Date   : Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:54:39 +0100
From   : mu.list@... (Mark Usher)
Subject: Plans for the Econet Island @,Acorn World 09?

Am in Vegas at the moment, party city, yeah (man) - do wish they'd stop
saying that! :-) Will catch up with the thread when I'm back later in the
week. Although I did think about logging on to Robs econet server from here.
First international Econet transmission? :-) !!



> -----Original Message-----
> From: bbc-micro-bounces+mu.list=aon.at@... [mailto:bbc-
> micro-bounces+mu.list=aon.at@...] On Behalf Of Rob
> Sent: 08 August 2009 12:12
> To: BBC micro mailing list
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Plans for the Econet Island @,Acorn World 09?
> 
> On 08/08/2009, Dave Moore <dllm@...> wrote:
> >
> > I'll pretty much be leaving you guys i.e. yourself, Rob, Joel, Phil
> (if he
> > can
> > make it) plus [if they decide to come*] Mark U, Mike T, Alex T and
> JGH to do
> > what you want on the "Island", though there will be a few
> 'conditions' (see
> > below!). But Michael: feel free to take the lead in terms of
> coordinating a
> > plan for pre-setting Econet addresses etc.
> >
> > Oh yeah, if folks can't decide on whose machines should/shouldn't be
> > included,
> > Rob O'Donnell has the final say, ok? =)
> 
> Oi!  Put me on the spot why don't you?!....  LOL..
> 
> >
> > Ok, about those 'conditions ' ... ;) !
> >
> > - I would like four Beebs set up to run CAVER (after all, it is
> supposed to
> > be
> > a gaming convention!). These would ideally be located on the tables
> at the
> > bottom and the left (two Beebs per table). Now the Caver setup at
> Byte Back
> > wasn't stable, so it would be ideal if one person could bring all 4 x
> Caver
> > Beebs + their own Econet gear [with Caver already loaded onto the
> Filestore]
> > where the Caver installation has been thoroughly tested beforehand.
> Any
> > volunteers? :-) This particular Econet setup would need to be
> isolated from
> > the other stations and fileservers at the show.
> 
> While I've got a Cave directory on the A5000 that somebody put on
> there at Byte Back, I've got no idea how to play the thing, so if
> somebody wants to take that one on, please feel free...
> 
> 
> >
> > - that you leave room for...
> 
> OK. Quick question - how big are the tables? (Width, I'm thinking -
> i.e. how many machines can sit side-by-side in the allocated spaces).
> Looks like I'll need quite a few machines there just for the BBS side,
> but some (the ones not needing to be handled) can perhaps stack and
> share monitors via suitable switching.
> 
> >
> > * = if your Beebs/Monitors/Drives/Filestores are in a particularly
> manky
> > state
> > - I'd be grateful if you could invest in a can of Foam Cleaner and
> give them
> > a
> > good wipe before the show! ;)
> 
> Is a Beeb still a beeb without the coffee cup rings on the top?
> 
> I keep thinking I should do the retrobrite treatment on some of my
> machines, but that really is right down low on the list of priorities
> ..   So, ok, yeah, I'll give them a wipe ...
> 
> :-)
> 
> Rob
> 
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