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The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 07:15:00 Is it just me or does the board seem dead like everyone is dead along with it? Seems not much is going on, like in Macintosh land we are living in a depression. Understandable in a sense...we need more thought provoking information, more unique things to do with 68k's, new ideas, new hacks, new this new that. We need new blood. :) Anyone willing to pop a vein for the MLA?
Unknown_K Full Member USA 602 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 07:58:07 Well the board has been down alot in the last few days plus the fact that alot of people here are dumping thier 68k's (no not me).
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 08:45:39 Don't forget holiday craziness too! Family and relatives, sadly, get in the way of mac-ing. Money also dips low, hence less crazy shtuff. Its gonna be slow around here through january IMO, february usually kicks it back up. ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
foetoid Full Member USA 554 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 08:47:20 Recently I've been too busy to actually start threads... Actually the last thread I started is probably months old... I have enough time in the day to open up Safari click active topics and maybe reply to a couple of threads then run off again... ________________ foetoid, that's (fee-toy-duh) http://www.foetoid.doesntexist.com da band: http://www.burningabbey.com
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 09:13:52 And the forums are down so much and there's so much other things that need to be done!!! I don't think that the current world of macintoshes are in a depression though.... just look at the G5, the current lineup of iMacs, g4 'books and the eMacs... even the PowerMac G4s, they are a popular line of fantastic computer. Just the other day at school, here in Kingman, AZ, I had several people complement me on my 'book G4. (Which means, that at least there are people who know about apple and it's products, even if they haven't bought one/some/any yet...) No, I'm not willing to pop a vein for the MLA. The moment that it becomes compulsory, or even 'highly suggested' that I give blood to the internet, is the moment that I'm leaving Yeah, february is a good month That's when me birthday is, so there should be many threads maybe Yeah, starting threads takes m ore time than just replying in a hot topics listbox, so it would seem as though many people are doing that Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 09:40:20 jt ™. Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 09:42:39 /me dies. Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 14:29:33 Lately life has been a bit too busy with work and getting sucked into time sink that is slashdot.org. I've only done a couple of 68k things lately. First, and thanks to sheygoth, I figured out how to boot my 190cs from a PCMCIA/Compact Flash card. Now I can run the powerbook in silent mode. Second, I have been trying (in vain) to install an 800 MB IDE HD into an Outbound Notebook, but that's a subject of another thread once I get some more time to work on it. Even if this forum is a little quiet at times. 68ks live on! G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 16:05:09 quote: Don't forget holiday craziness too! Family and relatives, sadly, get in the way of mac-ing. Money also dips low, hence less crazy shtuff. Its gonna be slow around here through january IMO, february usually kicks it back up. ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \| I agree...due to the fact that we have relatives coming, i'm gonna have to post-pone the LCIII's birthday celebration. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 18:06:18 :GASP: You should celebrate your MacNess with your families that are coming Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 05:34:44 Nah. I'm the only real big Mac user in our family. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 07:23:23 Now I'm the one that's dead.
QuadraJets Junior Member USA 344 Posts	Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 16:24:45 Hey everyone, I have been gone for a while too, just a lot going on. Everything seems to be going downhill for me right now; sometimes I wish I was dead. I don't really care to elaborate. My 68k projects include getting Debian Linux working on my 605, A/UX on my q700, and finally building my homemade 400 watt UPS that seemed to work fine in the prototype stage. I just need a couple DPDT 12vdc relays and all is good. Is the hotline server still working alright? My cable service has had a few issues over the past couple weeks. Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA Liberated: LCII , III+, IIci, Q700, 800, and 840av, P550, 410 Contraband: Beige G3/300 MT o/c 400mhz, (2) 6100's Hotline mirror server: 68k.dyndns.org
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 21:22:42 I try to check the forum every day, that is if it's up. I did start a topic about beige G3's and another in the trading post for a beige G3 MT case, but nobody seems to be replying to it. The Lightning Stalker Performa 631CD, 7.5.5 LC III Mail Server Q610 Q650 6400/180 40/1.6G/512k L2/enet/video-in/TV 7600/120 '604/233, 80/1.2G & 4G, 9.2.2 Beige G3/266 ATX Tower Lady Smith Apples: Apple IIc 5.25" 2 Apple IIe
Derekcat Junior Member USA 342 Posts	Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 21:26:25 For me it seems that the school decided this was a good time to ramp up the HW ~_~…… I think I need something like a HumanPRAM zaping… or somethign… I think… o_O… maybe sleep… or Mt. Dew… If I open my window all the bugs will get in…That's just one more reason to use a Mac! Mac Portable LC \|\| SE/30 \|\|si \|\|ci Quadras: 660av, 950 PMs: 6100/G3/233, 6214CD, 5400/120, 7100/80av, 9500/G3/300 PB 5300ce SuperMac C600 180, 240
Christophillis Forums Squadron Commander USA 688 Posts	Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 21:41:43 Speaking of popping a vein... I gave blood for the first time on Friday, and boy was it an experance. After the paperwork, I sat down and they got me already, and the nurse tried to find a vein in my right arm. She couldn't seem to find on so she switched arms. Then after she gets the needle in she finds out that my vein has "vanished". So she pulls out the needle and goes back to the other arm. She then finds a vein and I sit for six minutes watching the blood drain from my body. Kind of a unerving experance. I didn't faint or even feel wierd after wards. I could have probably left the room and done sprints or something. It was kinda cool cause the kid next to me feinted. He was just laying there like he was dead or something. Then when they woke him up he grinned and said, "wow that was cool." It overall wasn't a bad experance because I don't mind needles. Anyways just thought I would share... -------------------- Christophillis- Portable Squadren Commander 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Total 68k Macs Liberated: 6.02x10^23 Or just 6 Number One, you have the helm. I'll be in my ready room. Edited by - Christophillis on 14 Dec 2003 21:45:39
Derekcat Junior Member USA 342 Posts	Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 23:27:26 Please don't share anything about needles when Im there… O_O… /me REALLLLLLLLLLLLLY DOESNT LIKE DEM SUCKAS! [once they had to draw fluid out of my elbow… I screamed so loud/much my dad fainted…] … great… now Im feeling parinoid of any sharp objects and I have to do a math assignment… [stupid paper… we should all just use PB's…] If I open my window all the bugs will get in…That's just one more reason to use a Mac! Mac Portable LC \|\| SE/30 \|\|si \|\|ci Quadras: 660av, 950 PMs: 6100/G3/233, 6214CD, 5400/120, 7100/80av, 9500/G3/300 PB 5300ce SuperMac C600 180, 240
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 16 Dec 2003 : 03:30:19 I have low blood pressure so anything like that I have to lie down or I black out. I once blacked out 3 times in about a matter of 10 minutes when trying to have a test done sitting up. It's that eerie feeling when you feel buzzed and blood rushes to your head and you know you are going to black out but you can't do nothing but experience it one second at a time, each second feeling like an hour.
Kady Mae Junior Member USA 261 Posts	Posted - 16 Dec 2003 : 15:05:42 Insanely busy at work and home. Also, manys the time I try to drop in and get a Jet error. 68K's liberated: 4 68Ks adopted to loving homes: 2 PowerMacs adopted to loving homes: 2
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 17 Dec 2003 : 11:12:24 I've been really sick lately, and haven't been getting on the internet except for during school. Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Xanathus Starting Member USA 11 Posts	Posted - 18 Dec 2003 : 13:59:32 I hope this place isn't dead. I just got here! If you're looking for new blood, then I might fit the bill. I've got more than a few older Macs myself (check the sig) as well as a few that I gave to other friends and family. I am always interested in new develpments in the 68K world, as well as resources for older software. One of the reasons why I found the 68KMLA is because of Mark White and his MP3 player, MpegDec. I had been using my Powerbook Duo 280c on the road, and had been compressing music into the AIFF format (IMA, mono, 22KHz) for use on the Duo. For some reason, I decided to search the web again for a 68K Mac MP3 player - and I found one! So I contacted Mark White, the developer, and got his permission to make a web site for MpegDec. This way more folks will be able to find it on the web. I also did some beta testing for the project. So here's that site, if anyone is interested in that. > http://members.aol.com/xanathus/mpegdec I also found iCab online. I had been shut out of alot of web sites that now use the newer style of security features. Now I can access them again. iCab is great for customizing, too. I can hardly wait for version 3 to arrive. Some sites just don't work well with 2.9.6. Well, I digress. John Gilbert, Xanathus Studios 68K: Powerbook Duo 280c, Quadra 840av (2 of 'em), Quadra 950, IIcx, Performa 460, etc. (a lot of "etc.") PPC: 9600 (G4/700), 9500 (G3/400) & 8500 (G3/300)
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 18 Dec 2003 : 17:29:24 If you want fast browsing, use CyberDog. CyberDog is the Safari of Classic..it's fast even on forum software like phpBB2. It may not render all sites that great, especially ones that use alot of Java etc, but for most sites that you wil be going to, it fits the bill perfectly. I found iCab to be somewhat slow even on my PowerMac....loading some sites it took forever.
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 18 Dec 2003 : 18:24:48 lol, the forum isn't dead, but cough I am... cough (I'm bouncing back though...) I can't say that I actively use a 68k, but I will admit that I find Internet Explorer 4.0 to be a good 68k browser, 'specially on an 040 mac. I know that it's what I've been using on my older macs. Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 19 Dec 2003 : 07:10:38 I'm currently typing this from CyberDog 2.0. Its pretty good for a 1996 browser on a 110 Mhz 601. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 19 Dec 2003 : 08:07:22 I'm typing this on me GHz TiBook with some version of safari, a machine from 2002. I once think that I tried to make CyberDog 2.0 install on either my 7300 or my 6500 from the original discs, and i couldn't very well make it go that easily... :-\ Quite sad really... maybe I'll download it one day... Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 19 Dec 2003 : 08:21:44 Cory, you need to install OpenDoc first to make it work. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 22 Dec 2003 : 06:17:46 CyberDog is the Safari of the Classic world.
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 22 Dec 2003 : 10:24:40 It was on OS 7.6, OF COURSE I had OpenDoc and the other version of CyberDog had worked Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 23 Dec 2003 : 14:09:22 I agree, BoJ. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1

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