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5 Jun 2012

Original Message:
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  Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 11:18:59 -0700 (PDT)
 From: Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> 
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  On Tue, 5 Jun 2012, Mouse wrote:

  >
Interesting, but it requires:
> b) That you store all your images on their web site. 
 > Maybe I'm just a curmudgeon, but I do not
like the current trend
> towards putting my own data on third-party remote sites. 
    *applause* 
    THANK GOD...someone else who Gets It! 
 You're not alone, you two...though it sure can feel like it sometimes,
 I know.
  It's a fun gadget for a 30 year old computer.  Get over yourselves.

 I'll be the first to say that if you don't physically control the hardware
 your data is stored on, you don't control your data.  However, whining
 about storing disk images for your Commodore 64 on a remote site is just
 f*cking stupid.

 I mentioned the device because I figured some folks would get a kick out
 of it, not to start a whinge-fest about cloud services.

 g. 
-----------Reply:

You could always get a Flyer:
http://www.retroswitch.com/products/flyer/

An Internet modem *and* 3.5MB disk emulator for 8-bit Commodores with either
IEC or IEEE488 interface that lets you use the cloud or set up your own
local server.