Log file opened at: May 16, 2009 8:47:07 PM 8:47:07 PM: *** Topic for #c64friends: We Adore Our C64 -- and Q-Link 8:47:07 PM: #c64friends: Snogpitch +jasmaz lowlevel IsePic gsteemso @golan dmackey828 +Dopple bogax mechlt1 @Moloch DragonFlu scrchr2 @Dragos Wildstar @DLH mech +groepaz Steve[cug] masterhit geneb +Lord_Nightmare @Pelleas Demonger_-X- _brain_ IceB-[B] @IanC _Commodore_ PhotoJim lhz @ShadowM questor scrchr FireflyST Info-Seeker 8:47:08 PM: *** End of /NAMES list. 8:47:08 PM: *** Channel Mode is +sntrc 8:47:09 PM: IsePic: Info-Seeker I still have mine but it was not the best freezer cart...just the first 8:47:25 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy folks 8:47:29 PM: Info-Seeke: nah, u can use the din connector on it, the ribbon to the traces on the 1541 / 71 board, which is 1982/4 big style connectors, easy to get to 8:47:33 PM: gsteemso: hiya snog 8:47:43 PM: dmackey828: I checked everything with a meter but it wouldn't workHey Snog.. 8:47:43 PM: Info-Seeke: hey snog 8:47:46 PM: dmackey828: Hey Snog.. 8:47:50 PM: Info-Seeke: u got pix of the 1541 with the db25? 8:47:50 PM: IsePic: Hi Snogpitch 8:47:58 PM: Info-Seeke: I wouldn't mind doing that to a 71 8:48:00 PM: dmackey828: At home. I'm at work now. 8:48:10 PM: *** antares51 (~antares51@NewNet-7BF0E445.om.om.cox.net) has joined channel #c64friends 8:48:10 PM: *** Mode change "+v antares51" on #c64friends by ChanServ 8:48:17 PM: Info-Seeke: I would like to see those if you ever get around to posting em 8:48:37 PM: Info-Seeke: I just took apart my sega power plug today to mod it for Commodore use 8:48:52 PM: dmackey828: Right now it's just a DB25 mounted into the back of the TOP cover of a 41' nothing fancy really. 8:48:54 PM: Info-Seeke: plenty of room in it to do its thing, and makes a nice adapter 8:49:08 PM: Info-Seeke: still b nice to see 8:49:13 PM: Info-Seeke: I like seeing pix of commie gear 8:49:23 PM: dmackey828: Ok I'll have to get a pic up sometime.. 8:49:29 PM: Info-Seeke: not sure why... I don't get a boner or anyting but it is almost a fettish 8:49:34 PM: dmackey828: Hehehe 8:49:45 PM: dmackey828: I love seeing others projects as well.. 8:49:47 PM: Info-Seeke: I actually have a 5.25 amiga drive 8:49:52 PM: Info-Seeke: looks pretty with a db25 coming off it 8:50:19 PM: antares51: My A4000 is functional again (with caveats). 8:50:21 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy antares51 8:50:32 PM: dmackey828: I leave the really detailed hacking to the PROS.. 8:50:36 PM: Info-Seeke: congrads antares 8:50:36 PM: antares51: Evening Snogpitch, sir. 8:50:42 PM: dmackey828: Cool.. 8:50:48 PM: antares51: No audio. 8:50:48 PM: Info-Seeke: what caveat? 8:50:52 PM: Info-Seeke: ahh 8:50:54 PM: Info-Seeke: how come? 8:51:02 PM: antares51: Unknown. 8:51:08 PM: IsePic: I tip my hat off to you guys that still have the patience for retro hardware 8:51:33 PM: Snogpitch: Come to C=4 if you want to see retro gear in action 8:51:37 PM: dmackey828: A bow is sent toward IsePic.. 8:51:44 PM: antares51: It's running now. Maybe an electrolytic cap? 8:52:02 PM: dmackey828: I would love to be able to goto C=4. Not this time.. 8:52:09 PM: antares51: Toaster's toast too. 8:52:26 PM: Info-Seeke: and edit video 8:52:29 PM: IsePic: dmackey828 I used to have the patience..I barely have the patience to tweak emulators :P 8:52:44 PM: antares51: Ram daughterboard runs really hot. 8:52:48 PM: dmackey828: IsePic, the C64 was my first computer. I worked that thing DAY and NIGHT for almost 10 years. 8:53:02 PM: dmackey828: Ram a BBS on it for a few years as well. 8:53:17 PM: Info-Seeke: me 2 dmackey 8:53:21 PM: Info-Seeke: hacked TRW and CBI with it 8:53:31 PM: Info-Seeke: as well as the telcos and tons of other **** on my 128 8:53:39 PM: Info-Seeke: the feds were very surprised :) 8:53:44 PM: dmackey828: I don't mind the emulators, I can use Winvice on my laptop but would rather play with the real deal.. 8:54:01 PM: Info-Seeke: I get tired of trying to figure out the key combos 8:54:05 PM: Info-Seeke: or which key is where 8:54:20 PM: dmackey828: Yeah thats a pain for me too.. The Keyboard layout.l 8:54:50 PM: gsteemso: so get a real one. no problem 8:55:39 PM: Info-Seeke: or get 1 of those keyrah adapters to use a commodore keyboard on the pc 8:56:34 PM: dmackey828: Was reading about that adapter the other night.. 8:56:48 PM: gsteemso: you still need the real keyboard there. just get the whole thing 8:59:39 PM: dmackey828: I have a bunch of PC keyboards. I fix computers on the side for extra $$. PPL are always giving me "GOODIES" for the PC that is.. 9:04:37 PM: Snogpitch: BTW, sales listing is up for CCCC's stuff 9:05:18 PM: Snogpitch: most current listing 9:05:29 PM: Snogpitch: http://www.geocities.com/c64-128-amiga 9:06:13 PM: Info-Seeke: where is c4 this year? 9:06:19 PM: Info-Seeke: u guys need to do 1 in florida on the east coast 9:07:53 PM: Snogpitch: Set up your own...get with a local user group and make it happen 9:08:15 PM: Snogpitch: CCCC is sponsoring the C=4 expo that's why it's here 9:08:57 PM: gsteemso: i thought it was called c4 because CCCC is four c's 9:09:36 PM: PhotoJim: it's not called c4 because it's so explosive? :) 9:11:47 PM: antares51: Did a google search. Looks like electrolytics are toast. That's what happens when we store 'puters in the cold of winter. 9:12:32 PM: dmackey828: Should be able to find replacements antares51 9:14:29 PM: *** LordNLptp (~jonathan@NewNet-6B59B94E.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) has joined channel #c64friends 9:14:30 PM: *** Mode change "+v LordNLptp" on #c64friends by ChanServ 9:14:34 PM: IsePic: brb time for a beer run 9:14:37 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy LordNLptp 9:14:46 PM: antares51: Not a problem per se. Just requires SMT caps, check traces and vias and learner how to solder very small parts. OUCH! 9:15:02 PM: antares51: Hello Lord Nitemare. 9:15:18 PM: Lord_Night: hi 9:16:12 PM: antares51: I may need to ship the motherboard to a repairperson. 9:16:29 PM: antares51: ...or buy another mobo. 9:17:35 PM: *** Hellion_1 (~Hellion_1@NewNet-5DF1A0E8.cytnin.dsl.dynamic.tds.net) has joined channel #c64friends 9:17:36 PM: antares51: The toaster's a different story. 9:17:40 PM: *** Mode change "+o Hellion_1" on #c64friends by ChanServ 9:17:41 PM: Snogpitch: Back in the 90s the springtime expo was in Okemos Michigan, so it is working it's way south... 9:17:44 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Hellion_1 9:17:45 PM: antares51: Evening Hellion. 9:17:56 PM: Hellion_1: Hey snog 9:18:26 PM: Hellion_1: Hey Antares 9:19:21 PM: ShadowM: hiy'all 9:19:44 PM: ShadowM: How are we set for demos at C=4? 9:19:46 PM: Hellion_1: Hey Glen 9:19:59 PM: ShadowM: Could I have another 'n', please? 9:20:13 PM: ShadowM: Can I get a Amen! 9:20:37 PM: Hellion_1: So far I only have 8 people attending. (badge request) 9:21:05 PM: Snogpitch: I didn't make a request, should I? 9:21:05 PM: ShadowM: How does that compare with badge requests in other years? 9:21:16 PM: Hellion_1: yes 9:21:41 PM: Hellion_1: I am not assuming anything. 9:21:56 PM: Hellion_1: Badges are expensive. 9:22:14 PM: Hellion_1: I printed 50 blanks. 9:22:40 PM: ShadowM: Leelu Dallas multipass! 9:23:14 PM: Snogpitch: maybe we need to recycle badges, use a year stamp for the current expo... 9:23:48 PM: ShadowM: Oh no, it would end up looking like my passport... 9:23:50 PM: Hellion_1: Oh, and the pre-printed badges are different from the blank ones. We will know who requested one and who didn't. 9:24:26 PM: ShadowM: Everyone will know who the slackers are! 9:24:26 PM: Snogpitch: You coming to the CCCC meeting tommorrow? 9:24:51 PM: Hellion_1: yes 9:25:11 PM: Info-Seeke: http://cgi.ebay.com/Evolis-Dualys-3-Photo-ID-Dual-Sided-ID-Card-Printer-PVC_W0QQitemZ280267998878QQ 9:25:37 PM: Snogpitch: So is it too late to get the pre-printed badge? 9:26:56 PM: Hellion_1: No. Email me. Hellion_1@hotmail.com 9:28:01 PM: Snogpitch: Maybe that'll get some last minute folks in gear.. 9:29:52 PM: Snogpitch: I was playing with my V1 C64DTV tonight...noticed the letters were fuzzy at the start and sharpened up as I continued to play with it. Is that a bad sign? Or do they all do that? 9:30:39 PM: golan: Evening. 9:30:50 PM: *** Stivenyfc (~chatzilla@NewNet-4CD54778.hrbgpa.east.verizon.net) has joined channel #c64friends 9:30:57 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Stivenyfc 9:31:00 PM: Stivenyfc: hi 9:31:07 PM: antares51: Evening golan. 9:31:55 PM: antares51: Got my 4000 running but no audio. I believe the electrolytic caps are shot. 9:32:22 PM: antares51: Evening Stivenfc. 9:32:24 PM: Snogpitch: Are you sure the speakers work? 9:32:56 PM: Stivenyfc: good evening antares51 9:32:58 PM: antares51: Used 1084S. Checks good with my son's toaster 4000. 9:34:00 PM: antares51 saves pennies and ships motherboard to New Zealand. 9:36:13 PM: Snogpitch: golan, how familiar are you with the easter eggs of Mega-Cart? 9:37:41 PM: golan: Extremely. 9:38:08 PM: Snogpitch: Did they work in the Vic20 Diag cart into one of those? 9:39:31 PM: *** Fuzz-PSW (~fuzz@NewNet-C1EBDD48.acanac.net) has joined channel #c64friends 9:39:39 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Fuzz-PSW 9:40:52 PM: golan: Snogs: I agreed not to give up any secrets. Sorry. 9:41:28 PM: Snogpitch: OK, given that answer, a no answer would not have given away a secret. 9:41:52 PM: Fuzz-PSW: hey snog 9:42:21 PM: golan: Snogs: If you think so. 9:42:53 PM: Hellion_1: Is the Mega-cart already avail for sale. 9:42:59 PM: Hellion_1: ? 9:43:02 PM: Snogpitch: It has been 9:43:03 PM: golan: Yes. It has been for some time. 9:43:08 PM: Snogpitch: I got mine already 9:43:20 PM: golan: Backorders are still being filled. 9:43:25 PM: gsteemso: I don't need one... don't own a VIC20 9:43:30 PM: Snogpitch: want me to bring it to CCCC meeting tommorrow? 9:43:51 PM: *** Signoff: dmackey828 (Ping timeout) 9:44:04 PM: golan: The Mega-Cart is a reason to get a VIC-20. :) 9:44:16 PM: golan: And at this point, perhaps even *the* reason. 9:44:26 PM: Hellion_1: Golan: What is the big deal about disclosing the easter eggs for a cart that is already out? 9:44:54 PM: Hellion_1: I could understand if it wasn't out yet. 9:45:13 PM: golan: Because they are there for people to discover. That's the point of Easter eggs, no? 9:45:38 PM: gsteemso: I guess it is more fun to find them yourself 9:45:39 PM: Hellion_1: I guess. 9:46:18 PM: golan: Do you hide Easter eggs before Easter and then on Easter tell your kids where they are? :) 9:46:39 PM: Snogpitch: Ya, could be in the back yard and not the front yard 9:46:44 PM: Fuzz-PSW eats the eggs before they are hidden 9:47:01 PM: ShadowM eats the ears off the chocolate bunnies 9:47:12 PM: golan: Asking for clues is a different matter entirely. 9:47:13 PM: Hellion_1: Those are alittle more obvious to find than hidden programming. 9:47:24 PM: golan: Not for the determined. :) 9:50:13 PM: *** dmackey828 (~n2dvm@NewNet-A1E700A0.nys.biz.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 9:50:26 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy dmackey828 9:51:37 PM: *** Signoff: IsePic (Quit: Alcohol.....the cause of AND solution to all our problems!!! - Homer Simpson) 9:51:39 PM: golan: How's this for a clue: Look in the extras, if you're bored, for U are the key to the Lord. 9:57:01 PM: Dragos: i cant make it to the meeting tomorrow 9:57:19 PM: *** WizardNJ (~WizardNJ@NewNet-AA16D5C9.dyn.optonline.net) has joined channel #c64friends 9:57:19 PM: *** Mode change "+o WizardNJ" on #c64friends by ChanServ 9:57:25 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy WizardNJ 9:57:33 PM: WizardNJ: hiya all 9:57:36 PM: Fuzz-PSW: the wizard is in the house 9:57:37 PM: WizardNJ: hiya Snog 9:57:38 PM: gsteemso: hi Wiz 9:57:48 PM: mechlt1: wiz 9:58:18 PM: Dragos: got in trouble for spending the whole day at hamvention with brain.... 9:58:32 PM: Snogpitch: Ya, hamvention in Dayton? 9:58:36 PM: Dragos: yep 9:58:48 PM: Snogpitch: I was thinking about going, decided not to. 9:58:57 PM: Snogpitch: Any C= gear? 9:58:58 PM: Dragos: good deals to be had 9:59:03 PM: Dragos: not really 9:59:21 PM: Dragos: i should have picked up that hp mediasmart server though, was a good price, and when i came back it was gone 9:59:53 PM: gsteemso: anyone know any good IRC hangouts for retrocomputing in general (platform-agnostic)? 10:00:15 PM: *** Signoff: Hellion_1 (Quit: ) 10:00:53 PM: Info-Seeke: actually 10:00:58 PM: Info-Seeke: I am on a site called retro-gamer.com 10:01:08 PM: Info-Seeke: they have an ircd running and hang in #cha 10:01:09 PM: Info-Seeke: t 10:01:20 PM: Info-Seeke: decent guys, but mostly game oriented, rather than hardware specific 10:01:30 PM: dmackey828: Hey Wiz, I got that board.. 10:01:44 PM: WizardNJ: did you install it 10:01:48 PM: Info-Seeke: it is a private torrent site with tons of stuff 10:01:52 PM: Info-Seeke: if anyone wants an invite 10:01:57 PM: dmackey828: It installed and works perfect. 10:01:59 PM: Info-Seeke: I upload 64 and amiga **** there 10:02:15 PM: WizardNJ: great 10:02:22 PM: Info-Seeke: hey wiz 10:02:30 PM: WizardNJ: hiya Info 10:02:34 PM: dmackey828: Ran the Mem test from the floppy, PERFECT, Also left feedback. 10:03:29 PM: WizardNJ: join #c64nic 10:03:32 PM: WizardNJ: err 10:04:04 PM: dmackey828: Huh? 10:04:25 PM: WizardNJ: sorry that was command i typed forgot / 10:04:36 PM: dmackey828: Oppss 10:04:47 PM: dmackey828: I left you feedback already on the board. 10:04:50 PM: Dopple: damn rain. Hmph. 10:04:59 PM: WizardNJ: i will leave you feedback also 10:05:07 PM: dmackey828: Same here Dopple, Been raining all day.. 10:05:14 PM: mechlt1: here too 10:05:14 PM: dmackey828: Ok great, Much appreciated. 10:06:42 PM: Info-Seeke: we can not forgive u wiz 10:07:02 PM: WizardNJ: ohh what i do? 10:07:14 PM: Info-Seeke: spammed join a channel :) 10:08:19 PM: Info-Seeke: actually, yer a hella nice guy... I'd forgive you for tryng to **** my woman... 10:08:22 PM: Info-Seeke: but only the first time... 10:08:29 PM: Info-Seeke: after that yer on yer own 10:08:51 PM: WizardNJ: ohh lol 10:09:14 PM: Dopple: rofl 10:09:38 PM: dmackey828: 10:10:11 PM: Info-Seeke: when I was 15 I got busted by a secret service guy in a UPS uniform 10:10:15 PM: Info-Seeke: he had a truck and everything 10:10:26 PM: Info-Seeke: ever since, I have had an oversion to mailing stuff 10:10:29 PM: Info-Seeke: I just can't do it 10:10:34 PM: Info-Seeke: I owe wiz a 2000 10:10:41 PM: Info-Seeke: and he has been way coolk about it 10:11:06 PM: Info-Seeke: **** secret service tramatizing young kids and carders! 10:11:09 PM: Info-Seeke: **** YOU!!! 10:11:35 PM: Info-Seeke: oh, and I think I should point out... 10:11:35 PM: WizardNJ: sue them hehe 10:11:42 PM: Info-Seeke: I ain't no Holla Back girl! 10:11:46 PM: Info-Seeke: you can not 10:11:56 PM: dmackey828: Never had the NUTS to try that carding ****. I had a friend that did it. NOT ME.. 10:12:00 PM: Info-Seeke: the law says you can not sue any gov official 10:12:43 PM: Info-Seeke: I shal b back... 10:12:51 PM: dmackey828: We'll be here.. 10:17:19 PM: ShadowM: Bat's breath! I missed the Vorlon action figure on eBay! 10:25:09 PM: Snogpitch: what kind of action does the Vorlon do? 10:26:19 PM: ShadowM: You know, an action figure, like G.I. Joe. You can pose him to look psychically threatening. 10:26:55 PM: ShadowM: Although, of course, the Vorlons hardly ever move except to glide across the floor after saying something cryptic. 10:27:14 PM: Snogpitch: ya, that's what I was thinking.. 10:28:04 PM: ShadowM: I think I would behave better if he were sitting on my desk looking at me. Not that you can see any eyes or anything... 10:28:47 PM: *** cichlid (~IceChat7@BB6064E4.E8CD3EDE.790D1046.IP) has joined channel #c64friends 10:28:55 PM: cichlid: yo 10:29:01 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy cichlid 10:29:38 PM: antares51: Evening cichlid. 10:30:06 PM: antares51 plays with Aegis Draw 2000M. 10:33:06 PM: *** Beeman (~Javauser@NewNet-49096609.tampabay.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 10:33:17 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Beeman 10:33:32 PM: Beeman: hello all 10:33:49 PM: dmackey828: Hey Beeman, whats going on today? 10:34:38 PM: Beeman: nothank 10:36:34 PM: antares51: WB Beeman. 10:37:58 PM: Beeman: bed time good night 10:40:43 PM: antares51: Niters Beeman. 10:40:46 PM: *** Signoff: cichlid (Quit: Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.) 10:42:22 PM: *** Signoff: antares51 (Quit: Leaving.) 10:44:10 PM: *** Signoff: Beeman (Broken pipe) 10:47:48 PM: *** dmackey828 has left channel #c64friends 10:48:53 PM: *** iViper (~petergree@NewNet-E8587947.mc.videotron.ca) has joined channel #c64friends 10:48:54 PM: *** Mode change "+v iViper" on #c64friends by ChanServ 10:49:02 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy iViper 10:49:31 PM: iViper: SNOGPitch... how's it goin' tonight? 10:50:21 PM: Snogpitch: It's been quiet somewhat. 10:50:35 PM: iViper: busy nite for me, wasting time at the puter reading wood dust collection techniques 10:51:24 PM: gsteemso: that sounds like something in the vein of watching paint dry 10:51:42 PM: Snogpitch: Also looking at the Mega-Cart for the Vic20 10:52:04 PM: iViper: well yeah, but there's much more to dust collection than meets the eye 10:52:22 PM: gsteemso: oh, I don't doubt it 10:53:42 PM: iViper: my keyboard cat makes a good dust collector though. He's all black, so it's real easy to tell when the dest needs a cleanin' or just let him do it. 10:55:28 PM: iViper: dest=desk ;O 10:55:41 PM: gsteemso: heh. mine's white so same principle 10:55:59 PM: iViper: my other cat is all white 10:56:35 PM: gsteemso: my sister had a pair like that 10:56:48 PM: gsteemso: she tried to rename them obi-wan and vader 10:57:02 PM: gsteemso: they only answered to salt and pepper though 10:57:47 PM: iViper: my black cat is Pepper, but I had the white a year longer and hadn't consider salt as a name at the time 10:58:18 PM: iViper: her name is Puss-puss, since that's what most cats answer to anyway. 11:00:57 PM: iViper: biab 11:08:02 PM: *** _Six_ (root@NewNet-1D27F865.fuse.net) has joined channel #c64friends 11:08:12 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy _Six_ 11:08:29 PM: *** Mode change "+o _Six_" on #c64friends by ChanServ 11:09:36 PM: *** Signoff: _Six_ (Client exited) 11:09:47 PM: DLH: hello 11:09:53 PM: iViper: bye Six 11:10:08 PM: *** _Six_ (six@NewNet-1D27F865.fuse.net) has joined channel #c64friends 11:10:46 PM: *** Mode change "+o _Six_" on #c64friends by ChanServ 11:14:25 PM: *** Signoff: Stivenyfc (Quit: ChatZilla 0.9.84 [Firefox 3.0.10/2009042316]) 11:14:56 PM: iViper: wb 6 11:23:07 PM: *** Signoff: Dopple (Quit: 73 - http://www.doppleganger.org) 11:42:29 PM: *** Hershey (~Javauser@NewNet-EAAA07F2.dynamic.mts.net) has joined channel #c64friends 11:42:40 PM: Snogpitch: Howdy Hershey 11:42:58 PM: Hershey: Hello Snogpitch 11:52:57 PM: Dragos: almost anything i have in the collection is for sale, get your requests in now 11:56:51 PM: Info-Seeke: yer selling yer commie gear? 11:56:58 PM: Dragos: yep 11:57:23 PM: Info-Seeke: how come? 12:01:22 AM: *** dracosilv (~dracosilv@NewNet-1C55905C.wi.res.rr.com) has joined channel #c64friends 12:01:48 AM: Snogpitch: well folks, time for me to call it a nite 12:02:07 AM: Snogpitch: Catch you all next weekend at C=4 Log file closed at: May 17, 2009 12:02:16 AM