Nancy wrote --

To say nothing of the debate between the two types of video recording...
Beta and VCR... :)

Nearly forgot about that war. :)

We still have audio recorded on r-r, cassettes as well as CDs... and
have the machines to play them back on... :)

And then when there are upgrades to an OS and older programs no longer
work. (I.e, pre-Windows something and BW.)
I still have CD's of old programs that are no longer used or usable.
Hmm, wonder if I could sell those on eBay as "antiques"? :)
Joe



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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 12-04-19 06:13 <=-

To say nothing of the debate between the two types of video recording... Beta and VCR... :)

Nearly forgot about that war. :)

That one waged furiously, too... ;)

We still have audio recorded on r-r, cassettes as well as CDs... and
have the machines to play them back on... :)

And then when there are upgrades to an OS and older programs no
longer work. (I.e, pre-Windows something and BW.)

That's one of the reasons that we don't necessarily do certain
upgrades.... ;) I'm still in DOS, so my BW works just fine... <G> You
could use BW in one of those DOS emulators, according to some people
that are doing just that, though....

I still have CD's of old programs that are no longer used or usable.
Hmm, wonder if I could sell those on eBay as "antiques"? :)

Only if there is anyone out there collecting such.... and willing to pay
decent money for them... ;)

ttyl neb

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Nancy wrote --

And then when there are upgrades to an OS and older programs no
longer work. (I.e, pre-Windows something and BW.)

That's one of the reasons that we don't necessarily do certain
upgrades.... ;) I'm still in DOS, so my BW works just fine... <G> You
could use BW in one of those DOS emulators, according to some people
that are doing just that, though....

And of course in those days it was dial up and other than the local BBS' there was a toll charge. Not to mention tying up the phone line.
But now with cable there are no charges (other than flat cable fee), no
more phone lines, etc. So it doesn't matter how long I'm on line, the cost
is the same.
And some people don't even pay a cable fee what with free wifi all over
the place. (Someone is paying, but not the user).
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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 12-10-19 05:54 <=-

And then when there are upgrades to an OS and older programs no
longer work. (I.e, pre-Windows something and BW.)

That's one of the reasons that we don't necessarily do certain
upgrades.... ;) I'm still in DOS, so my BW works just fine... <G> You could use BW in one of those DOS emulators, according to some people
that are doing just that, though....

And of course in those days it was dial up and other than the local
BBS' there was a toll charge. Not to mention tying up the phone line.

Back then, there were plenty of local bbses to call, too... But it did
tie up the phone line... :)

But now with cable there are no charges (other than flat cable fee),
no more phone lines, etc. So it doesn't matter how long I'm on line,
the cost is the same.

Our internet is via DSL, not cable, but it's pretty much the same
thing... ;)

And some people don't even pay a cable fee what with free wifi all
over the place. (Someone is paying, but not the user).

The free wi-fi doesn't work so well with my dinosaur machines... ;)

ttyl neb

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Nancy wrote --

And some people don't even pay a cable fee what with free wifi all
over the place. (Someone is paying, but not the user).

The free wi-fi doesn't work so well with my dinosaur machines... ;)

I have three options for wifi, in no order.
My account at Marshall, which is used when on campus such as when I'm working. Uh, well on campus anyway. :)
The city has free wifi in selected areas, with no PW.
Comcast has a city wide wifi with your Comcast USID/PW.
The last two are not always available. I think if the wind is blowing
from a certain direction or if a bird flies in a certain area it cuts out the signal. :)
When I was on my trip some cities I could get a "Cable Wifi" option. I tried that and if the user has a cable subscription (there was a menu of
cable systems) and put in their USID/PW it worked.
That popped up on my phone one time here. Never saw it before nor
since.
Joe

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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 12-20-19 05:14 <=-

And some people don't even pay a cable fee what with free wifi all
over the place. (Someone is paying, but not the user).

The free wi-fi doesn't work so well with my dinosaur machines... ;)

I have three options for wifi, in no order.
My account at Marshall, which is used when on campus such as when
I'm working. Uh, well on campus anyway. :)
The city has free wifi in selected areas, with no PW.
Comcast has a city wide wifi with your Comcast USID/PW.
The last two are not always available. I think if the wind is
blowing from a certain direction or if a bird flies in a certain area
it cuts out the signal. :)

Sounds like you do have viable options there... even if the citywide
stuff is erratic... :)

When I was on my trip some cities I could get a "Cable Wifi"
option. I tried that and if the user has a cable subscription (there
was a menu of cable systems) and put in their USID/PW it worked.

I guess that makes sense... especially as some of the cable companies
are pretty much nationwide...

That popped up on my phone one time here. Never saw it before nor
since.

At least you have other options at home... ;)

ttyl neb

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Grease wrote --

Holograms. 3D holograms. Yeah, that's the thing.
Imagine watching a video as a 3D hologram.

I want a holodeck.

Yeah, that would be great as well!
Joe

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JOE MACKEY wrote to WILL MILBERGER <=-

Holograms. 3D holograms. Yeah, that's the thing.
Imagine watching a video as a 3D hologram.

I want a holodeck.

Yeah, that would be great as well!

They're getting there. I've seen some movies filmed with 360 degree
immersive cameras. You're watching a movie with VR goggles, but you can look around and change the perspective. Jaunt VR is one company doing work in
that area.

Nature documentaries, too. Imagine being able to go on an African safari in VR.


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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 01-09-20 06:23 <=-

Let me think a bit about what other wonders I would like to see...

Dunno if we should turn you loose, or not... <G>

Holograms. 3D holograms. Yeah, that's the thing.
Imagine watching a video as a 3D hologram.
You're not only watching a video but are part of the action. And
without those dreadful looking VR goggle like things.

That's a SF standard... ;) Like the Star Trek holodeck... :)

ttyl neb

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Quoting Will Milberger to Joe Mackey on 01-09-20 11:49 <=-

By: JOE MACKEY to NANCY BACKUS on Thu Jan 09 2020 06:23 am

Let me think a bit about what other wonders I would like to see...

Holograms. 3D holograms. Yeah, that's the thing.
Imagine watching a video as a 3D hologram.

I want a holodeck.

One of the first BBSes that I used was called Holodeck... It remained a favorite of mine until it was shut down with the sysop's passing... One
of the local message areas was somewhat of a role-playing... I was
Ship's Counselor.... :)

ttyl neb

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Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 01-09-20 16:13 <=-

Let me think a bit about what other wonders I would like to see...

Dunno if we should turn you loose, or not... <G>

You know he doesn't want to leave his cushy job as Moderator. <G>

I didn't mean it that way at all... no need to leave his job here to
explore his imagination at all... ;)

ttyl neb

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Kurt wrote --

They're getting there. I've seen some movies filmed with 360 degree immersive cameras. You're watching a movie with VR goggles

Be nice to have that without the goggles.

Nature documentaries, too. Imagine being able to go on an African safari in

VR.

Like when 3D movies came out and things were thrown at the camera with
the audience screaming and ducking? :)
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Nancy wrote --

without those dreadful looking VR goggle like things.

That's a SF standard... ;) Like the Star Trek holodeck... :)

I've been reading the news too much.
I thought at first you were mentioning that was a San Francisco
standard.... :)
Joe


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JOE MACKEY wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-

Like when 3D movies came out and things were thrown at the camera
with the audience screaming and ducking? :)

I went to Comic Con a few years back and saw one of the breakout sessions on VR; there were some interesting things being done. A company in Utah had a
VR park; imagine a space with rooms, hallways, textures, and physical attributes. Now, imagine creating a VR world that had the same rooms,
hallways etc. You'd be walking in a VR environment, but there'd be a
physical door where the virtual one was.

It sounded a little vapourware, but felt like the shape of things to come, once the tech catches up. It always does.


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Nancy,

Let me think a bit about what other wonders I would like to see... NB>> Dunno if we should turn you loose, or not... <G>

You know he doesn't want to leave his cushy job as Moderator. <G>

I didn't mean it that way at all... no need to leave his job here to NB>explore his imagination at all... ;)

But, who's in the most trouble?? Him or us?? <g,d,r,>

* OLX 1.53 * I've repeatedly said to you, to not be redundant.

... I've repeatedly reiterated, again and again, don't be redundant.

Sounds like the scene from "What's Up, Doc??" with Ryan O'Neil and
Barbara Streisand. In the characters, he says "I am not repeating
myself!! I am not repeating myself!! Oh, God...I'm repeating myself".


Daryl


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Re: Re: Ch-ch-ch changes
By: NANCY BACKUS to WILL MILBERGER on Mon Jan 13 2020 02:28 pm

One of the first BBSes that I used was called Holodeck... It remained a

I had a BBS a long time ago called Ten-Forward.

Grease
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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 01-14-20 05:46 <=-

without those dreadful looking VR goggle like things.

That's a SF standard... ;) Like the Star Trek holodeck... :)

I've been reading the news too much.
I thought at first you were mentioning that was a San Francisco standard.... :)

Whoops... and then you saw the Star Trek reference and realised I meant
Science Fiction.... ;)

ttyl neb

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Nancy wrote --

I thought at first you were mentioning that was a San Francisco standard.... :)

Whoops... and then you saw the Star Trek reference and realised I meant Science Fiction.... ;)

Yep. :)
Joe
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Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 01-14-20 12:15 <=-

Let me think a bit about what other wonders I would like to see...

Dunno if we should turn you loose, or not... <G>

You know he doesn't want to leave his cushy job as Moderator. <G>

I didn't mean it that way at all... no need to leave his job here to
explore his imagination at all... ;)

But, who's in the most trouble?? Him or us?? <g,d,r,>

Nobody's in trouble, that I know of... :)

ttyl neb

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Quoting Will Milberger to Nancy Backus on 01-15-20 11:43 <=-

One of the first BBSes that I used was called Holodeck... It remained a

I had a BBS a long time ago called Ten-Forward.

Did it have a Star Trek like theme...?

ttyl neb

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Nancy wrote --

But, who's in the most trouble?? Him or us?? <g,d,r,>

Nobody's in trouble, that I know of... :)

I just consider the source. :)
Joe

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Re: Re: Ch-ch-ch changes
By: NANCY BACKUS to WILL MILBERGER on Mon Jan 20 2020 10:13 pm

I had a BBS a long time ago called Ten-Forward.

Did it have a Star Trek like theme...?

Star Wars. The ANSI screens all looked like the Next Gen graphics. My door areas were called the Holodeck though.

Grease
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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 01-21-20 06:11 <=-

But, who's in the most trouble?? Him or us?? <g,d,r,>

Nobody's in trouble, that I know of... :)

I just consider the source. :)

As I figured... ;) And that works... <G>

ttyl neb

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Quoting Will Milberger to Nancy Backus on 01-22-20 10:14 <=-

I had a BBS a long time ago called Ten-Forward.

Did it have a Star Trek like theme...?

Star Wars. The ANSI screens all looked like the Next Gen graphics.

I thought that Next Gen was Star Trek, not Wars....?

My door areas were called the Holodeck though.

Makes sense... :)

ttyl neb

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Re: Re: Ch-ch-ch changes
By: NANCY BACKUS to WILL MILBERGER on Thu Jan 23 2020 10:13 pm

Star Wars. The ANSI screens all looked like the Next Gen graphics.

I thought that Next Gen was Star Trek, not Wars....?

Was messin' with you. Have to find joker font in ANSI. Haha.

Grease
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Quoting Will Milberger to Nancy Backus on 01-24-20 10:46 <=-

Re: Re: Ch-ch-ch changes
By: NANCY BACKUS to WILL MILBERGER on Thu Jan 23 2020 10:13 pm

Star Wars. The ANSI screens all looked like the Next Gen graphics.

I thought that Next Gen was Star Trek, not Wars....?

Was messin' with you. Have to find joker font in ANSI. Haha.

Emoticons work, too... :) Good to know that you weren't really that confused... ;)

ttyl neb

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Joe,

But, who's in the most trouble?? Him or us?? <g,d,r,>

Nobody's in trouble, that I know of... :)

I just consider the source. :)

Guilty as charged. Now, I would prepare to suck up to the moderator,
but you admitted the echo was basically dead while my BBS was down. <G>

Daryl


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Nancy,

But, who's in the most trouble?? Him or us?? <g,d,r,>

Nobody's in trouble, that I know of... :)

I just consider the source. :)

As I figured... ;) And that works... <G>

No wonder the smoke alarm went off when I opened the QWK packet...my
ears were burning. <G>

Daryl


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Nancy,

Emoticons work, too... :) Good to know that you weren't really that NB>confused... ;)

Without going into too much detail, persuant to the content of this
echo, I've seen some emoticons break off into the subject of "body
parts".

With several <g,d,r> messages already to our moderator, I'm getting my exercise with this packet. <G>

Daryl


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Daryl wrote --

Guilty as charged. Now, I would prepare to suck up to the moderator,
but you admitted the echo was basically dead while my BBS was down. <G>

Well, not dead, maybe on life support.
We have lost a lot of people over the years, as all BBS' have.
Times change.
Joe

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Daryl wrote --

With several <g,d,r> messages already to our moderator, I'm getting my exercise with this packet. <G>

Not to mention the exercise my fingers are getting.
Joe


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Joe,

Well, not dead, maybe on life support.

And, if you listened hard, you might hear heavy breathing. Oh,
wait...wrong echo. <G> That's like the woman who went in the computer
shop, and is screaming "FLOPPY DISKS. HARD DRIVES. JOY STICKS. WHAT KIND
OF PERVERTED PLACE IS THIS??!!" <G>

We have lost a lot of people over the years, as all BBS' have.
Times change.

Sad, but true.

I netmailed several of my connects, trying to determine if it's
feasible to keep the networks over here.

Daryl


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Joe,

With several <g,d,r> messages already to our moderator, I'm getting my JM>> exercise with this packet. <G>

Not to mention the exercise my fingers are getting.

At least you're not giving me the birds...then I'd have to get catty.
And, while they probably would help catch the rodents, I can't afford
the vet and other bills.

Daryl


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Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 01-24-20 23:03 <=-

But, who's in the most trouble?? Him or us?? <g,d,r,>

Nobody's in trouble, that I know of... :)

I just consider the source. :)

As I figured... ;) And that works... <G>

No wonder the smoke alarm went off when I opened the QWK packet...my
ears were burning. <G>

Ah, but you brought it down on yourself.... ;)

ttyl neb

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Nancy,

No wonder the smoke alarm went off when I opened the QWK packet...my ears were burning. <G>

Ah, but you brought it down on yourself.... ;)

Well, if they hassle me, they leave someone else alone.

Daryl


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Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 02-16-20 09:48 <=-

No wonder the smoke alarm went off when I opened the QWK packet...my
ears were burning. <G>

Ah, but you brought it down on yourself.... ;)

Well, if they hassle me, they leave someone else alone.

Maybe, maybe not.... :) Some people are just equal-opportunity
hasslers... <G>

ttyl neb

... I used to have a handle on life, but it fell off...

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Nancy,

No wonder the smoke alarm went off when I opened the QWK packet...my DS>> ears were burning. <G>

Ah, but you brought it down on yourself.... ;)

Well, if they hassle me, they leave someone else alone.

Maybe, maybe not.... :) Some people are just equal-opportunity NB>hasslers... <G>

You have such sage wisdom...Joe may have competition now. <BG>

Daryl


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Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 02-20-20 02:29 <=-

No wonder the smoke alarm went off when I opened the QWK packet...
my ears were burning. <G>

Ah, but you brought it down on yourself.... ;)

Well, if they hassle me, they leave someone else alone.

Maybe, maybe not.... :) Some people are just equal-opportunity
hasslers... <G>

You have such sage wisdom...Joe may have competition now. <BG>

Nope, no competition here, just cooperation... ;)

ttyl neb

... If the British can survive their meals, they can survive anything.

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