Penn State researchers are playing some interesting games: http://live.psu.edu/story/59873#nw4 Mike Loewen mloewen@... Old Technology...
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Gilmore
gilcarrickgil
May 24, 2012 9:48 pm
The Vintage Computer Festival Southwest 3.0 is coming this August. Please help get the word out to friends, colleagues, and other interested parties. We would...
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Epsilon Process
epsilonprocess
May 25, 2012 6:11 pm
I saw Jason Scott tweeted something about Bil Herd having an accident and losing a finger. Anyone who's in touch with Bil know if he's OK and...what the heck...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
May 25, 2012 6:13 pm
... I heard this too; I'm very concerned. I will try to contact him today and report back, unless someone else hears from him before that. -Dave -- Dave...
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crock_aka_rob
May 25, 2012 6:25 pm
He's fine. He lost a finger while building a bird house but since then he's been wisecracking away on his FB page and on c128.com. Here was his email to me: ...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
May 25, 2012 6:28 pm
... Whew, I'm glad he's ok, but wow, for a man like Bil to lose a finger...I just can't imagine it. I don't even know what to say. ... I've got a few ideas!...
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crock_aka_rob
May 25, 2012 6:50 pm
... Well, his son keeps saying "High four Dad"......
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Bill Sudbrink
bsudbrink
May 25, 2012 6:51 pm
... Obviously, a thumb drive but excuse me, I need to go retch now. Bill S....
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B. Degnan
billdeg
May 25, 2012 6:55 pm
arg! Which finger? ... From: "crock_aka_rob" <crock@...> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 2:53 PM To: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
May 25, 2012 7:01 pm
... He posted a gruesome pic right after it happened, you can see nothing but the bloody finger bone and the fleshy finger beside it. Bil will have to go back...
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crock_aka_rob
May 25, 2012 7:03 pm
Ring finger of left hand. I'll repost the link he put to the pic on his c128 website (not the pic itself) if one of the MARCH senior members thinks its OK to...
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Christian Liendo
christian_li...
May 25, 2012 7:06 pm
As long as he is ok... See what I tell you all.. Marriage is dangerous! Gotta stop that stuff and stick to drinking heavily.. No one loses fingers drinking....
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Bill Sudbrink
bsudbrink
May 25, 2012 7:14 pm
... Hmmm... the only times I've ever seen five-finger-filet played, other than in _Aliens_, the participants had been drinking. Never saw any fingers lost but...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
May 25, 2012 7:15 pm
Does anyone have experience using the PEEL PDS-1 Development System to program PAL chips? I was wondering that this might be a useful tool to create the...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
May 25, 2012 7:29 pm
... ROFL!! -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
May 25, 2012 7:30 pm
... We're adults. It's fine with me....
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
May 25, 2012 7:32 pm
... Speak for yourself. I may lose my lunch! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
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crock_aka_rob
May 25, 2012 7:37 pm
http://c128.com/images/avulsed.jpg In Bil's words: "You can see the first two skeletal joints to the right of the finger the last is still in the finger."...
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Al Hartman
alhartman
May 25, 2012 7:58 pm
Even with a working power supply, a bad PRAM Battery will cause the unit not to boot. I always check the battery as step one. A bad or low battery will cause...
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David Gesswein
dgesswein
May 25, 2012 8:02 pm
... Not quite what your asking for but... Back in the mists of time I used Unisite and Abel for programming PEEL's. The PEEL's were electrically reprogramable...
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dmmmmcom
May 25, 2012 10:37 pm
Is the power cable good?...
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corey986
May 26, 2012 1:20 pm
I guess I should bring burgers and rolls then. Elephant can be tough to chew ;)...
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dmmmmcom
May 26, 2012 1:28 pm
I will be out of town, but I wish I could there! Denise...
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Curt @ Atari Museum
atarimuseum
May 26, 2012 5:25 pm
Bill's okay... less a finger I'm afraid... he's keeping remarkable humor and joking quite a bit, we've all been keep the topic on a positive side on FB...
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joshbensadon
May 26, 2012 5:33 pm
... I certainly wouldn't be very happy, and my typing would suffer terribly without the W,S,X keys. I would be typing HIT! HIT! HIT! if I lost that finger! ...
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joshbensadon
May 26, 2012 5:47 pm
What do you regret throwing out? Before getting serious about enjoying these old machines, I regret... -Not buying an Altair 8800 front panel for $100 (about...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
May 26, 2012 5:55 pm
Someone is bringing burgers already. How about some kosher hot dogs? I'd like that. ... From: corey986 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> Sender:...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
May 26, 2012 5:57 pm
BBQ update -- 11am tomorrow -- various people from InfoAge and from other clubs are bringing: Deviled Eggs, Kebabs, fruit pies, Propane (not to eat!), Ribs,...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
May 26, 2012 6:27 pm
The Vulcan salute won't ever look the same now ;)...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
May 26, 2012 7:31 pm
... Absolutely nothing, because I've thrown away absolutely nothing. I cannot fathom how one would knowingly throw away a functioning...well, ANYTHING. If I...
