rich-c: Salut, Daniel
changed username to Erin rich-c: hi Rin Erin: Hi Uncle Richard rich-c: Pam will be here very late if at all; she's going out for dinner and a haircut Erin: ahhh Erin: mid-week...that's odd rich-c: actually, it's not the first time, in fact the haircut is usually midweek, I believe Erin: oh okay rich-c: Daniel, is your buddy Guy F likely to show up tonight? rich-c: you two off text mewssaging? Erin: wonder if he is
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changed username to Harvie Erin: hi Harvie rich-c: hello Harvie, how goes it? Harvie: Hello
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changed username to Dr. D. rich-c: and now we have Gu with us, early Harvie: Hi Guy Guy B.: I'll be back in a couple of minutes Erin: hi Rich <hugs> Dr. D.: Hi all. rich-c: don't you have sir conditioning, Harvie? Dr. D.: Hi Rin <hugs> Harvie: Er, whats up Doc Dr. D.: You must pardon my lack of typing for a while, I am eating supper now. rich-c: greetings to Dr. D. Harvie: Broken rich rich-c: merde - just what you need in this het wave rich-c: mind you, ours could be too and we'd never know Dr. D.: I sat in a bathtub of cold water for half an hour in the middle of the night. Harvie: Just picked up a window unit for temporary relief Erin: you need an air conditioner rich-c: so far between drawing in cool air overnight and running the furnace fan during the day, we've been OK Dr. D.: No place to put one here, none of the windows open vertically. Erin: that's why you get an indoor one rich-c: I think there are some "sideways" models around now, but you have to look for them Guy B.: Ok, I'm back. How is everyone taking the hot weather? Harvie: I'm removing a casement window temporarily to put a window unit in rich-c: just saying we are doing fine, but may have to put on the a/c in the next day or two Dr. D.: Rin the hot air has to go somewhere. Daniel: Hello! rich-c: welcome back, Daniel Erin: the machine will at least help Harvie: Doc, are you in an apartment building? Daniel: I'm sorrry but I have a problem right now. need to reboot Daniel: be right back! Guy B.: I had the A/C on for the dog, but it's cooled off outside. So, I have it off. Dr. D.: Yes Harvie. rich-c: you're in an apartment, aren't you, Guy? Guy B.: Yes I am. Harvie: Most buildings these days they cut a hole in the wall to the balcony for air conditioner rich-c: pity - a house with good insulation and a lot of thermal mass can help for days Guy B.: That's what mine has. Dr. D.: No balconies here :-) rich-c: well, they do it whre there are no balconies too Harvie: Still has walls though Dr. D.: hehe Harvie: I have installed them on 18th floor rich-c: one problem is the heavy power drain of window units - some apartment wiring can't handle it rich-c: in fact Erin and Pamela have that problem Erin: yeah ....already blew the fuse Erin: and the extension cord if you believe it Dr. D.: Ouch :-( rich-c: I'm assuming you have the same wierdo wiring as Pam - you need to consult her Harvie: Bigger fuse and bigger boots to stamp out the fire :) Erin: I do have the same rich-c: and you never use an extension card with an air conditioner - there are none rated high enough Dr. D.: She has her El Paso boots... Harvie: Sure there are rich-c: well, let's say they're very scarece at the consumer level, Hartvie Harvie: We routinly use 12ga. ext. cords rich-c: oh yes, contractors have cords that could carry Niagara's whole output ; - ) Harvie: They are available at RONA
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changed username to james rich-c: good morning james james: right date. check. right time. check. right place. check Dr. D.: I bought a big yellow one, 10 gauge, at Home Despot a few years ago. Dr. D.: Hi James. Dr. D.: hehe james: i've gotta get aiden some food but i promise to be back momentarily rich-c: and Home Depot too, no doubt' both cater to contractors and builders Harvie: We don't accept checks, just Visa :) Dr. D.: But it's a consumer-accessible place, Richard, so it doesn't matter. Dr. D.: It was about $15 IIRC. Erin: I don't care the cost...but I definitely need one Harvie: "Bill Jones General Store, If we ain't got it , you don't need it" Dr. D.: It's not like Grainger's, which is only wholesale...yet they have lots of useful stuff like sump pumps and well pumps etc. that we routinely used Dad's employment status to allow us to get... rich-c: I do not believe your wiring will tolerate it - you must use the one plug provided (Pam will tell you which) unless you want to set a world record for blown fuses Harvie: Use the receptacle on the range Erin: it's been on the extension cord since I moved in last year and it was fine Erin: if I can't use a cord then I don't have an air conditioner as the cord on it does not reach anywhere there is a plug rich-c: from what Pam tells me, that must have been unusual luck Guy B.: Hi James Dr. D.: There are tricks...evil tricks...but we used them at CWRU to run emergency power between floors during the big blackout. Guy B.: Still hot in Japan? Dr. D.: We had to run from 3rd floor emergency power in the slug room to a first-floor lab with aquaria for another prof. rich-c: well, I sit here with 200 amp service and look very smug - but I remember what it's like to have antiquated wiring Dr. D.: I got my pile of extension cords from the robot lab, all my 25- and 50-footers, all heavy-duty. Dr. D.: We ran it in parallel from multiple outlets to support the current and the long run down the stairwell. rich-c: I expect the labs would have circuitry more than up to the load Dr. D.: 3 12-gaugers or better in parallel.
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changed username to Daniel B Daniel B: hello again! Daniel B: finally solve my pc problem :-) rich-c: welcome back Daniel - all rebooted now?
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changed username to Guy F. rich-c: yes, if they were only 12 gauge they could get warm Daniel B: hello Harvie! Guy B! 'rin! Dr.D.! james! Rich! Guy F. and myself! Dr. D.: But there were 3 in parallel, Richard, to handle the current. Guy B.: There's the other Guy. Hi Daniel rich-c: 'allo, Time Bandit! Dr. D.: A single one would have blown. Guy F.: Hello everyone. Dr. D.: Hi Guy the 2nd :-) Harvie: In high school I was asked to set up a PA system for the football field, I ran 2000 feet of 10Ga. cable and the voltage drop was just adequate to power the amplifier Daniel B: I'm selling a cartridge I have in my collection for about 120$. it still not enough to pay the transport so i will continue selling stuff. Dr. D.: hehe Harvie rich-c: not only do they have different initials, bet they pronounce "Guy" differently too rich-c: what sort of cartridge will bring $120? Dr. D.: If GF is also Canadian, good bet it's "Gee" and not "Guy" rich-c: exactly Rich Dr. D.: Only he can tell us for sure Dr. D.: Both hard Gs btw Guy B.: Yes, I remember when I met Guy Cousineau over 10 years ago. Daniel B: it's a special cartridge Sean Kelly does in year 2001. someone offer me about 120$ for it an di will accept his offer during the night. rich-c: if we know what the F stood for we could make an even more informed guess Guy F.: Foster Dr. D.: My guess is rhymes with pie :-) Guy B.: Even though the spelling is the same. Both are pronouced differently. rich-c: that's an anglophone name, not that that prove too much in Montreal Harvie: Foster is Austrailian for Beer :) Dr. D.: haha Guy F.: Scottish ancestors... rich-c: sort of like Giselle MacKenzie (a Quebecois chanteurse, Dr. D.) Dr. D.: La Belle Damn Fleuzee :-) Dr. D.: <runs> Erin: <smirk> Harvie: Jack Benny's favourite violinist Dr. D.: haha Dr. D.: Fractured French is fun, except for Daniel, my apologies... Daniel B: it's ok! Harvie: Just like Jean Chretien rich-c: that's OK, wait tilk,l all the Canadians start talking franglais on you - or bling Daniel B: for now i can only imagine what may looks like this conversation in person. Dr. D.: Speaking in tongues, I thought that was an American thing. rich-c: well, le 'tit gars was unable to speak either official language Dr. D.: A friend at a sci. conference in Korea went exploring one night. Dr. D.: He speaks no Korean. Dr. D.: He went into a little restaurant. rich-c: sounds like fun Dr. D.: Sat at the table, a little old lady came over. Dr. D.: He took out his wallet, laid bills on the table, rubbed his tummy, Dr. D.: She brought food. Dr. D.: She kept bringing it until she pointed at the table, then he laid out more bills. Dr. D.: This repeated a few times. Dr. D.: He left very full and the lady was very happy...and no words in any language were spoken. Guy F.: Got a crack in my windshield today... Argh! Dr. D.: And he didn't pay a fortune. rich-c: sometime you get the breaks - I'm told kimchee is delicious put the guys may have been putting me on Harvie: Does this mean a wink is as good as anod? :) Dr. D.: I guess :-) Daniel B: interresting story dr.d rich-c: no, just that money has its own universal language Dr. D.: hehe Dr. D.: My friend said he didn't know what he was eating, but it was all good. Daniel B: hehe! it's a funny anecdote rich-c: whatever turns him on - Korean cooking is too fisdhy for me Dr. D.: My pal John likes to do things like that. Dr. D.: I should tell this story to Murray, he spent a year in Seoul. rich-c: prowling back alleys of Seoul at night, not knowing a word of Kporean? Dr. D.: He is a black belt in tae kwon do...he can take care of himself. rich-c: yes, and hasn't Dale or Neil been there too - Neil on a Scout thing? Dr. D.: I think so yes rich-c: see james, you're not the only one gone to the other side of the Date Line Harvie: I've been to a 7-11, same thing :) rich-c: you may have a point, Harvie Dr. D.: So just to ask, has anybody else confirmed convention arrangements with Dale? rich-c: so Guy F, and chance you may come to Adamcon? Dr. D.: Rin and I sent our money last Friday, and Dale sent me E-mail today that it had been received from both of us. Daniel B: i don't know if it's funny or disgusting but i saw a joke about a doctor very busy and suddently declare when wanting to write his recommandations : "what? who is the asshole who got my pencil?" Dr. D.: Hope he is not a proctologist... rich-c: I think the word you re looking for, Daniel, is "proctologist" Dr. D.: BRB, need to get some more supper rich-c: anyway I have told Dale I will be daytripping in Friday and Sunday, and Frances on Sunday james: back Guy F.: Rich: I'd love to... but, having just gotten married a few weeks ago (feels like an eternity, hehe), funding is low, and the lack of cheap motels in the area, sort of makes things impossible. rich-c: pity - I've been married a little longer - 50 years come October james: well if you think a few weeks feels like an eternity.. :D james: congrats, rich Daniel B: Well, if i can't travel with Guy to have a discount for the bus, i will not be able to go then. But i'm trying. rich-c: hang in there both of you, and see what works out james: do you use a hearing aid, rich? Daniel B: selling some good things from my collection will pay for the bus... but after that, there is a blackhole. rich-c: there are at least two mornings totally devoted to programming
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changed username to BobS rich-c: no, why do you ask, james? Guy B.: Hi Bob Harvie: Hello Bob BobS: howdy kids !!!!! Erin: hey Bobs! Daniel B: hello bobs! james: i can't imagine needing one after fifty years of marriage ;) rich-c: hello Robert, you're late tonight BobS: FIFTY YEARS !?!?!?!?!?!? BobS: i know was 'playing' james: heh heh james: hi dan! rich-c: got yourself a new video game? Daniel B: hi james BobS: got a touch screen puter from Doug, added 2 disk drives, cd, speakers, and stuff BobS: toys ya know rich-c: yes, I'm in the process of setting up my new laptop BobS: what did you get your hands on? james: how old were you when you got married, rich? Harvie: It has a don't touch screen :) james: as long as it doesn't touch you back rich-c: Acer Aspire - 256/40/CDRW, Sempron 2800 - 64 pit rich-c: I was 25, Frances was 23 BobS: ah young love, eh? rich-c: back then, that was OLD for a first marriage - times do change! rich-c: still, werent you and Judy in your teens when you married? BobS: yes, today kids are into their 30's Guy F.: Rich: I got married at 32 BobS: I was 19.5 and judy19 rich-c: sometime it takes a while, Guy rich-c: that's what I thought, Bob james: i was 23 and miyuki 26 rich-c: of course now folks live toghether for a long time before getting hitched BobS: go to hurry and get to fifty so's the kids can get a free cruise out of it.......... BobS: ah James....so you married 'an older woman' huh????
(BobS smiles) rich-c: Pam and Russell got married after 15 years of cohabitation james: she'd probably smack you to hear you referring to her a such :D james: *as rich-c: what's the free cruise bit about, Bob? BobS: speakin of whom..............ERIN how's come you are not keeping track of the girl ???? james: AQ BobS: kids are expecting a free family cruise when we hit 50 years....just like my foks have taken us for 50 & 55 Erin: keeping track of what girl rich-c: oh, not some sort of cruise line promotion or anything Erin: ? BobS: nope BobS: but THAT is a thought Harvie: I think he means Pam erin rich-c: maybe some day we should try it - finally got our passports last week Erin: I think he might
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changed username to Dale rich-c: Pam is off on various errands, will be late if she gets here at all BobS: ya we got to get ours this year also.....next January we need it to go to the Caribbean Dale: Hi all. rich-c: hello Dale Erin: hi Dale BobS: hey Dale !!!!! Daniel B: yes, i'm here... but i'm also writing some messages Daniel B: hi Dale! Harvie: Hello Dale james: ok. i haven't been on yahoo lately BobS: get my check yet ????? Guy B.: Hi Dale BobS: did ti bounce???? Dale: Bob, yes. Got it. Thanks. Guy B.: Mine will be on it's way by the weekend. Dale: Haven't taken it to the bank yet. I'll try it Friday. Erin: I Gather you got mine Dale Dale: Yes Erin. Erin: excellent :-) rich-c: don't forget to give me the pricing for Frances and myself rich-c: I'll be doing Friday and Sunday, Frances Sunday Dale: Richard, I'll be sending the proper amount this weekend. Harvie: If it's written on the Bank of Duufins Creek don't deposit it :) rich-c: OK, we will deal with it promptly Dale: Thanks. Dale: Guy F, did you make any progress on my RRA/RLA idea? Guy F.: Greetings Dale. Daniel B: james, did you started programming php? or the life is keeping you very busy? Guy B.: I'll be testing something involving the emulator this weekend and if it works, that will be presentation on it. james: life has been keeping me very busy this week Guy F.: Dale: Yes, all the progress is in my head though. :) I've been busy building an EPROM emulator for my projects, and it's been keeping me busy with the PCB fabrication. Dale: EPROM emulator? Dale: Not burner? Daniel B: yes, he want something more faster and less manipulation then an eprom burner. Daniel B: i still have to improve my english. some mistakes in my messages :( Guy F.: No, it emulates an EPROM. So when you have a new update to make, all you do is send the .HEX to the circuit (which is connected to the CV cart, instead of the EPROM). So within a few seconds, you can see the results of your work. Instead of removing the chip, burning it and re-installing it. Daniel B: james, when you are ready, tell me and i will be online on yahoo specificaly to help you on the web site. BobS: lost me on this idea.......... Dale: I get it now. That makes sense. So it has external power, a serial port, and RAM that dual bussed or something. Daniel B: i personnaly don't know exactly what it is but i think you are right Dale! Guy F.: The CV can power the circuit. It does have a serial port with RAM. It's a simple device, but helps a lot in the development. Harvie: I have had all the fun I can stand for one night so goodnight all Dr. D.: nite Harvey Daniel B: déjà? Daniel B: bonne nuit Harvie! Dr. D.: (I am still munching) rich-c: goodnight Harvie - sleep cool! Guy F.: Take care Harvie.
Harvie left chat session Dale: Good night Harvey. Dale: Can the CV really power it? I thought that the reset switch cut power temporarily, but maybe that wouldn't be necessary. BobS: cool is what we need......awfully high temps here the last few days with storms and more storms Daniel B: Because Atari tells to AtariAge to not sell games made by fans that contains any of their copyrighted words like pong and breakout, I'm changing now the name of one of my games. But because the name is repeated inside the game, i have to be careful. Guy F.: Dale: Good point Dale. Will have to look into that, in any case there is space for a power supply, in case power needs are not met. Dale: The idea is to make a cartridge that can be reprogrammed without having to remove it, then pull the reset, and the new cartridge image is available. rich-c: well. just so it's nice in Montreal on Sunday - Grand Prix of Canada Dale: Very smart. Guy F.: Dale: Circuit is taken from this website: http://www.web-ee.com/Electronic-Projects/projects/eprom_emul/index.shtml rich-c: doesn't the CV have a more than adequat external power supply? Dale: That was the goal of Jeff Frohwein's experiements, but he used the joystick port instead of a serial port, and put the program in the 1k of RAM on the ColecoVision. Guy F.: It would be nice to increase the RAM on the CV and use the CV as a step-by-step debugger. Guy F.: Or perhaps get an ADAM. How much memory (RAM) on an ADAM? rich-c: 64K + 16 VRAM Daniel B: question : if the joystick port is only readable, how can the Jeff F's experiments help the coleco to tell when it received the data just fine? Guy F.: Probably times out after a set amount of time? Erin: well Gents...I'm heading out for tonight...was a super long (tho successful)day Guy B.: Bye Erin Dr. D.: bye Erub Dr. D.: Erin Dr. D.: can't type BobS: bye Erin Erin: nitey nite all Guy F.: So 2-way serial communication is not possible on the CV?
Erin left chat session Dale: 64k -- but when the OS7 ROM is loaded and a cart is in the cart slot it drops down to 24k visible. rich-c: nite Rin Dale: Read Jeff Frowein's page at: http://www.adamcon.org/jeff_frohwein/ Daniel B: oops... i miss 'rin! rich-c: me too - see what happens when I take two minutes to go get my beer? Dale: It is a one way transmit protocol, using the joystick, and a tricky ROM image that he provides. Dr. D.: I had some genuine birch beer this Sunday, first time in many years. rich-c: yes, that's a specialised kind of root beer - but I don't drink pop now, too many calories Dr. D.: Like root beer, except red and mintier Daniel B: so it's a question of timing james: alright, i think i'm here for real now james: for what it's worth rich-c: you sure about that, james? 8 - ) james: i try :) Daniel B: and james, tell me when you are ready for the php, i will try to support you in this project as i can. actually in trouble with my own projects but i have always time for my friends. rich-c: you're quiet, Bob. Where is Judy? BobS: she is sitting here watichign tv BobS: watching BobS: got the air on and it works!!!! rich-c: there is something worth watching on tv? Dr. D.: Dubya vs. the Chipper-Shredder BobS: CSI Miami is on and we havent' seen it....... rich-c: Pamela likes that series I think Dr. D.: Christina does james: dan, it's more a matter of finding time, but i do want to get it going very soon Daniel B: i installed a software to help me speaking in english. but my "micro" is not working. anyway i listen to the words and i saw my mistakes. rich-c: actually I will have a busy tv weekend coming up rich-c: GP of Canada, CFL exhibition game, Chmp Cars at Portland Daniel B: ok james! let me know :) Dr. D.: Already CFL? yikes Dr. D.: too soon for football rich-c: exhibition, Dr. D. - real season starts end of the month Dr. D.: And it's bad enough basketball is still going...hockey would be too were it not for the lockout rich-c: exactly - disgraceful, isn't it? Dr. D.: Summer is baseball, fall is football, winter is basketball and hockey. BobS: ALL the sports will be played at the same time in 2020 probably Dr. D.: All indoors under domes BobS: but, but, they need more games to get more cash rich-c: wonder what the eventual windup of the hockey lockout will be? Dr. D.: Or in VR arenas against bluescreens Dr. D.: Probably death of NHL :-( rich-c: since football ends here in November it has to start earlier Dr. D.: Too many games shortens careers Dr. D.: I want my 10-game season back :-) rich-c: we are not so crazy as to play outdoors in places like Buffalo or Green Bay or Denver or similar hot spots in the depths of January james: they should have left the nhl alone. all that rapid expansion was too much Dr. D.: So end before Thanksgiving like Paul Brown intended :-) BobS: there is a LOT of truth to that idea Richard rich-c: right on, james. back to the Original Six! BobS: sometimes they freeze their a$$'$ off....literally james: seriously. it was kind of ridiculous some of the places that had teams rich-c: which Tanksgiving, Rich? Ours would be too early Dr. D.: Well, by Dec. 1st then. james: and if they start a new league, cap the salaries to start, then maybe other regular sized cities could afford a franchise Dr. D.: I remember AFC/NFC title games on Christmas Day...Superbowl week after New Year's to avoid the college stuff. rich-c: yes, the Grey Cup is played in November (late) often outdoors Dr. D.: Cripes, now it is February. james: no reason why places like edmonton or halifax shouldn't be able to maintain a team Dr. D.: Wish it were cold as February here :-) rich-c: edmonton does, not sure Halifax has the enthusiasm - Hamilton wants one, and Regina Dr. D.: I am gonna have to sign off, I have been at a terminal for 16 hours today and my fingers are tired :-) Dr. D.: I like SmartBASIC better than Java :-) BobS: well be good De D rich-c: OK Rich, night for now, c u next week Dr. D.: But Java is what I am writing...yuk. Dr. D.: Nite nite to all BobS: and sleep tight Dale: :-) Dr. D.: <poof>
Dr. D. left chat session rich-c: Guy, I'm hoping to bring the emulator to Adamcon for some help on making it work - you game? Guy B.: Sure Rich, I'll help you out on it. I think your still uneasy on running it. It's not that difficult. Daniel B: seeing the electronic part of the Jeff F's document remembers me the first time i saw the words "mise à la terre" (ground). i was young and i played with an electronic kit for kids... and I tried to make the circuit working by letting the little cables touching the ground beside the table. rich-c: I can't make it go at all. Maybe if I have the Acer set up by then I'll bring it too. Guy B.: Bring it and we'll figure out what's going on. rich-c: to confuse things, Daniel, old British books talk of earthing the cable Dale: Daniel, it would almost work :-) BobS: and NOW you know about groundin electrictyi out , Right Daniel? BobS: yes ....earth ground BobS: the totally correct term rich-c: I see no point in hanging about for the programming sessions, but hope to have lunch and cinner with the gang Daniel B: we still learning a new thing each day... i suppose i still have some electronic things to learn. Guy F.: Electronics + programming = fun Dale: Right on Guy F. rich-c: Daniel, at my age, I'm still learning new stuff every day. - Hang in there BobS: when you quit learning.....you are expired or close to it rich-c: right on, Bob rich-c: and if not, you might as well be Daniel B: i tried a few minutes to think about nothing, just relax... and i can't BobS: that's true mon james: @dan, that's easier to do in class :D rich-c: that requires privacy and silence, Daniel - no outside destractions BobS: silence??????? Daniel B: i dreamed last night about what i need to do to change the name of my game because of atari. rich-c: well, other than a few gentle snores 8 - ) james: which game, dan? Daniel B: my project released as "double breakout" with my first coleco game i programmed in 1999. Guy F.: Daniel: I just found out that BlueMSX has a software debugger built in, so you can examine your code, stop it, set breakpoints, etc.... james: why do you have to change the name? is atari already using it? Daniel B: atari said that breakout is copyright and i must not use this word Guy B.: And it's making a comeback in those built-in games that are out. rich-c: guess it will have to be "breakthrough" or something Daniel B: yes, bluemsx is a very good emulator. that's the only one i know that doesn'T use the MArat F. z80 emulation james: hmmm... Guy B.: How about Bustout. james: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=breakout james: they could be talking out their rear-ends Daniel B: actually, there was a contest to find a new name and the winner name is Deflektor... i think it's a word enough different. BobS: they probably ARE talking out the backside....but they just 'could' have the rights in connection with a video ame environment james: the word "breakout" is a regular english word, but it could be a context thing BobS: should hace named it BreakIN Daniel B: the company OASIS that produce juice. oasis is a good common name Guy F.: Or Braekout. Still pronounced the same I believe. rich-c: the automakers are able to copyright numbers, and regular words as automobile names james: dan, i hope to be back on yahoo soon Daniel B: james, i hope so james: and we can make time to work on the php conversion together Dale: PRonounced the same but spelled different doesn't cut it. Dale: It has to "not be confusingly similar". james: in this day and age, that doesn't take much Daniel B: even if i writed breakout with hyerogliphs, i'm sure atari will ask me to change the name. BobS: probably Daniel BobS: a LOT has to do with the specific item and the common name it is called......and don't copy it or it could confuse people Guy B.: Well folks, might as well call the night. I'll see you all next week. Daniel B: bye guy b BobS: that seems to be the common idea rich-c: I suspect the "Bustout" solution would work - but it might take an expensive lawsuit to defend it BobS: ok Guy........ge good rich-c: OK Guy, catch you next rund Guy B.: Poof
Guy B. left chat session Dale: See ya Guy. BobS: no that should be free and clear, unless someone else is using that name Daniel B: dale, what is the plan to help me getting to the adamcon? i'm still working on the transport. missing funds. rich-c: yes - did you know the Buick LaCrosse is the "Allure" in Canada? Dale: I'm going to see if my brother can put you up in his spare room. That might work out. james: h?ow much are you short by, dan? rich-c: yes, hitchhiking doesn't work any more - went out with the 70s BobS: like to poniac bonneville and the parissiene rich-c: don't think those were copyright issues, Bob Dale: His office is only two blocks from AdamCon, so you'd even have transprotation in the morning. rich-c: what is Neil doing these days? Daniel B: actually, i my financial situation is $120. and Guy calculated that i need at least $200 just for the bus. BobS: oh no....no coopyright problems just strange they picked different names for same car rich-c: like my Meteor, US version Monterey BobS: right Daniel B: i will continue selling my stuff to the other collectors and hoping that it will be enough to pay the transport. Guy F.: Well, Daniel, wasn't it ~$200 for two round trip bus tickets? rich-c: what's the round trip bus fare, Quebec to Whitby, Daniel? Dale: Neil says he'll be at AdamCon, but lately he's been going to UOttawa for his phd. rich-c: hey, if he's driving, maybe he could pick up/ drop off Daniel on teh way, save a bit Dale: His condo is in Hull. rich-c: timing would be the issue, I'd imagine. Suspect Daniel could make it to Hull fairly cheaply Dale: We had talked about that possiblility before, right Daniel? Daniel B: i'm not sure we talked about this possibility. i don'T remember rich-c: if not, think about it now, Daniel Dale: We did. But at the time you didn't think that you could make it to Ottawa or even Montreal. Daniel B: you know that i can't drive, i have no car and no driver liscence. so i need to check about someone for this possibility. rich-c: hey Dale, maybe you should recommend him for the Geek Squad - or won't they be in Quebec? BobS: hey guys got to head for the sheets about now.........be here next week though james: bye, bob! Daniel B: bye bob! Dale: See ya later Bob. rich-c: OK Bob, see you then - nite BobS: say HI to spouses......children.....friends....and anyone else you meet !!!!!!!!!1
BobS left chat session Daniel B: i hope it's not my problem that make him left. rich-c: think maybe I should follow the good example and turn in myself Dale: Nope, most chat's tend to wind up at 11pm. rich-c: no Daniel, It's onze heures on teh clock that turs off us old folks rich-c: with which, I bid you all good night Daniel B: well, good night rich-c! Dale: Until next time Richard. Guy F.: Good night Rich C! rich-c: colour me gone
rich-c left chat session Daniel B: my problem is divided in three parts, a solution to be there, a solution to stay there and a solution to return at home. james: well worry about getting home later :P james: dale, you have your own linux server up, right? Guy F.: Next year, Adamcon should be held in Quebec! ;) james: or yokota :P Daniel B: i think next year is in usa. to mnake it one meeting in canada the second one in usa Dale: I almost held this one in Quebec. james: dale, is there a book you'd recommend for noobs on setting up dns? Dale: But I chickened out in December, when I was moving to my new house. I decided that that was plenty unsettling enough. Dale: Books? I don't use books. Dale: I use HowTos. Dale: Type in google something like: howto bind Dale: Or "howto dns" Daniel B: james needs help for his server. maybe you should help him with your knowledge. james: i will see what i can figure out Dale: howtos are the answer to all problems. Or at least howto problems ;-) james: i should go for lunch now. i'll be back shortly. i'll see if people are still on Dale: James, what kind of DNS server are you using? Daniel B: is there any howto doc about how to get to the adamcon this year? james: uhmm james: i've got bind 9 installed (i think). i'm running debian woody Dale: Daniel, the key is to get a programing contract for $1500, that will be paid by the beginning of July. Dale: Good stuff James. Dale: Well, look in /etc/named Dale: The file to start with is bind.conf Daniel B: i think i will not lucky enough james: sec, while i scribble this down] james: ok. are people still here in 15 mins? Dale: Make that /etc/bind/named.conf Daniel B: me, yes. but i can't help you for the dns james: i'll be back soon Guy F.: I have the midnight munchies, and it's not even midnight! Daniel B: munchies? Daniel B: midnight munchies? Dale: I'm working on a side scroller example for Guy F, because he hasn't finished his yet. Guy F.: Oh cool, thanks Dale!!! Dale: All this talk of lunch, eh? Dale: And I'm too impatient to wait for you to do one. Daniel B: i will cook some ramens now. brb Guy F.: Dale: Would be nice to talk about that at the Adamcon. I think it's a subject that comes up quite often for CV/ADAM programmers, due to our VDP not having hardware scrolling. Dale: True. Dale: Does'nt Marcel's library do some of that? Guy F.: I'm not sure. I don't use his library. I use assembly with no libraries. Dale: Of course. Dale: But it would contain example code, and that sort of algo would have to be in assembly. Dale: Anyway, I'm working away on an example based on what we talked about last week. Guy F.: Dale: Definately. I remember Daniel B saying that scrolling should only be attempted in assembly and not in C. Dale: Hmm...now to debug. I think I have a workable algorithm. Daniel B: back Guy F.: Talking to Scott Huggins on Yahoo! messenger. Dale: So we're here, but we're not talking. Guy F.: Getting Scott to join... Daniel B: Marcel's library have something about copying data on itself but not at the exact same position. that makes the cosmo trainer (or it's cosmo challenge?) scrolling things like the meteorites. james: people still here? Dale: We're sort of paying attention James. Dale: Does cosmo trainer scroll by single pixel increments? Dale: Or does it use some sprite tricks? Daniel B: i need to check, but the function in the library doesn't matter if it's sprites or characters scrolling. it's only an interface that use the ldir in a certain way.
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oops] changed username to james james: i'm in /etc/bind now james: are you running debian, dale? Guy F.: Daniel: Has PONG ever been released on the CV? Dale: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html seems to have relevant information. Dale: Look at section 5.2 Daniel B: Guy F : well my dacpong in doublebreakout is playable like pong but need two steering wheels. Dale: Yes James. Dale: I've run Debian for about 5 years now. Dale: Previously I used Slackware. Guy F.: Dale: Was wonderng if you knew the difference between RET and RETI? I was told that when returning from an interrupt, RETI should be used, but I've been able to interchange them, with no differences? Guy F.: Dan: Thanks... Dale: But I find Debian easier to administrate -- especially security updates. james: well i'm still pretty new at linux james: barely know what i'm doing :P Dale: RETI clears some interrupt flags for the maskable interrupt. Guy F.: Dale: Ok, that's what I thought, but wasn't sure... Still don't own a decent Z80 book yet. Daniel B: I feel like looking at a tv show tonight with linux and z80 discussion, but without tv. Dale: RETN is for the non-maskable interrupt. Guy F.: Daniel: I doubt you'd find such an interesting show playing on TV. :) Dale: Check out z80.info Dale: It has almost everthing you could ever want to know. Guy F.: Thanks for the link! Dale: I use it when I can't be bothered with my reference docs. james: debian seems to do what i want it to james: i'm just not as smart as i'd like to be :P do you have pine installed? Dale: The nice thing about Debian, is that everything works well together. RPM based systems, don't seem to be able to manage that. Dale: For RPM based systems (like Red Hat) I find myself recompiling things to make them fit together. Daniel B: i know pine, i used it at the university james: i like apt-get Dale: apt-get is the best. james: just wish i could find a pine package Dale: I use mutt instead of pine. Daniel B: it's a text-based mail-client software with the support for the newsgroups too. Dale: But that is personal taste. Guy F.: Pine was used at my University.... It was allright. Dale: I have pine installed on AdamCon.org: apt-get pine james: yeah, i try that and i get an error saying no such package exists Daniel B: whatever i tried i didn't like "vi", not enough convivial for me. so i used pico. Dale: You need to do an update first then: Dale: apt-get update Dale: Then apt-get install pine will work. Daniel B: but pico had his limitations and problems james: arright. will try that again (did this exact same thing a couple weeks ago) Guy F.: Always had a hard time remembering the vi shortcuts. james: Package pine has no available version, but exists in the database. Dale: Got my program to assemble. Now to see if it works... Daniel B: let's go Dale! :-) james: anyay, i'll poke around with dns for now james: can't seem to get pine. maybe it's a problem with my sources file Dale: Did you know that woody is no longer stable? It is now sarge, as of yesterday. Daniel B: errr.... ok! Dale: So you should probably upgrade to sarge. Just update your /etc/apt/sources.list to name sarge or stable instead of woody. Dale: The Debian Linux distributions are named after characters in Toy Story. :-) Daniel B: i realized it now Dale: So 3.0 is woody and 3.1 sarge and 3.2 is sid. Dale: Hmmm...tried my program, and it doesn't work. I'll have to find my bug. Daniel B: can i have a copy of your code to see it? Daniel B: gimme gimme gimme Dale: Sure. You can see my code. james: that much i knew james: ahhh crap james: i'm out of toner Daniel B: out of toner? Daniel B: another expression i don't know james: for my printer Daniel B: ho ok Dale: Can you decompress tar.gz files (tar balls) Daniel? Daniel B: :-) Daniel B: yes Daniel B: i installed 7-zip that do the job Dale: Check out http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/adam/scrollersrc.tgz Dale: I made my source files in vi, so notepad won't like them, but wordpad doesn't seem to mind. Dale: The important file is scroller.z james: dale, any chance i could peruse your sources.list file? Dale: It should do the work, if I initialize everything correctly. Dale: The first non-commented line is: Dale: deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian sarge main contrib non-free james: i'm thinking my sources may be outdated/incomplete Dale: Also: Dale: deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US sarge/non-US main contrib non-free Dale: deb http://security.debian.org sarge/updates main contrib non-free Dale: Are good to have. Dale: I have a lot of other lines in there too. But they are mostly me specific. james: thanks. i had: james: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free james: and james: deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main non-free Dale: Those worked until yesterday when testing became stable. There is currently no testing, only stable and unstable. james: i'll comment them out Dale: Change the testing words to either sarge or stable and do a fresh apt-get update Daniel B: Dale, I saw one strange thing in the scroll.z file james: i've commented out mine and "borrowed" yours james: :D james: for future reference is there a decent place that lists current sources? Dale: It's worth a try. It looks like non-us and security are busy today, with the new version rolling out. james: seems to be working well enough Dale: Well, the install config utility will generate current ones. But I always forget the name of the command. Daniel B: ScrollBlock starts with PUSH BC, HL, DE... but in the ScrollSegment, just before the DJNZ, there are POP HL,DE,BC. I think there is a mistake here james: but i'm still getting that error saying pine has no installation candidate. you think i should just look for .deb file? Dale: Right you are Daniel. Daniel B: :-) Guy F.: Hehe, that would be a mistake that I've done many times. james: not sure i follow the mistake, but lessee are you popping things out in the wrong order? Daniel B: yes, inversion of DE and HL, make them corrupted james: woot! i'm not dumb :D james: i remember some assembler Dale: Also Daniel, I'm not using WRITE_VRAM/READ_VRAM with consistent parameters. I need to pass the right ones. Dale: The correct parameters is in my OS7DEF.z file, but I haven't opened it up to check them. Daniel B: it's the second thing i wanted to check Dale: Too busy chatting. james: heh heh Dale: The os7def.z file says: HL=zram, DE=vram so I've done it backwards, in most places. Daniel B: question : zram is for ??? james: i have to go. i look forward to seeing you all again next week Daniel B: bye james, and talk to you again soon. james: bye dan. i should be on yahoo a little more now james: bye dale, guy Guy F.: bye
james left chat session Dale: Hmm...somewhat better. Dale: zram = Z80 mapped memory Daniel B: ok! Dale: As opposed to video ram. Daniel B: and better means ??? working but not as it supposed to be? Dale: It flickered my message up on screen, I think. Daniel B: mmm, the fill_vram says that it's DE, not BC for the len Dale: Hmm...Now it shows a green background where it is supposed to. Dale: Just noticed that one. Daniel B: you are too fast! i can't help you! :-P Dale: ;-) Daniel B: hey Dale, the os7def.z file was made by you or it's a compilation of what some guys did during all these years? Daniel B: this file, by itself, is a great utility for asm programmers Dale: I did it from the ColecoVision programmer guide as I went along, learning the differences between the OS7 and EOS functions for AdamCon 10. Daniel B: so it's your own "sdk" :-) Dale: Absolutely. Dale: I just don't have a following like you and Marcel. Daniel B: i only did functions that are common and handy Daniel B: i did not study the coleco bios to build my library Dale: I don't know what to try next. Here is the supergame: http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/adam/scroll.adm Dale: I also posted a new version of the source, if you're following along. http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/adam/scrollersrc.tgz?v=2 Dale: You have to start it. Hit F9 to switch to joystick mode. Hit 1. Then you see the result of scroller.z Daniel B: i'm checking adamem text files. Daniel B: ok, all i see is a green screen without any animated things Dale: Okay, now I've added EX AF,AF' to preserve the carry. Dale: It now scrolls correctly. Dale: But the initial display is still wrong. Dale: Check out http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/scrollersrc.tgz?v=3 Daniel B: sure! Daniel B: (missing the /adam/ in the link) Dale: Try http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/adam/scroll.adm?v=3 Dale: Sorry. Daniel B: no problem Daniel B: i'm checking out the new code. Dale: It must be overwriting my initialization table somehow. Dale: The horizontal scrolling works great -- I just slowed it down to once per second, and it works fine. Daniel B: you know, i'm still looking at your code. figuring a new thing each time. Guy F.: Is the .rom available? I'm curious to see... Daniel B: Dale, is there somewhere a code to read the vdp status? Dale: It is in main.z80. Daniel B: I'm in the main.z80 Dale: Guy F, I'll post an update. I'm making a supergame, but it is almost the same. Daniel B: ok! it's READ_REGISTER Guy F.: Dan: CALL READ_REGISTER Daniel B: Guy F had a problem with that Guy F.: Dan: I did?!? Daniel B: so i was checking Daniel B: remember your first versions of the demo that jam? Guy F.: Yeah, the VDP had to be read after each interrupt, otherwise it wouldn't give the proper value. Dale: Okay. Check out http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/scroll.adm?v=4 Dale: http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/scrollersrc.tgz?v=4 Dale: But it displays the wrong initial message. It is supposed to show "DALE" initially. Dale: For some reason it doesn't. Daniel B: Guy : use scroll.adm has a tape image for adamem Guy F.: I don't have adamem Daniel B: For some-reason... did you try to update a read-only memory? Guy F.: But I'll recompile his file. Dale: You need AdamEm to use what I've written, since my template assumes that I have the game in RAM. Daniel B: i realized that. Dale: I'm a unixy guy, so I use a makefile to compile mine. Guy F.: I believe that the VDP sends out a signal to the Z80, 60 times per second to tell it when it's doing the vertical retrace. If after going into interrupt, the VDP is not read/cleared this signal will not be sent properly the next time. That's what I seem to have understood. Dale: That is correct. The nmi needs to call READ_REGISTER. Dale: Otherwise you won't get the next VDP interrupt. Guy F.: That was the problem with my first demo/program. I wasn't reading the VDP at the end of my interrupt. Was working fine on 1 emulator, but improperly on another emulator. Daniel B: is it a kind of "drain" or "flush" effect that read status register call? Daniel B: all i know it's that "in a($)" is modifying the chip state, and in some way may result in loosing the actual pointer to vram. Dale: READ_REGISTER clears the interrupt acknowledge bit, so that the VDP knows that it is safe to trigger the next one. Guy F.: Yes, if the bit is not cleared, it will always be in interrupt mode. Guy F.: The VDP status is very usefull. Also contaisn the coincidence flag. Dale: Found it. Daniel B: found what? Dale: My FILL_VRAM was supposed to initialize the colour table, not the pattern table. Daniel B: make sense Daniel B: i was trying to thing about a wrong control register value or something Daniel B: and now, it's compiling and .... working? Dale: Yes. Just let me do a tiny bit of clean up... Daniel B: but i can't see your room :-P Guy F.: hehehe Daniel B: so Guy, if you try Dale's code, don't forget his demo is runnning on ram and you have to be carefull of not trying to use a table in rom as a ram. Dale: The new game is at: Guy F.: ok Dale: http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/adam/scroll.adm?v=5 Guy F.: Thanks Dale! Dale: The source is at: http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/scrollersrc.tgz?v=5 Dale: Guy F, can you access tarballs? Guy F.: Yes, I also run Linux... Guy F.: Don't use it much though. :( Daniel B: i saw DALEDALEDALEDALEDALEDALEDALE... scrolling at a regular speed one pixel to the left Daniel B: on one line Guy F.: Very nice! Daniel B: all the other lines are blank Daniel B: it's white... Dale: The suggestion from Guy was to have a bottom line scroller, like you see on so many PC demos. Dale: So, I wrote a demo scroller. Daniel B: I did a scrolling demo too that looks like that Dale: It scrolls a bitmap instead of a text message. Daniel B: but it was continuous data .... like if we readed the data with the monitor on the side Dale: The speed is set to 15 times per second. Guy F.: I will have to work on that tomorrow. I really want to add that to my demo. Dale: Scrolling a text message is of course possible, but it would be more code. Dale: Did you find the code in scroll.z okay? Daniel B: my demo scrolled a pattern that looks like a text Daniel B: i think it's clear enough to be understandable Guy F.: I'll have a look at it tomorrow... Dale: Well, my bitmap is text. Guy F.: I'm disassembling Donkey Kong right now, and trying to figure out something... Daniel B: http://www.geocities.com/newcoleco/soundbank/os7_en.html Daniel B: my sound bank project in java Daniel B: give it a try Dale Daniel B: Dale? Guy? Daniel B: :-? Guy F.: I've already tried it this morning.... Guy F.: I seem to recall wanting to tell you about a spelling mistake somewhere.
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changed username to Dale Dale: Hi. I got bumped. Daniel B: we saw that Daniel B: what is the last thing you saw in the chat? Dale: I'm checking the log. Dale: I saw Guy say "I'll try it tomorrow. Dale: I made a nice web page with my findings at http://www.adamcon.org/~dmwick/adam/scroll.html Dale: Not pretty, but you can't have everything. Daniel B: :-) I will surely take a look at your new page Daniel B: your update Daniel B: and can you take a look at my sound bank project in java? Daniel B: http://www.geocities.com/newcoleco/soundbank/os7_en.html Guy F.: Dale: The page doesn't seem to exist? Daniel B: i can access to his page, guy Guy F.: ah, it's .html not .htm Daniel B: hehe! Dale: Sorry. Daniel B: don'T be sorry, it's not your mistake Dale: I should add a screen shot. What's the best way to do that in AdamEm? Guy F.: I missed the last character, and had it as .htm Guy F.: MessageLen EQU $-Message Daniel B: F8 (Alt+F8 in keyboard - Make screen shot (Not implemented in Unix/X Guy F.: I like this, will definitely use it! Dale: Some assemblers use '.' instead of '$' Guy F.: I think mine uses $. $ = current address location, right? Dale: But the MessageLen variables that are self calculating are very useful. Daniel B: I did a screenshot with adamem F* Dale: Correct. Guy F.: Awesome! Instead of typing in the length of my tables, I'll be using that. Much nicer. Guy F.: Anyways, you guys have me beat. It's almost 1:40AM. I'm beat! Dale: Talk to you later Guy. Guy F.: Going to hit the sack... Thanks again Dale for the program, really appreciate it. Guy F.: Take care Daniel, talk to you soon.... Daniel B: bye guy!
Guy F. left chat session Dale: Hmm...F8 seems to exit?!? Daniel B: can i send to you the screenshot of your demo? Dale: Where is the screenshot saved when you launch from adamemmam? Dale: Sure. Email me a jpeg to dalemwick@hotmail.com Daniel B: it's done! Dale: Thanks. Daniel B: maybe an animated gif should be better Dale: I suppose. Daniel B: anyway, i want you to take a look at my applet if you have time. tell me if the comments are correct. Dale: That is more ambitious. Dale: Applet? Daniel B: Yes, I programmed a tool in Java Daniel B: a Java Applet Dale: What does it do? Daniel B: maybe it's better if you go take a look Dale: Okay. Daniel B: http://www.geocities.com/newcoleco Daniel B: http://www.geocities.com/newcoleco/soundbank/os7_en.html Dale: The sound bank one? Daniel B: yes Daniel B: still there? Dale: Funky Daniel B: Funky? Dale: It is a sound player that includes source. Dale: It means cool, basically. Daniel B: the purpose of this applet is to help programmers when they got problem adding sounds to projects Daniel B: but it can be used as a jukebox Daniel B: all the code, including the sound emulation was done by myself. i've got help for the noise emulation Dale: This is in OS7 music format, not Marcel's? Daniel B: yes, it's os7 format as suggested the link Daniel B: it's all the sounds from the carts, but you can use the applet (if you download the source), as a standalone software Daniel B: and try your own creations Dale: I'll try it. Daniel B: the comments are generated by the applet Dale: The sounds I looked at, seem like the comments are correct. Daniel B: i noticed one error, a repeat code as mentioned in comments as an end code. Daniel B: this applet is probably the best coleco sound emulation in the world, i worked very hard on it. Daniel B: you see now why I asked about the hex format in the chat session last time Dale: Hmm..yes. Dale: It sounds very true to the Adam, for sure. Daniel B: i think, if you use an oscillator, the difference will be negligeable Dale: I'll spend some time working with this for sure. Daniel B: hehe! by doing this, i realized that volume swept doesn't stop when reaching the 0 or 15 value. Dale: So if I make my own sounds, I just have to put them in a .txt.gz file, like the supplied ones? Daniel B: or only .txt like the test file Dale: I have to be at work tomorrow morning, so I'd better say good night. Dale: Very cool player/commenter. Daniel B: the filename must be added in the os7snd.txt file (because of the java applet security that doesn't allow to read folder) Dale: Naturally. Dale: I would have just greped for that part. Daniel B: greped? Dale: I would have found it. Daniel B: ok! Daniel B: so, i did not work 4 weeks on that for nothing! cool! Dale: Global Regular Expression text searching tool. Dale: I'd better go. Daniel B: G.R.E.... the P is for ? Daniel B: Good night Dale! Dale: You got me there. Just the name of the unix command. Daniel B: hehe! Take care! Dale: Parser. Dale: poof Daniel B: poof
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