Log file opened at: Feb 21, 2009 8:55:12 PM 8:55:12 PM: *** Topic for #c64friends: We Adore Our C64 = = and Q-Link!! 8:55:12 PM: #c64friends: Snogpitch +antares51 dunric weirdwolf @Eddie +Lord_Nightmare techknight +LordNLptp @Hellion_1 +iViper dr_video mech4k +Dopple madcrow tone007 @Pelleas _Fungus_ %DLH RobinH PhotoJim @Moloch groepaz_ @al Blacky_Stardust jbevren masterhit @Dragos _brain_ +_Commodore_ dracosilv @golan Wildstar @ShadowM IanC IceB-[B] Steve[cug] VanessaE Info-Seeker mech2 pAth0s jackleg questor l0 mechLT 8:55:12 PM: *** End of /NAMES list. 8:55:12 PM: *** Channel Mode is +ntrc 8:55:22 PM: antares51: Not in Florida? Missouri. Not far from me. 8:55:29 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy folks 8:55:38 PM: antares51: Evening Mr. Witmer, sir. 8:55:43 PM: madcrow: i was thinking of starting to type in the programs from my runs, but then I found a complete set of disk images of rerun disks on bittorrent 8:55:43 PM: VanessaE: Joplin, to be exact. 8:55:44 PM: Wildstar: Hello Snogpitch 8:55:47 PM: VanessaE: evening SP 8:55:49 PM: dunric: hey snogpitch 8:55:53 PM: madcrow: morning, snogpitch 8:56:02 PM: antares51: 6 hours from here. 8:56:04 PM: Info-Seeke: yea, rerun.. :) 8:56:11 PM: Info-Seeke: what tracker? 8:56:22 PM: Info-Seeke: I don't know if i have a complete set of rerun 8:56:24 PM: madcrow: tpd i think 8:56:43 PM: --> nickserv info al 8:56:43 PM: dunric: RUN Paint was a fantastic type in...long, but good 8:56:43 PM: Info-Seeke: r u dislexic? 8:56:45 PM: Info-Seeke: or is that an obscure tracker? 8:56:55 PM: Info-Seeke: is that pirate bay? 8:56:55 PM: madcrow: *tpb... 8:56:57 PM: Info-Seeke: ook, cool 8:56:58 PM: Info-Seeke: thanks 8:57:10 PM: madcrow: actually, ui think i got the link from bombjack 8:57:45 PM: madcrow: and it's actually http, not bt 8:57:46 PM: dunric: what;'s the longest type in? 8:57:51 PM: madcrow: it's just the mag scans that are bt 8:57:59 PM: dunric: I remember typing in programs that were over 60 blocks long 8:58:02 PM: antares51: Vista 64 uses 2.75 gig. 8:58:17 PM: madcrow: vista's a type-in? 8:58:23 PM: jackleg: lol 8:58:24 PM: madcrow: what magazine? 8:58:29 PM: antares51: MS windoze. 8:58:33 PM: dunric: ahoy mostly 8:58:39 PM: madcrow: lol 8:58:48 PM: dunric: RUN had the stupid ML in data statements 8:59:18 PM: madcrow: yeah, but run paint was a darn impressive paint package 8:59:22 PM: dunric: true 8:59:40 PM: Info-Seeke: who's site is that bombjack? 8:59:53 PM: antares51: Always LOVED typing in copious data statements! 9:00:02 PM: madcrow: http://www.bombjack.org/ 9:00:11 PM: weirdwolf: dlh? 9:00:18 PM: Info-Seeke: yes, I got the link, is that whos it is? 9:00:31 PM: Info-Seeke: man, that guy has a sweet setup there.. gotta give him props 9:00:33 PM: madcrow: dlh, i think 9:00:37 PM: Info-Seeke: I am sporting wood here 9:00:37 PM: VanessaE wanders off to watch Naruto. 9:01:39 PM: madcrow: naruto: dbz for the 21st century 9:01:39 PM: *** fotograf (~fotograf@NewNet-20DDD8E.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) has joined channel #c64friends 9:01:49 PM: antares51: Hello foto. 9:01:52 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy fotograf 9:01:52 PM: dunric: hey foto 9:02:09 PM: fotograf: Hiya Song Antares and Dunric, how's it going? 9:02:34 PM: antares51: Enjoyable. 9:03:05 PM: Snogpitch: I've had a busy day, tho honestly, I didn't get much accomplished 9:03:35 PM: Info-Seeke: I have a hardcover leather bound version of 1001 things to do with your commodore... 9:03:38 PM: Info-Seeke: it is soo pretty 9:03:51 PM: dunric: good 9:04:02 PM: dunric: has anyone gotten GEOS 3.5 to work under vice or yape? 9:04:06 PM: dunric: I can't seem to make it work 9:04:20 PM: madcrow: goes 3.5???? 9:04:24 PM: dunric: yeah 9:04:25 PM: madcrow: *geos? 9:04:44 PM: madcrow: never heard of that version 9:04:52 PM: dunric: plus/4 port of GEOS 9:04:55 PM: dunric: on cbm264.com 9:05:05 PM: Info-Seeke: u woudl think he would have that book about the company 9:05:12 PM: Snogpitch: I think I ran it once on an emulator years ago 9:05:16 PM: Info-Seeke: what was that book that came out about commodore 9:05:17 PM: Info-Seeke: I forgot the name 9:05:46 PM: madcrow: cool. does it run geos 64/128 programs? 9:06:31 PM: madcrow: the homepage seems to show it running in yape 9:06:55 PM: Info-Seeke: someone should get geos to run in vmware 9:07:01 PM: Info-Seeke: that would be a cool press release 9:07:03 PM: Snogpitch: Never tried any 64 or 128 apps with it. Just booted it up, then shut it down 9:07:10 PM: dunric: geos doesn't run in yape or vice for me, i don't know why 9:07:47 PM: madcrow: info-seeker, i'm pretty sure i've run pc-geos in dosbox... 9:08:00 PM: Info-Seeke: there is a pc geos? 9:08:04 PM: madcrow: yup 9:08:23 PM: fotograf: Was kinda neat too. :) Doesn't GEOS do phone software now? 9:08:31 PM: madcrow: not anymore 9:08:38 PM: madcrow: they don't really do anything anymorwe 9:08:51 PM: madcrow: the phone software was dervided from the PC version though 9:08:56 PM: fotograf: What a shame... 9:09:29 PM: jackleg: the good ole days of phoneman 7.7 9:10:06 PM: dunric: hehe 9:10:09 PM: *** Signoff: Blacky_Stardust (Ping timeout) 9:10:10 PM: madcrow: here's a link to some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(16-bit_operating_system) 9:11:02 PM: *** Signoff: dunric (Quit: Leaving) 9:14:03 PM: madcrow: pc/geos is actually just as impressive for the pcs it runs on as commodore geos is for the commodores it runs on 9:14:20 PM: *** CurtisP (~curtisp@NewNet-C31CC070.neo.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 9:14:35 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy CurtisP 9:15:16 PM: madcrow: howdy curtisp 9:15:21 PM: *** weirdwolf has left channel #c64friends (Ex-Chat) 9:15:27 PM: CurtisP: hey guys 9:15:41 PM: CurtisP: It's saturday night in c64friends 9:16:03 PM: Snogpitch: Yep, it is 9:16:06 PM: madcrow: yup 9:16:15 PM: madcrow: talk has actually been pretty brisk 9:16:33 PM: madcrow: dunno where everyone went all the sudden 9:16:53 PM: jackleg: they all playing spy hunter 9:17:11 PM: madcrow: hmm 9:17:20 PM: madcrow: that's as good a guess as any 9:17:30 PM: jackleg: lol 9:17:44 PM: jackleg: i was gunna say viewing commodore porn 9:17:47 PM: jackleg: but ive seen it 9:17:52 PM: jackleg: and aint worth the time 9:17:54 PM: jackleg: lol 9:18:17 PM: madcrow: not really 9:18:18 PM: Info-Seeke: does anyone else think spy hunter sux putting the alt fire on the second joystick? 9:18:21 PM: Info-Seeke: that pisses me of 9:18:24 PM: Info-Seeke: but I love the game 9:18:31 PM: jackleg: i agree 9:18:34 PM: Info-Seeke: just need the woman to help me play 9:18:43 PM: jackleg: i got wireless joysticks 9:19:27 PM: madcrow: cool 9:19:57 PM: jackleg: i prefer the wicco bat 9:21:19 PM: madcrow: i think the double joystick thing must have been an attempt to imitate the arcade controls 9:21:56 PM: jackleg: whats bad is i found a bag of dongles 9:22:08 PM: jackleg: not a clue what programs they use to go to 9:22:28 PM: madcrow: probably expensive onesa 9:22:34 PM: madcrow: cad systems often used dongles 9:24:39 PM: jackleg: the dongle wasa joke 9:25:00 PM: jackleg: wasnt like a volt meter couldnt find what 2 pins r jumpered 9:25:04 PM: madcrow: ah 9:25:07 PM: Info-Seeke: I still use dongles for some of my stuff 9:25:48 PM: fotograf: Tring to remember if Paper Clip used dongles... 9:26:10 PM: Info-Seeke: yes, it did 9:26:20 PM: Info-Seeke: on the tape port I think 9:26:31 PM: PhotoJim: older versions did 9:26:35 PM: PhotoJim: they were eventually abandoned 9:26:37 PM: PhotoJim: joystick port 9:26:49 PM: PhotoJim: if you got the add-on spell checker you got a second dongle for the other joystick port 9:27:06 PM: Info-Seeke: heh 9:27:11 PM: CurtisP plays with his dongle 9:27:12 PM: Info-Seeke: I use them for some high end stuff 9:27:15 PM: madcrow: the only version i ever used was cracked anyway 9:27:16 PM: Info-Seeke: on the pc 9:27:20 PM: Info-Seeke: to keep encryption keys and what not 9:27:45 PM: jackleg: even got that lipstick 9:27:48 PM: jackleg: never could get it to work 9:28:36 PM: CurtisP: I forgot about the lipstick 9:29:00 PM: PhotoJim: Echelon... 9:29:03 PM: PhotoJim: fire! 9:29:38 PM: madcrow: ? 9:29:47 PM: jackleg: lol 9:30:02 PM: jackleg: didnt it allso work on super huey 9:30:24 PM: jackleg: all i ever did was over rev the engine and crash 9:32:49 PM: madcrow: was this a simulator, i assume 9:33:02 PM: jackleg: helocopter sim 9:33:16 PM: jackleg: take off and crash 9:33:17 PM: fotograf: Echelon!!! :) Still on my to-10 list!!! 9:33:57 PM: jackleg: rambo was #1 9:34:11 PM: Info-Seeke: anyone got that mapping the commodore 128 book? 9:34:14 PM: jackleg: or gurus 9:34:24 PM: jackleg: i would spend hrs with gyrus 9:35:05 PM: madcrow: echelon was a space-sim, ithought 9:35:57 PM: *** Signoff: PhotoJim (Ping timeout) 9:37:36 PM: *** PhotoJim (~jim@NewNet-7C0B3E7D.photojim.ca) has joined channel #c64friends 9:37:56 PM: madcrow: hmm. it's actually a sci-fi on-planet sim, my bad 9:38:05 PM: madcrow: i'll have to try it out though 9:42:42 PM: madcrow: meh. it seems to have died here and i have to get up early tommorow, so i gues i'll be going too 9:42:46 PM: madcrow: see y'all 9:42:54 PM: *** Signoff: madcrow (Quit: Leaving) 9:42:56 PM: *** lordronin (~LordRonin@7A1E55C2.68A28F0F.E153056D.IP) has joined channel #c64friends 9:42:57 PM: Moloch: meh. 9:43:02 PM: lordronin: Hoi gang 9:43:10 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy lordronin 9:43:51 PM: lordronin: Hoi Sngopitch, Six is gonna be mad. Now that the CD is mastered. Back to more writing for him in Geos {EG} 9:44:15 PM: fotograf: L8er Madcrow. 9:44:21 PM: fotograf: LORD!!! :) 9:44:46 PM: lordronin: Hoi fotograf 9:45:17 PM: Snogpitch: Ya, he's got to find time to get the C=4 Expo website updated.. 9:47:22 PM: lordronin: kids do eat up time 9:49:34 PM: Snogpitch: What was that game that was set in a bar, and you were the bartender? 9:50:08 PM: tone007: tapper! 9:50:12 PM: Snogpitch: ya, that's it 9:50:15 PM: tone007: at least, thats the only one that matters. 9:50:23 PM: jackleg: yah tapper 9:50:25 PM: jackleg: what ver 9:50:29 PM: jackleg: soda or beer ver 9:50:54 PM: Snogpitch: I was at Buffalo Wings and Rings today and saw a game there that reminded me a bit of that game 9:50:57 PM: tone007: commodore one had mountain dew logos in the game i believe 9:51:19 PM: tone007: i played a budweiser one at a bar last year. 9:52:46 PM: Snogpitch: Food there was not that good 9:53:08 PM: Snogpitch: I guess I didn't have enough beers in me to make a difference 9:54:49 PM: *** WizardNJ (~WizardNJ@NewNet-AA16D5C9.dyn.optonline.net) has joined channel #c64friends 9:54:50 PM: *** Mode change "+o WizardNJ" on #c64friends by ChanServ 9:54:55 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy WizardNJ 9:55:00 PM: WizardNJ: hiya all 9:57:03 PM: Info-Seeke: WIZ! 9:57:15 PM: Info-Seeke: I was just thinking about you... 9:57:33 PM: WizardNJ: wassup 9:57:42 PM: Snogpitch: I see there is an XBOX360 version of it.. 9:58:48 PM: Info-Seeke: of whaty? 9:58:55 PM: Snogpitch: tapper 9:59:27 PM: *** dunric (~Javauser@NewNet-43D27260.ph.ph.cox.net) has joined channel #c64friends 9:59:30 PM: dunric: hey all again 9:59:36 PM: Moloch: Paper Paul! 9:59:45 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy dunric 10:00:13 PM: *** Signoff: lordronin (Broken pipe) 10:02:13 PM: dunric: hey molock 10:02:16 PM: dunric: er moloch 10:02:26 PM: antares51: WB dunric. 10:02:31 PM: dunric: thanks 10:02:33 PM: dunric: just finished dinner 10:02:45 PM: dunric: looking around for C= minigames 10:02:49 PM: *** CurtisP has left channel #c64friends 10:02:52 PM: antares51: Haven't eaten yet. 10:02:53 PM: *** BeeMan (~Javauser@NewNet-495DD340.tampabay.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 10:02:57 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy BeeMan 10:03:04 PM: antares51: Hello Beeman. 10:03:11 PM: BeeMan: Hello ALL 10:03:53 PM: dunric: hey beeman 10:06:35 PM: fotograf: Yo Bee! 10:06:45 PM: *** dslman2009 (~pirc@NewNet-BAD82763.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com) has joined channel #c64friends 10:06:57 PM: Moloch: The night is complete. 10:07:05 PM: antares51: Hello dslman. 10:07:06 PM: dslman2009: it is how 10:07:10 PM: fotograf: Hey Dslman! 10:07:17 PM: dslman2009: hey fellas 10:07:23 PM: dslman2009: what,s up 10:07:28 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy dslman2009 10:07:42 PM: dslman2009: well there is a familiar face 10:07:46 PM: dslman2009: been awhile 10:08:49 PM: dslman2009: i finally got a uiec from jim,been waiting for this thing to be finished every since he started building them 10:09:09 PM: dslman2009: i wish i could use it right now 10:09:13 PM: Snogpitch: He's been building them since last summer 10:09:25 PM: dslman2009: but no working c64 so gotta waiti 10:09:52 PM: dslman2009: i just may take al,s offer 10:10:02 PM: dslman2009: and buy one from him 10:10:18 PM: dunric: so does everyone own a real C= on here, or just emulate? 10:10:19 PM: dslman2009: i,ll need the rs232 userport adapter too tho 10:10:29 PM: dslman2009: tone007 has those 10:10:47 PM: Snogpitch: I've got several C= machines 10:10:57 PM: antares51: I has two 64's and two 128's. 10:10:58 PM: dslman2009: wow! cool 10:10:59 PM: dunric: snog: which ones? 10:11:09 PM: fotograf: Dunric: just emulate. Still have a 128 but no room right now and emulation means I can play at lunch in the ffice. :) 10:11:17 PM: dunric: hehe 10:11:18 PM: dslman2009: any rs232 devices by chance snogpitch to telnet bbses 10:11:20 PM: *** Signoff: dracosilv (Ping timeout) 10:11:28 PM: antares51: Also have a plus/4, VIC-20 and a 4000 toaster. 10:11:34 PM: dunric: amiga 4000? 10:11:49 PM: antares51: Yep. 10:11:54 PM: dunric: wow 10:12:02 PM: fotograf: Amiga 4000? *DROOL* 10:12:19 PM: antares51: 8 gig HD. 10:12:22 PM: Snogpitch: I've got a couple SX64's a couple 128s a couple 128Dcr, a couple 64C, and 3 C64s and a few Vic20s 10:12:24 PM: BeeMan: I have about 4 or 5 for backup no emulate shat 10:12:47 PM: dunric: snog: why so many machines? just curious 10:12:57 PM: mech4k: <-real c64/128/amiga here too! 10:12:58 PM: Snogpitch: why not? 10:13:05 PM: *** Marisa (~Marisa@NewNet-42A86CC2.lightspeed.kscymo.sbcglobal.net) has joined channel #c64friends 10:13:07 PM: antares51: Indeed. 10:13:09 PM: BeeMan: backup`s 10:13:14 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Marisa 10:13:21 PM: dunric: well, I had backup machines myself...but realized I really only use my 128DCR 10:13:21 PM: antares51: Evening Marisa. 10:13:22 PM: Moloch: I have plenty of machines, but there is nothing wrong with emulating. 10:13:23 PM: Marisa: hiii 10:13:31 PM: Marisa: double highlights. 10:13:36 PM: Snogpitch: 64C is only one plugged in and set up at the desk tho at the moment 10:13:46 PM: mech4k: moloch you emulamer :) 10:14:00 PM: *** dracosilv (~dracosilv@NewNet-1C55905C.wi.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 10:14:04 PM: golan: If anyone is looking for a mint condition PET 2001, SuperPET or B500, send me a PM. 10:14:06 PM: dunric: hey draco 10:14:07 PM: antares51 prefers the real thing. 10:14:12 PM: Moloch: mech - any serious dev these days uses crossplatform and emulation. 10:14:17 PM: antares51: WB draco. 10:14:21 PM: fotograf: Draco! 10:14:40 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy dracosilv 10:14:45 PM: mech4k: cross platform coding is not new. 10:14:49 PM: dracosilv: what's up? 10:15:01 PM: dracosilv: antares51, stupid program acted up. 10:15:02 PM: Moloch: mech - really? ;) Did I say it was? 10:15:15 PM: BeeMan: emulater is shat 10:15:19 PM: mech4k: i was agreeing with you 10:15:24 PM: Moloch: mech - I'm talking specific to c64 hobbyist programmers. 10:15:32 PM: Moloch: BeeMan - Closed minded people suck. 10:15:51 PM: *** lordronin (~LordRonin@7A1E55C2.68A28F0F.E153056D.IP) has joined channel #c64friends 10:16:00 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy lordronin 10:16:04 PM: dunric: hey lordronin 10:16:40 PM: *** Signoff: Hellion_1 (Quit: ) 10:16:52 PM: lordronin: Hoi Snogpitch 10:16:57 PM: lordronin: Hoi Dunric 10:17:17 PM: lordronin: Love it when get discoed for unknown time, as it takes 17-20 minutes for them to tell me I amnot here 10:18:43 PM: *** Signoff: dunric (Quit: Leaving) 10:20:33 PM: *** Signoff: Marisa (Quit: In a word, there are three things that last forever: Faith, Hope, and Love; But love is the greatest of them all.) 10:23:03 PM: Snogpitch: I don't recall seeing Marisa before? 10:24:06 PM: Moloch: In Missouri, maybe a friend of Vanessa 10:24:30 PM: VanessaE: ? 10:24:35 PM: Snogpitch: I thought Vanessa lived in Florida? 10:24:48 PM: mech4k: i was just looking at the ip,didnt put together kansas city mo till u said that 10:24:49 PM: VanessaE: no, I live in MO now 10:25:08 PM: Snogpitch: How long ago was that move? 10:25:09 PM: VanessaE: Abe and I moved in Nov. 2007 10:25:27 PM: Snogpitch: I guess I lost track then... 10:26:58 PM: VanessaE: that's ok, I don't exactly make my presence known much of the time. 10:28:39 PM: dracosilv: bbiab... reboot. 10:28:44 PM: *** Signoff: dracosilv (Quit: Leaving) 10:28:56 PM: Snogpitch: It's just disappointing when another C= personality disappears 10:30:04 PM: mech4k: were all getting old ;) 10:30:22 PM: Moloch: We are?! WTF! 10:30:24 PM: Moloch: ;) 10:30:38 PM: mech4k: dont worry Moloch ,i recon u will live forever 10:30:52 PM: fotograf: I started counting backwards - much nicer being 18 now that the last ime! ;) 10:30:53 PM: Snogpitch: ya, I'd look older if I'd let my beard grow out 10:31:25 PM: mech4k: pesky whippersnappers ;) 10:31:30 PM: Snogpitch: I let it grow for a couple weeks a few years back, and it grew out mostly grey 10:31:48 PM: lordronin: Hey this insane old gamer is real close to 60. 10:32:00 PM: Snogpitch: Boss asked me, are you planning on keeping that beard? 10:32:00 PM: Dragos: ****, i got carded at a casino last night 10:32:03 PM: mech4k: holy **** 10:32:05 PM: lordronin: But still tapping C= keys daily 10:32:06 PM: jackleg: wow geriactric channel ;) 10:32:48 PM: mech4k steals lordronin's cane.. eheheheh 10:33:06 PM: jackleg: go for the huvaround 10:33:54 PM: lordronin: ah mech4k, how'd you know this 1 1/2 legged freak needs a cane? {EG} 10:34:12 PM: antares51: LR is no freak. 10:34:23 PM: *** dracosilv (~dracosilv@NewNet-1C55905C.wi.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 10:34:30 PM: lordronin: shhhh jackleg, they are trying to talk me into one of those. Told them right after they put in a C=128 tower, I'll consider it. {VBG} 10:34:32 PM: antares51: WB draco. 10:34:57 PM: jackleg: hehehe\ 10:35:21 PM: lordronin: ah antares51 we all know that LR is a long haired beared, C= using fanatic, RPGing hippy freak stuck in the 60s 10:35:29 PM: *** CurtisP (~curtisp@NewNet-C31CC070.neo.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 10:35:31 PM: lordronin: GOt it straight from the Dragon's mouth too 10:35:37 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy CurtisP 10:35:56 PM: mech4k: lucky guess ;) 10:37:32 PM: lordronin: mech4k must have psipowers 10:38:15 PM: mech4k: Dragos: you gambling all your c64 goody money away?> 10:38:20 PM: *** CurtisP1 (~curtisp@NewNet-CB516F8C.neo.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 10:39:16 PM: antares51: WB Curtis. 10:39:23 PM: CurtisP1: thanks 10:40:04 PM: *** Signoff: CurtisP (Ping timeout) 10:41:11 PM: *** Signoff: _Fungus_ (Ping timeout) 10:41:39 PM: antares51: It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that ping. 10:41:54 PM: *** CurtisP1 is now known as CurtisP 10:43:47 PM: Dragos: nah, wife won $100 10:44:43 PM: mech4k: nice 10:47:20 PM: *** Signoff: BeeMan (Broken pipe) 10:47:36 PM: antares51: Beeman needs a plumber. 10:48:04 PM: Dragos: among other things 10:48:45 PM: Moloch: Agreed 10:49:35 PM: Info-Seeke: 10:50:46 PM: *** Signoff: mech4k (Connection reset by peer) 10:54:57 PM: VanessaE: dammit 10:55:00 PM: VanessaE: hate when he does that 10:55:14 PM: *** Signoff: dracosilv (Quit: Leaving) 10:58:10 PM: *** Signoff: antares51 (Quit: Leaving.) 11:03:21 PM: Snogpitch: ooo, Stevie Nicks on PBS :) 11:07:10 PM: *** Mech (~Mech@NewNet-BEB7AEDC.pools.spcsdns.net) has joined channel #c64friends 11:07:22 PM: fotograf: *DROOL* what's she singing? 11:07:57 PM: Snogpitch: Started with Stand Back 11:08:21 PM: fotograf: Nice! 11:09:21 PM: *** Signoff: WizardNJ (Quit: ) 11:10:56 PM: dslman2009: gotta go to work later all god bless 11:11:16 PM: *** Signoff: dslman2009 (Quit: (Polaris IRC 3.1) webpage: irc.elitegrounds.net) 11:12:24 PM: Snogpitch: It's Soundstage on PBS 11:14:05 PM: Snogpitch: Rhianon 11:15:57 PM: fotograf: Neat. 11:21:44 PM: Snogpitch: She's covering a Dave Matthews Band song... 11:22:47 PM: iViper: dang I just missed it! 11:23:22 PM: fotograf: I'll have to catch a repeat. Too blasted sleepy tonight. L8er gang. :) 11:23:23 PM: iViper: is that pbs on vpt? 11:23:34 PM: *** Signoff: fotograf (Quit: fotograf) 11:23:48 PM: Snogpitch: vpt? 11:23:59 PM: iViper: vermont public tv 11:24:16 PM: Snogpitch: Channel 16 Dayton Ohio 11:24:35 PM: iViper: ah that splains it then 11:25:14 PM: Snogpitch: Ya, the other PBS is playing Rain Man 11:26:12 PM: iViper: vpt pbs has some black guy singing 11:26:46 PM: Snogpitch: Is that Austin City Limits? 11:27:11 PM: Mech: austin city limits on here,zztop or something on 11:27:26 PM: Mech: soundstage with stevie nicks on other pbs 11:27:49 PM: Snogpitch: Sounds like Gold Dust Woman coming up... 11:28:07 PM: Snogpitch: yep 11:28:28 PM: Snogpitch: I remember when I saw her in the 80s, she screwed up the lyrics...lost where she was in the song... 11:29:21 PM: Snogpitch: Just happened to be looking thru the binoculars at that moment, saw the expression on her face when she realized something was wrong in her lyrics 11:33:50 PM: *** Signoff: Dopple (Quit: 73 - http://www.doppleganger.org) 11:36:20 PM: iViper: so has the plug been pulled on all analog tv broadcast dowm south? 11:36:43 PM: jackleg: only some channels 11:36:47 PM: Snogpitch: only on one channel here in Cincinnati, and they got 1000 complaints that day by phone 11:37:03 PM: jackleg: our lovely leader pushed the date back 11:37:12 PM: iViper: how the hdtv reception? 11:37:31 PM: jackleg: the sig is beautiful 11:37:44 PM: jackleg: i actualy get more hd chanels now than before 11:38:07 PM: iViper: is that ota hdtv or cable? 11:38:14 PM: Mech: i get a few more,but sadly they are mexican channels 11:38:15 PM: jackleg: ota 11:38:29 PM: Mech: ota also 11:38:38 PM: jackleg: hahaha 25 channels and 20 r beaner 11:38:52 PM: iViper: I've read that ota can be better than cable because of the lac of video compression 11:39:02 PM: jackleg: yes 11:39:15 PM: jackleg: ota is 100000000000000000000 times better than dish network 11:39:34 PM: iViper: is that 1080i or 480p 11:39:38 PM: Snogpitch: Of what I've seen, the regular cable is not as detailed as the digital signal I'm getting from some of the channels on air 11:39:55 PM: CurtisP: terrestrial digital is compressed 11:40:17 PM: iViper: well when you're trying to pack 400+ channels into a little wire 11:40:38 PM: CurtisP: apparently some cable companies may recompress the stream 11:40:53 PM: iViper: I have didital cable but not hdtv yet 11:41:01 PM: iViper: digitaal 11:41:17 PM: iViper: we have it but I don't subscribe to it 11:41:26 PM: jackleg: its bad when cable/sat have pixulation/ghosting on reg channels and ota is crystal clear 11:41:40 PM: CurtisP: it doesnt matter if you dont have an HD set 11:42:14 PM: iViper: I have an ntsc/atsc reciever in my tele so I'm waiting for cdn to make it's switch and get an antenna 11:42:39 PM: iViper: I do have an hd set 11:43:02 PM: Snogpitch: Supposedly, the stations locally haven't switched to full power digital yet...so that will be interesting to see that happen 11:43:16 PM: CurtisP: is it big screen? 11:43:30 PM: iViper: I'll still use cable but use an ant too to get the hd channels 11:43:46 PM: iViper: 32" 16:9 11:44:05 PM: CurtisP: no premium channels? 11:44:11 PM: jackleg: do not get a hi gain boost antena 11:44:19 PM: iViper: I have a small lr so that's big enough for now 11:44:33 PM: CurtisP: do you see much difference between HD and SD on a 32" screen? 11:44:49 PM: jackleg: i do 11:44:59 PM: iViper: they're available but I don't go for em just yet 11:45:35 PM: iViper: my picture is actually pretty darn good in both modes 11:46:01 PM: CurtisP: i was gonna say, 32" isn't quite big enough to really see the difference 11:46:06 PM: iViper: as viewed by 480sd dvd's and 480p hd 11:46:14 PM: CurtisP: you get up to 50"+ and you really start to see it 11:46:43 PM: iViper: I also use it with my game system and do 1080i, though 720p is a fair trade off 11:47:14 PM: CurtisP: what game system? 11:47:34 PM: CurtisP: I'd like to get an ATSC receiver for my laptop 11:47:35 PM: iViper: my son inlaw has a 42" and he thinks my picture quality is better than his 11:48:07 PM: CurtisP: well size isn't everything 11:48:19 PM: CurtisP: my 13" 1701 monitor has a fantastic picture 11:49:10 PM: iViper: I have a WIN-TV USB connection on my puter, so I can connect the output of my vhs to the computer ans still watch the tv while puting 11:49:49 PM: CurtisP: i have a USB tv tuner\ 11:49:53 PM: CurtisP: but its ntsc only 11:50:12 PM: iViper: think pass through silly 11:51:09 PM: iViper: most didital cable boxes have more than one output on them and you can usem all 11:52:00 PM: iViper: or you can connect your dvd to it and watch a rented movie too 11:52:25 PM: jackleg: i got the pinicle hd usb stick 11:52:40 PM: jackleg: comes with a remote to 11:52:48 PM: iViper: I was just kidding about the "silly" though 11:53:04 PM: CurtisP: mine is a Tevion 11:53:25 PM: iViper: gosh just what they don't put on a stick these days... :) 11:53:46 PM: CurtisP: it's apparently a USB 2800 device 11:54:16 PM: jackleg: and i can record to my 16 gig usb stick 11:54:27 PM: iViper: nice 11:54:44 PM: iViper: my usb connection will record too 11:55:01 PM: iViper: to hd or stick if I use one 11:55:28 PM: iViper: I have an 8Gig usb flash drive 11:55:30 PM: jackleg: whats allso nice is i got a usb equipt dvd player 11:55:46 PM: CurtisP: i plugged it in and Vista recognized it 11:55:49 PM: jackleg: record to usb and dont need dvd blankd 11:56:06 PM: CurtisP: I should plug it into my cable box and try some capture 11:56:56 PM: CurtisP: I'll have to look for an S-Video cable 11:57:36 PM: iViper: I saw a combo RCA vhs dvd recorder that records from vhs-dvd and dvd-vhs at Canadian Tire for < $80. but it doesn't upconvert 11:57:52 PM: CurtisP: found one 11:58:29 PM: jackleg: and it wont record store purchased vhs to dvd 11:58:30 PM: iViper: Walmart has a Toshiba model that does though for about twice that price 11:59:02 PM: iViper: makes sence 11:59:08 PM: iViper: sense 11:59:22 PM: jackleg: i got 1 to back up my vhs 11:59:27 PM: iViper: sony macro media 11:59:28 PM: jackleg: wasted $150 12:00:45 AM: iViper: there are hw devices that can knock off the macro media protection, but I doubt it'd work with a combo unit 12:00:54 AM: CurtisP: ok, I plugged in my device 12:00:58 AM: CurtisP: it works pretty decent 12:01:16 AM: iViper: what device CurtisP 12:01:21 AM: Snogpitch: Well folks, gonna mosey along 12:01:23 AM: Snogpitch: Niters 12:01:31 AM: iViper: nite snog