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When we last left microcomputer (you do remember that word?) crazy Uncle Rod, he’d transitioned from his Commodore 64 and Apple II Plus and Creative Computing Magazine, to an IBM 486, PC World, and, at long last, some truly useful astronomy software in the form of David Chandler’s Deep Space 3-D. Buy & sell electronics, cars, clothes, collectibles & more on eBay, the world's online marketplace. The new astro software popping up like daisies on a spring field was great, but it was soon obvious one of the biggest uses for computers in amateur astronomy would have nothing to do with running planetariums on your isolated computer it would have to do with computer to computer communications.Īctually, by the time I entered the world of serious computing with a genu-wine PC, I was already an online veteran. A local amateur astronomer buddy of mine had gone C64 crazy, acquiring two or three of the blasted things, and had set up a Bulletin Board System, a BBS, for local Commodore users. Heck, he’d had a second phone line installed to facilitate things. While a lot of what he put on the air with his BBS was general-interest and Commodore computer related, he also had some astronomy offerings. A couple of little programs for the 64 for download, some local astro related messaging, and even a space picture or two (shazam!).

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It was sorta like connecting to a big website, I suppose. Si lo prefieres cosúltanos en el siguiente formulario de contacto flightcasecamarapanasonicconaccesoriosenastroboard.jpg. Atención telefónica 24 horas, llamándonos al teléfono 914 727 297. A website that offered many and varied things: message boards, file downloads, news, pictures, etc. Flight case a medida para cámara Panasonic con accesorios en Astroboard. While a BBS was sort of like a website, you had to disconnect and dial the phone number of another BBS to connect to a different “website.” How did you connect to one back in the dark ages? I plugged my 300 baud (don’t ask) modem cartridge into my C64, used a “terminal” program to dial the number of the desired BBS, and I was rocking and rolling online. While my friend's BBS was diverting fun, given the primitive nature of the C64 and its software, it really wasn’t of much practical use in astronomy-or anything else. It wasn’t until I got my IBM (which came with a freaking 1200 baud modem), discovered a program called “ The Blue Wave,” and found that a couple of the more advanced local BBS systems were connected to something called “Fidonet” that I got a sense of the potential of online astronomy. What in the H-E Double Hockey Sticks was Fidonet? Fidonet was like a primitive Yahoogroups, I guess (I was gonna say “Usenet,” but fewer and fewer people know what that was/is). For you real old-timers, it was like a grassroots, civilian DARPANET. There were no direct connections between the BBSes scattered across the country, though.

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tried to post pics as per faq how to but no joy.They shared message data by dialing each other late at night and shuffling packets down the line. I'll post some pics if i can figure how to. Stanley jet cut saw (to cut sheet) or jigsaw i will be sealing inside with silicone but so far only very small amount of water inside after serious jet wash from all angles. make great seat for cleaning/maintaining bike.

securing hooks made from 20mm thick nylon using hole saw, file, hacksaw.Ĭorners: £0.57 each (2 types used) x8 + x8įully repairable. Later Astron was published as an around-the-world travel game. The game depicts a space race from Earth to Saturn (hence the dinky Dan Dare style metal spaceships). lockable catches £9 a pair (ebay).Ĭustom made swivel mounts made from nylon sheet using various size holesaws. The original Astron was published in Britain by Waddingtons, using the same rocket ships supplied in their Wide World Travel Game. or use lightweight astroboard from swanflight (go half with someone - should do 4 panniers). made from recycled 6mm impact resistant unbreakable solid plastic sheet (you can get 6mm plastic/nylon sheet on ebay). made from stock flightcase trim from penn/swanflight uk.