Strong Bad's Technology - Revision history

Keegster2: /* Software */ )

2025-10-22T04:06:24Z

Software: )

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	*[[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy\|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] {{--}} Another simple application that removes and archives all emails with the sender named "Homestar Runner".		*[[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy\|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] {{--}} Another simple application that removes and archives all emails with the sender named "Homestar Runner".
	*[[Edgar#Grandmaw Edgar\|Grandmaw Edgar's Corporate Firewall Get-Arounder]] {{--}} A piece of "Cheatware" that allows programs such as strongbad_email.exe to connect to the internet despite being blocked by a firewall.		*[[Edgar#Grandmaw Edgar\|Grandmaw Edgar's Corporate Firewall Get-Arounder]] {{--}} A piece of "Cheatware" that allows programs such as strongbad_email.exe to connect to the internet despite being blocked by a firewall.
-	*[[Edgar#Edgar's Older Cousin's Pet Ferret\|Edgar's Older Cousin's Pet Ferret: The Redundant Tweet Obliterator]] {{--}} A program that deletes any {{w\|Tweet (social media\|tweets}} asking "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?\|how do you tweet with boxing gloves on?]]"	+	*[[Edgar#Edgar's Older Cousin's Pet Ferret\|Edgar's Older Cousin's Pet Ferret: The Redundant Tweet Obliterator]] {{--}} A program that deletes any {{w\|Tweet (social media)\|tweets}} asking "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?\|how do you tweet with boxing gloves on?]]"
	*[[Edgar#Edgar Jr's Cool Babysitter\|Edgar Jr's Cool Babysitter's Twee-Mail Converter]] {{--}} Used by Strong Bad to turn tweets into readable emails.		*[[Edgar#Edgar Jr's Cool Babysitter\|Edgar Jr's Cool Babysitter's Twee-Mail Converter]] {{--}} Used by Strong Bad to turn tweets into readable emails.
	*[[Edgar#Edgar's Luddite Paw-Paw\|Edgar's Luddite Paw-Paw's Unfortunate Tweet Deleter]] {{--}} An application used to delete one's tweets, despite the fact that {{w\|Twitter}} has such a feature as a built-in option.		*[[Edgar#Edgar's Luddite Paw-Paw\|Edgar's Luddite Paw-Paw's Unfortunate Tweet Deleter]] {{--}} An application used to delete one's tweets, despite the fact that {{w\|Twitter}} has such a feature as a built-in option.

Keegster2: Shoot, it looks like I messed up the {{w}}. Well, it's a good excuse to makes a few minor other improvements.

2025-07-27T02:19:11Z

Shoot, it looks like I messed up the {{w}}. Well, it's a good excuse to makes a few minor other improvements.

The Knights Who Say Ni: rm/extra pipe

2024-10-24T23:10:27Z

rm/extra pipe

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	*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} Strong Bad pretends to get a message on his "answering machine" from "[[Strong Bad's Ladies\|Delilelia]]", when it's actually a clock radio with a paper reading "an answering machine (trust me)" taped to it. Strong Bad himself provides "Delilelia's" voice.		*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} Strong Bad pretends to get a message on his "answering machine" from "[[Strong Bad's Ladies\|Delilelia]]", when it's actually a clock radio with a paper reading "an answering machine (trust me)" taped to it. Strong Bad himself provides "Delilelia's" voice.
	*Email [[isp]] {{--}} Strong Bad's computer, besides having a ridiculously slow Internet connection, uses an icon of a 5-1/4-inch floppy disk on its download-progress screen.		*Email [[isp]] {{--}} Strong Bad's computer, besides having a ridiculously slow Internet connection, uses an icon of a 5-1/4-inch floppy disk on its download-progress screen.
-	**Strong Bad claims his internet connection potentially runs at "1200 {{w\|\|baud}}" {{-}} while it is impossible to say how fast this really is without knowing the standard the {{w\|modem}} uses to connect, describing the speed in baud typically was only used with older modems (1980s and earlier), so the modem is probably encoding around 2 or 3 bits per symbol, thus achieving transfer rate of either 2.4{{w\|Kilobits per second\|kbps}} or 3.6kbps. Note however that no {{w\|ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector\|ITU-T}} standard transferred at 1200 baud, jumping from 600 baud in {{w\|V.22\|V.22}} to 2400 baud in its successor, {{w\|V.32\|V.32}}. It is possible, however, for a 2400 baud or higher modem to run at only 1200 baud if it is on a low-quality phone line. <!-- Is going into such detail necessary? -->	+	**Strong Bad claims his internet connection potentially runs at "1200 {{w\|baud}}" {{-}} while it is impossible to say how fast this really is without knowing the standard the {{w\|modem}} uses to connect, describing the speed in baud typically was only used with older modems (1980s and earlier), so the modem is probably encoding around 2 or 3 bits per symbol, thus achieving transfer rate of either 2.4{{w\|Kilobits per second\|kbps}} or 3.6kbps. Note however that no {{w\|ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector\|ITU-T}} standard transferred at 1200 baud, jumping from 600 baud in {{w\|V.22\|V.22}} to 2400 baud in its successor, {{w\|V.32\|V.32}}. It is possible, however, for a 2400 baud or higher modem to run at only 1200 baud if it is on a low-quality phone line. <!-- Is going into such detail necessary? -->
	*Email [[redesign]] {{--}} Strong Bad thinks that the LCD monitor on [[Monosodium Dreams\|The Cheat's new computer]] had the backside sliced off, and he refers to the wireless mouse as a "plastic bar of soap". He also believes that the scroll ticker replacement for the [[No Loafing sign]] has "advanced animation".		*Email [[redesign]] {{--}} Strong Bad thinks that the LCD monitor on [[Monosodium Dreams\|The Cheat's new computer]] had the backside sliced off, and he refers to the wireless mouse as a "plastic bar of soap". He also believes that the scroll ticker replacement for the [[No Loafing sign]] has "advanced animation".
	*Email [[road trip]] {{--}} Strong Bad believes [[the Gremlin]]'s 8-track cassette player to be "forwards-compatible" with CDs.		*Email [[road trip]] {{--}} Strong Bad believes [[the Gremlin]]'s 8-track cassette player to be "forwards-compatible" with CDs.

Keegster2: when fixing incorrect capitalization of the turbografx leads you to add {{w}}'s and better word things and add the edgarware stuff because you're here and might as well clean up

2024-10-24T22:39:54Z

when fixing incorrect capitalization of the turbografx leads you to add {{w}}'s and better word things and add the edgarware stuff because you're here and might as well clean up

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Guybrush20X6: /* Strong Bad's Electronics */

2023-08-26T10:28:16Z

Strong Bad's Electronics

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	*[[Telebision]] {{--}} An older TV, circa the '70s, complete with knobs and dials.		*[[Telebision]] {{--}} An older TV, circa the '70s, complete with knobs and dials.
	*[[Cakkalate]] {{--}} Strong Bad's simple solar calculator that is "the future of technology" since it is wireless (according to him).		*[[Cakkalate]] {{--}} Strong Bad's simple solar calculator that is "the future of technology" since it is wireless (according to him).
		+	*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] {{--}} Strong Bad as [[Dangeresque (character)\|Dangeresque]] insists that [[The Gremlin\|50-year-old automobiles]] don't just break down.

	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==

Guybrush20X6: /* Appearances */

2023-07-31T09:23:03Z

Appearances

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	*Email [[sbemail 206]] {{--}} Strong Bad considers the [[Lappier]] to be better than the modern [[Compé]].		*Email [[sbemail 206]] {{--}} Strong Bad considers the [[Lappier]] to be better than the modern [[Compé]].
	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] {{--}} Strong Bad's prank set-up heavily relies on a landline phone with a very long cord. Landline phones have dramatically declined in popularity in the past several years, and landlines with extended cords have long been replaced by cordless phones.		*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] {{--}} Strong Bad's prank set-up heavily relies on a landline phone with a very long cord. Landline phones have dramatically declined in popularity in the past several years, and landlines with extended cords have long been replaced by cordless phones.
		+	*[[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2022 Oct]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] names ''Hunt the Wumpus'', a text based adventure, among "modern horror survival games" and "triple-A titles".

	==Inconsistencies==		==Inconsistencies==

113.37.226.89: postrophe

2023-04-14T02:29:30Z

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	*Email [[haircut]] {{--}} Strong Bad edits a Polaroid picture of [[Strong Mad]] with a marker, claiming that he's using a light pen to edit a scanned picture.		*Email [[haircut]] {{--}} Strong Bad edits a Polaroid picture of [[Strong Mad]] with a marker, claiming that he's using a light pen to edit a scanned picture.
	**Here, he also refers to the tech as "Cutting art, state-of-the-edge".		**Here, he also refers to the tech as "Cutting art, state-of-the-edge".
-	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] {{--}} Strong Bad is irate that [[Wikipedia:GameStop\|~~Babbages~~]] has no [[Wikipedia:Turbografx\|Turbografx]] games (which today are next to impossible to find outside of Nintendo's Virtual Console system).	+	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] {{--}} Strong Bad is irate that [[Wikipedia:GameStop\|Babbage's]] has no [[Wikipedia:Turbografx\|Turbografx]] games (which today are next to impossible to find outside of Nintendo's Virtual Console system).
	*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] {{--}} Strong Bad is unaware of the term "burning DVDs" and sets fire to a spindle of them using the [[BMW Lighter]].		*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] {{--}} Strong Bad is unaware of the term "burning DVDs" and sets fire to a spindle of them using the [[BMW Lighter]].
	*[[Biz Cas Fri 3]] {{--}} Strong Bad fails to back up his files, and then seems to think he can do so by keeping some of the ashes of his exploded computer.		*[[Biz Cas Fri 3]] {{--}} Strong Bad fails to back up his files, and then seems to think he can do so by keeping some of the ashes of his exploded computer.

The Cheatbot: autoreplace: fix dollar amounts bug from previous edit

2022-11-13T05:22:01Z

autoreplace: fix dollar amounts bug from previous edit

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	*[[Corpy NT6]] {{--}} This is Strong Bad's computer at [[the office]]. It is obviously outdated as it runs on [[DOS]] like Strong Bad's home computers, and is unable to open a 3GB attachment.		*[[Corpy NT6]] {{--}} This is Strong Bad's computer at [[the office]]. It is obviously outdated as it runs on [[DOS]] like Strong Bad's home computers, and is unable to open a 3GB attachment.
	*[[Zappy XT6]] {{--}} Strong Bad's computer in the future, which apparently runs on DOS like his other computers. Its only appearance is in the [[strongbad_email.exe\|DVD]] exclusive email "[[Accent]]".		*[[Zappy XT6]] {{--}} Strong Bad's computer in the future, which apparently runs on DOS like his other computers. Its only appearance is in the [[strongbad_email.exe\|DVD]] exclusive email "[[Accent]]".
-	*[[Compé]] {{--}} Strong Bad's fourth computer, used to check emails 203-205. It has full-color graphics, which Strong Bad mistakes for a "full color photo taped to [his] computer screen". It resembles a modern Apple model and costs a semi-hefty 0. Strong Bad's email checking program still appears to be based on DOS. It was reduced into the Lappier after spending five years under dust.	+	*[[Compé]] {{--}} Strong Bad's fourth computer, used to check emails 203-205. It has full-color graphics, which Strong Bad mistakes for a "full color photo taped to [his] computer screen". It resembles a modern Apple model and costs a semi-hefty $800. Strong Bad's email checking program still appears to be based on DOS. It was reduced into the Lappier after spending five years under dust.
	*[[Lappier]] {{--}} Strong Bad's current home computer. He claims it to be "just like the previous model", but "[[crap]]pier" and "more expensive". It appears to be downgraded in technological advancement compared to the Compé, without a background and relying on the old console to access his email.		*[[Lappier]] {{--}} Strong Bad's current home computer. He claims it to be "just like the previous model", but "[[crap]]pier" and "more expensive". It appears to be downgraded in technological advancement compared to the Compé, without a background and relying on the old console to access his email.

The Cheatbot: autoreplace: — → {{--}}

2022-11-04T03:24:22Z

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