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Today, 05:12 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Read error, need help fixing a 1541. in Commodore

What I meant was to attempt some other commands, like M-R or M-W to see what kind of response the drive gives. I don't suspect the C64 at this point...

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Today, 02:42 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Read error, need help fixing a 1541. in Commodore

I don't think you need to close the command channel at all. In fact, if try not closing it to see what happens. But it seems there are two problems...

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Yesterday, 07:24 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Any interest in ISA and PCI dial-up and lan cards? in Vintage Computer Auctions

Yes, presuming that your cable service is analog (it almost certainly is, even if the TV signal you get is digital). They are cable modems, versus...

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Yesterday, 03:19 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Any interest in ISA and PCI dial-up and lan cards? in Vintage Computer Auctions

A modem is a modulator/demodulator. That's where the word comes from. Dialup is a term for the service you would use a modem with to connect to the...

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June 18th, 2018, 02:50 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread This is was hilarious, I had to share it! in Humor

Why? I don't think others should not. What happened to personal responsibility?

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June 18th, 2018, 03:50 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread What do you use your old PC for? in Later PCs

Oh I forgot.. I have one to bootstrap a 6800 based minicomputer. The bootstrap loader (tape emulator) runs in MSDOS and doesn't play well with...

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June 17th, 2018, 07:41 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread A Mobile site would be nice in General Off Topic

Get NB Browser (aka Naked Browser). It works well with the desktop version of this site, with the exception of uploading images. For that I have to...

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June 17th, 2018, 07:37 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread What do you use your old PC for? in Later PCs

I presume you mean AT clones. In that case, I use them for things that can't reasonably be done on older, non-AT clone machines. When they stop...

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June 17th, 2018, 05:01 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread This is was hilarious, I had to share it! in Humor

Deplorable, yes. But should it be illegal? No. So they went gold. If ya feel fer that...

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June 17th, 2018, 02:16 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Calling all CBM and PET enthusiasts. Need documentation on RS-232 board in Commodore

I built my own for the C64 just for the experience building a two layer board at home using Fritzing and the PCB Fab-in-a-box method. Sooner or...

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June 17th, 2018, 10:01 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Anyone else find Pinterest a really creepy sketchy site? in General Off Topic

It does it at runtime. Fortunately I don't really need it, so I just don't use it anymore.

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June 17th, 2018, 09:50 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Linux desktop enviroments or window managers in General Off Topic

Very nice. Thank you. I couldn't find anything useful in my internet searches. I've removed version 52 and I'm compiling version 60. So it'll be...

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June 17th, 2018, 02:09 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Linux desktop enviroments or window managers in General Off Topic

I'll wonder if there's a new accelerated video feature in this version of Firefox. The contents of those windows might be displaying on the server's...

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June 16th, 2018, 09:01 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Linux desktop enviroments or window managers in General Off Topic

Yes. This is my wife's computer, 060/50 & Cybervision 64/3D. I use it to run Amiga apps at the same time as a VNC terminal for four different...

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June 16th, 2018, 01:26 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Arby's in Rants

If these things are to worry about (I don't wash my cast iron either), then don't ever tour a flourmill. :) As for Extra Well Burnt, I think this...

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June 16th, 2018, 09:54 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Arby's in Rants

I don't go there enough to worry about it. But it's not just McDonald's. Extra Well Burnt is the only way a lot of places will cook a burger. In...

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June 16th, 2018, 09:47 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Linux desktop enviroments or window managers in General Off Topic

I'm missing something. Whatever KDE supplies to Firefox that bare X11 doesn't, isn't supplied by XFCE either. If I can figure out what I'm missing,...

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June 16th, 2018, 09:36 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Linux desktop enviroments or window managers in General Off Topic

It's running on a dual P4 system, not 68k. If XFCE doesn't cut it, I'll install KDE. That runs fine, the disk bloat just irritates me.

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June 16th, 2018, 09:01 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Arby's in Rants

My wife got the desire to try out the new Quarter Pounder at McDonald's. They've decided to finally cook beef the way beef is supposed to be...

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June 16th, 2018, 08:53 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Linux desktop enviroments or window managers in General Off Topic

Well due to the recommendations here, I decided to try out XFCE. I don't think I'm doing it right.:rolleyes:

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June 15th, 2018, 07:19 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Serial/Dumb Terminal in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

Typing this on a Modgraph GX-2000 terminal; thinking about hardware I have round here that would work if I didn't have an ordinary serial terminal: ...

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June 15th, 2018, 06:06 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Anyone else find Pinterest a really creepy sketchy site? in General Off Topic

I'm typing this from NetBSD 8.0 (fresh install today) with the Links browser, from a 9600 baud serial terminal 50' of cable away from the server. ...

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June 15th, 2018, 03:59 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Anyone else find Pinterest a really creepy sketchy site? in General Off Topic

Spoofing has been a basic necessity for Amiga users since day one. Most web designers assume there are only two kinds of computer: Windows and Mac....

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June 15th, 2018, 01:10 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Serial/Dumb Terminal in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

I'm feeling kinda stupid about only buying one generic terminal back when they were $20 on eBay. I have two and use them constantly since 1990. ...

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June 15th, 2018, 10:03 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Anyone else find Pinterest a really creepy sketchy site? in General Off Topic

I use DuckDuckGo primarily, since its inception. I don't think it's quite as private as it used to be due to Uncle Sam. I always do a search there...

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June 15th, 2018, 03:08 AM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Got my first power supply zap! in Rants

If electric cars don't bring down our grid, it will be again someday.

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June 14th, 2018, 08:15 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread I finally ported CP/M! in CP/M and MP/M

I was the guy not playing many games in the 80s. I still don't. New video games especially interest me the way television interests dogs. Wanna...

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June 14th, 2018, 08:12 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread Got my first power supply zap! in Rants

Wait till you get your first RF burn. ��

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June 14th, 2018, 04:36 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread FreedomPop first impressions in General Off Topic

I haven't tried porting a number, because when I first signed up, that wasn't an available option. But I've known several other people who have since...

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June 14th, 2018, 02:11 PM

KC9UDX replied to a thread C64 vs 64C SID chip in Commodore

I bought mine when the C64C first hit the stores. In fact I went to buy the breadbin model which they still had on the shelves (I think it was...

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