4 Apr
2001
4 Apr
'01
4 p.m.
At 10:10 04-04-2001 -0500, you wrote:
Bruce,
I just tried Teledisk again with the SAME results. This time I used two
known good Kaypro 2 disks. Teledisk copied them to files with no
complaints. TDChck said that the files were OK. However each file was only
<snip>
OK! Great news waiting in my inbox when I came home.
First: Joe, I've forwarded the description you E-mailed me to both Sydex
and Forensics Intl.
And that leads into the second part: F-I is perfectly willing to pick up
support for those involved in the group buy. The fact that we were legacy
customers of Sydex is what did it.
So, everyone who bought Teledisk can start breathing again. We're still
supported. Joe, I'll forward whatever answer I get back to you. It is also
possible that F-I support may open a dialogue directly with you. I did
offer them that option, and I gave them your E-address.
Thanks much.
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Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77 (Extra class as of June-2K)
"I'll get a life when someone demonstrates to me that it would be
superior to what I have now..." (Gym Z. Quirk, aka Taki Kogoma).
4 Apr
4 Apr
3:29 p.m.
On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Bruce Lane wrote:
And that leads into the second part: F-I is perfectly
willing to
pick up support for those involved in the group buy. The fact that we
were legacy customers of Sydex is what did it.
So, everyone who bought Teledisk can start breathing again.
We're still supported. Joe, I'll forward whatever answer I get back to
you. It is also possible that F-I support may open a dialogue directly
with you. I did offer them that option, and I gave them your
E-address.
Breath easy? It still doesn't change the fact that some lamefuck company
has commandeered a program that was once routinely used by any mere mortal
in the public sector and deemed it too dangerous for use by commoners.
You gotta love the law enforcement mentality--there to protect us from
ourselves!
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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4:59 p.m.
I guess it's time we got out our "sampler" prototypes again and got back to
work. A recorded bitwise image of a diskette is not only reduceable to its data
content, but also to a bitwise image that can be transmitted via the net.
Dick
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From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: Teledisk still supported! (whew!)
On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Bruce Lane wrote:
And that leads into the second part: F-I is
perfectly willing to
pick up support for those involved in the group buy. The fact that we
were legacy customers of Sydex is what did it.
So, everyone who bought Teledisk can start breathing again.
We're still supported. Joe, I'll forward whatever answer I get back to
you. It is also possible that F-I support may open a dialogue directly
with you. I did offer them that option, and I gave them your
E-address.
Breath easy? It still doesn't change the fact that some lamefuck company
has commandeered a program that was once routinely used by any mere mortal
in the public sector and deemed it too dangerous for use by commoners.
You gotta love the law enforcement mentality--there to protect us from
ourselves!
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
5 Apr
5 Apr
4:17 a.m.
New subject: Teledisk
Breath easy? It still doesn't change the fact
that some lamefuck company
has commandeered a program that was once routinely used by any mere mortal
in the public sector and deemed it too dangerous for use by commoners.
As long as there are Simtel CD's and my tape backups from 5 years ago
the earlier Sydex one will still be out there.
You gotta love the law enforcement mentality--there to protect us from
ourselves!
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
And the idiots who believe they'll protect us from ourselves.
Bill
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4 Apr
4 Apr
8:17 p.m.
On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Bruce Lane wrote:
At 10:10 04-04-2001 -0500, you wrote:
Well done, Bruce!
- don
Bruce,
I just tried Teledisk again with the SAME results. This time I used two
known good Kaypro 2 disks. Teledisk copied them to files with no
complaints. TDChck said that the files were OK. However each file was only
<snip>
OK! Great news waiting in my inbox when I came home.
First: Joe, I've forwarded the description you E-mailed me to both Sydex
and Forensics Intl.
And that leads into the second part: F-I is perfectly willing to pick up
support for those involved in the group buy. The fact that we were legacy
customers of Sydex is what did it.
So, everyone who bought Teledisk can start breathing again. We're still
supported. Joe, I'll forward whatever answer I get back to you. It is also
possible that F-I support may open a dialogue directly with you. I did
offer them that option, and I gave them your E-address.
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