[I] Proof that girl geeks DO exist.
M. Riosa
*sigh* almost packed......
EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND MY _SOFTWARE_!+4
ARGH!
See you all in a bit!
Michelena
(aka the Union for International Studies)
--
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have clouds for breafast!"
patrick(But he nicked it from somebody)
Andy Fawcett
Of course girl geeks do exist. The mere thought that they wouldn't!
M. Riosa wrote:
>
> *sigh* almost packed......
>
> EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND MY _SOFTWARE_!+4
I thought all plus-fours were software.
Unless they've been starched of course...
> ARGH!
>
> See you all in a bit!
Yep. Give us a call when you get here...
--
Andy Fawcett
(at Carol's)
Michael The Roach Janszen
On Thu, 31 Jul 1997 15:16:03 +0100, Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> shook the
Earth by stating:
>M. Riosa wrote:
>>
>> *sigh* almost packed......
>>
>> EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND MY _SOFTWARE_!+4
>
>I thought all plus-fours were software.
>
>Unless they've been starched of course...
<fx:boggle>
The first moment I parsed that as " Software+4 ", a very strange concept to
an AD&D gamer.
or is this more a Buck Rogers XXV type of thing?
penI'yIn 'ej pechep
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Mark Lowes
In article <33E09E...@lspace.org>, Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
>Of course girl geeks do exist. The mere thought that they wouldn't!
YM geekettes[1]
>M. Riosa wrote:
>>
>> *sigh* almost packed......
>>
>> EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND MY _SOFTWARE_!+4
>
>I thought all plus-fours were software.
>Unless they've been starched of course...
Hmm... you're sick.
>> ARGH!
>> See you all in a bit!
>Yep. Give us a call when you get here...
Wheee only a week to cc, then LIR and I can make the whole of afp
go *vom* ;)
Mark
[1] and one of them is sat next to me[2]
[2] Ob*boing*
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jes...@innotts.co.uk
On Fri, 01 Aug 1997 17:39:35 GMT, ro...@earthling.netz (Michael "The
Roach" Janszen) wrote:
>On Thu, 31 Jul 1997 15:16:03 +0100, Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> shook the
>Earth by stating:
>
>>M. Riosa wrote:
>>>
>>> *sigh* almost packed......
>>>
>>> EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND MY _SOFTWARE_!+4
>>
>>I thought all plus-fours were software.
>>
>>Unless they've been starched of course...
>
><fx:boggle>
>
>The first moment I parsed that as " Software+4 ", a very strange concept to
>an AD&D gamer.
>or is this more a Buck Rogers XXV type of thing?
Sounds more like GURPS to me (probably Cyberpunk)
--
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Andy Fawcett
In message <5rto8e$bni$1...@flyhmstr.demon.co.uk>
ham...@lspace.org (Mark Lowes) wrote:
> In article <33E09E...@lspace.org>, Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org>
> wrote:
>> Of course girl geeks do exist. The mere thought that they wouldn't!
> YM geekettes[1]
That's a bit of a strange term Hamster. 'ette' in my book means 'small'
(ref 'kitchenette'), and although both your Lady and mine are smaller
than we are...
> [1] and one of them is sat next to me[2]
Hm, must get round to gossiping all about you with kayla sometime ;-)
> [2] Ob*boing*
/me *slaps* Hamster
>> M. Riosa wrote:
>>> *sigh* almost packed......
>>> EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND MY _SOFTWARE_!+4
>> I thought all plus-fours were software. Unless they've been starched
>> of course...
> Hmm... you're sick.
I know...
>>> ARGH! See you all in a bit!
>> Yep. Give us a call when you get here...
> Wheee only a week to cc, then LIR and I can make the whole of afp go
> *vom* ;)
So, do you think that you are a match for me and Carol? I think not...
BTW folks, the cc event has yet another afpmeet. afpcouples 1.0 will be
taking place at some point, we just haven't decided exactly how or
when...
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Margaret Tarbet
> M. Riosa wrote:
> > See you all in a bit!
Can't. Have to be "inna byte", a bit won't hold more than one.
:-)
bobbi
Margaret Tarbet wrote
Hmmm, more proof that girl geeks exist. OLF BTW :)
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Tony Finch
Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
>ham...@lspace.org (Mark Lowes) wrote:
>> Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
>>> Of course girl geeks do exist. The mere thought that they wouldn't!
>
>/me *slaps* Hamster
/me too.
My girl geek is busy hacking finite elements in Cambridge, and I'm
stuck here, sigh.
FTony (Govinda jaya jaya, or however you spell it).
--
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Tom Pearson
In article <2dad73b347%t...@afawcett.demon.co.uk>, Andy Fawcett
<t...@lspace.org> writes
>So, do you think that you are a match for me and Carol? I think not...
>
>BTW folks, the cc event has yet another afpmeet. afpcouples 1.0 will be
>taking place at some point, we just haven't decided exactly how or
>when...
Having just seen in the papers this marriage questionaire thing
(highlights potential "Growth areas"), how about an afp databank of
results. Just imagine the untold boredom of testing every other afper
for suitability. Assuming someone can get hold of the program.
*vom*
Tom.
"Vomition by divine intervention" - The (abridged) story of Jonah. (R4)
Adam Jones
Recently, Andy Fawcett amused an FBI wiretap squad thusly:
> Of course girl geeks do exist. The mere thought that they wouldn't!
> M. Riosa wrote:
> > *sigh* almost packed......
> > EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND MY _SOFTWARE_!+4
> I thought all plus-fours were software.
ObAncientHardware: Unless they're made by Commodore.[1]
--
Adam Jones (Ad...@yggdrasl.demon.co.uk) (http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~mauei/)
[1] Please don't tell me anyone actually owned a +4...[2]
[2] Was it a C=16 +4,or was the C=16 something totally different
Gid Holyoake
Adam Jones wrote:
>
Mucho Snippetry..
>
> ObAncientHardware: Unless they're made by Commodore.[1]
>
>
> [2] Was it a C=16 +4,or was the C=16 something totally different
Erm.. <fx:pointing>.. there's one over there.. yep.. it was/is called a
+4.. a sort of big bruvver to the C16.. which was a sort of inferior 64,
and I've always wondered why they bothered.. the number of different
models they brought out in the mid-eighties probably had a lot to do
with their downfall IMHO.....
Gid (collector of computing antiquities)
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Mike Knell
In article <2dad73b347%t...@afawcett.demon.co.uk>,
Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
>BTW folks, the cc event has yet another afpmeet. afpcouples 1.0 will be
>taking place at some point, we just haven't decided exactly how or
>when...
Make sure you let the rest of us (tragically single) souls know where it
is, so we can go elsewhere and sob into our pints for the evening instead.
Wouldn't want to disturb an evening of domestic bliss..
*vom*
(oh, and mark.. *smack*)
m.
--
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Mr. Tony Blair! You are a thirsty gonk! --- http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mpk/
mmes...@mindspring.com
Adam Jones wrote:
>
> Recently, Andy Fawcett amused an FBI wiretap squad thusly:
> > Of course girl geeks do exist. The mere thought that they wouldn't!
>
> > M. Riosa wrote:
>
> > > *sigh* almost packed......
>
> > > EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND MY _SOFTWARE_!+4
>
> > I thought all plus-fours were software.
>
<snip>
Look, I've tried searching LSpace (the American mirror's search function
is broken, but it will probably fix itself if I ignore it long enough.
The British site didn't find any hits) and I've tried scrolling through
the FAQ (always a worthwhile experience even if one has read it all
before) and I've tried waiting for someone else to ask the question for
me because I hate feeling ignorant, but none of these has worked. So, um
What, precisely, is an "obAncientHardware"? Or an "ObPratchett" for that
matter?
-Mary (scowl)
Lady Kayla
>> wrote:
>>> Of course girl geeks do exist. The mere thought that they wouldn't!
>
>That's a bit of a strange term Hamster. 'ette' in my book means 'small'
>(ref 'kitchenette'), and although both your Lady and mine are smaller
>than we are...
You're right about the size there, but I keep getting an image of
short skirts and pom-poms.... forget it! :)
>> [1] and one of them is sat next to me[2]
>
>Hm, must get round to gossiping all about you with kayla sometime ;-)
Oh good :) Now would it be more fun to gossip where he can hear us,
or keep it from him..... hmmmm....
>> [2] Ob*boing*
>
>/me *slaps* Hamster
Oi! That's my job *grin*
>>> M. Riosa wrote:
[...]
>>>> ARGH! See you all in a bit!
>>> Yep. Give us a call when you get here...
>> Wheee only a week to cc, then LIR and I can make the whole of afp go
>> *vom* ;)
>
>So, do you think that you are a match for me and Carol? I think not...
We'll have to see about that. Maybe we could all team up and annoy
everyone else :)
>BTW folks, the cc event has yet another afpmeet. afpcouples 1.0 will be
>taking place at some point, we just haven't decided exactly how or
>when...
What happened to afpamily 1.0? My two are looking forward to the
experience :)
BTW, it's good to be back.
Lady Kayla
--
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http://library.lspace.org/~kayla/
Glenn Andrews
jes...@innotts.co.uk wrote in article <33e255ae...@news.innotts.co.uk
>...
>On Fri, 01 Aug 1997 17:39:35 GMT, ro...@earthling.netz (Michael "The
>Roach" Janszen) wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 31 Jul 1997 15:16:03 +0100, Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> shook
the
>>Earth by stating:
>>
to
>>an AD&D gamer.
>>or is this more a Buck Rogers XXV type of thing?
>
>Sounds more like GURPS to me (probably Cyberpunk)
Slightly off-topic:
The Vampire:The Masquerade rules make up dice rolls by adding together a
skill and an attribute. It's noted in the roules that "Computer+Stamina is
unlikely but possible"
If they'd ever tried printing out a report at 3am before the deadline, they
wouldn't find it so far-fetched...
Regards,
Glenn
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address.
Thank you
Andy Fawcett
> >> Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
> >>> Of course girl geeks do exist. The mere thought that they
> >>> wouldn't!
> >> YM geekettes[1]
> >That's a bit of a strange term Hamster. 'ette' in my book means
> >'small'(ref 'kitchenette'), and although both your Lady and mine
> >are smaller than we are...
> You're right about the size there, but I keep getting an image of
> short skirts and pom-poms.... forget it! :)
Damn! Hamster, I told you this was a dodgy way of convincing them...
> >> [1] and one of them is sat next to me[2]
> >Hm, must get round to gossiping all about you with kayla sometime ;-)
> Oh good :) Now would it be more fun to gossip where he can hear us,
> or keep it from him..... hmmmm....
Or a little of each, just to annoy him completely :-)
> >> [2] Ob*boing*
> >/me *slaps* Hamster
> Oi! That's my job *grin*
And you're welcome to it!
> >> Wheee only a week to cc, then LIR and I can make the whole of
> >> afp go *vom* ;)
> >So, do you think that you are a match for me and Carol?
> >I think not...
> We'll have to see about that. Maybe we could all team up and annoy
> everyone else :)
Well, the Goddess has intimated that we would have a real problem
dealing with her and Alan, so I'm coming up with plans to deal with
them...
> >BTW folks, the cc event has yet another afpmeet. afpcouples 1.0
> >will be taking place at some point, we just haven't decided
> >exactly how or when...
> What happened to afpamily 1.0? My two are looking forward to the
> experience :)
In our case it's been put on hold for a while. Carol's kids are with
their Dad that weekend...
> BTW, it's good to be back.
Good to see you back :-)
Gid Holyoake
The Bellinghman wrote:
>
> Lady Kayla <lady...@wibble.org> wrote:
>
> >What happened to afpamily 1.0? My two are looking forward to the
> >experience :)
>
> duty clay pigeon launcher.
>
ROTFLKAS..... wish we'd thought of that.. more than once.. <fx:pull!>[1]
Gid & Suzi (a sprogless afpcouple)
[1] What are we using for ammo?
Darrell Ottery
In article <33E613...@netcomuk.co.uk>, Gid Holyoake
<G...@netcomuk.co.uk> writes
><fx:pull!>[1]
If only...
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Women - can't live with 'em. Pass the beer nuts.
Tony Finch
mmes...@mindspring.com wrote:
>
>Look, I've tried searching LSpace (the American mirror's search function
>is broken, but it will probably fix itself if I ignore it long enough.
>The British site didn't find any hits) and I've tried scrolling through
>the FAQ (always a worthwhile experience even if one has read it all
>before) and I've tried waiting for someone else to ask the question for
>me because I hate feeling ignorant, but none of these has worked. So, um
>
>What, precisely, is an "obAncientHardware"? Or an "ObPratchett" for that
>matter?
"Ob" is short for "obligatory", and is typically tacked onto a word
that describes a subject that is on topic to the current newsgroup.
This ObWhatever is used to mean "this part of the post is on topic".
Its meaning has drifted a bit, so that now you can say, e.g. ObPedant
to mean "I'm just going to be pedantic here, OK?", with the added
subtext that this newsgroup is full of pedants.
I first saw it on alt.hackers (in the form "ObHack"), where every post
is supposed to include a description of a cunning hack (in the
non-tabloid sense of the word); I don't know if that is where it
originated or not.
ObWibble: Oh gods, the packers are coming tomorrow to start moving our
stuff. It's going to be chaos.
FTony.
--
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Mark Lowes
In article <5s4cqu$qbv$1...@flyhmstr.demon.co.uk>,
Lady Kayla <lady...@wibble.org> wrote:
>In article <2dad73b347%t...@afawcett.demon.co.uk>,
>Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
>>In message <5rto8e$bni$1...@flyhmstr.demon.co.uk>
>> ham...@lspace.org (Mark Lowes) wrote:
[geekettes]
>You're right about the size there, but I keep getting an image of
>short skirts and pom-poms.... forget it! :)
*sulk*
>>> [1] and one of them is sat next to me[2]
>>Hm, must get round to gossiping all about you with kayla sometime ;-)
>Oh good :) Now would it be more fun to gossip where he can hear us,
>or keep it from him..... hmmmm....
Hmmm.... time to get those bugging devices working
>>> [2] Ob*boing*
>>
>>/me *slaps* Hamster
>
>Oi! That's my job *grin*
Oh it's going to be like that is it?
>>> Wheee only a week to cc, then LIR and I can make the whole of afp go
>>> *vom* ;)
>>So, do you think that you are a match for me and Carol? I think not...
>We'll have to see about that. Maybe we could all team up and annoy
>everyone else :)
Well, us, you and Carol and the Bellingwhatsits.... tac*vom* ?
Mark
Mark Lowes
In article <33E5DD...@lspace.org>, Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
>Lady Kayla wrote:
>> Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
>> You're right about the size there, but I keep getting an image of
>> short skirts and pom-poms.... forget it! :)
>
>Damn! Hamster, I told you this was a dodgy way of convincing them...
I'll just have to try hiding her chocolate instead :)
>> >> [2] Ob*boing*
>> >/me *slaps* Hamster
>> Oi! That's my job *grin*
>
>And you're welcome to it!
*boing*
mmes...@mindspring.com
The Bellinghman wrote:
> <and...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> mmes...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>What, precisely, is an "obAncientHardware"? Or an "ObPratchett" for that
> >>matter?
> >
> >distinction between ``on-topic'' and ``off-topic'' exists and matters,
> >ObFoo precedes some on-topic material at the end of an off-topic post. <snip>
> What Richard didn't mention is that 'Ob' itself is short for 'Obligatory'.
<more snip>
Thankee kindly. I had wondered, you see, ever since someone referred to
it as a "lost art." Lost arts always intrigue me.
(Foo? No, better not ask.)
-Mary (one step further on the road to enlightenment)
L.I. Endell
Gid Holyoake (G...@netcomuk.co.uk) wrote:
: Darrell Ottery wrote:
: >
: > Gid Holyoake writes
: >
: > ><fx:pull!>[1]
: >
: > If only...
: Darrell.. I don't believe you.. A young intelligent, vibrant,
: good-looking, beer-drinking man like yourself should have *no* problem
: finding a like-minded young lady to share your life with.. I mean.. *I*
: found one.. I think you're not looking hard enough.. Hmm.. I just
: re-read that last line.. I don't mean you're not looking hard enough in
: the way Mr. Fox looks hard, or the Times crossword is hard, I mean
: you're not looking with sufficient vigour.. get out more.. join a group
: with sufficiently talented young ladies as members.. BTW.. can you
: sing.. the local Operatic society is always looking for men.. if you
: joined it you'd be outnumbered by girls by about five to one!!
Since when was being able to sing a pre-requisite for joining an operatic
society? Being able to sing and dance simultaneously tend to get you a
lead part (often with choice of female partner...) but just showing a
general willingness to make a fool of oneself will do.
Hmm. I remember balloon hats at the Maskerade Dinner...
--
Lindsay Endell
Conference Administrator, Trinity Hall, Cambridge CB2 1TJ
li...@cam.ac.uk & li...@earthling.net
Frugal the Curious
mmes...@mindspring.com writes:
>(Foo? No, better not ask.)
For most computer related words and phrases have a look at:
http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/
and search for 'foo'
--
Frugal the Curious - Rated -1 on the Claire-Louise scale of something.
fru...@fysh.org
Suzi
L.I. Endell wrote:
>
> Since when was being able to sing a pre-requisite for joining an operatic
> society? Being able to sing and dance simultaneously tend to get you a
> lead part (often with choice of female partner...) but just showing a
> general willingness to make a fool of oneself will do.
>
Hmmmm... speaking as someone who is very closely associated with an
Amateur Operatic Society.... I can assure you that we *do* have *proper*
auditions (ie. they've *gotta* be able to sing... well at least a bit...
as long as it's in tune... you'd not *believe* some of the people we
have trying to get in.... Oh... you would :-)... ).
But basically.... yes, if you're male, warm, walking and *can* sing a
bit... we'd probably accept you in like a shot (and yes - you'd be well
outnumbered by the girls!)
Suzi
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Gid Holyoake
Darrell Ottery wrote:
>
> Gid Holyoake writes
>
> ><fx:pull!>[1]
>
> If only...
>
Darrell.. I don't believe you.. A young intelligent, vibrant,
good-looking, beer-drinking man like yourself should have *no* problem
finding a like-minded young lady to share your life with.. I mean.. *I*
found one.. I think you're not looking hard enough.. Hmm.. I just
re-read that last line.. I don't mean you're not looking hard enough in
the way Mr. Fox looks hard, or the Times crossword is hard, I mean
you're not looking with sufficient vigour.. get out more.. join a group
with sufficiently talented young ladies as members.. BTW.. can you
sing.. the local Operatic society is always looking for men.. if you
joined it you'd be outnumbered by girls by about five to one!!
Gid
LeeAnn Rucker
[Also posted to afp]
>What, precisely, is an "obAncientHardware"? Or an "ObPratchett" for that
>matter?
It's more Usenet than afp, mainly because afp doesn't much care:
When a thread veers seriously off-topic, someone will put an obligatory
("ob") reference to the newsgroup's topic in their post in a (usually
lighthearted) attempt to make it belong in that newsgroup.
Hence, in a computer group, you'll see "ObMac", etc
Brian Howlett
In message <33e833b7...@news.lspace.org>
al...@lspace.org (The Bellinghman) wrote:
[snip]
>
>> ObAncientHardware is a joke.
>
> Exactly because there is no _requirement_ for Ancient Hardware to be
> mentioned. This doesn't mean that Ancient Hardware is necessarily
> off-topic, since PTerry himself has mentioned just how far he extended
> his ancient Sinclair Spectrum before realising that it needing
> replacing.
Didn't we all! Mine had twin 3.5" disc drives, a printer, and a word
processor!!! Mind you, I mostly used it for playing games...
--
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Jenny Holmberg
On 2 Aug 1997 23:42:00 GMT, in alt.fan.pratchett "bobbi"
<bo...@thecafe.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>Margaret Tarbet wrote
>> > M. Riosa wrote:
>> > > See you all in a bit!
>>
>> Can't. Have to be "inna byte", a bit won't hold more than one.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>
>Hmmm, more proof that girl geeks exist. OLF BTW :)
If you *really* want proof of that, look att http://www.peterzale.com.
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Eoin O'Tuairisg
Frugal the Curious wrote:
> mu...@lspace.org (Murky) writes:
>
> <kut>
>
> >and cartridge games which you plugged into the back.
>
> The only real way to play games. We ended up selling ours to my uncle
> so that he could play chess on it (he was about 80 at the time and had
>
> no problem picking up this computer thing) and getting a C64 to
> replace
> it.
I agree that Cartridge was the best way to play games. Its strange that
only a couple of cartridge games were released for the C64 at the
beginning (weren't the old Vic20 cartridges compatible?) , and only came
back near the end of the C64's life (or "market presence" or whatever)
with Last Ninja III etc. The only cart I ever bought was 'International
Soccer', with fabby 2-player option and 9 levels of shkill :P .
>
>
> <kut mohr>
>
> >RatRace was my fave game... de di di diddly di di di, de di di diddly
>
> >di di di, de di di diddly di di di, di di di, de de, dum, <squeak>,
>
> Great game, complete with scrolling map and scanner, much better than
> pac man.
>
>
I remember a friend having the RatRace cart, way back when. Isn't it
the one where you go round a maze hunting for cheese? This little boy
thought it was the greatest game of all time, when he saw it. Simple,
but ingenious.
> <kutta>
>
> My dad still uses the C64 to do the accounts on.
>
Our C64 is also still alive (don't ask me how), but our tape deck died a
while ago. I wonder if its still possible to buy datasettes?
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Frugal the Curious
Eoin O'Tuairisg <eotua...@storm.ie> writes:
>Frugal the Curious wrote:
>> mu...@lspace.org (Murky) writes:
>>
>> <kut>
>>
>> >and cartridge games which you plugged into the back.
>>
>> The only real way to play games. We ended up selling ours to my uncle
>> so that he could play chess on it
>I agree that Cartridge was the best way to play games. Its strange that
>only a couple of cartridge games were released for the C64 at the
>beginning
Back then it was thought that the idea would take off because the only
"games" machines before were the Atari style ones where you could only
get games on cartridge. It turned out that the costs of cartrigdes were
much higher than tapes, asa tapes could be run off using standard
technology.
> (weren't the old Vic20 cartridges compatible?)
No, the Vic20 cartrigeds were about the size of a house brick where as the
C64 ones were only the size of a pack of ciggarettes.
> , and only came
>back near the end of the C64's life (or "market presence" or whatever)
>with Last Ninja III etc.
They tried to make it a console to compete with Nintendo and Sega (yeah,
like that was ever going to work).
>The only cart I ever bought was 'International
>Soccer', with fabby 2-player option and 9 levels of shkill :P .
Top, top game, you could even choose your own colour scheme. Loved it.
>Our C64 is also still alive (don't ask me how), but our tape deck died a
>while ago. I wonder if its still possible to buy datasettes?
I think you will have to get one second hand.
Gid Holyoake
Alex Kamilewicz wrote:
>
> Gid Holyoake <G...@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Gid (Still filling a few gaps in the Museum/Sanctuary of Computing
> > Antiquities[1])
> >
> > [1] Or as Suzi calls it, "A bunch of *old* cr*p, which needs to be
> > thrown away![2]
>
> If that's the case, Gid, I'd watch out. SO's have a disturbing habit of
> "cleaning up" while you're not looking.
>
No.. it's alright.. Suzi only comes into the
Glory-Hol^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HOffice under strict rules:
1) To use the PC.. (Well actually, she bought it!)
2) To remove plates, cups etc.. and the odd full rubbish sack..
3) To replace (She says "dump back") all the odds and ends (She says
"rubbish") that I've scattered (her term) around the other rooms (or as
I call them "temporary workshops!")
I dunno.. she seems to think that people object to having to remove
piles of circuit boards/TV Chassis/magazines/tools/etc. before they can
sit down.. and she appears to want to be able to *walk* on the floor
*without* stepping over things *and* to hoover now and again.. I don't
know what the world's coming to!! :-P
jan-willem...@student.glf.wau.nl
On Wed, 06 Aug 1997 15:10:05 +0000, Eoin O'Tuairisg
<eotua...@storm.ie> wrote:
>Gid Holyoake wrote:
>
>> Adam Jones wrote:
>> >
>> Mucho Snippetry..
>> >
>> > ObAncientHardware: Unless they're made by Commodore.[1]
>> >
>> > [1] Please don't tell me anyone actually owned a +4...[2]
>> >
>> > [2] Was it a C=16 +4,or was the C=16 something totally different
>>
>> Erm.. <fx:pointing>.. there's one over there.. yep.. it was/is called
>> a
>> +4.. a sort of big bruvver to the C16.. which was a sort of inferior
>> 64,
>> and I've always wondered why they bothered.. the number of different
>> models they brought out in the mid-eighties probably had a lot to do
>> with their downfall IMHO.....
>
>
>Where does the VIC20 fit into the C16/64 picture - wasn't it in between?
>ohno - potential OLF ...must .. babble .. sufficiently .. phew
No, it came before. It was the first homecomputer to support color
graphics (or so I was told)
Jan-Willem
Paul Wilkins
Brian Howlett wrote in article <93fa96b547%
>Didn't we all! Mine had twin 3.5" disc drives, a printer, and a word
>processor!!! Mind you, I mostly used it for playing games...
This brings to mind the oft thought idea that while technology may change,
people in all reality tend to carry on behaving the same.
--
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Gid Holyoake
The VIC 20 was the *first* of the *Home-Computers* made by CBM.. and ..
to be honest.. was a *little* bit clunky in comparison to some of the
other 8-bit stuff available.. I don't remember it as the first to
support colour graphics though, the Tandy CO and the Dragon 32 both did,
as did the TI99.. all of which were certainly *designed* before the VIC
came into the marketplace.. actually, I seem to remember a colour
conversion unit for the ZX81.....
Kirrily Robert
Eoin O'Tuairisg (eotua...@storm.ie) wrote:
: Our C64 is also still alive (don't ask me how), but our tape deck died a
: while ago. I wonder if its still possible to buy datasettes?
On ours, the A key doesn't work. Makes it hard to type "LOAD" unless you
arrow up to where it says "READY" just above and overtype :)
K.
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Eoin O'Tuairisg
Kirrily Robert wrote:
> Eoin O'Tuairisg (eotua...@storm.ie) wrote:
>
> : Our C64 is also still alive (don't ask me how), but our tape deck
> died a
> : while ago. I wonder if its still possible to buy datasettes?
>
> On ours, the A key doesn't work. Makes it hard to type "LOAD" unless
> you
> arrow up to where it says "READY" just above and overtype :)
aah.. but didn't you ever hear of using SHIFT and RUN-STOP together -
its a shortcut for "load", and bypasses the need to ever have to use the
rest of your keyboard :P aaahhh those days of BMX Simulator....
John Fouhy
'foo' is a metasyntatic variable, and, along with 'bar' and (I guess)
'baz', the most commonly used.
HTH.
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Andrew Mobbs
In article <33ed3dd2...@news.lspace.org>,
The Bellinghman <al...@lspace.org> wrote:
>Richard Kettlewell <ric...@greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>al...@lspace.org (The Bellinghman) writes:
>>> Andrew Mobbs <and...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote some stuff.
>>
>>> What Richard didn't mention is that 'Ob' itself is short for 'Obligatory'.
This statement is true, why the discussion?
>>Euh ... might I ask if you were confusing Andrew with me, or some
>>other Richard?
>
>OK, so Andrew didn't mention it either, and he should have.
Err, yes, I should have done.
>For some reason, I read backwards as far as the greenend.org.uk, and my
>mental lookup found a Kettlewell. Terribly sorry and all that.
Yuck, I hope you recover.
--
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Glenn Brady
On 8 Aug 1997 00:40:13 GMT, kir...@mira.net (Kirrily Robert) wrote:
=20
> : Our C64 is also still alive (don't ask me how), but our tape deck =
died a
> : while ago. I wonder if its still possible to buy datasettes?
> On ours, the A key doesn't work. Makes it hard to type "LOAD" unless =
you
> arrow up to where it says "READY" just above and overtype :)
Try typing "l" then "shift-O" for load. You get a funny symbol (I won't =
put
it in the message coz' it probably won't translate).=20
Credulous: adj. Having views about the world, the universe and humanity's=
=20
place in it that are shared only by very unsophisticated people and the=20
most intelligent and advanced mathematicians and physicists.
Terry Pratchett, 1996. 'Hogfather'
Andy Fawcett
In message <EEJyv...@cee.hw.ac.uk>
adr...@cee.hw.ac.uk (Adrian Hurt) wrote:
> In article <5scqne$a...@bcalpha.estec.esa.nl> jr...@yc.estec.esa.nl
> writes:
>> m...@library.lspace.org (Mike Knell) wrote:
>>> In article <2dad73b347%t...@afawcett.demon.co.uk>, Andy Fawcett
>>> <t...@lspace.org> wrote:
>>>> BTW folks, the cc event has yet another afpmeet. afpcouples 1.0
>>>> will be taking place at some point, we just haven't decided exactly
>>>> how or when...
>>> Make sure you let the rest of us (tragically single) souls know
>>> where it is, so we can go elsewhere and sob into our pints for the
>>> evening instead. Wouldn't want to disturb an evening of domestic
>>> bliss..
>> Well, you'll just have to hold an afpsingles at the same time but in
>> a different place.
> !Hedgehog that! I suggest that the afpsingles meet, arrange some
> afproposals, then gatecrash the afpcouples...
It has just been pointed out to me that this leaves nowhere for the
afptriples to go.
Has anybody got any suggestions (sensible or otherwise) that they want
to pass on?
Also, Michelena demands that I say that afpsingles sounds like a whole
lot more fun. Which means that her bags will be on the street in ten
minutes. Mwahahahaha!!!!
Now she says that I won't get to see her in a rather special dress :-(
What has a guy got to do to get a break???
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The obvious answer is always overlooked.
Jenny Holmberg
On 7 Aug 1997 11:22:15 GMT, in alt.fan.pratchett Tony Finch
<fa...@lspace.org> wrote:
>jen...@algonet.se (Jenny Holmberg) wrote:
>>If you *really* want proof of that, look att http://www.peterzale.com.
>
>That's a strange example of "existing" :-)
>
Nope. He must have had a real life model, otherwise it wouldn't have
been so... well, real.
It wasn't me, however, I am still desperately trying to become a BOFH
but the management seems to have other ideas about my role in life.
Adam Jones
Recently, Andrew Mobbs amused an FBI wiretap squad thusly:
ObOutOfContextQuote:
> This statement is true, why the discussion?
Oh-oh... this isn't turning into another strange philosophy thread is
it? ;)
--
Adam Jones (Ad...@yggdrasl.demon.co.uk) (http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~mauei/)
Richard Kettlewell
I foolishly assumed that Alan was attempting to follow his usual
policy of making at least some sense.
> The Bellinghman <al...@lspace.org> wrote:
>> For some reason, I read backwards as far as the greenend.org.uk, and my
>> mental lookup found a Kettlewell. Terribly sorry and all that.
> Yuck, I hope you recover.
Do you enjoy having your eyeballs sucked out through your nostrils, or
something? I've got my special straw ready, you know.
--
Richard Kettlewell http://www.elmail.co.uk/~richard/
L.I. Endell
Darrell Ottery (dar...@lspace.org) wrote:
: In article <5s7fqf$1...@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>, "L.I. Endell"
: >Hmm. I remember balloon hats at the Maskerade Dinner...
: I'm saying nuffink, guv. I was stiched up. Well, something similar,
: anyway...
Definitely not stitched. Not with balloons anyway. Balloons cannot be
stitched and cannot stitch. You may perhaps have been ballooned...
Linz
Michael The Roach Janszen
On Fri, 08 Aug 1997 10:59:37 +0000, Andy Fawcett <t...@lspace.org> shook the
Earth by stating:
>Also, Michelena demands that I say that afpsingles sounds like a whole
>lot more fun. Which means that her bags will be on the street in ten
>minutes. Mwahahahaha!!!!
>
>Now she says that I won't get to see her in a rather special dress :-(
>
>What has a guy got to do to get a break???
Hmm... keep on wizth this kind of talk?
A break is surely imminent in that case - just the location is in doubt. Be
it arm, leg or skull?
penI'yIn 'ej pechep
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