[olug] Penguin Lunch

Wed Nov 24 00:49:54 UTC 2004

The PC used for tracking is still in use....not sure
where the Slow Scan is.

Joe Gulizia

--- Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds great.  I would like to see it.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:31:43 -0800 (PST), Joe
> Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > It was a Colorado Video Slow Scan.  It would take
> a
> > video signal and more or less render it (very
> slowly)
> > until you could see a grain B and W image.
> > 
> > Birdman says that the tracking system is still in
> use
> > on an 8 bit PC converted to some version of Basic.
> > The machine has no hard drive, runs off a floppy
> with
> > 640K off RAM.
> > 
> > It has honestly gotten better.  We're having an
> open
> > house/party on Friday, December 10th all
> day....Come
> > on out for a tour.  The tour could be anytime
> really.
> > 
> > Map is at www.scola.org in the "About SCOLA" area.
> > 
> > It's an open invitation to all OLUGers.  We could
> even
> > have a meeting out here if you wanted to.
> > 
> > Joe Gulizia
> > SCOLA
> > 
> > 
> > --- Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > 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
> > > > Network Administrator
> > > > Tenaska Marketing Ventures
> > > > ph:  402-758-6187
> > > > cell: 402-981-9561
> > > > fx:   402-758-6275
> > > > rhurley at tmvgas.com
> > > >
> > > > >>> 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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