Oxford Speccy meetup - what date?

[Matthew Westcott]

Hello. It has been brought to my attention that Spectrums, weekends,
beer and Oxford have been combined successfully in the past, and it's
about time we did it again.

So, let's decide on a date for the next Oxford Speccy pubmeet. Here's a
poll...
http://doodle.com/79fyhtvxzmhpxbtb

(Venue to be decided. For previous participants who aren't aware: the
Gloucester Arms is now the White Rabbit, and has been repainted in a
non-edgy shade of white. It fulfils the condition of being a pub, but is
conspicuously not the Gloc any more.)

[Andrew Owen]

Sadly "chuck norris" can't make it. Seems to be a choice between May the
4th or 25th. I'd go for the former, although that would create the a
risk of conversations about Thatcher.

[Paul E Collins]

On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:05:40 +0100, Andrew Owen <aow...@mail.bbk.ac.uk>
wrote:

> Sadly "chuck norris" can't make it.

Hmm... I managed to delete that obviously fake entry. Does that mean we
can all delete each other's entries without warning?

Eq.

[Andrew Owen]

Presumably. Anyway, that seems to settle it as May 25th.

[Matthew Westcott]

On 16/04/2013 18:42, Andrew Owen wrote:
> On 15/04/2013 10:47, Paul E Collins wrote:
>> Hmm... I managed to delete that obviously fake entry. Does that mean we
>> can all delete each other's entries without warning?
>
> Presumably.

Fun... I bet that's a ruse to get you to sign up for an account. All the
decent 'which weekend shall we pick' services seem to have died since I
last did one.

> Anyway, that seems to settle it as May 25th.

Yup, let's go for that before someone jinxes it by not being able to
make it. Make a note in your filofaxes now!

[Chris Young]

On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:44:22 +0100 da kidz on comp.sys.sinclair were rappin'
to MC Matthew Westcott:

> > Anyway, that seems to settle it as May 25th.
>
> Yup, let's go for that before someone jinxes it by not being able to
> make it. Make a note in your filofaxes now!

I'm going to make a note in the Speccy diary software I wrote back in
1990. Filofaxes are soooo yesterday!

Chris


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[Duncan Snowden]

On 18 Apr 2013 23:06:38 +0100

"Chris Young" <chris....@mail-filter.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:44:22 +0100 da kidz on comp.sys.sinclair were
> rappin' to MC Matthew Westcott:
>
> > > Anyway, that seems to settle it as May 25th.
> >
> > Yup, let's go for that before someone jinxes it by not being able
> > to make it. Make a note in your filofaxes now!
>
> I'm going to make a note in the Speccy diary software I wrote back in
> 1990. Filofaxes are soooo yesterday!

They are? Damn. I was saving up for one. Oh well, I suppose I can put
the money towards a Walkman.

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Nah, those are dead too now... you need a minidisk.
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[Matthew Westcott]

Update: the plan is to meet around 1-2pm at Jude The Obscure, in Jericho
- http://gkpubs.co.uk/pubs-in-oxford/jude-the-obscure-pub/

[Andrew Owen]

Westgate looks to be the cheapest nearby car park, but the prices are
loaded on Saturday.

[Philip Kendall]

On 14/05/13 21:00, Andrew Owen wrote:
>
> Westgate looks to be the cheapest nearby car park, but the prices are
> loaded on Saturday.

Oxford's Park & Ride service is pretty decent. Or it was the last time I
used it a few years ago, anyway.

Cheers,

Phil

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[Andrew Owen]

On 16/05/2013 23:07, Philip Kendall wrote:
> On 14/05/13 21:00, Andrew Owen wrote:
>>
>> Westgate looks to be the cheapest nearby car park, but the prices are
>> loaded on Saturday.
>
> Oxford's Park & Ride service is pretty decent. Or it was the last time I
> used it a few years ago, anyway.

That's the trouble with owning a sports car. You get paranoid about
where you park.

[ratk...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, 2 May 2013 15:20:19 UTC+1, Matthew Westcott wrote:

> Update: the plan is to meet around 1-2pm at Jude The Obscure, in Jericho
>
> - http://gkpubs.co.uk/pubs-in-oxford/jude-the-obscure-pub/

Excellent! I think I will put in an appearance. Might bring some Timexes and some Microdigitals.

Richard

[Andrew Owen]

The more Timexen the merrier. Don't suppose you've got a UK2086 in your
collection?

[ratk...@gmail.com]

No Unipolbrit. I haven't got any Polish trading contacts yet.

It's a TC2068 with the second joystick port not fitted and a daughterboard. Not sure if the ROM is different. There's loads of space in the TS/TC 2068 EXROM for more code.

[Paul E Collins]

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:28:18 +0100, Matthew Westcott <mat...@west.co.tt>
wrote:

> Hello. It has been brought to my attention that Spectrums, weekends,
> beer and Oxford have been combined successfully in the past, and it's
> about time we did it again.

Drat, I had been planning to go, but I slept very badly and was just too
tired.

How was the meet?

Eq.

[Andrew Owen]

You missed the demo of my Ultima clone. But it was only the character
generator. I vote we have the next one in London as the drive there and
back was insane.