I just recently returned from Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East this past weekend and just wanted to share a bit of my experience. This was my 5th or 6 PAX event, with my first being back in 2010 when PAX first came to the East Coast.
I recently learned that the CompuServe website is not only still online, but features current events, news, and photos.
“Wait, what?!,” you may by thinking, “didn’t they go out of business in the 2000s?”
Let’s explore a bit.
My wife recently came into possession of an “Answer Book.” These were small info guides intended to provide salesclerks with the basic knowledge needed to help customers find the right products for purchase. This particular answer book for the Home Entertainment department of a rather large retailer and was issued in 2006, making it exactly two decades old this year.
While it’s been around for years, I only recently discovered The Lounge. It’s a self-hosted IRC client that runs on a server and provides a browser/PWA interface…
Title says it all!
Thanks to the open-source pixel art progam, Aseprite, I now have an 88x31 animated button.
I've decided it's time to get my gopher server running again, and wanted to outline the basic steps for anyone else looking to dive into the gopherhole.
On the first morning of ARRL Field Day, I got a quick and very blurry photo from a relative of what appeared to be an older oscilloscope or other test equipment. She had found it at a local yard sale and thought it might be something I was interested in.
She was right.
After quickly getting dressed, I headed out to see this item for myself. It turns out that it was, in fact, a 1970s radio communications receiver. This receiver was sold under the Sears brand, but was actually a Yaesu FRG-7. This receiver can receive AM, CW and SSB from 500kHz to 30MHz. Unlike modern ham or SWL receivers, there's no digital display. Tuning in to a signal actually takes a combination of 4 different dials. Regardless, it cost me $3, it works, and it has a certain charm to it.