[olug] Penguin Lunch

Tue Nov 23 14:29:31 UTC 2004

Yep.  I remember the slow scan better than the Russian
Satellite Tracking PC (unless that's what were still
using for the Universal Dish).

I haven't worked in the uplink since 1993.  When I
started in 91 we still didn't have individual preview
monitors....all cues went off the sound board.

Joe Gulizia
SCOLA
www.scola.org
--- 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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