Wow posting on this mac forum with a dreamcast

[madmax_2069]

Wow id never thought that the dreamcast would post on this forum but now i know i can. my dsl when to crap i dunno what the problem is but till it gets fixed ill be on dialup speed on my dreamcast i dont have no dialup modem for my mac it sucks cause i was looking forward to some diablo 1 or 2 and ut but the lil dreamcast will work ive done it before i got a few online games to play with like 4x4 evo, quake 3 arena,f 355 chalenge, starlancer, maximum pool, and phantisy star online playing on the home brew servers. this is sweet but also sucks cause of the slow speed of dialup

[Chundles]

Wow id never thought that the dreamcast would post on this forum but now i know i can. my dsl when to crap i dunno what the problem is but till it gets fixed ill be on dialup speed on my dreamcast i dont have no dialup modem for my mac it sucks cause i was looking forward to some diablo 1 or 2 and ut but the lil dreamcast will work ive done it before i got a few online games to play with like 4x4 evo, quake 3 arena,f 355 chalenge, starlancer, maximum pool, and phantisy star online playing on the home brew servers. this is sweet but also sucks cause of the slow speed of dialup

I'm sorry, what?

[greatdevourer]

Er... yeah... you do that...

People have also posted from PSPs, and I *think* a DS (via Natrium42's serial connection/telnet program)

[hvfsl]

I have knoe idea what you are talking about

He has an old Sega Dreamcast and has connected it to the internet using the inbuilt modem and is now using it to post on this forum.
http://members.aol.com/jpasterjak/dreamcast.gif

[shadowmoses]

Thats pretty cool i remember the days when i used to browse the net on my dreamcast, The memories :rolleyes:

Shadow

[rjboger]

Wow id never thought that the dreamcast would post on this forum but now i know i can. my dsl when to crap i dunno what the problem is but till it gets fixed ill be on dialup speed on my dreamcast i dont have no dialup modem for my mac it sucks cause i was looking forward to some diablo 1 or 2 and ut but the lil dreamcast will work ive done it before i got a few online games to play with like 4x4 evo, quake 3 arena,f 355 chalenge, starlancer, maximum pool, and phantisy star online playing on the home brew servers. this is sweet but also sucks cause of the slow speed of dialup


What ISP still supports the dreamCast?

[Patmian212]

Any ISP its just a normal 56k connection, I think dreamcast has some form of windows installed on it, 98 or NT I think.

[jrv3034]

How does he type messages?

[Patmian212]

How does he type messages?
A keyboard came out for the dreamcast but if he doesnt have it he can scroll through letters with the gamepad.

[Dagless]

hah nice one!

i bought a Dreamcast 2nd hand a couple of years ago. brilliant deal. DC and 60 odd games; 3 controllers and 1 arcade stick. then my mum rang me up one day, apparently they were selling official Dreamcast keyboards in PoundLand so she picked one up for me :D
will have the internet on that thing :)

it doesn't impress me muchly though, not on DC or PSP. they've got built in web browsers! its the machines like DS that sorta impresses. i they got it working on GBA i'd say WOW but would never use it myself. yea :)

[dotdotdot]

I still remember my first MR PSP post...

But I'm sure the dreamcast is better because of a real keyboard, no?

The PSP is like a cell phone when it comes to typing. literally.

[Patmian212]

Is the internet on a psp free or do you have to connect to a wireless network you ahve access to?

[eva01]

Is the internet on a psp free or do you have to connect to a wireless network you ahve access to?

well obviously you would have to connect to a wireless network, or how would the PSP go online. :confused:

[Patmian212]

well obviously you would have to connect to a wireless network, or how would the PSP go online. :confused:
Sorry I had a brain fart for a second :o

[madmax_2069]

the only isp's that are dreamcast compatable are the ones thet use the ppp protocall. Ive even used netzero but you have to do wierd things with the user name and pass i guess its kinda like a code to get it to work and they like to kill your account cause it cant run the adbanner to make it free and only have 10 hour's to use it. but i have sbc dsl witch comes with free unlimited dialup accses.you cant use AOhell cause it dont use ppp. yea i have a kb and mouse and and a vga adapter so i can use the dc on a vga monitor and a custom browser called XDP you can download and burn to cdrfrom www.psilocybindreams.com . i also have planet web 2.0, 2.6, 3.0 . yea its a little slow cause its on dialup. there is like a tuneling thing you can do to let the dreamcast without a BBA connect to dsl . it uses the dsl that u accses with the nic card in the pc and puts signal to a dialup modem in the pc or mac to send the signal to the dialup modem on the dc but its capped 33k up and 33k down cause the upload on any dialup modem is capped at 33k. there is alot of info at www.onlineconsoles.com for dreamcast they scedule online games for the dc whats left of them any how there is still a few good games that are online for it. i got my dsl fixed now im on my macintosh sweet the speed of dsl and a mac

[pgc6000]

Well I'm glad you guys could translate what he said. Because I couldn't.

Heh, I had no idea you could browse via a console or portable.

[Dagless]

I remember trying to go online with my Pocket PC. see i just missed the moment when they all went WiFi, so i had to go online with the dock instead. god that was a pain :D my handwriting changes so much the Pocket PC just didn't know what was happening.

[Powerbook G5]

Any ISP its just a normal 56k connection, I think dreamcast has some form of windows installed on it, 98 or NT I think.

The Dreamcast uses a form of Windows CE. I remember the Dreamcast, it was a really good system. I loved it to death but I ended up giving it to my friend who lived next door to me in the dorms at the end of my first year of college. He had gone through really tough times and he loved my Dreamcast so I couldn't let myself leave without giving it to him. I do miss it, though. I loved Sega systems.

[kwajo.com]

I think i posted on MR with my Dreamcast once, I love that thing, in fact it's still my primary console, though I use my PSP more. I have two keyboards for some reason too, which makes for silly type-offs and such, but overall I think the Dreamcast compares very well to the PS2 which I had for a while then got rid of because it wasn't much of a leap better than the Dreamcast except for the number of games available


A++++
for still suing your Dreamcast Senor! Never Let It Die!

[combatcolin]

Well I'm glad you guys could translate what he said. Because I couldn't.

Heh, I had no idea you could browse via a console or portable.

Classic Mac response.

:rolleyes:

And people wonder why Apple fans are considered blind and zealous.

[alex_ant]

Classic Mac response.

:rolleyes:

And people wonder why Apple fans are considered blind and zealous.
I'm sorry, I couldn't translate what you just said.......... :cool:

[yenko]

the only isp's that are dreamcast compatable are the ones thet use the ppp protocall. Ive even used netzero but you have to do wierd things with the user name and pass i guess its kinda like a code to get it to work and they like to kill your account cause it cant run the adbanner to make it free and only have 10 hour's to use it. but i have sbc dsl witch comes with free unlimited dialup accses.you cant use AOhell cause it dont use ppp. yea i have a kb and mouse and and a vga adapter so i can use the dc on a vga monitor and a custom browser called XDP you can download and burn to cdrfrom www.psilocybindreams.com . i also have planet web 2.0, 2.6, 3.0 . yea its a little slow cause its on dialup. there is like a tuneling thing you can do to let the dreamcast without a BBA connect to dsl . it uses the dsl that u accses with the nic card in the pc and puts signal to a dialup modem in the pc or mac to send the signal to the dialup modem on the dc but its capped 33k up and 33k down cause the upload on any dialup modem is capped at 33k. there is alot of info at www.onlineconsoles.com for dreamcast they scedule online games for the dc whats left of them any how there is still a few good games that are online for it. i got my dsl fixed now im on my macintosh sweet the speed of dsl and a mac

W H O A A ! :D :D :D

I must be getting old! :p

[vniow]

You're not the only one. (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=15359)

[combatcolin]

Classic Mac response.

:rolleyes:

And people wonder why Apple fans are considered blind and zealous.

Because if your intrested in computers you should also be knowledgable about technology.

Computers, Consoles, Hi Fi, Cameras, Mobile Phones, Digital Television etc.

It like sport, you may be be a football fan but you will also know about Rugby, Tennis, Motor Sport etc.

[Sayer]

Because if your intrested in computers you should also be knowledgable about technology.

Computers, Consoles, Hi Fi, Cameras, Mobile Phones, Digital Television etc.

It like sport, you may be be a football fan but you will also know about Rugby, Tennis, Motor Sport etc.

Or you could say that anyone who assumes that any person who uses a computer *must* also know bunches about every other digital device ever made, who *must* read /. or even know what it is or have an innate understanding of every hack/mod available for every digital device ever made is blind or a zealot.

[combatcolin]

Yes.

Not inate though, but myself and my friends read a variaty of magazine/sites that of course intrest us and we pick up on things.

If i may put it another way, if your into technology you become a "sponge" and absorb information, weather its intresting or just dribble.

This is how myself and my friends have been going back to Crash! and Zzap 64.

[madmax_2069]

yea here in the USA the dreamcast came with a 56k dialup modem. Accrost the pond like in the UK they came out with a 33k dialup modem you can use any dialup isp as long as it uses the ppp point to point protocall i think is what its called. has any one looked at www.onlineconsoles.com yet there is alot of info there about the dc and its all a good read.

they even scedual games to play online oh the dreamcasr is far from dead it has just changed hands from mainstreme to the homebrew comunity. yea its not as alive as when it was in its prime. but i dont think people are going to let the dreamcast compleatly die off.

[DrNeroCF]

Man I loved my dreamcast. Never had much luck with the online side of things though. Used my aunt's business account once, then got that netzero thing working for awhile. Never played online with it though. Stupid AOL. Too bad the Broadband Adapter was so rare and worked with so few games.

[combatcolin]

Was'nt there some games that networked 2 DC's via the modem.

Also remember talk of Sega bringing out an ethernet adaptor, and rumors of big lan style affairs that are common place now with the xBox.

However Sega were having finacial "issues" so nothing ever happened.

[madmax_2069]

Man I loved my dreamcast. Never had much luck with the online side of things though. Used my aunt's business account once, then got that netzero thing working for awhile. Never played online with it though. Stupid AOL. Too bad the Broadband Adapter was so rare and worked with so few games.

there is a way to get the dc to use like a tunneling type of deal with macintosh and another way with windows to allow a dc with a dilup modem to use the broadband

Was'nt there some games that networked 2 DC's via the modem.

Also remember talk of Sega bringing out an ethernet adaptor, and rumors of big lan style affairs that are common place now with the xBox.

However Sega were having finacial "issues" so nothing ever happened.

yea somthing like that it used the serial port in the back for the linking feature go to www.onlineconsoles.com and go into the dreamcast part and look at the top of the page and go to the online game list it shows what games are online there is another page in there some where telling you what games have the networking feature