[[ 1-28-2007 - Guido gives up emulation rights to RT ]] A) Ces B) Guido A) Ces So the PUC forces the monopoly to apply rates equally to all in A) Ces the class. And to publish the options. Thus the fight. A) Ces Ces) Hey neva A) Ces A) Ces A) Ces Hey neva A) Ces C) Neva A) Ces Hey guys! A) Ces B) Guido A) Ces Neva, hello...been awhile. A) Ces C) Neva A) Ces Guido!! how are ya? A) Ces C) Neva A) Ces Yes, it's been a while! A) Ces oops C) Neva (slap ces) B) Guido Been awhile since I scrolled like that too. C) Neva did that happen in the original? A) Ces probably was possible B) Guido Sometimes. A) Ces I pasted the whole clipboard :) C) Neva something still isn't quite right on this one..i think it's the whole id prompt thing..like..the old one didn't have my name when i was typing..it was the line i was on..wasn't it? B) Guido That would do it. How large is the max message size? Ces) not sure about the max msg size. I don't think Miroc would have had any way to know what it was originally. A) Ces not sure about the max msg size. I don't think Miroc would hhavehad any way to k now what it was originally. Ces) but I do remmber that he did have to limit it at some point. might be 254 chrs. A) Ces but I do remmber that he did have to limit it at some point. might be 254 chrs. B) Guido It is amazingly close. C) Neva guido, it was real fun when i first got on..always telling miroc what was wrong with one thing or another Ces) there was a lot of QA and a lot of changes in the beginnning. A) Ces there was a lot of QA and a lot of changes in the beginnning. C) Neva so, guido, are you living the lap of luxury on the royalties from freelancin? B) Guido Programmers need feedback. B) Guido Ha. I had to move on to less interesting but more lucrative endevor. C) Neva but 20 years, our memories fade us..even if we were only young pups then..(old now!) Ces) speaking of royalties, Miroc was always very careful about C) Neva less interesting...programmer job? Ces) speaking of royalties, Miroc was always very careful about refering to this is an emulator. He was hoping to avoid any copyright problems. A) Ces speaking of royalties, Miroc was always very careful about refering to this is an emulator. He was hoping to avoid any copyright problems. B) Guido I think RT1 had a quite large message size so the comments could be longer than 256. C) Neva there's still something quite appealing about chat boards..i don't get on them now...and this one still holds a huge place in my heart that i forgot all about C) Neva and i like getting back on with people who were here before C) Neva (not to mention, the only people who know about this place are the people we are trying to contact) Ces) neva - miroc is in the beginning stages of planning a gathering A) Ces neva - miroc is in the beginning stages of planning a gathering B) Guido Ces, no worries on legal matters. I think this is great and encourage you guys to take it wherever it goes. (cut an paste that buffer) Ces) (he won't call it a party) A) Ces (he won't call it a party) C) Neva well i want to plan a whole weekend event so that we can all come in from all over Ces) Thanks Guido A) Ces Thanks Guido C) Neva Guido, do you ever keep in contact with anyone from rt long ago? B) Guido Only Bill the Cat who I knew before RT. Few of my friends had the gift of conversation necessary. Ces) I remember Bill the Cat. Heck, I think he's in some of the C) Neva I think there's a picture of him on the website Ces) I remember Bill the Cat. Heck, I think he's in some of the photos. A) Ces I remember Bill the Cat. Heck, I think he's in some of the photos. C) Neva lol ces C) Neva and what's funny is that it feels like we started all those little :) and :( and :)-....we were pioneers! B) Guido I saw that. He looks just the same. C) Neva well he needs to get on here too B) Guido Go down in history for emoticons? C) Neva I keep looking for Dusty though..I kept in contact with Honda (his brother) for a few years C) Neva yea..why not.."We invented the internet) C) Neva and emoticons C) Neva i remember wishing that rt had /p messages though B) Guido I ran in to him a few years back. He was working for Microsoft, giving a lecture I went to. He did quite a double take on hearing "Dusty". C) Neva really? hmm microsoft? wow..does he still live in the area? B) Guido We avoided some risk by keeping everything public. C) Neva the majority of people on rt...nowadays, i wouldn't let my kidsh do anything on it C) Neva (of course my kids are 8, 5 and 3..so they are still too young) Ces) lurk a bit A) Ces lurk a bit B) Guido Jimpen certainly considered it but was concerned about what might happen with a preditor. C) Neva i'm glad he had the foresight for that one C) Neva there were a few scary ones..but for the most part, i think we all ended up being pretty harmless C) Neva how many users were there total? B) Guido But just because it worked this way once, doesn't mean Mirco shouldn't experiment with new ideas. I hope he brings in things we didn't or wouldn't try. C) Neva well, so far, i'm enjoying memory lane! B) Guido I honestly don't know how many. It ebbed and flowed. More very light users than you might think. C) Neva really? B) Guido Yeah, me too. My girlfriend just asked why I was grinning. C) Neva hehe because you connected with a huge blast from the past C) Neva it really feels like we went back in time in some respects C) Neva i have a little more self control when it comes to logging on and off though B) Guido The time warp aspect is real. C) Neva the first day i got on was at my lunch break..ces had sent me an email telling me to do telnet...etc. C) Neva so, i got on and i didn't know what i was getting on to..and i saw clash and miroc and i thought, "whoa, what's this?" i thought it was some old scroll from 20 years ago C) Neva and then miroc said, "well, that's a name i haven't heard in a while" and it FREAKED ME OUT! B) Guido Ha, that's great. I saw the Wikipedia artical and was very pleased. C) Neva because then i realized it was real and they were really here..then i gave them my cell number and clash called me and we were both laughing because it was weird like we had gone back in time B) Guido I showed it to my mother this afternoon.