[20:52] * Now talking in #c64friends [20:52] * Topic is 'We Adore Our C64 - and Q-Link!!' [20:52] al! [20:53] is wiskow, galaxydood, hellion_1 or vtfishguy2002 here? [20:53] Hey Antares. [20:53] hi Ant [20:53] Evening mr. Witmer, sir. [20:53] Howdy folks [20:53] ...and Mr. Klinger. [20:53] * Moloch (moloch@c-67-183-23-210.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) has joined #c64friends [20:53] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Moloch [20:53] Moloch!!! [20:53] Evening, Moloch. [20:54] Hiya Antares and golan [20:54] Moloch :) [20:54] * _brain_ (~brain@12-217-182-28.client.mchsi.com) has joined #c64friends [20:54] Hey Al [20:54] * al is a happy camper [20:54] Listening to Chinese opera via digital shortwave. [20:54] Good :) [20:54] just upgraded from crappy DSL to cable modem [20:54] HELLO AL ! evening [20:54] ah, nice [20:54] Hey Beeman!!! [20:54] getting 375.41Kb/s up and 12.64Mb/s down woohoo [20:55] Howdy _brain_ [20:55] WooHoo [20:55] <_brain_> greets [20:55] Hi Jim [20:55] Evening Mr. Brain, sir. [20:56] What's up, Jim? Long time, no see (around here anyway). [20:56] <_brain_> IRC is addictive. And a major timesuck [20:56] <_brain_> :-) [20:56] Was there ever a rev B production board for the 1541? [20:56] * MikeAZ1 (~MikeAZ1@c-69-139-187-86.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: Chatzilla 0.9.77 [Firefox 2.0.0.1/2006120418]) [20:57] brain! [20:57] <_brain_> Mold! [20:57] _brain_, holy crap! [20:57] What a surprise. [20:58] * Antares51 passes around bowls of chocolate ice cream. [20:58] 10q [20:58] <_brain_> get your board ordered, Dopple? [20:58] _brain_, just got my tax refund back a couple days ago. So, i'll be putting the order in next week :) [20:59] * Q-Link (~qlink@66.135.38.238) has joined #c64friends [20:59] Entered QRoom: MikeAZ1 [20:59] How do you get a tax refund? [20:59] brain: ever get that ps2 interface past proto? [20:59] do you over pay your taxes all year? [20:59] Howdy MikeAZ1 [20:59] smj, yea, less this year, tho. [20:59] {MikeAZ1} Hi all and Snogpitch [20:59] smj, changed my deductions to more closely match, but i'd rather be ahead than in the hole at the end of the year. [20:59] I always have to pay thousands to the IRS [21:00] I agree [21:00] <_brain_> Fungus, funny you should mention that. Finishing it up as we speak. [21:00] i pay thousands, split up weekly... :) [21:00] brain: kewl [21:00] _brain_, oh, and everyone wants a uIEC, too :) [21:00] <_brain_> took some time off, so had to get back in gear [21:00] and i mean everyone. [21:00] yeah, like ayear [21:00] :D [21:00] <_brain_> Got a chance to travel. Not gonna pass that up. [21:00] I need to file a new w9 for sure, I've been paying way too much come apr 15th the past few years. [21:00] yeah, even I want one [21:01] yea, if fungus wants it, than everyone wants it :) [21:01] infact, the IRS sends me coupon booklets [21:01] * Antares51 (~Dave@ip68-96-142-137.om.om.cox.net) Quit (Quit: Download Gaim: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/) [21:01] that way I can backup my cmd to it, and then throw it in PC [21:01] :D [21:01] smj, hahahah... do they send you "special offers" too? [21:02] and I have loads of old IDE drives laying around doing nothing [21:02] no.. but seriously, in January of the past few years I've received a booklet of 'coupons' for estimated tax .. I'm supposed to pay quarterly. [21:02] I have a few small CF cards that could be C=F cards. [21:02] year before I didn't pay and then they charged me a penalty [21:02] ya know, when i first saw the uiec, i went and got a couple of CF>IDE adapters :) [21:02] Wasn't the IRS formed to get us out of the great depression? [21:03] no [21:03] it was formed to pay for ww1 [21:03] ahh OK.. have we done that? [21:03] how about the 15-18 million mexicans, can they pay too? [21:03] millions of times over [21:03] hehe [21:03] smj: no, they are being deported [21:03] smj, no, they get a free ride. [21:03] bush did SOMETHING right [21:03] omg [21:03] Fungus, gasp! [21:03] I can't beleive it [21:03] :D [21:04] no more 'catch and release' [21:04] catch and deport [21:04] Bush pisses me off how he can be so weak kneed on some things. [21:04] "catch and shoot" [21:04] catch again, prison [21:04] It almost sounds as if that 15-18million are catagorised as 'flora and fauna' [21:04] Ok, i gotta split, going to see Ghost Rider tonite... [21:04] weak kneed on intelligence [21:04] heh [21:04] later Dopple [21:05] he's not stupid, just not charismatic. People think obama is smart, he can just talk the talk. [21:05] al! [21:05] thankfully mortgage interest is deductable. [21:05] l8r al :) [21:05] smj, indeed. [21:05] adding that in seemed to reduce the taxes I owed by about 45% [21:05] my mortgage is quite small compared to most people tho [21:05] it's only a $77,000 house. [21:06] lucky you .. my is sickening [21:06] I just refi'ed though [21:06] * al has no bills [21:06] it's an 1100sqft ranch, full basement, 2.5 car garage, on a half acre. House built in 1957. [21:06] still its a major point of pain .. in my gut ;-) [21:06] I'm happy, it's not big, but that's fine. [21:06] enough space for the wife and I... [21:06] and your toys [21:06] oh ,yea [21:07] well that is whats important. [21:07] and the basement full of C= stuff [21:07] protected by a dehumidifier set on 50% [21:07] :) [21:07] ok, i'm outa here... l8r all! [21:07] I don't think I'll be where I'm at in 5 years. [21:07] Form 1040 existed before WW1 ;) [21:07] * Dopple (~Dopple@cpe-72-225-53-131.rochester.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: Toodles.) [21:08] who was the person(s) here friendly bidding on that VIC-1540 with me? [21:10] That was a quick enough confession [21:11] from the comfy chair? [21:11] poke him with the cushions [21:12] isn't it rbt bernardo's birthday? [21:12] confess .. confess!! [21:12] no idea.. [21:13] last week [21:13] Beeman: is it cold down there? [21:13] YES [21:13] how cold? [21:14] 26F here tonight [21:14] it was 60+ today in Seattle. [21:14] 31 this morming [21:16] did you guys see the CMD HD-40 went for $430 (!) on ebay? [21:16] * al doesn't look at ebay any more. too hard on the wallet [21:16] that is very wise. [21:17] not hard on the seller's wallet tho... [21:17] yes, I try my best to sell more than I buy. [21:18] Does anyone use a 1541-III? [21:18] here. [21:19] http://ca.geocities.com/sjgray@rogers.com/CBM/cbmxfer.html [21:19] Thank you. [21:21] Al what day you off not working [21:21] Ahh good.. it works with the XM1541 cable. [21:22] thank you golan [21:22] I hope this new frontend shows scratched files [21:23] everyday, Beeman [21:24] retired. Starting a computer repair shop to keep busy [21:24] I've got and older dell laptop that is running windows that I use for the vectrex RAM cart read/writer .. so I'm going to give this a shot tonight. [21:25] End of next month I my come up [21:25] Evening [21:25] do that Beeman. would be good to see ya [21:25] hey Stephan [21:26] about 21/2 hours ride [21:26] * _brain_ (~brain@12-217-182-28.client.mchsi.com) Quit (Quit: leaving) [21:26] * _brain_ (~brain@12-217-182-28.client.mchsi.com) has joined #c64friends [21:26] * _brain_ (~brain@12-217-182-28.client.mchsi.com) Quit (Client Quit) [21:26] So isn't this the Sat meeting ? :) [21:27] Beeman: what would it take to talk ya into bringing a jar of that good honey :) [21:27] hmm, I don't see anything about CBMXFER working with 1540 drives, I'm going to assume it won't deal with them? [21:27] * _brain_ (~brain@12-217-182-28.client.mchsi.com) has joined #c64friends [21:27] Stephan yes [21:27] My point...why so quiet? [21:27] full moon? [21:27] Nope, my pants are on [21:28] hehe [21:28] You know that would come a long with me [21:28] Yes!! [21:28] My pants? Ew [21:30] I went to see Ghost Rider today, didn't really care for it much...of course didn't read the comic either.. [21:30] Beeman: what's up this way for you? family? [21:30] is he wearing a wig? [21:30] Bah it had Nick in it-I already had a felling it would suck. [21:30] YOU [21:32] I did see a movie preview that made me shrug my shoulders... [21:32] Beeman: you wouldn't come all that way just to see me... [21:32] you'd be disappointed [21:32] They made Underdog into a movie :/ [21:33] live action? [21:33] I'm still shaking my head about transformers [21:34] from the preview it seemed to be live action [21:34] anyone remember Tom Terrific and his wonder dog, Manford? [21:35] * Snogpitch raises a hand [21:35] so in this GR movie, Rediculous Cage is wearing a wig, right? [21:35] or is that rogaine? [21:35] http://www.tvparty.com/video4/tomterrificvid.ram [21:35] I thought it was Manfred tho? [21:35] Yes, right you are Snog [21:36] * MacbthPSW (~mac_erd@dynamic-216-211-44-13.tbaytel.net) Quit [21:36] and that was on Captain Kangaroo show? [21:36] yep [21:37] http://www.tvparty.com/lostterrytoons.html [21:37] Oh wow.. Capt Kangaroo the movie! [21:37] Oh neat! Boo Berry .. The Movie! Coming out Oct 31st. [21:37] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Underdogposter.jpg [21:38] that isn't underdog. [21:38] thats a dog with a leotard [21:39] I guess Wally Cox isn't going to do the vocal.. [21:39] and probably lots of CG. [21:39] maybe they'll get the tool guy to do it. [21:40] The preview I saw today looked like it was going to be another Superman sequel [21:41] so is the new superman pre or post christopher reeves? [21:41] * Caricon (~Caricon@72.171.15.225) has joined #c64friends [21:41] You mean the one from last summer? [21:41] Howdy Caricon [21:41] yes. [21:41] That was was post CR [21:41] hi [21:42] Superman was away for several years [21:42] * Moloch (moloch@c-67-183-23-210.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [21:42] * Moloch (moloch@c-67-183-23-210.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) has joined #c64friends [21:42] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Moloch [21:42] However the age of Lois makes one wonder... [21:43] I know it makes me sound old, but it was the reruns in the 70s that ingrained the image of George Reeves as superman for me. [21:43] me too [21:43] he is superman [21:44] I was a huge fan then :) [21:44] christopher reeve doesnt make it for me [21:44] never did [21:44] 70s? I saw reruns in the 60s [21:44] Superman was a dark character [21:44] same as Batman [21:44] not htis goodie 2 shoes they made him [21:44] him and either John Hart or Clayton Moore. [21:45] I like the joke in family guy, Stewie goes to hell, and he's looks at superman, what are you doing here? He says "Oh some whore make a crack about me be faster than a speeding bullet, so I ripped her in half like a phonebook..." [21:45] Both of those got turned into films in the late 70's early 80's anyway .. [21:45] of course you guys all remember those movies :) [21:45] great joke [21:45] :D [21:45] * destined (~earth1dom@c-71-236-248-219.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) has joined #c64friends [21:46] destined [21:46] Howdy destined [21:46] so I shouldn't be so hard on the movie industry for just resculping fecal matter for the 'next' generation .. they did it when I was growing up .. :) [21:46] snogpitch, fungus [21:46] hey destined [21:46] al [21:46] http://www.dailymotion.com/tag/trailer+teaser/video/x17av5_underdog-trailer [21:47] There's the trailer I saw today [21:47] Oh I guess it must have been Clayton Moore then, because apparnetly the Hart episodes never aired in the 70s. [21:47] * MikeC (~MikeC@host-208-65-245-9.dyn.295.ca) has joined #c64friends [21:47] I collected comics in my youth [21:48] I burned comic books in my youth [21:48] at least on one horrific occassion. [21:48] Howdy MikeC [21:48] I burned a bible [21:48] my brother's green lantern and so on. [21:48] heh [21:48] Hey Mike. [21:48] am I going to hell? [21:48] :D [21:48] Hi everyone [21:48] it was a prodestant bible [21:48] :D [21:48] it actually set the house on fire, though it was contained by the fire department quickly. [21:49] Thats what you get when your grand father teaches you how to work a zippo. [21:49] heh [21:49] * Schema (~zzz@209.151.141.59) has joined #c64friends [21:49] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Schema [21:49] grandpa forget the BURN lesson [21:49] Howdy Schema [21:49] still, sorry for burning the comic books. [21:49] guess you learned that one yourself [21:49] Evening, Schema. [21:49] hi all [21:49] and plus he would incessantly sing the 'lady bug' song. [21:49] * Balzabaar (Balzabaar@63-193-176-149.bn02851.bkfd14.wayport.net) has joined #c64friends [21:50] hey Schema [21:50] Howdy Balzabaar [21:50] don't be sorry, you learned that fire is not a toy. [21:50] Hello! :) [21:50] :) [21:50] Hi, Bal. [21:50] They're coming fast and furious now. [21:50] thx for the trailer link, Snog [21:50] What's the lady bug song? [21:50] Hey Andrew [21:50] I'm connected to the Internet in my car... how cool is that? hahahahaha [21:50] ;-) [21:50] I hope you aren't driving and typing. [21:51] Moloch... No, I'm not THAT crazy. [21:51] Moloch: let's hope he's not one fingering a crackberry [21:51] I'm parked outside a Barnes & Noble, "borrowing" their WiFi connection. ;) [21:51] guess I can't say keep both hands on the KB [21:51] Evening Balzabaar [21:51] rofl al [21:51] damn, I didn't play my game all day, and all my villagers died :/ [21:52] Has RobertB been in here yet? [21:52] no [21:52] nope [21:52] But this is Jeremy from acug [21:52] ;-) [21:52] Wow, so many names on the list here tonight. :D [21:52] Ronin isn't in yet either [21:52] MossyCon? [21:52] :) [21:52] balza: it's saturday night chat? [21:52] smj: that's a few months away [21:53] Destined: I know... but the last couple weeks has been rather "light" [21:53] anyone here going to be there? [21:53] Next show I'm going to is C=4 [21:53] :-) Well depends on when you come in and what we're talking about? [21:53] [21:55] SMJ: I'll be there. :) [21:55] Andrew: it' also means that you might also not be in the right commodore chat channel either [21:55] there is any other? [21:55] None that I know of. [21:55] Snogpitch: hehe There are others. [21:56] hah [21:56] * Fungus idles on 11 [21:56] Damn getting wrapped up in some Mame :) [21:56] most major irc networks have #C-64 [21:56] I was speaking of the acug irc chat channel and others [21:56] yes [21:56] #c-64 is it :) [21:56] ircnet being thelargest [21:56] dont go there tho snog, you'll be offended, it's anything goes. [21:56] Balzabaar: there are other channels that chat about commodore coding [21:57] I'd take Fungus's warning [21:57] It's not for the squemish [21:57] mostly europeans [21:57] and almost everyone is a scener [21:58] Fungus: ;-) Well there is a #c-64 channel that has ntscers [21:58] efnet? [21:58] EfNet :) [21:58] efnet is the oldest [21:58] * JoeCommod (~joec@64-174-30-242.goldrush.com) has joined #c64friends [21:58] mostly dead ;) [21:58] efnet is also alot more normal [21:58] Hey larry [21:58] Joe commodore [21:58] but yeah, it's preety dead [21:59] Fungus: :-) Same as here.. Just have to stir up the pot over there to talk about Commodore [21:59] Hey what's new, besides happy new year x2 (gun hey fat choi, or however it's spelled) [21:59] Joe: oh, every thing is good. [21:59] We're talking about Commodore and IRC [22:00] I'd prolly start talking a bunch of smack out of spite also, lol. [22:00] conndore doing irc or commodore irc topics? [22:00] * Bryan (~bryan.pop@c-69-242-40-175.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) has joined #c64friends [22:00] COmmodore irc channels [22:00] hey bryan [22:00] hello JoeCommod! [22:00] hi bryan [22:00] I only go here, the others sound pretty antagonistic. [22:01] hello destined! [22:01] well, I'd put it like this, this channel is for users, and the others for abusers :) [22:02] * antares51 (~rick@ip68-96-142-137.om.om.cox.net) has joined #c64friends [22:02] Fungus: ;-) Nice pun that fits exactly [22:02] Howdy antares51 [22:02] wb anteres [22:02] Hey Antares [22:02] Techical malfunction. I'm back. [22:03] Evening jeremy. [22:03] ...and JC. [22:03] Technical eh? Is that what it's called these days? [22:04] Even the best have their days. Ask al. [22:04] o.O [22:04] Well I dropped the BBS line finally, has been a few years of inactivity, just never the time to get the board back on-line [22:04] * LordRonin (~lordronin@vcsweb.com) has joined #c64friends [22:04] Evening LR. [22:05] dave [22:05] Hoi Antares & #8 [22:05] Hey LR! [22:05] Howdy LordRonin [22:05] Hoi JoeC* [22:05] someone rattled my cage? [22:05] Hey LR [22:05] Hoi Snogpitch [22:05] Hello, LR [22:05] Hoi Stephan [22:05] Hoi BeeMan!! [22:05] hey LordRonin! [22:05] al: you're the consumate techician. [22:06] Beers for everyone! [22:06] err technicain. [22:06] LR: ;-) Watch out.. We have another ray carlsen in our midst [22:06] err whatever. [22:06] Hmm A&W or Mug, maybe Hires... [22:06] awe shucks. (looks down and digs a toe into the sand) [22:06] Well tonight I hve not yet transefered things tot he HD. But #30 and #16 switched the 128D units and the mmu. I can now read the internal 71, HD and the FD FINALLY. Then back to the BBS recreation [22:06] Hoi Bryan [22:06] hi LR [22:07] been months since I've had a Hires Rootbeer :9 [22:07] :-) Sorry al.. [22:07] There are some who need commodore repairs [22:07] Hoi smj [22:07] Anybody watching The History Channel Monday? [22:07] Yeah I want to know why 2 128D units will recognise the three drive set up, and one won't [22:07] anteres: I no longer get that channel [22:07] Going out tomorrow,maybe go to an A&W thier draft root beer is excellent. [22:08] Whats on the Hist. Channel? [22:08] bad cia chip in one lr? [22:08] OK a C= question. What is the difference between pocket writer 128 and paperback writer? I? have the case for the latter but it has the disk for the former. [22:08] Program on the history of Star Trek with Leonard Nimoy Monday night. [22:08] or coding bug in the rom? [22:09] Its this channel that propagates false information as 'past truths' [22:09] its right out of THX-1138 [22:09] LR: Pocket writer 128 and the other thing are the same thing.. Just one runs in the C64 version and the other runs in 128 version [22:09] Don't know #8. Something to send to a repairman about I guess. Now using the one that Ray repaired the PLA on, which is the original one used 10 years ago. [22:09] Wasn't Paperback Writer supposed to be the official name before the Beatles organization made them change it? [22:09] That program is one of my fav. word processing programs [22:09] ? [22:10] Not sure Snog [22:10] yes [22:10] That's the story I heard a long time ago [22:10] I used the pocket writer one back in the early 90s. Liked it better than Word Writer 3 & 4 & 5 & 6. Before I found Geos. Did a lot of game stuff and letters with Pocekt Writer. [22:10] I'm not a trivia buff [22:10] and it's also near impossible to crack [22:10] :D [22:10] Left QRoom: MikeAZ1 [22:10] * Q-Link (~qlink@66.135.38.238) has left #c64friends (Try QuantumLink RELOADED!) [22:11] Fungus: ;-) I think I heard that exact quote from some one else also [22:11] about paperback writer series [22:11] I did a copy of the pocket writer 128 for myself. Don'T remember the how or what. But I do remember older members of the group at that time saying it was near impossible to crack. [22:11] I enjoyed FontMaster, before that Easyscript and Speedscript [22:11] blargh [22:12] i always used speedscript. just was so easy to use.. what you see is what you get. [22:12] Joe* Got a fontmaster bookd and disk in the buried stacks around here. Never messed with it, or for that matter Ipaint and I port. OK about 99.99% of what I have laying about either {G} [22:12] ya, I used speedscript alot in the early days [22:12] Problem with speedscript for me was the file format was in screencode not petscii [22:12] Never tried speedscript. Did try bank street writer and omni writer. [22:13] I got ya both beat, I usedta use my tablet computer... well, okay, it was actually an etch-a-sketch... [22:13] Today just a big Geos/Wheels fanatic. [22:13] Omni writer, I tried that, the tab stops and ruler were nice. [22:14] etchasketch [22:14] I just jumped into the stuff. No idea what was good bad or indifferent. Not a clew as to what was needed in a WP. Tull much later. [22:14] oh lordy [22:14] I just used wordstar in cp/m mode on the 128... [22:14] I'll get to cp/m someday punch [22:14] and a pinch of geos [22:14] heh [22:14] I stepped away for a moment... [22:14] I'm using it right now... [22:15] But now I'm back... ;) [22:15] Hello, LR! :D [22:15] ove hee [22:15]