[ale] Ale Digest, Vol 31, Issue 30

Sat Aug 7 12:37:46 EDT 2010

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>    1. Re: DIY Graphing Calculator Is Built From Open Source
>       Hardware (jcpilman at gmail.com)
>    2. Re: Abraxis and net2Atlanta (Charles Shapiro)
>    3. Re: Linux Router/Gateway Usage (Richard Faulkner)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:57:45 -0400
> From: jcpilman at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [ale] DIY Graphing Calculator Is Built From Open Source
> 	Hardware
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
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> I still have my TI-994a. I keep it around for the nostalgic games.  I
> guess when you brought yours to class you sat by the wall to plug it
> in and you also brought a TV so you could see the output.
> ...John
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> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yep. That's the correct one. My memory has apparently also gone the way of
>> the batteries in that thing...
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Alright Jim,
>>>
>>> You made me google the TI-99-4a to see what it was.
>>>
>>> I'm only finding old computers, not a behemoth of a calculator.
>>>
>>> (I had a TI-59 back in highschool:
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-59 ?Is that what you meant?)
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > I eventually disposed of my TI-99-4a card programmable after I
>>> > discovered
>>> > the rechargeable battery pack had leaked and no more were available. I
>>> > had
>>> > one of the engineering modules for it as well.
>>> >
>>> > I was _THE_ alpha nerd in high school with that behemoth!
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Paul Cartwright <ale at pcartwright.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On Fri August 6 2010, dude-aaron-omy wrote:
>>> >> > My daughter is starting graduate school in Public Health Advocacy
>>> >> > at Columbia University this fall. ?Apparently this will involve some
>>> >> > statistics classes and she just called home to ask if we can hunt
>>> >> > down the TI-83 that is buried somewhere in the piles of stuff in
>>> >> > her old room.
>>> >>
>>> >> I have a TI-81 right here in my hands... 4 dead batteries that have
>>> >> probably
>>> >> been in there for 10 years..
>>> >>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 10:18:08 -0400
> From: Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Abraxis and net2Atlanta
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
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> Just an update. I phoned Abraxis and they assured me that Milt was
> legit.  This morning I switched my DSL modem over and I'm now a
> Net2Atlanta customer.
>
> -- CHS
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> I just got a call from a Milt Aitken at net2atlanta. He's sayin' that
>> Abraxis has sold me to Net2Atlanta and I'm to be the first residential
>> customer to get
>> switched over. He wants me to change some setttings on my DSL modem to
>> go with the new provider.
>>
>> I did some preliminary googling on him and he seems legit (
>> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/milt-aitken/1/687/3a7 ). ?Anyone else hear
>> anything about Atlanta residential DSL vendor sports?
>>
>>
>> -- CHS
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:44:27 -0400
> From: Richard Faulkner <rfaulkner at 34thprs.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Linux Router/Gateway Usage
> To: Bob Kruger <bkruger at mindspring.com>,	Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts -
> 	Yes! We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
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> Vyatta is the direction that I'm going for this solution.  ClearOS maybe
> something I look at too for soots-n-grins but Vyatta is really what I'm
> interested in.  I know it has a far larger footprint than other
> solutions but it's using gear that I already have or have gotten for
> free...besides I have a ton of space in my rack downstairs so space is
> not an issue for me.
>
> Rich in Lilburn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Kruger <bkruger at mindspring.com>
> Reply-to: Bob Kruger <bkruger at mindspring.com>, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> - Yes! We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
> To: Brian Pitts <brian at polibyte.com>, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes!
> We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Linux Router/Gateway Usage
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 20:57:49 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>
> Brian;
>
> Actually I did look at it, but this was a little beyond what I thought I
> could capably do.
>
> Understand that I have continually run Linux since 1994, but mostly in a
> work related environment.  The procedure outlined is a little raw for my
> sensibilities.  However, its a matter of time until a more refined
> procedure is developed.  I love the people on the technical leading
> edge, but I've neither the brainpower nor the aptitude to be with them.
>
> For now, I will stick with trying to find a good router/gateway
> implementation of Linux.
>
> V/r
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Brian Pitts
>>Sent: Aug 6, 2010 8:44 PM
>>To: Bob Kruger , Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
>>Subject: Re: [ale] Linux Router/Gateway Usage
>>
>>On 08/06/2010 08:30 PM, Bob Kruger wrote:
>>> I picked up a couple of those Dockstars from Woot as well. If you get
> something working, I would be in your debt if you shared it.
>>
>>If you haven't already, take a look at
>>http://wiki.xkyle.com/Install_Openwrt_on_a_Seagate_Dockstar
>>
>>I haven't had time to do this myself yet.
>>
>>--
>>All the best,
>>Brian Pitts
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