[olug] Penguin Lunch

Tue Nov 23 16:31:43 UTC 2004

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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