[20:58] * Now talking in #c64friends [20:58] * Topic is 'We Adore our C-64s!!' [20:58] Howdy folks [20:59] Hey, Snog. [20:59] Al> what I'm trying to do is so a simple search and replace of a reverse character $dc [20:59] to a return [20:59] Hello snogpitch [20:59] ey destined, snog [20:59] heya Destined! [21:00] Destined: it's been too long [21:00] al: that's ok [21:00] :-) I'll post in comp.sys.cbm to see if any one knows [21:00] Destined, what trouble are you having? [21:01] G-to the-oodnight! [21:01] bye [21:01] * MTR_VRZ (IAMHIPHOP@ACD5CF4D.ipt.aol.com) Quit (Quit: Om.) [21:01] so where is the Geos font file format described [21:01] Destined: BTW - that wasn't a RamLink sticker, that was a RamLink [21:01] I'm converting some text from cbm petsciii on the omniwriter program to ascii text.. Got that done.. Just need to convert the return characters [21:02] al: Ahhh, the commodore 128 tower [21:02] al> ok.. gotcha [21:02] * JLawless (JLawless@dialup-4.228.174.87.Dial1.Denver1.Level3.net) has joined #c64friends [21:02] Hello Jim [21:02] * Pelleas (nunya@tx-67-76-237-212.sta.sprint-hsd.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [21:03] Howdy JLawless [21:03] Hello, Destined, all. [21:03] wtf is a return character? $10 and $13? [21:03] $27? [21:03] snogpitch, hows your c-1? [21:03] $0d only [21:03] * Egon snickers. [21:04] Doing ok, gonna do some work on it next week [21:04] yes.. have to convert from $dc to 13 [21:04] actually $8d is shift return also [21:04] I have about 400-600K of text to converty [21:04] there is no search & replace? [21:05] write stuff has it, just do not know how to convert the $dc to 13 in it [21:05] the reverse cbm screen code [21:05] What are you trying to do with it all? [21:06] hmmm i'd write a program for that [21:06] ian: I had a program.. but lost the disk in my POS commodore pile [21:06] input=$dc output=$0d, else output=input [21:06] ok [21:06] Just going to write the asm of it [21:06] brb [21:07] why are you needing to convert that much text? [21:08] because it has much text to convert [21:08] Snog: I'm doing it for some one else.. not my own text.. [21:08] :) [21:08] is it on Commodore disks? [21:08] And some of the files are 40K or bigger [21:08] I have them .d64d some where [21:08] can be done in one second on pc... just xfer the disks [21:08] Speaking of text, did the idea of a webzine die out already? =-) [21:09] * Dopple (~Dopple@mobile-166-138-224-156.mycingular.net) has joined #c64friends [21:09] Ian: I'm just going to write the simple convertor [21:09] A good C= utility for text conversion is GeoDOS [21:09] TMR:> Ask moloch about dying of text magazine [21:09] gotta have geos tho [21:09] a simple hexeditor would do it [21:10] we're making a simple prob greater than it seems [21:10] I used GeoDOS alot [21:10] Heya folx... gonna be sort of sporatic, sitting in a parking lot waiting for people to show up [21:10] * CurtisP (hermes@cpe-65-25-96-248.neo.res.rr.com) Quit (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) [21:10] * Zapman (10@dialup-4.236.195.172.Dial1.NewYork1.Level3.net) has joined #c64friends [21:10] Hello everyone [21:10] what do you mean ask moloch about dying of text magazine? [21:10] it strips carriage returns, and can even strip special characters [21:10] driven isnt dying [21:10] Howdy Zapman [21:10] ?? [21:10] i already run one webzine Destined, it can be difficult getting the content sometimes [notes that person that needs bullying left about ten minutes ago =-] [21:10] Hey Zapman [21:11] Hey all [21:11] oh text magazine [21:11] * Slarti is workin in other window, not reading stuff properly [21:11] hehe [21:12] i used to love text e-zines [21:12] work? eek!! [21:12] heh [21:12] * TMR{C0S} is processing pics in Photoshop in the background too - sort of work... =-) [21:14] * FungusN0 got his job back \o/ [21:14] Woo! Sorted, Fungus. =-) [21:14] who stole it? [21:14] cool [21:14] yeah :)) [21:14] now I can make money and buy more 64 stuff! [21:14] :D [21:14] allright Fungus [21:15] and booze! [21:15] So fungus, what will you be doing? Running Moloch all over town? [21:15] no, back to the music store :) [21:15] aahh nice [21:15] good for you [21:15] but I wont be wasting on my cash on weed [21:15] LOL [21:15] so I can waste it on c64 stuff instead [21:15] better? [21:15] -? [21:16] yeps [21:18] If anyone wants to see pics of some of the computers at the VCF Midwest, here's the url [21:18] http://members.iglou.com/thunderbird/ [21:19] Fungus: congrats.. I'm making changes as well.. My address probably will be changing in Sept.. I'm moving back to Portland [21:19] nice pics. [21:19] kudos for Roger, he did the photography [21:20] Destined: well that will be cool for you [21:20] Mind if I put a link to those pics in our newsletter? [21:20] well, it's Roger's website, that he didn't know existed :) [21:20] Fungus, waste is a good word to use. [21:20] Fungus: need to get away from the fun up in bellingham and back to Commodore land in Portland [21:21] He probably won't mind [21:21] Only thing I will miss about here is the easy pickin's of commodore stuff at times [21:21] sorry 'bout that [21:21] well, not that many people get the newsletter, so I don't think he will have to worry about bandwidth. [21:21] hi watson [21:21] had to go AFK [21:21] Roger wanted to have me place it on the CCCC website, that would definitely not survive there with the bandwidth limits in place [21:23] I haven't seen him announce it yet...don't know if he wants me to announce it or not.... [21:23] nice that you have a description of the computers. [21:23] his photos, he should :) [21:23] * JLawless (JLawless@dialup-4.228.174.87.Dial1.Denver1.Level3.net) has left #c64friends [21:24] some of them are apparent, since you can read the nameplates on some of them [21:25] I think I'm supposed to write something up for our newsletter. [21:25] about the VCF? [21:25] Went to show, fell asleep, saw some old computers, went home. [21:26] * Dopple (~Dopple@mobile-166-138-224-156.mycingular.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) [21:27] Roger and I were a bit late for the first set of speakers... [21:27] blame it on blueberry pancakes :9 [21:27] hello fellow C= freaks [21:28] As opposed to blaming it on the boogie...? [21:28] hello kilr.. did you get my email ? [21:28] First speaker was how they are using computers in the south pole to monitor things. From what I understand, they still use a lot of 486 machines. [21:28] we spent almost an hour at Cracker Barrel [21:28] yes jeremy [21:29] ya, we got there as that speaker was wrapping up his discussion [21:29] One the way home, they stoped at Frys Electronics for an hour or so. [21:30] Did they buy anything at Frys? [21:31] yes, they bought a few things. [21:31] * dunric (~icechat5@ip68-231-43-41.ph.ph.cox.net) has joined #c64friends [21:31] hey all [21:31] Howdy dunric [21:31] paper paul! [21:31] hey snog [21:31] hey paul.. darn wish we had paper paul for you [21:31] destined: hehe [21:31] any pics from commvex yet? [21:31] none that I've heard mention of [21:32] hmmm [21:32] got pics of VCF Midwest tho [21:32] I'm surprised Robert hasn't posted a report on CommVEx yet [21:32] he's usually pretty quick [21:32] Robert posted a mini report [21:32] really? [21:32] cool I'll have to go read it [21:32] quick? he's not always quick [21:33] it took him 51 weeks to put a review of one expo :) [21:33] well, he was fast on mossycon ;) [21:33] dunric: you missed out on fun [21:33] snog: oh wow [21:33] I'm still waiting for my DVD's of Jeri. Guess he's been busy with going to all those shows. [21:33] destined: yeah :( paper paul lost at spork [21:33] his mini report is on c.s.c? [21:33] Caricon: jeri was not much at Commvex [21:34] * DrV-R64 (~jhall@ip68-5-198-232.oc.oc.cox.net) has joined #c64friends [21:34] hey Dr V [21:34] Hey drv [21:34] * DrV-R64 is now known as DrVideo [21:34] These were vids of the Lucki show and the Stanford talk. [21:34] brb [21:34] hi guys [21:34] hey Dr [21:34] Whiteflame was the guy on most of the video at commvex [21:35] We suckered him into playing a lot of the video games [21:35] Howdy DrVideo [21:35] I'm saving money to go to the SWARP show now. [21:35] Dslman flaked on me, so my LtKernal/C-128 combo is up for sale again... pm me if interested [21:35] hey DrV [21:35] Where is watson when you need him to talk about swrap? [21:35] * TMR{C0S} goes a bit pale at the mention of videos... there's a load of footage of me around it seems...! [21:35] snog: I checked c.s.c but didn't see his mini-report...did he post it to homestead? [21:35] dunric: try alt.c64? [21:36] ok [21:36] might be there [21:36] ahhh ok [21:36] I think I saw it on c.s.c and alt.c64 and homestead [21:36] thanks [21:36] I see it [21:36] dslman is a flake [21:37] had a -2 score on e-bay [21:37] thats a negitive 2 [21:37] bullshitted me on buying a 128D [21:38] re [21:38] I got GEOS 64 in the mail today [21:38] version 1.3 [21:38] got pulled away [21:38] I saw the comment, dunric [21:38] yup [21:38] whatcha need to know about SWRAP? [21:38] I'd delete that test file [21:39] only problem is making it work [21:39] yup [21:39] or move it to another disk [21:39] DISK COPY? [21:39] not disk copy, file copy [21:39] within geos [21:39] ok [21:40] can GEOWRITE 1.3 in GEOS 64 read GEOWRITE 1.3 128 files? [21:40] Watson, do you know if the 4k entries are to be handed in at the expo, or before? [21:40] I thought you were in charge of the 4k contest :) [21:41] * Pnacolada (~ryan@c-24-21-46-250.hsd1.or.comcast.net) has joined #c64friends [21:41] that's news to me :D [21:41] I'm going to be coming up Friday and Saturday night for the SWARP show. [21:41] hey pna [21:41] Hey Pna :) [21:41] heya dunric, all [21:41] hey pna BRB [21:41] pna: just trying out my new GEOS 64 [21:41] I guess if people don't need to be present for the contest, one of us should probably set up an email address for them ahead of time [21:41] heya Zapman, okie [21:42] dunric: oh, the geos on a chip? [21:42] no [21:42] haven't got that yet [21:42] that's 2.0 128 [21:42] this is 1.3 GEOS 64 [21:42] oh, the one dl'd from cmdrkey? oh [21:42] w/ quantum link on back [21:42] hey pna [21:42] no an original GEOS from eBay [21:42] KILRPILR! [21:42] with original manual and label [21:42] u ol snake in the grass [21:43] ive got like geos 1.1 [21:43] wtf have you been? :P [21:43] old stuff [21:43] 1.1 \o/ [21:43] pna: hiding [21:43] .0001! :P [21:43] from you [21:43] dunric, there shouldn't be any difference between GEOWRITE 1.3 64 and GEOWRITE 1.3 128 [21:43] Ryan: he's running around with his pollting pens? [21:43] heh. I've reformed! :P [21:43] At least as far as file formats. [21:43] brb. [21:43] possibly even 1.0 [21:43] The big difference is when they went to 2.0 [21:43] Am I bad Commodore person for never really liking GEOS? [21:43] oh i heared u are getting it often now Pna! [21:43] Dunric: the GEOS chip may be ligit [21:43] :D [21:43] al: good [21:44] I've been concerned that it wasn't [21:44] reread the web page [21:44] http://lightbolt.com/c128chips.html [21:44] pollting pens? [21:44] Al> who is this who owns lightbolt? [21:44] eric someone [21:44] hmmm [21:44] eric, who? [21:44] google [21:44] Destined: don't know [21:44] kilr: i mean plotting pens [21:44] i cant remember [21:44] oh lol [21:44] gotta figure out some stuff, bbl [21:45] k mang [21:45] kilr: i did google and /whois he website.. no luck either way [21:45] "backup operation cancelled. boot disk isn't copyiable" [21:45] that's crap [21:46] ya, you can't do that, only file copy [21:46] ok [21:47] what are you trying to copy, dunric? [21:47] but, if you have Maverick, you can copy whole geos disks [21:47] GEOWRITE to a blank disk, so I can have a work disk for using GEOWRITE [21:47] I've got Maverick [21:47] 5.04 even [21:47] ive heard his last name before but cant remember off hand [21:47] i know his first name is eric [21:47] do a google for eric lightbolt [21:47] Yeah, that was going to be my suggestion. Maverick has a tool to take care of serial #s on disks, too. [21:47] ok [21:48] kilr: yeah, somewhat. met a chick, 'n stuff. [21:48] yeeee haaaa [21:48] pna's gettin laid.....pna's gettin laid!! [21:48] :D [21:48] on that note, I'm gonna go have some dinner [21:48] later all [21:48] good for u man [21:48] * Watson (~watson@c-67-175-214-110.hsd1.il.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: Leaving) [21:48] heh. [21:49] * Destined whacks Kilr with an amiga 500 [21:49] Oooh, we talkin' about sex? [perks up =-] [21:49] lol [21:49] * Pnacolada ponders seeing Episode 3 at the buck fifty theatre. [21:49] OPEN 15,8,15,"N0:GEOS SHIT,GS":CLOSE15 [21:49] kilr: are you sure you do not need to talk talk privately to pna? [21:49] What a waste of a nice A500 [21:49] close15 [21:49] * Pnacolada also forgot today was Saturday o.o [21:50] gees dont think so destine [21:50] always remember the close 15, my son :) [21:50] yes [21:50] stuff it caricon [21:50] CLOSE 15 = very important [21:50] very very [21:50] *nod* [21:50] or close 1 if you're lazy :) [21:50] I'm too lazy to type OPEN 15,8,15,"M0>U0":CLOSE 15:HEADER"GEOS SHIT,GS" [21:50] close1 closes 15? [21:50] or just um, economical with keystrokes [21:50] naw, open 1,8,15 :) [21:50] right [21:50] can do that [21:50] M0>U0 changes from 1571 mode to 1541 mode [21:51] * Pnacolada hugs his JiffyDOS [21:51] lol [21:51] @n0:x,yz [21:51] @N0? What's the @ for? [21:51] god it's hot here. [21:51] yeah? [21:51] just make sure you have the right drive selected first :) [21:51] i hate high heat [21:51] * Destined open15,8,15,"n0;erasekilrplrmem,1a" close15 [21:51] @ is for disk status or command. [21:52] ctrl-d \o/ [21:52] close15 [21:52] ah shoott [21:52] didnt see yure [21:52] Huh. I don't recall ever *needing* @ for it. Ah well. [21:52] "This is a NON-GEOS disk. Would you like it converted?" YES/NO [21:52] no [21:52] only with a dos wedge, or without a 128's nifty dos cmds [21:52] not working [21:52] yes if its going to be used for geos [21:52] it's blank and will be used for GEOS [21:53] huh, what're u doing dunric? [21:53] but it wouldnt say that for a copied geos boot disk [21:53] oic [21:53] never mind [21:53] pna: trying to copy GEOWRITE to this blank disk so I can have a work disk for GEOWRITE [21:53] oh [21:53] it's an original GEOS boot disk [21:53] do you have 2 drives? [21:53] no [21:53] just the 1571 [21:53] ugh :( [21:53] I got geos 1.3 when I got my 64C [21:53] just format the disk in geos [21:54] I could attach my 1541-II as drive 9 though [21:54] then copy file over [21:54] use two drives, dunric, you'll be alot happier [21:54] im sure geos has a format comand in the menu [21:54] * Destined runs Kilr over with "Wheels" [21:54] iirc you have to drag the geowrite icon to the border, then close the disk, then drag it back over to the newly-opened disk? [21:54] snog: ok [21:54] been a while, admittedly... [21:54] offline to attach 1541-II disk drive as unit 9 [21:54] * KilrPilr thinks destined is out to get me [21:54] * dunric (~icechat5@ip68-231-43-41.ph.ph.cox.net) Quit (Quit: IceChat IRC Client - http://www.icechat.net) [21:54] but I too started out with 1 1541. :/ [21:55] hah. now destined is kicking kilrpilr's ***. nice. :P [21:55] * Pnacolada is a little angel! O:) [21:55] * Slarti does a lil dance [21:55] This place is rapidly turning into IRCNet... except there's no GEOS over there. =-) [21:55] * KilrPilr spanks slarti [21:55] i made some simple javascript that detects an installed font! [21:55] teh impossibility! :) [21:55] IRCnet? [21:56] Yay, spanking too... now we're talking! [21:56] snog: another c64 irc channel [21:56] Erm, spanking. [21:56] ircnet = where the twisted sceners live [21:56] hurt me baby [21:56] cool, slarti... for the php c/g web dealie? [21:56] cosine needs a gurl [21:56] yup [21:56] neato :) [21:56] there is another? gasp! :0 [21:56] Cosine's sort of got one already... =-) [21:56] if my master card wasnt maxed out i would get him one [21:56] well, for the moment, just for the petscii compo site, web c/g stuff not finished but I decided to kick it off tonight [21:57] cosine just a horn dog? [21:57] Are we talking about the same Cosine here...? =-) [21:57] well noone is talking about commvex [21:57] why? [21:57] did it suck? [21:57] * Pnacolada chips in 40 cents, a wad of used chewing gum and a riding crop :P [21:57] yup [21:57] kilr: 9you missed all the chatter [21:57] I didn't go. [21:57] oh [21:57] * Snogpitch wasn't at CommVEx [21:57] i r loser [21:57] * Fuzz-PSW is now known as Fuzz-BRB [21:58] Got a riding crop around here... umm, somewhere. [21:58] kilr: you missed all the hotel fun and parties outside of commvex [21:58] * TMR{C0S} can put his hand on a nice cane right now, though...? [21:58] yeah im not happy about that but u cant see them all [21:58] unless u got lotssa mooney [21:59] which i dont [21:59] and no job [21:59] yeah [21:59] * al had to work [21:59] that too al [21:59] * Slarti had to be in australia [21:59] lol [21:59] Poor Slarti... =-) [21:59] not by choice either eh slarti [21:59] FOR SALE: (pre-ebay!) (2) 1581s (mint and boxed) $80 each plus shipping (does not include demo disk) [21:59] otherwise i'd be road trippin to defcon every year [21:59] tmr are u related to dowcom? [22:00] actually, no place i'd rather be living that oz [22:00] than [22:00] Hello Dr. V [22:00] Nope, name doesn't ring a bell. [22:00] hey w*! [22:00] is there a D81 of the 1581 demo disk somewhere? [22:00] DrV. :) [22:00] wtf? [22:00] drv! [22:00] hey slarto [22:00] snog: didn't funet have one? [22:00] Snog: On the Funet.fi FTP. [22:00] sure, snog, on Bo Zimmerman's mirror or.. yeah [22:00] woohoo I just picked up DrV's Lt.K drive and adaptor [22:00] ur last name is compton isnt it? [22:00] is it a D81? [22:01] snog: ??? [22:01] Who, me? [22:01] one would think so :) [22:01] yeah [22:01] all your hardware are belong to al [22:01] * lordronin (~lordronin@12-217-178-211.client.mchsi.com) has joined #c64friends [22:01] Nope. [22:01] oh **** [22:01] Howdy lordronin [22:01] RONIN! [22:01] i mixed up [22:01] hey LR [22:01]