[olug] Penguin Lunch

Tue Nov 23 14:44:08 UTC 2004

I was there in 83, but what do you mean TV scans from one location to another?

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:17:08 -0600, Rod Hurley <rhurley at tmvgas.com> wrote:
> You remember the Russian Satellite Tracker pc too?  I was there in 84'
> and it was the hottest thing since Pac Man.  Do you remember those TV
> scans we did from one location to another?  You could see someones face
> from the other remote camera, given that you waited 10 minutes for each
> line to draw on the TV.  And boy was it grainy.  We thought we had it
> all.
> 
> Rod Hurley
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> 
> >>> thebirdman at operamail.com 11/22/2004 10:13:13 PM >>>
> 
> 
> LOL, that tracking software is still running on an old school machine,
> I cant remember the model but its an old IBM with no hard drive, a
> previous employee converted the software to run in dos and we have a dos
> machine at the ready when the time comes to make the swap.
> My roomate (cromer from AZ) are thinking of applying this code to work
> with a motorized cantenna, but thats on the bottom of our list at the
> moment.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Gulizia" <jrguliz at yahoo.com>
> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] Penguin Lunch
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:33:27 -0800 (PST)
> 
> >
> > I was there during the end of the Creighton era
> > (1991-92) while also working for WOWt.
> >
> > Joe Gulizia
> > --- "Jon H. Larsen" <relayer at levania.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I remember seeing the satellite tracking program
> > > running on an Apple IIe
> > > back in the pre-SCOLA-org days at Creighton Univ.
> > > Pretty cool...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Joe Gulizia wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 05:00:31 -0800 (PST)
> > > > From: Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com>
> > > > Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > > > To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > > > Subject: Re: [olug] Penguin Lunch
> > > >
> > > > I basically do Video Production, webdesign and
> > > > administration, project management, and basic
> > > office
> > > > type functions --  using Windows XP Home and
> > > Studio
> > > > Pinnacle 8 for  video editing...would love to move
> > > to
> > > > a Linux desktop and apps besides OpenOffice IF I
> > > could
> > > > seamlessly do it without a lot of troubleshooting
> > > time
> > > > and hassle.
> > > >
> > > > I dabble a little into database design and I also
> > > > assist other staff with computer dilemmas--
> > > > from live video streaming a video clip function
> > > > questions to Email, and even the staff that try to
> > > > open everything on MS Word or can't remember how
> > > to
> > > > get that line to appear under the text like it did
> > > > yesterday.
> > > >
> > > > Charles Bird, aka Birdman, does video engineering
> > > work
> > > > and handles networking and some other computer
> > > related
> > > > issues when possible.
> > > >
> > > > Everything is still pretty much Windows based BUT
> > > > Charles and I are trying to change that.
> > > >
> > > > I've gotten a couple people using OpenOffice,
> > > > Thunderbird and Firefox all on Windows.
> > > >
> > > > I'd love to see someone with a MythTV setup come
> > > out
> > > > and show us how it could help us move from SVHS
> > > tapes
> > > > to recording/playback via hard drives and other
> > > linux
> > > > functionality.  This could include a way to move
> > > > programming logs and schedules to a paperless
> > > format.
> > > > (DB and/or spreadsheet)
> > > >
> > > > Boss hates change -- hence we're moving slow BUT
> > > he
> > > > loves saving money.
> > > >
> > > > Joe Gulizia
> > > > --- Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I would be interested to hear what kind of
> > > computer
> > > > > work does SCOLA
> > > > > have you doing?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 06:57:20 -0800 (PST), Joe
> > > > > Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > > I and two others came to the Cali Tacos
> > > location.
> > > > > > There were 13 of us total.  Two of us were
> > > from
> > > > > SCOLA
> > > > > > (Birdman and myself) plus Birdman's friend
> > > from
> > > > > > Arizona (programmer seeking work in this area)
> > > --
> > > > > A
> > > > > > couple guys from Delasco I think as well as
> > > > > ConAgra
> > > > > > people.  Tim Larson was one of the only others
> > > I
> > > > > know.
> > > > > >  We came a little late and were at the west
> > > end of
> > > > > the
> > > > > > table.  Who else was there, from where, and
> > > what
> > > > > Linux
> > > > > > distro and what's your Linux speciality?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm basically a newbie who went to Linux at
> > > the
> > > > > last
> > > > > > installfest.  I've been using OpenOffice for
> > > the
> > > > > last
> > > > > > few years (2000-2001) and I'm trying to learn
> > > more
> > > > > > basic stuff.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Joe Gulizia
> > > > > > aka CB_Joe
> > > > > >
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