[torontocbm] Re: Leif, Thanks for the XM1541 cable! Plus you guys had a very interesting meeting.
- From: "Gil Winkler" <kimmyland@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:34:29 -0400
Just wondering if you are a user of MESS or VICE?
I used to have LOTS of commodore PET's, C64s, 4040s, 1541s, etc.
But now I can run a VERY good Commodore emulation on my PC.
I also very much miss the Commodore days.....
Gil
On 9/24/08, Rui Soares <soaresrui@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hello Leif and to everyone that attend the TPUG meeting
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> on September 18th. I just want to say that the XM1541 cable
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> worked perfectly and I am happily working on my Robotech game
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> now. Thank you! Thank you Leif!
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> As for the meeting, I had such a blast and that im definitely
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> interested in joining TPUG. You guys were great and completely
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> blew me on how the C64 can still hold some revelance today.
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> Even in a world filled with PC's with 64-bit processing and
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> gigabytes of Ram and GHz speeds. You proved to me that tinkering
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> with computers and making use of what you have is more important
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> than the overblown power that is literally wasted IMHO in
> today's
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> PC's. So im eager to join up with TPUG and become a member.
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> However I want to pay it in person at the next TPUG meeting if
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> possible. I just don't like mailing cheques in the mail or PayPal
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> as I was once a victim of identity theft and im careful with my
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> personal info now.
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>
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> As for the meeting it was very good except I have one gripe and
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> that is that there was too much focus on the Commodore 64 and no
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> attention to other commodore products such as the Vic 20 and
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> commodore PET's.
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> I love these older machines, especially the PET's as they were
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> my first computer. Just wondering if anyone thought about porting
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> the Lynx browser to work on the Vic 20 or CBM PET computer's.
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> Just a thought, as Lynx is a text based browser and it would allow
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> Vic 20's and PET's to surf the web in
> theory. Just a thought.
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> I hope next time I can formally introduce myself to all of you
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> that attended. See you at the next meeting!
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> Rui
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