Amazing game???

2016-01-12 Thread Mike
I have went over and over the code here http://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/showpage.php?page=3 but this is what I get??? http://i64.tinypic.com/nci35y.jpg I know all the code is right is there a misprint in the book? I am pulling my hair out...LOL

Re: I COULD JUST KICK MYSELF IN THE BUTT!!! commodore pet . . .

2016-01-12 Thread Mike
On 01/07/2016 03:24 PM, William Donzelli wrote: >> I don't know if >> any of you remember when they switched over to the unlimited monthly >> plan but as for in Oregon AOL Servers crashed for about 3 months from >> such a heavy load of members dialing up and connecting quick question >> here _*<-

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread ethan
is this allowed? i thought it was under a restrictive licence and was not allowed to be shared freely like this? I am not complaining at all, im making about 500 copies of everything on that page ,ive been stuck outta luck with a sgi crimson without the irix 6.2 install disk needed to make it work

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread ethan
Man, I've not fired up my I2 R1 and Indy R5000 for a good decade. Twas such a great desktop compared to others of the day, even well after. I actually still miss many of the aspects of simplicity. And the graphics Just a heads up, SGI Indigo2 power supplies will fail, and it's a few caps

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread ethan
I need to put the two-proc module in my Octane and fire it up. Anyone know of the top of his/her head if I have to reinstall IRIX, or does it pick up on the multiproc config at boot and Do The Right Thing? Or do I just need to RTFM? I can't remember any issue going from single CPU to 32. I mi

Character ROMs for HP 2631G printer / 264x terminals

2016-01-12 Thread CuriousMarc
I just resurrected a nice HP 2631G dot matrix line printer: Like here: http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=316 It has 3 empty slots for extra character ROMs, so I am itching to install some... Anyone has ever made a dump of these character ROMs? Apparently these are the same as the extra

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread Jules Richardson
On 01/12/2016 05:19 PM, Jacob Ritorto wrote: Man, I've not fired up my I2 R1 and Indy R5000 for a good decade. My I2's just sort of sitting there are the moment because I could really use something* to give it a purpose (it's a Max Impact system with 2 x 4GB disks and 384MB of memory, so

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread Ian Finder
Alright- I'm not gonna get into this- people on listservs will always get what they want to out of a message- usually the worst. I am gonna look for my 6.2 CDs for the guy who has a Crimson, but I fear they're 2000 miles away in Chicago-- sitting on top of my Crimson. :( I'll look around for older

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread Ian S. King
On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Jacob Ritorto wrote: > Man, I've not fired up my I2 R1 and Indy R5000 for a good decade. Twas > such a great desktop compared to others of the day, even well after. I > actually still miss many of the aspects of simplicity. And the graphics > effects were s

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread Jacob Ritorto
Man, I've not fired up my I2 R1 and Indy R5000 for a good decade. Twas such a great desktop compared to others of the day, even well after. I actually still miss many of the aspects of simplicity. And the graphics effects were spectacular. I should see if I can dig them up and get them goin

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread geneb
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016, Ian Finder wrote: So instead of sneering about it, why not upload ISOs of that version? I wasn't sneering at it. My goal was to advise people not to waste time performing a 4 hour install process that takes 6 CDs that each need to be read in twice only to find out they can

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread Ian Finder
> So instead of sneering about it, why not upload ISOs of that version? I wasn't sneering at it. My goal was to advise people not to waste time performing a 4 hour install process that takes 6 CDs that each need to be read in twice only to find out they can't run anything. IRIX is one of the worst

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread devin davison
is this allowed? i thought it was under a restrictive licence and was not allowed to be shared freely like this? I am not complaining at all, im making about 500 copies of everything on that page ,ive been stuck outta luck with a sgi crimson without the irix 6.2 install disk needed to make it work.

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread Jason Scott
All versions from all types welcome On Jan 12, 2016 3:50 PM, "geneb" wrote: > On Tue, 12 Jan 2016, Ian Finder wrote: > > This is a great start, but I wouldn't install this version. >> Try to install the 6.5.22 overlay or greater. It does indeed require some >> disks from this media set, but is mo

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread geneb
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016, Ian Finder wrote: This is a great start, but I wouldn't install this version. Try to install the 6.5.22 overlay or greater. It does indeed require some disks from this media set, but is more compatible with newer open source software built for the platform. Installing 6.5.0

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread geneb
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016, Ian S. King wrote: On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 12:10 PM, geneb wrote: https://archive.org/details/cdromsoftware?&sort=-publicdate&and[]=SGI O. M. G. Thanks! You're welcome, but I'm just the guy pointing it out. :) g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread devin davison
Dear god. Thank you. On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Ian Finder wrote: > This is a great start, but I wouldn't install this version. > Try to install the 6.5.22 overlay or greater. It does indeed require some > disks from this media set, but is more compatible with newer open source > software

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread Ian Finder
This is a great start, but I wouldn't install this version. Try to install the 6.5.22 overlay or greater. It does indeed require some disks from this media set, but is more compatible with newer open source software built for the platform. Installing 6.5.0 seems like a waste of time... On Tue, Ja

Re: For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread Ian S. King
On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 12:10 PM, geneb wrote: > > > https://archive.org/details/cdromsoftware?&sort=-publicdate&and[]=SGI > O. M. G. Thanks! -- Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate The Information School Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a

For you SGI fans...

2016-01-12 Thread geneb
https://archive.org/details/cdromsoftware?&sort=-publicdate&and[]=SGI g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME -

Re: DEC PDP-11 software manuals available

2016-01-12 Thread Noel Chiappa
> I have a bunch of DEC PDP-11 software manuals which I don't want .. > They are free to a good home They have been claimed. Noel

TDL 8K Z80 Basic..

2016-01-12 Thread Holm Tiffe
Currently I'm fiddeling around with the old 8 Kbyte Z80 Basic Interpreter from TDL, found an Paper Tape Image here: http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/img54306/p/tdlsoft.zip on Dave Dunfields pages. I've used the 12K Version from TDL many years before on my home computer and now we have a project

DEC PDP-11 software manuals available

2016-01-12 Thread Noel Chiappa
So I have a bunch of DEC PDP-11 software manuals which I don't want (which I got in a lot with some other manuals I did want). They are free to a good home (US media mail free, anything else we'll have to work out). They are: RT-11 Documentation Directory (AA-5285D-TC, March '79) RT-11 System

Front Panels - Update

2016-01-12 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys I just had an email with some pictures of the panels in. The panels are great but the pictures not. Because you need lots of light to see what you are doing. They have several skylights and the light is all wrong for phone cameras They are adding the final details : A

Re: Colour composite video for the BBC micro

2016-01-12 Thread Adrian Graham
On 12/01/2016 00:40, "Terry Stewart" wrote: > Sometimes capability is already built in but not widely known or > publicized. Sometimes all it needs is a jumper! > http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2016-01-12-composite-video-for-bbc.ht> m Well I didn't know that! I've been Beeb-ing since