[00:29] <_stink_> of belize? [00:30] No, apparently he's back in the USA [00:30] TIL [00:31] Apparently he was running under the "Cyber Party" [00:32] Which either sounds like what happens when you have a bunch of people trying to talk sexy, or what happens when the 1990s decide to have a political party. [00:48] <_stink_> /join #cyberparty ? [00:48] <_stink_> damn, no one there [00:48] <_stink_> kind of disappointed [01:01] evening [01:03] heh [01:03] Evening rick_h_. Welcome back(?) [01:03] cmaloney: ty, yes back friday night [01:04] How was the away-time? [01:05] the hawaii time was good stuff, the sprint work week was ok...survived but running on empty [01:05] I'll bet === wolfger__ is now known as wolfger [14:16] i just sold my 2 - Focus 2001 keyboard with Alps Blue switches. So long old friends. [14:19] later clickinator. [14:19] ;) [14:19] lol [14:19] I remember those were pretty awesome keyboards [14:20] i loved it, but never could get it working on USB :[ [14:20] Like they were the keyboard you got when you didn't want to get the IBM ones [14:20] yup [14:21] Dat J-shaped enter key though [14:21] (shudder) [14:21] it was that KB and the shitty Keytronics [14:21] the J enter was fine. you'd never notice it. [14:21] oh, 'cept the \ in lower right... yeah, I guess you would notice. [14:21] I had a J shaped enter [14:21] that's where | goes [14:21] Not a fan of that layout. :) [14:22] cmaloney: yeah, i lived on it for so long that going to a moved \ was difficult. [14:22] its not the shape of the return that bothered me, its the location of the \ [14:23] Yeah, that's partly why I can't use a J enter anymore [14:23] My fingers are too used to these keyboards [14:24] like when I had the Atari 800 I had a hard time moving to keyboards that didn't have " on the 2 key [14:24] ha! [14:24] omg I forgot " was on teh 2 key [14:24] wasn't ? on the 1 key? [14:24] No, I think ! was on the 1 key [14:25] http://classiccmp.org/dunfield/atarixl/h/800xl.jpg [14:25] ah. maybe I'm thinking of a trs80 or something. [14:25] Everything else was mostly standard [14:26] http://www.oldcomputers.net/pics/pet2001-keyboard.jpg [14:26] This one was "abandon all hope" [14:26] nope, I have no idea of wtf I am thinkin [14:26] hahaha [14:26] And the fucking TI 99/4 a sucked with " on the P key [14:26] i thought maybe it was: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Sharp_PC-1500_IMG_4255.jpg [14:26] cuz I used that thing a lot [14:27] Hah, the "not Pocket Computer 1" ;) [14:28] how the hell did anyone do any programming on that thing? [14:28] yup [14:28] I did. [14:28] hey, at least with http://www.oldcomputers.net/pics/pet2001-keyboard.jpg you can play a card game [14:28] i was a child, i had small fingers. :] [14:29] jrwren: I meant the lack of symbols [14:29] greg-g: Yeah, and those symbols got repurposed into ships and other assorted things. [14:33] jrwren: I'm trying to find a computer with a ? on the 1 key. So far I'm drawing a blank [14:33] Even the oddball machines followed the Atari keyboard layout (mostly) [14:35] Checked OSI, Exidy, Intellevision, and even the APF Imagination [14:35] nope, i'm dreaming. [14:36] Jealous of younger you that you had a Sharp 1500. ;) [14:37] cmaloney: well, my dad had it. I've I'd get antsy, he'd hand it to me and I'd write stupid programs [14:37] 10 PRINT "WAHT IS YOUR NAME?" [14:37] 20 INPUT X [14:37] jrwren: Heh [14:38] 30 IF X = "JAY" PRINT "AWESOME!" ELSE PRINT "LAME!" [14:38] 6-7yo me was harsh. [14:38] but fair [14:39] I don't think 6-7yr old me used "LAME!" at all, ever. [14:40] best "programmable" toy I had (besides the Atari computer) was Parker Brothers' Merlin [14:41] never heard of it. [14:42] oh, is THAT what that thing was called. I'd see it around at other kids house. [14:53] Yeah, that was many a trip companion [14:54] unfortunately it met with some accidents [14:55] It used 6 AA batteries [14:55] and we tried converting it to use a single 9V battery [14:55] not sure if my dad still has bits of it in his shop [14:56] wouldn't surprise me if he did [15:01] did the 9V converstion not work? too much draw or something? [19:26] http://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/