24 Apr
2003
24 Apr
'03
4:06 a.m.
It uses ADB mouse and keyboard so if you have that your
set. Monitor is
probably the only problem. An old mac monitor would probably work.
No, it probably won't work with a mac montior. The Mac uses a different
style RGB.
But, the IIgs does have composite video as well as RGB, so you can always
use the composite video in absence of the right RGB monitor.
Mac ADB keyboards and mice are fully compatible with the IIgs.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
24 Apr
24 Apr
7:46 a.m.
It uses ADB
mouse and keyboard so if you have that your set. Monitor is
probably the only problem. An old mac monitor would probably work.
No, it probably won't work with a mac montior. The Mac uses a different
style RGB. But, the IIgs does have composite video as well as
RGB, so you can always
use the composite video in absence of the right RGB monitor.
Yep, a friend of mine uses a Commodore 1702 with his.
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7:12 p.m.
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
There is a IIgs-specific monitor available (pity they
use the same plug, it
confuses a lot of people) -- I think it's called the AppleColour RGB. It took
me a little while to track one down, but it's well worth it (especially in
GS/OS).
Yap, I just brought one home today and it looks quite nice.
Now, if I could just figure out how to get this SCSI card working with the
CD-ROM. It's a Rev-A and I read on the web that Rev-B fixed some problems
with using the card on a GS. Has anyone got any info on this?
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26 Apr
26 Apr
12:43 p.m.
New subject: Depressing realization...
So I pick up this spiffy complete II gs system the other night.
While testing it, I pull out some of my old Apple disks and find
zlink.
I hook up my old Everex 2400 modem, run zlink, type in ATDT and...
(pause)
There's nothing left to call.
Anthony Clifton
1:26 p.m.
New subject: Depressing realization...
So I pick up this spiffy complete II gs system the
other night.
While testing it, I pull out some of my old Apple disks and find
zlink.
I hook up my old Everex 2400 modem, run zlink, type in ATDT and...
(pause)
There's nothing left to call.
Anthony Clifton
Maybe some internet software for the ][GS? Look at
http://www.geeks.org/~taubert/gstcp/
Dan Smith
1:43 p.m.
New subject: Depressing realization...
Thanks for the insight. Anywhere in the world as a local
call (Internet) is pretty tough competition.
I do see that there are multitudinous hits on 'Telephone Line
Simulator' on Yahoo. You could connect two machines in your
home without a real phonecall.
John A.
2:13 p.m.
New subject: Depressing realization...
Thanks for the insight. Anywhere in the world as a
local
call (Internet) is pretty tough competition.
I do see that there are multitudinous hits on 'Telephone Line
Simulator' on Yahoo. You could connect two machines in your
home without a real phonecall.
John A.
Years and years ago now I ran a BBS system on an Apple ][+. 4 floppy drives,
48k of ram and a blazing 300 baud modem. Later the board moved to a ][e with
128k ram, 4 floppies and a 10 meg HD. Got quite a deal on the HD, only
$1500.00. I was sure no one person could possibly fill a drive that big with
around the house kinda stuff.
Dan Smith
11:36 p.m.
New subject: Depressing realization...
VaxCat wrote:
So I pick up this spiffy complete II gs system the
other night.
While testing it, I pull out some of my old Apple disks and find
zlink.
I hook up my old Everex 2400 modem, run zlink, type in ATDT and...
(pause)
There's nothing left to call.
Anthony Clifton
Try 1-912-653-5138.
DragonsWeb Labs BBS (just started)
MBSE 0.37.3 (Linux-i386)
General Science, Engineering, and Technology BBS, with a subemphasis on
classic computers and computing, including BBS'ing. TI 99=4/A and Myarc
9640 support, others planned. Fido 1:123/755
The USBBS List has more dialable boards, of course. They're out there,
just harder to find now. Telnet-only BBSes are growing by leaps and
bound right now, but I felt I needed a dialup for people with old
systems to use.
I have a working IIe, a IIc, and a Mac SE here, among all the other
stuff, including a mini (TI DS990/10). Not a lot of Apple software, but
at some point, I'm going to try to link as many of the old systems as I
can into the BBS and provide some kind of terminal interface to them.
So your despondence is maybe a little premature. :-)
later,
jbdigriz
27 Apr
27 Apr
7:22 a.m.
New subject: Nationwide LD Calling (Was: Depressing realization...)
On Saturday, April 26, 2003, VaxCat wrote:
I hook up my old Everex 2400 modem, run zlink, type in
ATDT and...
(pause)
There's nothing left to call.
An interesting development I'm seeing in telephone service (at least, here
in Oklahoma) is the land line telcos offering unlimited nationwide long
distance calling for a flat monthly fee. I presume this is an attempt to
compete with cell phone companies, with whom such service is the norm.
A side effect of the service, if indeed it is being offered in most areas of
the country, might be a renaissance of the dialup BBS in the USA. A lack of
LD charges is also a lack of economic boundaries between BBS communities,
enabling a level of interconnection we have seen only on the Internet thus
far. The service may also enable other enthusiast dialup activity,
including UUCP networking.
I'm very tempted to sign on to this service. Back in my BBS days, I lived
in a rural town of about 1200 people that was not a member of any LATA. Any
call out of the town's 867 prefix was a LD call. There were, of course, no
BBSes reachable without a LD call, so BBSing was a very rare pleasure. It
would be quite cool to be able to make up for all that lost experience!
As a neat note, all the numbers in that town were in the 4000-5999 range.
There was an 867-5309, which matches the name of a song that was popular
some years ago. Folklore says that it used to be the number of the grade
school cafeteria, but that may be a myth. Families of two of my friends
from high school, however, did take a turn each of
having that number. They
reported occasional calls from strangers asking for Jenny
(who, I guess, was
a character in the song). IIRC, one of these friends may have used an
answering machine greeting specially tailored to entertain these callers.
--
Jeffrey Sharp
7:43 a.m.
New subject: Nationwide LD Calling (Was: Depressing realization...)
Googling will tell you all about Jenny & Tommy Tutone.
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/8675309.htm has an article on it.
--John
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From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org
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Behalf Of Jeffrey Sharp
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 15:27
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Nationwide LD Calling (Was: Depressing realization...)
On Saturday, April 26, 2003, VaxCat wrote:
I hook up my old Everex 2400 modem, run zlink,
type in ATDT and...
(pause)
There's nothing left to call.
An interesting development I'm seeing in telephone service
(at least, here
in Oklahoma) is the land line telcos offering unlimited
nationwide long
distance calling for a flat monthly fee. I presume this is
an attempt to
compete with cell phone companies, with whom such service is the norm.
A side effect of the service, if indeed it is being offered
in most areas of
the country, might be a renaissance of the dialup BBS in the
USA. A lack of
LD charges is also a lack of economic boundaries between BBS
communities,
enabling a level of interconnection we have seen only on the
Internet thus
far. The service may also enable other enthusiast dialup activity,
including UUCP networking.
I'm very tempted to sign on to this service. Back in my BBS
days, I lived
in a rural town of about 1200 people that was not a member of
any LATA. Any
call out of the town's 867 prefix was a LD call. There were,
of course, no
BBSes reachable without a LD call, so BBSing was a very rare
pleasure. It
would be quite cool to be able to make up for all that lost
experience!
As a neat note, all the numbers in that town were in the
4000-5999 range.
There was an 867-5309, which matches the name of a song that
was popular
some years ago. Folklore says that it used to be the number
of the grade
school cafeteria, but that may be a myth. Families of two of
my friends
from high school, however, did take a turn each of having
that number. They
reported occasional calls from strangers asking for Jenny
(who, I guess, was
a character in the song). IIRC, one of these friends may have used an
answering machine greeting specially tailored to entertain
these callers.
--
Jeffrey Sharp 
7:44 a.m.
New subject: Nationwide LD Calling (Was: Depressing realization...)
Jeffrey Sharp wrote:
As a neat note, all the numbers in that town were in
the 4000-5999 range.
There was an 867-5309, which matches the name of a song that was popular
some years ago. Folklore says that it used to be the number of the grade
school cafeteria, but that may be a myth. Families of two of my friends
from high school, however, did take a turn each of having that number. They
reported occasional calls from strangers asking for Jenny (who, I guess, was
a character in the song). IIRC, one of these friends may have used an
answering machine greeting specially tailored to entertain these callers.
I couldn't resist: <http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/8675309.htm>
9:22 a.m.
New subject: Nationwide LD Calling (Was: Depressing realization...)
On Sunday, April 27, 2003, Jim wrote:
Jeffrey Sharp wrote:
Interesting. I'll fire up my file sharing app and see if anyone's got a MP3
of the Goo Goo Dolls playing it at a club. I think I'll have to convince my
little garage band to cover it as well. What a wonderful little inside
joke!
--
Jeffrey Sharp
As a neat note, all the numbers in that town were
in the 4000-5999
range. There was an 867-5309, which matches the name of a song that was
popular some years ago.
I couldn't resist: <http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/8675309.htm> 
28 Apr
28 Apr
9:51 a.m.
New subject: Depressing realization...
So I pick up this spiffy complete II gs system the
other night.
While testing it, I pull out some of my old Apple
disks and find
zlink.
I hook up my old Everex 2400 modem, run zlink, type in
ATDT and...
(pause)
There's nothing left to call.
Hey, Tony, if you don't mind international calls, then there's
still the CSS Base in Seeshaupt, a beautiful little vilage in
the hills between the Starnberger See (yes, where the fairy
tale King Ludwig died) and the Bavarian Alps. Some say this
area is a bit outdated ... other just love the old flair :)
+49/8801-2453
Gruss
H.
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http://www.vcfe.org/
24 Apr
24 Apr
3:17 p.m.
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, chris wrote:
I can factually attest to this since I tried a Mac RGB monitor on a //gs
the other day and it didn't work (wrong frequency it seems).
It uses ADB
mouse and keyboard so if you have that your set. Monitor is
probably the only problem. An old mac monitor would probably work.
No, it probably won't work with a mac montior. The Mac uses a different
style RGB. But, the IIgs does have composite video as well as
RGB, so you can always
use the composite video in absence of the right RGB monitor.
True. But it makes a difference when you have an RGB display.
Mac ADB keyboards and mice are fully compatible with
the IIgs.
Yep.
--
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4:11 p.m.
Mac ADB
keyboards and mice are fully compatible with the IIgs.
Yep.
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