Like.
    That's Free Lossless Audio Codec......
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    DougK1 reacted to abacus's post in the thread Cassette tapes with Like Like.
    It is a lossless format (Free Audio Lossless Codec) that has been around for a few years, (Apple have their own version called ALAC...
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    DougK1 reacted to record_spot's post in the thread Cassette tapes with Like Like.
    £35 for Taylor Swift's last album on cassette is a piss-take best reserved for April Fool's Day.
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    DougK1 reacted to Al ears's post in the thread Quad Platina Range. with Like Like.
    agreed. Cramming too many eggs in one basket can be detrimental.