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DennisA (IL) 
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 8:17am |
My kids choose to get me an Xbox controller for Christmas. They wanted to make it more personal so they designed it with one of my interests in mind. They used AC colors including orange, dark blue, cream and black. Also on the front below the buttons "Allis-Chalmers" is etched on the cover.  Now I just need to learn how to play. I think it's easier to operate a tractor than figure out what all these damn buttons do.
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Allis dave
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 8:29am |
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Nice touch, looks about the same as trying to memorize all the buttons on the new combines.
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 8:36am |
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Looks Cool! Way to much Technology for me though.... I'll leave that for the kids... LOL!
Edited by Steve in NJ - 12 Jan 2017 at 8:36am
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 9:27am |
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Way too much technology for me. I had to get my granddaughter to show me how to operate my iphone.
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 10:00am |
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Uh....I have no idea how to use one of those! Like was previously stated, that looks like trying to figure out the buttons on a new combine! They're not like our L3 which has each button labeled in English, with a picture. Now they just have a picture, and you have to try to figure it out.
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DennisA (IL)
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 11:03am |
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Uh....I have no idea how to use one of those! Like was previously stated, that looks like trying to figure out the buttons on a new combine! They're not like our L3 which has each button labeled in English, with a picture. Now they just have a picture, and you have to try to figure it out. |
Next time you're in the area stop in and my daughters will give you a lesson.
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 11:21am |
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Dinosaurs went extinct because of technology I have all I can do to use my smart phone and my computer. Fingers do not work as fast as my brain on those games. I stick to stuff I can do LOL
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 12:07pm |
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where did they have that controller made at?
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 12:13pm |
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can you order the controller in any color and have them add buttons of the color you want ? Or is it a special order where then only make one orange case ?
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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DennisA (IL)
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 12:36pm |
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where did they have that controller made at? |
I believe they ordered it online through the Xbox web site.
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DennisA (IL)
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 12:43pm |
steve(ill) wrote:
can you order the controller in any color and have them add buttons of the color you want ? Or is it a special order where then only make one orange case ? |
You can order the controller in the colors they offer. You tell them what color you want for want. Orange buttons with blue case etc.
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 1:04pm |
It's the thought that counts!!  It'll look good sitting next to anything A-C on your shelf......then you don't HAVE to know how to use it.........also, you don't want to wreck it or get it dirty.... 
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 1:37pm |
My son keeps "dragging me into the 21st Century" This Christmas he gave me Alexa - a computer box you talk to and Alexa gives answers. Must not like my voice though. I have trouble talking to her. I try to keep up and have done a decent job till recently. Looks like the new technology just comes too fast to assimilate. Best of luck to all us "older generations" that have trouble keeping up. Good Luck! Bill Long
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 3:07pm |
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Just replaced my embarrassingly old Nokia cell phone ( I joked that it had granite buttons) with a new LG "smartphone". But the smart part doesn't apply to me. By the time I figure out how to use it, it will also be obsolete. Think I have "hit the wall" of technology. Bob@allisdowneast
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 3:47pm |
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Just bought a new Chevy Colorado, has a touch screen for navigation, telephone, wifi, way more than I can comprehend, salesman finally said if you have questions call him, haha, will have to use house phone as can't figure out one in truck.
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Dave in PA
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 4:33pm |
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I still have the old phone in my house with the dial that ya got to turn in a circle, can't use it with the today's tech stuff!
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 9:09pm |
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I have 2 rotary dials. One wall mount and one desk. Grand kids can't get over how to use them. They think that they are really cool.
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Dad always said," If you have one boy, you have a man. If you have two boys, you have two boys". "ALLIS EXPRESS"
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 10:11pm |
Auntwayne wrote:
I have 2 rotary dials. One wall mount and one desk. Grand kids can't get over how to use them. They think that they are really cool.
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I have a 1948 rotary dial Western Bell telephone I still use. I like it. Only thing, forget sleeping through a call! If you're asleep when the phone rings, the living daylights will be scared out of you! I'm a really deep sleeper, and I sleep through thunderstorms all the time, never hearing a thing. But this phone has about made me jump out of bed several times! LOL!!
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 10:59am |
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Creston, usually on the left side is a sliding lever that turns the sound down/up. Kind of hard to spot and some don't have it at all. Take a look....
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 1:06pm |
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Nope, this one doesn't have anything. I've looked several times, and even opened it up to take a look. Nothing. Oh well...it's still pretty awesome!
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 1:16pm |
That looks like the kind of present you get someone when they hope that it will be re-gifted. . . . RIGHT BACK!! LOL, nice thought with the A-C orange and stuff on it though.
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 2:38pm |
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That is a great way for them to mix your interests, pretty cool! I think there is a Farming Simulator game for the XBOX so then you could drive digital tractors too! If the controller says Allis it may as well control farm equipment.
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 3:09pm |
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When I was a kid my grandparents in Danforth, Il had a crank phone and a party line. Never was smart enough to use it but you did not discuss any personal business on it because of the party line. I had one aunt that was the best eavesdropper in the world
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 6:30pm |
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SWEEEET! Good luck with the buttons. My son gave me a PS3. I use it for playing blueray disks. And I'm still trying to figure out, pause, rewind, ffw, etc. I also stream Netflix thru it, but I think I'm gonna cancel that!
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Posted: 14 Jan 2017 at 1:32pm |
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Creston, open the phone up, and put a small piece(or two) of electical tape between the ringer hammer and the bell.
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Posted: 15 Jan 2017 at 4:33pm |
Wayne180d wrote:
When I was a kid my grandparents in Danforth, Il had a
crank phone and a party line. Never was smart enough to use it but you
did not discuss any personal business on it because of the party line. I
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Wayne, it wasn't a party line, unless you figure about 50 farms as a party............ We had the LAST house on the road and that was how many farms there were to get to the main road. And then there were X amount of houses before the telephone co where the switch board was. Heck, you could say "good-bye" to your gal and ONE of you click off and the other would hear 30 or 40 'clicks' after that. There were NO secrets back then...... Oh yeah, when a city bot cousin came up to the farm......you'd have him put his two fingers on the outlet screws......WATCH him JUMP!!
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Posted: 15 Jan 2017 at 4:35pm |
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WOW, the GOOD OLE DAYS.........NO TV....only radio (and that wasn't very good!!! AM ONLY!!!) You younger guys have NO IDEA how good you got it......COLOR FLAT SCREENS.......AM/FM.....DVDs......ALL that other stuff and now ORANGE play whatevers.....
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