Log file opened at: Mar 28, 2009 8:53:10 PM 8:53:11 PM: *** Topic for #c64friends: We Adore Our C64 = = and Q-Link!! 8:53:11 PM: #c64friends: Snogpitch _Fuzz_ +LordNLptp Wildstar @al MikeAZ1 +iViper @Dragos mech questor @DLH BlueNeXuS @IanC tone007 +groepaz lowlevel +_Commodore_ @_Six_ Info-Seeker +Demonger_-X- +Lord_Nightmare @Pelleas jackleg @ShadowM +_brain_ PhotoJim +redrumloa +FireflyST +jbevren 8:53:11 PM: *** End of /NAMES list. 8:53:11 PM: *** Channel Mode is +sntrRc 8:53:11 PM: *** Channel created at May 6, 2007 5:35:35 PM 8:53:14 PM: Wildstar: I said before that I'm not leaving the Commodore community for any reason unless I feel like it. Don't try 8:53:21 PM: _Fuzz_: wow it sure is tough to join this channel now.. obviously i missed something in the last few days? 8:53:21 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy folks 8:53:23 PM: al: hey Snogpitch 8:54:06 PM: Wildstar: Hello Snogpitch 8:54:15 PM: al: _Fuzz_ : spammer trouble... 8:54:37 PM: al: Hi, BTW. :) 8:54:41 PM: Snogpitch: what kind of spam? 8:54:45 PM: _Fuzz_: hiya 8:54:53 PM: _Fuzz_: i see.... it took me 17 minutes to join here :/ 8:56:27 PM: al: presupposes has quit (User has been banned from NewNet (No Spamming)) 8:57:02 PM: Snogpitch: wow, from NewNet no less... 8:57:10 PM: al: dingle has quit (User has been banned from NewNet (No Spamming)) 8:57:22 PM: al: magnifying has quit (User has been banned from NewNet (No Spamming)) 8:57:27 PM: al: and so forth 8:57:37 PM: _Fuzz_: awesome 8:58:06 PM: Wildstar: Seen a few others too. 8:58:57 PM: Snogpitch: well, it didn't seem any longer than usual to join for me tonight 8:58:59 PM: al: yes, W*. That was the "and so forth" part 8:59:24 PM: Wildstar: ok. 8:59:30 PM: al: Snog : is your nick regestered? 8:59:44 PM: Snogpitch: yes 8:59:48 PM: al: then you wouldn't notice any diff 8:59:52 PM: Wildstar: Fuzz's nick's registration must have lapsed 9:00:16 PM: Wildstar: I told him his nick needs to be registered 9:00:32 PM: al: 2 points for W* 9:01:01 PM: Wildstar: He PMed me before logging in... 9:01:36 PM: al: make it a three pointer. 9:01:48 PM: _Fuzz_: my nick seems to be in lala land.... i can't access it so i had to register this one 9:02:16 PM: _Fuzz_: which is why it took so long for me 9:03:12 PM: Snogpitch: when I did /msg nickserv info fuzz it shows as not registered 9:03:40 PM: al: was Fuzz_PSW I think 9:03:49 PM: Wildstar: Fuzz-PSW 9:04:08 PM: Snogpitch: same with that. too 9:04:36 PM: Wildstar: There is also Fuzz-R64 (I think I got that one right) 9:04:54 PM: _Fuzz_: when I try to get Fuzz-PSW it's showing me it's awaiting email verification... i never got any emails and i can't re try to register it 9:05:18 PM: al: wait about thirty days and it will free up. 9:05:21 PM: Snogpitch: double check your spam box 9:05:49 PM: Wildstar: Using the college's email address? 9:06:13 PM: _Fuzz_: i dont have one :D (spam box) i turned it off awhile back 9:06:41 PM: Wildstar: question directed to fuzz 9:06:44 PM: _Fuzz_: i'm guessing someone else registered my nick... i noticed last time i was on it wasn't registered anymore and now i cant register it tonight 9:06:52 PM: al: enter #services and get help 9:06:54 PM: _Fuzz_: w* yes 9:07:03 PM: _Fuzz_: i'm fine with this nick... not a biggie now that i'm in here :P 9:07:06 PM: _Fuzz_: lol 9:07:12 PM: Wildstar: Ok, the college maybe queueing the email. 9:07:28 PM: *** Signoff: mech (Quit: Client exiting) 9:07:36 PM: *** Signoff: groepaz (Client exited) 9:07:39 PM: Snogpitch: you need to use your nick a set number of days or it will become available again 9:08:10 PM: Wildstar: Just like your R64 one, it isn't registered. If you haven't IDENTIFYed your account after so many days or so, it gets unregistered by NewNet 9:08:22 PM: al: about 30 days 9:08:27 PM: _Fuzz_: yeah i thought i was within that.. i'm usually online a few times a week.... haven't used the r64 one in awhile though 9:08:30 PM: _Fuzz_: anyway its all good :) 9:09:35 PM: Wildstar: logging in doesn't always mean that. 9:10:43 PM: *** Mech (~mech@NewNet-52CDAEAA.pools.spcsdns.net) has joined channel #c64friends 9:10:45 PM: _Fuzz_ changes the topic to something c64 related 9:11:00 PM: Wildstar: oki 9:11:04 PM: Snogpitch: If you don't identify your nick, then it's not counted 9:11:13 PM: Wildstar: yep 9:11:20 PM: al: Commander64 rocks on the uIEC 9:11:23 PM: Wildstar: I do that basically all the time. 9:11:47 PM: Snogpitch: Commander64? 9:12:01 PM: Wildstar: niceness 9:12:11 PM: al: http://lyonlabs.org/commodore/onrequest/COM64.D64 9:12:17 PM: *** Eddie (~eddie@NewNet-66744DC1.san.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 9:12:18 PM: *** Mode change "+o Eddie" on #c64friends by ChanServ 9:12:26 PM: Eddie: doi! 9:12:29 PM: ShadowM: Quality German-engineered software. 9:12:37 PM: al: Hey Eddie 9:12:45 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Eddie 9:14:52 PM: al: pomegranate 9:15:04 PM: Snogpitch: is it good at changing directories? 9:15:12 PM: al: yeppers 9:15:41 PM: Snogpitch: I've been using OmegaQII, as long as I stay in a single directory 9:16:26 PM: Snogpitch: gives the option of 4 drives I can deal with, and that's how many I have hooked up to the C= most of the time 9:17:01 PM: al: drives 8-26 9:17:07 PM: Snogpitch: can't issue a change directory command, as the <- is used for escape :( 9:17:10 PM: al: on the Commander 9:17:47 PM: al: small learning curve. run the docs file 9:18:00 PM: _brain_: Maybe .. would work? 9:18:08 PM: _brain_: Or // 9:18:13 PM: _brain_: cd:// 9:18:24 PM: _brain_: Rather a brute force option, but.... 9:18:40 PM: Wildstar: Commander 64... sounds interesting 9:18:56 PM: al: you have the link. :) 9:19:21 PM: Wildstar: I know 9:19:29 PM: Wildstar: I have the file 9:23:29 PM: _Fuzz_: you've got the power 9:23:36 PM: _Fuzz_ starts singin "I've got the power" 9:24:15 PM: Snogpitch: I took a brief look at it, never seen Commander64 before 9:24:40 PM: Snogpitch: any idea which issue it was reviewed ?? 9:24:40 PM: DLH: My 1541U arrived in the mail today..... 9:24:51 PM: ShadowM: yay! 9:25:24 PM: al runs out to the mailbox for the third time today 9:25:33 PM: ShadowM: So how do you like it? 9:25:51 PM: DLH: just unboxing it 9:26:16 PM: DLH: Went 60 miles away today to pick up a load of commodore equipment 9:26:32 PM: ShadowM: What'd you all get? 9:27:24 PM: DLH: 5ea breadbox, 3ea 64c, 3ea 1571, 2ea 1541C, 1ea Bluechip, bunch of carts, commodore ram expansions, games (all boxed), 1702 monitor. havent really gone thru it all yet 9:27:33 PM: DLH: 2ea 128 9:27:51 PM: al: nice 9:27:55 PM: DLH: huge box of manuals and books also 9:28:00 PM: Snogpitch: I'm picking up a C= collection tommorrow 9:28:16 PM: _Fuzz_: speaking of which... does anyone have 1-4 sid chips they do not need (ie from broken c64's) 9:28:18 PM: _brain_ made a haul from Des Moines last weekend. 9:28:25 PM: _brain_: Too much stuff now. 9:28:37 PM: _brain_: Well, much too much... 9:28:53 PM: DLH: He said this was about 50% of the stuff and next time he came home to his parents here in Illinois he would bring the rest 9:29:07 PM: DLH: It was sad, his wife was so happy and he seemed so sad 9:29:22 PM: Snogpitch: I also got an email from someone in northern Ohio selling a pile of stuff 9:29:25 PM: al: :( 9:29:57 PM: *** lordronin (~lordronin@7A1E55C2.68A28F0F.E153056D.IP) has joined channel #c64friends 9:30:01 PM: lordronin: Hoi Ganag: 9:30:06 PM: lordronin: err gang 9:30:11 PM: lordronin: and I am sober too 9:30:13 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy lordronin 9:30:14 PM: lordronin: {G} 9:30:19 PM: lordronin: Hoi Snogpitch 9:30:27 PM: al: When I lived in Miami, I would often come home to find boxes of Commodore stuff on the doorstep. 9:30:37 PM: DLH: I told him I would gladly take any and all. Couple A500 and A1200's next :) 9:30:40 PM: al: hey LR :) 9:30:58 PM: lordronin: Hoi al 9:31:11 PM: al: I got your message 9:31:23 PM: al: but i didn't know how to respond 9:31:26 PM: Wildstar: Interesting programmer Commander 64 is 9:31:31 PM: lordronin: ah good thanks for letting me know 9:31:33 PM: DLH: al: your package arrive? 9:31:33 PM: Wildstar: hello lordronin 9:31:47 PM: al: yse DLH, way cool :) 9:31:52 PM: lordronin: al you mean in doing a memoserv or in content? 9:31:56 PM: lordronin: Hoi wildstar 9:31:56 PM: al: and thanks again 9:32:10 PM: al: in memoserv 9:32:20 PM: *** jasmaz (~jasmaz@NewNet-70C0A41E.try.wideopenwest.com) has joined channel #c64friends 9:32:20 PM: *** Mode change "+v jasmaz" on #c64friends by ChanServ 9:32:26 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy jasmaz 9:32:30 PM: jasmaz: Hi 9:33:08 PM: *** Moloch (moloch@arkanixlabs.com) has joined channel #c64friends 9:33:12 PM: *** Mode change "+o Moloch" on #c64friends by ChanServ 9:33:14 PM: al: DLH : sending a package for you on Monday 9:33:21 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Moloch 9:33:35 PM: Moloch: Evening Snogpitch 9:35:00 PM: Snogpitch: The guy is only sellng the stuff as a lot, and taking offers... 9:35:09 PM: Snogpitch: some interesting stuff in the mix for sure 9:36:50 PM: Snogpitch: He indicated he bought out a repair shop, so you know there's some good stuff there 9:38:15 PM: lordronin: Hoi Moloch 9:38:36 PM: Moloch: Hiya LR 9:38:53 PM: al: bbl 9:41:51 PM: _Fuzz_: haha awesome... my email to register Fuzz-PSW just got here now 9:42:40 PM: Snogpitch: must have arrived via pony express? 9:43:05 PM: _Fuzz_: i think that's faster :P 9:48:40 PM: Snogpitch: Did Commander64 get a review in GO64? 9:51:18 PM: Snogpitch: Looks like a gap of 1997 - 2003 for the translation 9:53:29 PM: Snogpitch: I don't have that many GO64s to go thru... 9:59:20 PM: Snogpitch: So, is Fuzz_PSW now registered? 10:00:27 PM: _Fuzz_: no :( 10:00:53 PM: _Fuzz_: the emails are coming after an hour... but nickserv requires i register in a shorter time period than that 10:03:34 PM: Snogpitch: sounds like your mail server is not accepting emails in a timely fashion, probably as a means to deter spammers 10:03:58 PM: Wildstar: Use a different email address, Fuzz 10:04:36 PM: Wildstar: The college email is probably controlling email flow over the weekends 10:04:55 PM: _Fuzz_: yeah it's weird... some are coming through instantly and that's the only one that hasn't... currently my account is on Sun JES but on Monday it will be on MS Exchange so they could be doing something on the account tonight to prep it 10:10:42 PM: *** Signoff: al (Ping timeout) 10:11:25 PM: iViper: when you say commander64, are you referring to the prg on this site? http://preview.tinyurl.com/cg84dp 10:12:49 PM: Snogpitch: No, that's a different program 10:12:58 PM: Snogpitch: your link is for a Windows utility 10:13:12 PM: iViper: oh ok 10:13:18 PM: ShadowM: http://lyonlabs.org/commodore/onrequest/COM64.D64 10:17:46 PM: iViper: thnx ShadowM... nice site 10:19:03 PM: *** Signoff: Demonger_-X- (Ping timeout) 10:27:57 PM: Snogpitch: not much on the net about the company/group Winkel Software Productions, other than a minesweeper clone 10:28:22 PM: *** Schema (~spam@810C7EC6.7EB95B52.84E6236E.IP) has joined channel #c64friends 10:28:23 PM: *** Mode change "+o Schema" on #c64friends by ChanServ 10:28:33 PM: Snogpitch: probaby need to search using the german name 10:28:36 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Schema 10:29:15 PM: *** geneb (~chatzilla@NewNet-6D9AF29E.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) has joined channel #c64friends 10:29:42 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy geneb 10:29:49 PM: geneb: Hi 10:30:13 PM: lordronin: Hoi Scheman 10:30:18 PM: lordronin: Hoi geneb 10:30:25 PM: geneb waves 10:31:27 PM: iViper: http://www.c64gg.com/b16.html is this it, Snog? 10:33:10 PM: Snogpitch: http://www.wspse.de/WSPse/Commander64.php3 10:34:03 PM: _Fuzz_: i apologize for the repeat but a number of people have come online since i last said this... if anyone has 1-4 SID chips they dont need from dead c64's then please to msg me :) 10:34:05 PM: Snogpitch: There's a version 2 on that page 10:34:33 PM: _Fuzz_: (assuming the sids still work) 10:35:40 PM: Snogpitch: _Fuzz_ you coming to C=4 this year? 10:36:00 PM: _Fuzz_: no just ECCC and WoC 10:36:18 PM: Snogpitch: OK, was going to suggest raiding the freebie tables.. :) 10:36:41 PM: _Fuzz_: lol 10:37:09 PM: _Fuzz_: i'll do that at ECCC if there is one :P 10:37:16 PM: _Commodore: my joystick works. First game of color baseball using normal joystick instead of the tandy analog POS and I beat the computer 31 home runs to 0 10:38:07 PM: Snogpitch: looking at translating the page now... 10:38:27 PM: ShadowM: http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/ 10:38:28 PM: iViper: I was refering to your mention of WSP above. the site I found seems to have more content on it than just minesweeper 10:40:21 PM: _Fuzz_: ShadowM: time to book the hotels and flights :D 10:41:47 PM: ShadowM: afterparty in the lobby! yay! 10:41:59 PM: _Fuzz_: lol 10:42:11 PM: _Fuzz_: "Where I come from it's 4:30am right now" 10:44:47 PM: Wildstar: heh 10:45:51 PM: _Fuzz_: true story, that... at last ECCC my watch was stuck at 4:30am... so The Wiz/Style asked me 3 times throughout the weekend what time it was... and so whenever I checked my watch, that was the time... hence the phrase :P 10:46:45 PM: ShadowM: I've heard of not observing daylight time, but don't you think that's carrying it a bit far? 10:47:14 PM: _Fuzz_: not at all... some things in canada are a bit weird 10:49:10 PM: Schema: Your watch is at least right once a day. 10:50:18 PM: *** Demonger_-X- (~chatzilla@C03754D8.4F31F9EF.9E52E274.IP) has joined channel #c64friends 10:50:22 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Demonger_-X- 10:50:30 PM: Snogpitch: twice if you drop the AM 10:50:37 PM: _Fuzz_: lol 10:50:57 PM: Demonger_-: hey snog. Had a hardreset on the computer.weird. 11:04:42 PM: *** Signoff: Moloch (Quit: Wildstarism: Yes, typewriters was on the opposite extreme but yes it can do text wrapped around graphics but this is where one has to way practicality.) 11:12:35 PM: *** Roadnoise (Roadnoise@Roadnoise.is.a.non.entity.org) has joined channel #c64friends 11:12:46 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Roadnoise 11:13:02 PM: Roadnoise: Hello Snogpitch.. 11:15:56 PM: *** Hellion_1 (~hellion_1@NewNet-5DF1A0E8.cytnin.dsl.dynamic.tds.net) has joined channel #c64friends 11:15:56 PM: *** Mode change "+o Hellion_1" on #c64friends by ChanServ 11:16:05 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Hellion_1 11:16:50 PM: Hellion_1: Hey snog. 11:17:06 PM: Hellion_1: Snog: Anythig else you want added to the C4 website? 11:18:25 PM: Snogpitch: the club's website link? 11:19:58 PM: Snogpitch: time to start is usually 9am for public and 7am for dealers, I need to double check the contract details for when we can get in 11:21:55 PM: Snogpitch: previous years it was 7am...still looking for this year's info 11:23:41 PM: Hellion_1: Changes made. Link to clubs website is at top. 11:24:15 PM: Snogpitch: ya, contract shows 7am is when we get in 11:25:14 PM: Hellion_1: Any ideas on the after expo dinner? 11:25:16 PM: Hellion_1: location? 11:25:31 PM: Snogpitch: It's been different every year so far 11:26:15 PM: Snogpitch: why not put it to a vote in the forums 11:26:38 PM: Snogpitch: everyone seems happy enough with Golden Corral for Saturday nite 11:26:48 PM: Hellion_1: Make it so #1.... :) 11:26:54 PM: Snogpitch: ooo, lightning outside 11:27:00 PM: Hellion_1: Me too... 11:27:44 PM: Snogpitch: I'll have to go by there soon to verify any new places or closures 11:28:14 PM: Hellion_1: Let me know and I will udate website with places to chow. 11:28:44 PM: Snogpitch: there is a list on the yahoo group I think...I know there is a map for Golden Corral there...let me check 11:30:06 PM: Roadnoise: Where are the lightning strikes happening? What locale? Mid-west? 11:30:23 PM: Hellion_1: West central Indiana. 11:30:31 PM: *** Mode change "+v tone007" on #c64friends by Hellion_1 11:30:50 PM: Snogpitch lives near Cincinnati OH 11:31:06 PM: Snogpitch: thunder rolling at the moment 11:31:16 PM: Wildstar: lol 11:31:40 PM: Wildstar: got to love those 11:31:46 PM: Hellion_1 says other people need to ge on the C4 forums and post. That is an order! 11:31:58 PM: Roadnoise: Then that heavy weather is coming my way. New England. 11:32:36 PM: Wildstar: Hellion_1, you serious? 11:33:04 PM: Hellion_1: If you are coming to C4, yes. 11:33:18 PM: Hellion_1: If you want to come to c$, yes. 11:33:21 PM: Hellion_1: C4 11:33:36 PM: Hellion_1: Do you need to come to C4, yes! 11:34:04 PM: Snogpitch: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/c4expo/message/19 list as of 2006 11:34:18 PM: Hellion_1: W*: No I am not serious, I am Hellion_1. :) 11:35:01 PM: Wildstar: When I can get the money to make such flights and an open time window (all at once) 11:35:24 PM: Snogpitch: ticket prices are at historic lows for Cincinnati this year 11:35:37 PM: Roadnoise: Great. lol 'cordin' to flanier.. 11:35:40 PM: Hellion_1: W*: Where are you comeing from. 11:35:55 PM: Hellion_1: Damn my spelling is bad tonight!!! 11:36:30 PM: Snogpitch: Here comes the rain! 11:36:48 PM: Hellion_1: Been raining here for about 3 hours. 11:36:54 PM: Roadnoise: Just a guess? Somewhere from the west coast. 11:38:50 PM: Wildstar: If I had the money - that be coming from Astoria, Oregon. It would be a matter of A) having money, B) Means of getting there, C) time frame open (more too often that when I have the money - I don't have the time window free from work - um - no paid vacation. Miss work, no job. 11:39:19 PM: Wildstar: It's raining and windy here 11:39:23 PM: Snogpitch: It's memorial day weekend, you working that weekend? 11:40:06 PM: Hellion_1: Astoria huh? My wife was born there. 11:40:53 PM: Wildstar: No work at the moment. No money. When I have work, I work all weekends including holidays. Now, building design work has been awfully limited so insufficient funds but time 11:42:41 PM: _Commodore: is there a version of deathchase for C64? 11:42:49 PM: *** Arkaxow (~IceChat7@NewNet-B8251232.mad.east.verizon.net) has joined channel #c64friends 11:42:58 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Arkaxow 11:42:58 PM: Wildstar: We'll have to see in 2010 or 2011. Depends on how much time. (Now the air service from Astoria to PDX sounds nice - hope it lasts) 11:43:09 PM: Arkaxow: ni snog 11:43:20 PM: Arkaxow: i wondered why i couldn't connect here for a few days 11:43:31 PM: Roadnoise: Hi Arkaxow. 11:43:32 PM: Arkaxow: is it because we now have to register our nick to connect ? 11:43:39 PM: Arkaxow: hi roadnoise what's shaking ? 11:43:43 PM: Wildstar: yes 11:43:50 PM: Arkaxow: is that something new / 11:43:53 PM: Arkaxow: > 11:43:54 PM: Arkaxow: ? 11:44:15 PM: Wildstar: Settings changed to ward off spam trolls 11:44:38 PM: Wildstar: They don't tend to register nicks 11:44:59 PM: Arkaxow: ok thanks. i didn't understand because i'm on other channels on the same server and it isn't the same. 11:45:01 PM: Roadnoise: Not much here. And WS, did you get that info from somebody on #services? 11:45:23 PM: Wildstar: No, from others here 11:45:24 PM: _Commodore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A-wQh4Yag8&feature=related 11:45:53 PM: Wildstar: It was talked about earlier. 11:45:55 PM: _Commodore: the CoCo version looks harder 11:48:24 PM: Arkaxow: watch out for the trees ! 11:48:30 PM: Roadnoise: OK, WS. And Clocky, by CoCo, you are re: Tandy's Color Computer? 11:48:48 PM: *** Signoff: Hellion_1 (Quit: ) 11:48:50 PM: Arkaxow: this is available for c64 ? 11:54:53 PM: Roadnoise: Stock c64? 11:55:15 PM: _Commodore: yes stock colour computer 2 11:55:18 PM: _Commodore: 64k 11:55:52 PM: Arkaxow: how much would you pay for an sx64 ? 11:56:06 PM: _Commodore: there is a port for the CoCo 2, plays well too 11:56:18 PM: Roadnoise: I want a DX64.. 11:56:50 PM: _Commodore: http://www.indigobanquet.adsl24.co.uk/coco/deathchase/deathchase.htm 11:57:33 PM: _Commodore: I paid $50 AUD for my last SX64. I probably wouldn't pay much more since I looks for units that are unrestored. 11:58:07 PM: Arkaxow: i just bought one today. 11:58:17 PM: _Commodore: how much? 11:58:20 PM: Arkaxow: $50 11:58:24 PM: _Commodore: :-) 11:58:37 PM: _Commodore: condition? 11:58:38 PM: Roadnoise: $50 USD? 11:58:42 PM: Arkaxow: it didn't with a cable from keyboard to computer, is that hard to find ? 11:58:59 PM: _Commodore: see them on ebay from time to time 11:59:34 PM: Arkaxow: do you know what kind of connector it is ? 12:00:00 AM: _Commodore: D shell, count the pins... 23 or 25 12:00:21 AM: Snogpitch: well folks, time for me to call it a nite 12:00:27 AM: Snogpitch: catch y'all later 12:00:31 AM: Snogpitch: niters 12:00:31 AM: _Commodore: I can't remember without looking. Basically a straight through cable 12:00:38 AM: _Commodore: gn Log file closed at: Mar 29, 2009 12:00:41 AM