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1084s Power Switch / Speakers 2 99 (8/5/2007 3:26:33 AM) comp.sys.cbm I finally plug my 1084s up (was using a 1802) and it powered on / worked fine. However, I try it 12 hours later and it appears that the power switch has failed as holding the power switch in produces picture / ... Craig

Equipment Lifespan 2 73 (7/11/2007 3:16:35 AM) comp.sys.cbm I was watching a discussion on TV (Univ of Washington CSC series) and they were discussing current chip lifetimes and the quote was made that at 90nm (nm, mm? - whatever) that with the decrease in size and corr... Craig

1581 Drive Clicking 10 89 (7/4/2007 7:53:09 PM) comp.sys.cbm Just thought this might be of interest to others. My 1581 drive started making a mechanical sound after popping a disk in and after removing the disk, and manually inspecting it (sliding the cover back) a grov... Craig

Action Replay IV 6 99 (7/4/2007 4:38:39 AM) comp.sys.cbm I finally found my long lost little red unlabled cartridge with my Action Replay MK IV. What are my upgrade options? Will upgrading to the VI require just a simple ROM upgrade or will I need to purchase the n... Craig

C= Hacking / invasion1.sfx updated 3 82 (6/24/2007 5:40:50 AM) comp.sys.cbm One of the archives in C= Hacking 4 for the Space Invasion tutorial was published by my mail server eons ago in a corrupted form so the archive does not dissolve. A number of web sites still have that corrupted... Craig

Looking for a program: Adventure Creator 4 59 (5/2/2007 2:12:16 AM) comp.sys.cbm The discussion of Adventure Construction Set reminded me of a program that I wrote, tried to submit to Compute! (they declined the %#@#*) and then uploaded to a BBS in the Raleigh, NC area in the mid 80's - I f... Craig

Platform Choice 18 71 (4/21/2007 1:28:51 AM) comp.sys.cbm Just a question keyed off of Payton's C# development.... What is your primary x86 / -64 operating system? (eg: Windows, Linux, OS-X) and how often do you use your C=? I use Linux exclusively and use my C= abo... Craig

C= Analog Joysticks 15 107 (4/15/2007 4:56:22 PM) comp.sys.cbm After reading a thread about the paddle sampling in the C64 it made me realize that the paddle inputs could be adapted to serve as the X & Y inputs for an analog joystick. I'm curious as to why this never happ... Craig

XM1541 + Linux 4 95 (4/11/2007 2:05:49 PM) comp.sys.cbm What programs are available out there for Linux for use with a XM1541? Ideally I'd like something along the lines of 64hdd but through newsgroup postings it seems like it does not support the XM1541 cable. I'v... Craig

Commodore Vic-20 30 69 (4/2/2007 2:37:18 AM) comp.sys.cbm Wanted to post here as I rescued a Vic-20 earlier today that had a VicMon cartridge with instruction manual, Vic Programmer's reference guide, and book Vic Revealed - it has both RF cable and Power Supply. Bef... Craig

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breaking up strings 3 32 (7/29/2006 11:42:48 PM) comp.lang.php Hello I have a string of varying length, lets call it $mystring. I wish to break it up and put it in the following form echo"".1st_30chars_$mystring_to_nearest_word."".2nd_30chars_$ mystring_to_nearest_word.""... ian.dandav (116)

Obtaining rowid on insert 3 49 (5/31/2006 2:03:08 PM) comp.databases.mysql Given an insert into a simple table whose primary key is an autoincrement is there a reliable way to return the value in a 1-step process? I can grab it using a MAX( ) select afterwards but am wary of time conf... ctalkobt (31)

using "!!" in "c" 43 30 (1/18/2006 9:28:23 AM) comp.lang.c Hello, I saw in some open source projects a use of "!!" in "C" code; for example: in some header file #define event_pending(v) \ (!!(v)->vcpu_info->evtchn_upcall_pending & \ !(v)->vcpu_info->evtchn... markryde (42)