test-drb April 2002

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by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne M. Smith [mailto:wmsmith@earthlink.net] > > > that enable others to engage in mass distribution. > Doesn't it make as much sense to go after those involved in "mass > distribution" > > > of the circumvention device, such as DeCSS? > > Owning the equipment to comit a crime (especially if that > equipment has > > legitimate uses) is not (or at least should not) be equivalent to > > comitting that crime. > I don't diagree with you, but read again what I said -- > "distribution" not "ownership." To punish someone for distributing equipment which could be used to commit a crime is just as ludicrous. It does not matter whether the alleged crime involves a computer or not. You don't punish people for selling rat poison, kitchen utensils, notebook paper, or photocopiers, do you? What about panty-hose and ski-masks -- I hear those are used in crime a lot! :) When will we have the digital millennium hosiery act? It would be absolutely idiotic to punish someone for distributing software which _might_ be used to illegally copy things to some other media. You may as well put Fred in jail for Xenocopy, in fact ;) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 3 months

"Re: Shoddy Hardware (Was: Re: WW fixtures (was Re: "New""

by dquebbeman＠acm.org

> At 07:19 PM 4/3/02 +0000, you wrote: > >Yes, I did know there's second bi-pin bulb held in place of red > >holder in Maglite's end cap hidden under that spring. > >Cheers, > >Wizard > > Hmmm; I'm another magliter, especially the solitaire (1AAA) model. > They're great for looking in dark, recessed spots in old computers :-). I got my Solitaire free by answering a survey from ADP back when I was self-employed. I explained I didn't have a staff, but the caller said that didn't mind. I find the bulbs only lose lifespan when you drop the flashlight a time or two.. they simply aren't shock-resistant. -dq -Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me "Doug"] Surgically excise the pig-latin from my e-mail address in order to reply "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom Waits

22 years, 3 months

The Future End of Classic Computing

by dquebbeman＠acm.org

> Ethan Dicks wrote: > > > > DOWN WITH FRED! EVIL PURVEYOR OF ILLEGAL TOOLS OF CRIME!!! FIE! FIE! > > > > Fire up the molten iron vats! > > Hmm Tar and Feathers must have gone out of style. :) And it's pretty hard to run someone out of town on a rail when hardly anyone knows how to make s split-rail fence anymore... ...and Grampa forgot to show me... <sniff!> -dq -Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me "Doug"] Surgically excise the pig-latin from my e-mail address in order to reply "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom Waits

22 years, 3 months

Strange idea in VAX

by Antonio.Carlini＠riverstonenet.com

>But does OpenVMS/vax support USB? No but since you're doing a PCI driver, a USB driver should be a breeze. Having a Qbus framebuffer and a USB keyboard and mouse would be fun :-) Now that I look I don't see any PCI widgets for the VAX 7000/10000 or the DEC 7000/10000. So I think PCI and TRUBOchannel are pipe-dreams. Pity, they would have been the easiest ways to get a framebuffer. Now if you get a TurboLaser (AlphaServer 8200/8400) they *do* have PCI expansion available, so you could do PCI graphics there. Possibly even multiple graphics heads :-) Antonio

22 years, 3 months

CP/M and Imsai

by caprio＠dcms.com

>On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Don Caprio wrote: > >> Any ex employee's of Science Dynamics (Torrance, Ca) out there? Jeff, Neil, >> Ralph, Dave, and Less are you there? > >I know of a Science Dynamics in New Jersey that does inmate telephone >systems. Is this a genuine coincidence or is it possibly the same >company? > >http://www.scidyn.com/ I started working for Science Dynamics in 1972. The company had been around for about five years when I joined. After I left in 81 the company was bought by McDonald Douglas (I think). McDonald Douglas had it for a while ran it into the ground and then it was repurchased by the Ex-CEO. Don't know what happened to it after that. > Science Dynamics Corporation (SciDyn) has been developing and delivering > technologically advanced telecommunication solutions for years. The name > SciDyn may be new to you, but weve been in business now for 25 years. Our > solutions are installed in 18 countries around the world and currently > process more than 250 million minutes per month. I'm sure the common names are just a coincidence.

22 years, 3 months

When programming is outlawed, only outlaws will program

by dquebbeman＠acm.org

> > On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Doc wrote: > > > > You may as well put Fred in jail for Xenocopy, in fact ;) > > > They probably will, very soon. :( > > > > Did John Draper write "Easy Writer" WHILE he was in jail? > > Now, that's the story he told me ... or well, at least > what my memory tells me he said. I'm geting old. Here's an early reference, from the comments of the source code to FIG-FORTH 1.1 dated 17-September-1979, one year after I met him on exit from Harrisville: ; APPLE FORTH BY CapN' SOFTWARE $40.00 ; EASYWRITER (word processor for APPLE ; by CapN' SOFTWARE) $100.00 So it appears it was an Apple II package before it was an IBM package. -dq -Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me "Doug"] Surgically excise the pig-latin from my e-mail address in order to reply "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom Waits

22 years, 3 months

Computers Manufactured in 1986

by Huw.Davies＠kerberos.davies.net.au

At 12:23 PM 2/04/2002 -0600, Christopher Smith wrote: >A VAX-11/780 (...but what would I run on it? It would have to be >RSTS/E, since VMS 1.0 hadn't been released, probably.) I thought that VMS was ready and shipped with all VAX-11/780s. We ran VMS on the VAX that was shipped to La Trobe University in either late 1979 or very early 1980. From dim memory, it was running V1.5. Huw Davies | e-mail: Huw.Davies(a)kerberos.davies.net.au | "If God had wanted soccer played in the | air, the sky would be painted green"

22 years, 3 months

Computers Manufactured in 1986

by torquil＠rockbridge.net

What are some good old computers manufactured in 1986?

22 years, 3 months

Shoddy Hardware (Was: Re: WW fixtures (was Re: "New" PDP-8))

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

As someone that runs a P166 on an ASUS board in a higher end case that can hold and run 3 RX56s{5.25" full height} and not melt, I would say better gives better. FYI: it's a 24/7 box that I rely on to work and it does quite well with NT4. Good PCs can be built but, you do have to work at it. Allison

22 years, 3 months

IBM 3192s

by pat＠cart-server.purdueriots.com

I've got a pair of them sitting here, looking for a home. They seem to power up, but don't display anything. Just looking for enough to buy me a lunch + shipping. Also have for dispersal: StorageTek 2920 9-track PERTEC interface tape drive, might need a new head, otherwise completely functional. $5 + shipping -- It's 150lbs and rackmount - about 24"Hx18"Wx12"D If no one wants it, it'll end up as scrap. UPS/FedEx/USPS won't ship this I'm sure. Mac Quadra 610, Mac IIci, Quadra 700. $10ea OBO. Apple //e. One has Disk ][ interface + 1 drive + 64k RAM expansion card, one has Duodisk interface and drive. I'm willing to give out as much of these as wanted. $5 each, what I paid for it, + shipping. Thanks for supporting your local poor college student. -- Pat

22 years, 3 months

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test-drb April 2002