Start of #c64friends buffer: Sat May 08 21:01:53 2004 [21:01] * Now talking in #c64friends [21:01] * Topic is 'ALL HAIL TO COMMODORE! We Adore Our C-64!!' [21:01] * Set by ChanServ!chanserv@services.newnet.net on Sat May 08 12:46:10 [21:01] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Snogpitch [21:01] -ChanServ- Visit our webpage at: http://www.geocities.com/c64friends [21:01] Howdy all [21:01] hallo [21:01] HEY! the main man! [21:01] I'm in Ohio. [21:02] Hey, me too! Maybe you're buying all my Atari carts! [21:02] * Snogpitch lives near Cincinnati Ohio [21:02] what kinds of atari carts? [21:02] Heya Snogpitch. [21:02] I so forget how to use mirc. [21:02] I don't have any. [21:03] not much to know about mirc, really [21:03] I was just commenting on how classic 8-bit stuff seems to be totally disappearing from the local fleas in my area. [21:03] just type in the box and it's all there is to it [21:03] Ha, I remember that part! [21:03] It's a start :) [21:03] * CDKaiser (nobody@netblock-66-159-214-137.dslextreme.com) has joined #c64friends [21:04] Howdy CDKaiser [21:04] Evening, all [21:04] Hey, CDKaiser :) [21:04] How late does this thing usually go on? The chat, that is? [21:04] Hello CDKaiser [21:04] until everyone decides to leave [21:04] Evening, Pna, Jorge ^^ [21:04] and Snog, too [21:04] Hallo Cameron [21:05] official times are 9-midnite [21:05] Hello, Rick. [21:05] Everybody knows me. :-) [21:05] Cool. I must check out for dinner. I hope I can get back on later. Nice meeting everyone... [21:05] so that gives you 3 hours of chat [21:05] Anyone seen Robert or Todd yet? [21:05] Take care, Alan. [21:05] I don't know you. [21:05] i think this is my first time here.... [21:05] Robert said he had a bachelor party of some kind to go to tonight [21:05] Robert was on earlier, had to head out for his tux fitting :) [21:06] those crazy Fresno guys ^^ [21:06] Heh :) [21:06] cameron kaiser....where do i know that name from? *shrug* [21:06] ya, who would want to party on a Saturday? [21:06] * Alan (~yeahright@67.129.209.204) Quit [21:06] Groepaz ... strangest thing [21:06] doesn't sound like a c64hacker at all ;) [21:06] lol [21:06] could be... :) [21:06] i am getting my first working c64 this upcoming week from a dave ross who is in chicago. [21:07] They were on earlier but I was busy at the local middle school today because that was where they were doing the application stuff for "Extras" for the Ring 2 movie. [21:07] are you from Chicago, dracosilv? [21:07] Dave Ross ... good guy, draco. [21:07] Say hi to him from "us". [21:07] CDKaiser: have you dont some C=Hacking stuff by any chance? :) [21:07] done even [21:07] err [21:07] keep meaning to ... never quite get around to it ;) [21:08] i know. i also got a printer interface (bonus), a power supply and a video cable. [21:08] i am planning to give him a gift certificate for his efforts. [21:08] :) [21:08] are you from Chicago, dracosilv? [21:08] (odd, I thought I had a man page for irc somewhere) [21:09] oh oh, I hear an ice cream truck outside :9 [21:09] not chicago, Kenosha Wisconsin. (SE corner) [21:09] ice cream....now thats a great idea :) [21:10] unfortunately, the truck is going away, not coming closer :( [21:10] maybe you'll catch it on a return trip... [21:10] dracosilv, have you heard about SWRAP? a group from Chicago? [21:11] They put on the Fall Commodore Expos [21:11] yep. can't visit the meetings, since my parents won't allow me to chicago, but i think i might persuade them to let me go to the fall expo... [21:11] * LordRonin (~lordronin@CPE-144-137-219-34.sa.bigpond.net.au) has joined #c64friends [21:12] Howdy LordRonin [21:12] hello, Ronin. [21:12] * Jerz0r (~Jeri@4.14.108.45) has joined #c64friends [21:12] Howdy Jerz0r! [21:12] Howdy [21:12] hello, J [21:13] Yay! Expo soon. Yeah!! [21:13] what made you decide to get a C64 after all these years, dracosilv? [21:13] Bit of a lag, but howdy allo. I made it with the help of TIFCU [21:13] yea LordRonin :) [21:13] -> [LordRonin] PING [21:13] the transpacific link can definitely be a drag. ^^ [21:13] Been a few years since I did IRC. [21:14] only 2 secs from me, LordRonin... [21:14] FWIW just did a report for Scene World on this IRC. [21:14] anything under 10 seconds I consider acceptable lag [21:14] well my dad had a vic, but it bit the dust after an incident with a 120vac signal going into the 10vac port (which is just like the power supply for radios) [21:14] that's from you to videocam, though, Snog -- he's connecting from the USA, so he'll have that plus whatever his connect lag is [21:14] i still have the cassette deck tho. [21:14] Yeah on west coast USA to VCS and back again [21:14] Haha.. bzzzzzz...fry...smoke!! [21:14] right. [21:15] * CDKaiser grins @ Jerz ... what an unpleasant thought. [21:15] ouch, dracosilv :( [21:15] Wow, people :) [21:15] and i recently got a c64 from a rummage sale along with a c128, the c64 didn't work, but the 128... unknown... [21:15] So then who else is here on a real C=?? [21:15] * Jerz0r likes the smell of burnt silicon. [21:15] hey i was young at the time... -_- [21:15] didn't know what i was doing... [21:15] Alas, I have to admit that I'm on my dual G4 right now *sheepish*. [21:15] I wish I would.... [21:15] I'm on here with my Amiga. [21:16] C=128D with Waave for me [21:16] Hey Caricon, what Amgia model? [21:16] i'm on a p2-400 mhz pc... but i have a 1541 drive here in my house with a x1541 cable... [21:16] * LordRonin (~lordronin@CPE-144-137-219-34.sa.bigpond.net.au) Quit (Client Quit) [21:16] Houston, we have a problem... [21:16] ooops, we lost the lord :( [21:17] Hello Jei [21:17] Jeri [21:17] * LordRonin (~lordronin@CPE-144-137-219-34.sa.bigpond.net.au) has joined #c64friends [21:17] Amiga 4000 [21:17] wb LordRonin [21:17] and he's back.... [21:17] lo' LR [21:17] Lost connection for some reason?? [21:18] LordRonin, it said client quit [21:18] Caricon, do you any place for the cables for the internal drive on a 4000? [21:18] I did read your message last week. I had archiving [21:18] activated [21:18] Hoi #8 [21:18] This A4000 is hacked into a Packerd Bell Mini Tower [21:18] * LordRonin reminds #8 about his character for the BBS [21:18] I had your messages archived. [21:19] My son needs the cable and hopefully not a chip to make the interal work on his 4000PT [21:19] cool [21:19] I have contacted the people on the PS/2 mouse adaptor for C= [21:19] Hey #8 I didn't know I was that good of a writer to be archieved [21:19] I also have a C-128D. [21:19] * LordRonin (~lordronin@CPE-144-137-219-34.sa.bigpond.net.au) Quit (Client Quit) [21:19] he needs to stop hittin the quit button :) [21:20] lol [21:20] I only have a C64.. no floppy drives, no monitor, only 1 game [21:20] wonder what is causing that? [21:20] Sir_Paul, you use a TV? [21:20] * LordRonin (~lordronin@CPE-144-137-219-34.sa.bigpond.net.au) has joined #c64friends [21:20] maybe it's timing out... or some wierd glitch in the program. [21:20] * MikeC (~MikeC@CPE0004e289e6d6-CM000a73664c3c.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) has joined #c64friends [21:21] wb, yet again LordRonin [21:21] Howdy MikeC [21:21] i concur. [21:21] Hi Guys... [21:21] Hoi MikeC. [21:21] Hi Mike [21:21] yeah.. but I have to use an RF modulator from my Nintendo, which doesn't give out the best quality [21:21] I have a C-128D that I am looking at picking up for you LR [21:21] Yeah dropped out again. [21:21] VERY fuzzy [21:21] If it happens again I'll try something other than BitchX [21:22] well, if it works for you paul, then good, but try to get a commodore monitor if you can. [21:22] Hallo MikeC [21:22] I'll have to take a look around to see if I have an extra cable for an internal floppy drive for the A4000 [21:22] * MikeC (~MikeC@CPE0004e289e6d6-CM000a73664c3c.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [21:22] That sounds good #8. [21:22] ooops, now it's MikeC.. [21:22] I am looking for one [21:22] i got mine after a neighbor threw it out after a rummage sale, and i rescued it. [21:22] That would be much appreciated Caricon. [21:22] So things are in process. [21:23] I'm at least looking for a halfway decent RF switch [21:23] I'll have it shipped directly to you. [21:23] Lost what you were saying #8 about the protovision part. [21:23] * LordRonin (~lordronin@CPE-144-137-219-34.sa.bigpond.net.au) Quit (Client Quit) [21:23] Doesn't radio shack still sell RF switches? [21:23] * C64er (~n8ie@cpe-024-033-151-250.woh.rr.com) has joined #c64friends [21:23] * MikeC (~MikeC@CPE0004e289e6d6-CM000a73664c3c.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) has joined #c64friends [21:23] THERE WE GO AGAIN! [21:23] Hoi all! [21:23] Howdy C64er [21:23] it's like 2 minutes after he logs in, he glitches out! [21:23] yeah, but the nearest one is 10 miles away, and I don't drive [21:23] hello c64er. [21:24] Hi C64er [21:24] 10 miles is a long walk [21:24] welcome to the chat. [21:24] I have contacted them and they had me contact the Modernity Group (Greg Nacu) so that I can pick it up from a more local source. [21:24] So I'll pick it up from them which is the same unit. [21:24] * C64Ronin (~lordronin@CPE-144-137-219-34.sa.bigpond.net.au) has joined #c64friends [21:24] Ronin, hoi mate! [21:24] welcome back LordRonin er.. c64ronin... [21:25] hehehe [21:25] * Sir_Paul duct tapes C64Ronin to the channel [21:25] Using the stock IRC from my old account. [21:25] Better be the high quality stuff [21:25] * C64Ronin is now known as LordRonin [21:25] Damn it is good to have that TIFCU book [21:25] Yes, it's a wonderful resource [21:26] Hoi C64er [21:26] BTW: It worked the last time [21:26] I've been told that's a good book. [21:26] I used to recommend TIFCU to people all the time [21:26] Hey Jeri, whats up [21:26] C64er, are you from around Dayton? [21:26] Not much. Working on some schematics for work. [21:26] now that it's no longer being distributed, kind of hard to find it [21:27] My TIFCU is well used these days. [21:27] Too bad they don't just make an etext out of it because of that. [21:27] Caricon, yes I am [21:27] sounds cool [21:27] Are u? [21:27] Ok. Hope it works out. I'll talk to you on a few things in private later. [21:28] I mentioned a while ago that I'm part of the Dayton Amitech User group, and someone said you were from that area. [21:28] OK #8, may take me a moment to find out how to reply again to private in IRC. [21:28] its /msg [21:28] Don't worry, just type it [21:28] I am a member (kinda LOL) I joined last fall. [21:28] after /msg then the sentence you want to say [21:28] * _sknight_ (~sknight@200-148-24-245.dsl.telesp.net.br) has joined #c64friends [21:28] Only went to one meeting. [21:28] Howdy _sknight_ [21:28] Thanks Snogpitch was hunting in the book just then. ;-? [21:28] oh [21:28] welcome _sknight_ [21:29] Hoi sknight [21:29] <_sknight_> re all [21:29] maybe we met then. [21:29] Might have [21:29] I better get going.. I hope to see you all later [21:29] Name is Dan [21:29] Hoi sknight, did you used to run the TSBBS?? [21:29] * Sir_Paul (~Whatever@adsl-66-122-16-208.dsl.scrm01.pacbell.net) Quit [21:29] oops /msg nickname then what you need to say... [21:29] <_sknight_> No, I suppose it's another "sknight"... [21:29] forgot that one important part :/ [21:30] Well [21:30] nickname being the person you need to have a private message sent to [21:31] Brb, gotta get the mutts calmed down..... [21:31] maybe the mutts want on the computer? [21:32] Hey been on several minutes and no disconnect!! [21:32] I remember an old chatting buddy used to have a cat that would sit on the monitor and occasionally tap on the keyboard [21:32] so far so good, LordRonin, don't jinx it [21:32] yeah lordronin... you were logging in, and then 2 minutes later, logging out. [21:33] Well Snogpitch I so far have the private worked out and still on [21:33] The BitchX was dropping then trying to connect through an entire list of servers. All banned full of bots. [21:33] what did you do different this time? [21:34] Hang tight #8 have reply shortly. [21:34] all were banned because of bots? [21:34] Well i quite and from my shell just typed IRC. Found that was still active last week. [21:34] that rips. [21:34] Yeh dracosilv that is the coloured msg that appeard on the screen. Followed by servers exhausted. [21:35] me myself i'm using mirc, and no problems. [21:35] Good night everybody. It's been my first time here, see you next week. [21:35] i've actually been on since like 5 pm CST [21:35] what kind of irc program does the Amiga use? [21:35] niters JorgeArg [21:35] AmIRC. [21:35] well welcome jorgearg. enjoy. [21:35] * JorgeArg (~JorgeArg@200.32.115.187) Quit (Remote host closed the connection) [21:35] BCNU JorgeArg [21:36] * Snogpitch slaps forehead [21:36] oops... [21:36] sorry. [21:36] is that one pretty popular with the Amiga community? [21:36] <_sknight_> AmiRC rulez :-) [21:37] yes, actually from what I hear, compared to the "other" computers, such as PC and Mac, it's the best IRC program out there. [21:37] I've never owned an Amiga, so I'm kind of "Amiga challenged" [21:38] Has anyone done anything with the micq in the unix shell? [21:38] I'm using Chatzilla (Mozilla) and it's pretty good. [21:38] * Jerz0r needs to go play pinball tonight. [21:38] Enjoy Jeri [21:38] pinball! [21:38] Yum for pinball. [21:38] Snogpitch I have a 1200 and a CD/TV. But I still use the C= 99% of the time. [21:38] I remember seeing a writeup on Videocam about icq on a unix shell [21:38] Her weekend fun [21:38] I've been addicted to 8ball champ. [21:38] She needs it. [21:39] a luxury item I've promised myself one day is a pinball machine, and not a crap beat-a-silverball version either. [21:39] hehehe, gotta love addictions :) [21:39] Snogpitch, well I set it up from an old mag. Mislaid the mag and my settings :-( [21:39] well i got the best one... COMPUTERS! [21:39] A pinball machine in the house is always a welcome addition :) [21:40] Showing my age, I rember 5 balls for a dime. [21:40] What game would you get CDKaiser? [21:40] *thinks* [21:40] Stern makes some very nice units these days [21:40] you ever play those jumbo size pinball machines? Where the ball was the size of a baseball? [21:40] Getting old LR. :-) [21:40] a few months back I was playing an Elvira pinball game [21:40] The NBA unit I've seen (I think it was an old Midway) is a nice one also [21:40] Yeah Wildstar, but won't grow up!! [21:41] Old but never grow up, that's you. [21:41] I spent a lot of quarters on Haunted house, a three level board [21:41] I wanna an Adams Family. [21:41] I've seen those -- haven't played one personally [21:41] I've got a friend who has the Addams Family machine... :) [21:41] You have to try it someday! [21:41] Hey Jeri, pop by the Arcade in Seaside. They have a ollection for sale. [21:42] It's been like 25 years since I've seen those jumbo size pinball machines. [21:42] PPnacolada. Does he wanna sell it? [21:42] They were a pain to work upon!! [21:42] I doubt it, Jeri :) [21:42] Yep, and our friend Mahtzoid would be there. [21:42] I've never played a jumbo pinball. :( [21:42] What types, Ronin? old Gottliebs and stuff like that? [21:43] Got to show up to Seaside on a Monday. [21:43] * LordRonin dusting off the memory. Yeah I think so, I worked as tech for a few arcades in late 70s [21:43] I remember playing a Gottlieb sometime when I was in Flagstaff [21:43] http://cbm.videocam.net.au/micq.php is the writeup for icq @ homestead [21:44] Jeri, I stop by before my class in Seaside often. [21:44] Haunted house was a good. (Gottlieb I think) [21:44] I don't remember what this one was -- it was yellow and blue and had the old dial score [21:44] Many thanks for that intel Snogpitch [21:44] Well to the end of the school year probably. [21:45] One of my fav pinball machines I played in my college days I remember had curved paddles [21:46] I never was good at Haunted House. Till after about $30 in quarters [21:46] My memory says the name of the game was Time Warp, but I'm not sure if that was right [21:46] In seaside, they have a Lord of the Rings pinball. [21:46] The one I played a lot, can't remember the name. Electronic and was a cop theme. [21:46] switching rc files, back in a flash [21:46] * CDKaiser (nobody@netblock-66-159-214-137.dslextreme.com) Quit (Quit: Leaving) [21:46] rc files? [21:47] Was in the bar and I was the tech for it. Changed to the Euro siren. Freaked people with that change. [21:47] switching accounts I guess [21:47] One time on my C64, the 6526 chip went out. Lost most of the keyboard, but the side keys still worked. I sat and played that one pinball game on there for hours untill I got a new 6526 chip in the mail. [21:47] i dunno. [21:47] * Eyeth (~eyethian@fl-nked-ubr2-c6c-223.miamfl.adelphia.net) has joined #c64friends [21:47] * CDKaiser (nobody@netblock-66-159-214-137.dslextreme.com) has joined #c64friends [21:47] Hallo Eyeth [21:47] Hello, all. [21:47] Howdy Eyeth [21:47] Hello, Cameron. [21:47] Blah, didn't work. [21:47] Hoi eyeth [21:47] Todd! [21:47] wb CDKaiser, btw, what's an rc file? [21:47] yeah. [21:47] I've got a bunch of TIFF's to send your way. A couple of MB's. Can you do DCC and do you have a broadband connection? [21:48] I'm trying to tweak ircII so that it's a bit nicer ^^ [21:48] me, Todd? [21:48] Nice turnout. [21:48] Yeah, you, CDKaiser. [21:48] <_sknight_> Hi Eyeth [21:48] Is Robert here tonight? [21:48] yes, it's broadband. I dunno about the dcc -- try connecting and see [21:48] Robert is not here [21:48] he's doing the bachelor party gig [21:49] I'll have to e-mail him later. He was helping me re-learn IRC [21:49] CDKaiser- Ok, I'll send one file for a test. [21:49] Last week he told me he would be at a Bill shatner thing. [21:49] Yep, that was last week [21:49] Anyone know how big this Lucky C= expo is going to be. Like how many tables or things set up? [21:49] Bill Shatner's bachelor party, huh? [21:49] Snogpitch is the other main guy or is the main fellow. [21:49] CDKaiser- Heh. [21:49] 50 has usually been the turnout [21:50] Yeah Rpbert informed me of that one [21:50] BTW Snogpitch, the post office mangled your last newsletter to us. [21:50] As well as the one from Infinite Loop and MACUG. [21:50] Some sort of conspiracy against C= newsletters? [21:50] OK, I'll let the newsletter guy know to send you another [21:51] They keep mangling the newsletter [21:51] as far as conspiracy....our local postmasters do read them :) [21:51] The Lucky C= EXPO sounds to be a good one, turnout-wise. Already, Jeri reports of Laurence Hiler of Fast Hackem fame going and Seth Sternberger of SID music going as well. [21:51] Just the ones that came in last month. [21:51] hmm [21:51] doesn't seem to be working, Eyeth [21:51] mail 'em ^^ [21:51] Fast Hack'em.... hmmmm [21:51] Hope to meet Lawerence some day. Heard he was an original member of our U.G. [21:51] got that one [21:52] Me and my wife plan on going so thought I would see what to expect. [21:52] I do need to get a proper IRC client anyway -- I'm just using irc2.8.2 on my server at the moment [21:52] Wish I could go, but no transport of funds. Lost the fed housing assist. [21:52] Linux server, CDKaiser? [21:52] CDKaiser- The total TIFF/PNG archive is 24Mb. Can I send that via email? I'll try compressing it first, though. [21:52] heck no. AIX. ^^ [21:53] yes, if you send it direct. don't send it to ckaiser@, because the secretary robot will complain [21:53] actually, I don't run Linux at all here, it's an amalgam of AIX, NetBSD and Mac OS X [21:53] You have a secretary bot to check your email? Heck, I need a secretary in real life. :) [21:54] Ok, just give me an email address and I'll zip it up and send it your way. [21:54] real life? what's that? [21:54] uuuh.... i just got a mail, and roadrunner didn't detect a virus in it, yet it was one of those fake microsoft web update thingies... *worries* [21:54] open question, has anyone here worked with Computer Eyes? [21:55] I've seen Computer Eyes, never owned it [21:55] never played with it either [21:55] * Sentient (tiajrclkxg@ACA0CC6E.ipt.aol.com) has joined #c64friends [21:55] greetings! [21:55] Howdy Sentient [21:56] Traded an IDE64 for one and a camera. Been playing with it. But hunting for the software for PS, Newsroom and PM+ [21:56] dracosilv: Could be a corrupt sample of a virus. Who knows. :) [21:56] Hoi Sentient [21:56] have you heard of the new commodore console that Tulip may be coming out with? [21:56] Yep [21:56] Yes. [21:56] more like a joystick, Sentient [21:56] Unfortunately :P [21:57] any news if it'll be released in north america? [21:57] IS this that direct to tv thing? [21:57] i just deleted it, yet i couldn't open it anyways pnacolada, because my outlook express won't let me look at attachments. [21:57] yup, LR. [21:57] The Tulip site indicates it and they are doing things. [21:57] yes, the direct to tv [21:57] Scanned the info posted about it on c.s.c [21:58] 22 pound cat wants on the keyboard :-( [21:58] Direct to tv looks k3wl. [21:58] It is not "the C64" but is something like the C64GS was marketed to be. A game console and so is it. [21:58] I had to talk myself out of the Atari 2600 joystick, but the C64 joystick will be hard to talk myself out of [21:59] Sounded OK, wish they had the Forgotten Realms series on it [21:59] they should come out with a new c64 with 64 bits rather than 8 bits -- 64 in c64 representing the 64 bits --> i had this idea since the early 90's but alas commodore went under then [21:59] 64megs of ram. [21:59] i.e. Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds and Secret of the Silver Blades. [21:59] well, gotta go, but nice talking with you guys... hope to be here next weekend... cheers! [21:59] * dracosilv (~dracosilv@CPE-65-31-123-163.wi.rr.com) Quit [22:00] Just so long as it is backwards compatible to what I already have [22:00] dracosilv: go to tools > ack. [22:00] LordRonin- Well, it's kinda hard to play with RPG's via a single joystick thingie. :) [22:00] Don't know a thing about the joystick thingie. What is the difference for the games? [22:01] has anyone played iceguys on the c64? [22:01] Sentient, nice idea. 64 MBytes of RAM - sounds nice figures/Jeri. [22:01] Don't think I have heard of that one Sentient [22:01] I have talked some ideas over which I been acknowledge with. [22:02] lord: check out the details of iceguys at www.lemon64.com [22:02] LordRonin- You like the SSI Gold box D&D stuff, eh? I'm more of a Bard's Tale and Might/Magic RPG'er. [22:02] Thanks Sentient shall do [22:03] Actually Eyeth, I'm a 1st Ed AD&D player since 78. Dice and paper type. [22:03] does anyone here have RISK for the 64? [22:03] Currently running a two night campaign [22:03] Sentient - is www.lemon64.com, C64 browser compatible. [22:03] wild: dunno [22:03] Might have Sentient, but it is buried in 2 gigs of files from a copy party. [22:03] If need be, I can get the info if necassary. [22:04] lord: how is it? [22:04] easy enough to test -- *starts HyperLink on the 128* [22:04] Eyeth, yeah I have tried BT and M&M have them on the BBs. [22:04] lord: where r ya? in north america? [22:04] Thanks Cameron, I'll need to pick up a ethernet thinggy for my C128D. [22:04] Not sure Sentient. Barely fired it up. Played the Geos version more and found it to be more like the board game. [22:05] Broadband on the C128 :) [22:05] with the talk of ethernet for the IDE64, I am going to have to get that [22:05] Affirm Sentient on North West coast of Oregon [22:05] looks frame based [22:05] ABSOLUTELY. [22:05] it's not particularly friendly, no, but in HyperLink I can navigate okay -- just slowly [22:05] I' ve been thinking about that Lantronix thing. When I can afford one. [22:06]