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4mb of RAM, 40mb hard drive, 8mhz processor... and it's enough to run both GlobalTalk Chat and Photoshop at the same time. #globaltalk

#globaltalk

Simple Spooler 0.3 can be found on #GlobalTalk in the Cloudbusting zone, at Puppet Head:Ken's Stuff:Simple Spooler 0.3.

I've also put the source on AmendHub (thanks @jcs !) Amend is a nifty source code control system for classic Mac OS. https://amendhub.com/thecloud/SimpleSpooler

#MARCHintosh #VintageMac

Aw man! I ordered a usb-c to ethernet thingy so I could do #GlobalTalk funtimes from the couch, but it doesn't fit. 💩

Look what came out of a box of old LocalTalk gear. Nice surprise! One of the two is sealed, and I don’t think either was used. #GlobalTalk

@rl_dane If you print something to my #GlobalTalk StyleWriter then I can ThunderScan it for you and send it back ;)

@dmark Does that mean #globaltalk over Tailscale is on the way? :-)

Brilliant! #globaltalk print from @_the_cloud

If anybody on #globaltalk fancies it the printer is on and accepting jobs zone:scotgate - 100%Endurance - It's got continuous A4 paper loaded… and COLOUR ;-) It's all quite exciting. I am super impressed with the quality!

For those #globaltalk folk using QEMU to run an AIR VM on Linux how do you “autostart” the VM? Libvirt, Systemd, manually? I've got a headless Debian setup currently I'm ssh’ing in to start a shell script that starts the AIR VM and outputs to VNC. I really should do this automatically.

This was only about 2 years ago? #GlobalTalk https://bitbang.social/@kalleboo/112053119115455827

Hey USA #GlobalTalk types with a StyleWriter! Could be time to get that printer onto the network? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/157863625242
🖨️

Next #MARCHintosh people won’t complain my node is slow. 😂 Ethernet, baby! Cutting edge technology here. #GlobalTalk #retroApple

Ethernet card works, LC 475 is on #GlobalTalk using jrouter on a Pi (mostly because I still don’t have a keyboard to configure things, it’s incredible what you can do with just a mouse 😂).

Funny detail, the 475 has variable fan speed. When no card is installed, the fan goes through a resistor and spins a little slower. The PDS slot as a pin that shorts the resistor and cards are supposed to use it, so after installing the card the fan spins faster and it’s a lot more noisy. #retroApple

Let's Chat with Karl Baron (Kalleboo) - #GlobalTalk programing expert!
https://youtu.be/pF1zVKXdh4Q @kalleboo

@nixCraft AppleTalk.

Wait, we already did that with #globaltalk https://marchintosh.com/globaltalk.html

@blind_mapmaker @joe @rl_dane I use DokuWiki for my building’s wiki, and for The Guerrilla GlobalTalk Wiki at globaltalk.wiki

Happy to set up a sub-wiki for you to play around with

#GlobalTalk

Or slides like these???

(OK when are we getting a VAX on #GlobalTalk?)

The Importance of #GlobalTalk

#VintageApple #RetroComputing

I just found the most diabolical stack to run on #GlobalTalk

@DosFox ooh, can we get it on #Globaltalk?!

@_the_cloud @onegeekarmy @nygl @jexner Perhaps a Powermail email? :-) I've gone and forgotten his zone but I think the machine Powertalk was active on was “oakleymac” or something similar (how come I remember that but not his #globaltalk zone name?).

4 months ago, @nygl moved server instances, to aus.social. I immediately followed his new account, as we were both active in the #GlobalTalk community. Recently I realized I hadn't seen any posts or DMs from him since that change. Looking at his profile, it seems like he's been totally inactive. But I suspect that's not the case. I don't think I've given him reason to block me. What would explain this? Is there something else one needs to do when following an account that is migrated?

@thomholwerda it often feels that way, but #GlobalTalk Chat by @kalleboo isn’t 💗

I am proud to present GlobalTalk Chat 1.2, taking it from a rushed #MARCHintosh hack-job to something I'd be proud to release as shareware 30 years ago!

The headline update is it now allows anyone to host their own room! And it works on any AppleTalk network, not just #GlobalTalk

Get it on BaroNet, or Macintosh Garden https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/globaltalk-chat

And for anyone who has been curious how it all works, documented source code is available! https://github.com/kalleboo/GlobalTalk-Chat

#VintageApple #RetroComputing #mb

Loving the release announcement of Globaltalk Chat via (of course) #Globaltalk What a star @kalleboo is! (of course I still need to fix my Laserwriter weird stretched printouts!).

@RonsCompVids I bumped into someone at VCFSoCal that was giving away discs that perform the unlock at boot. I also found the PCB design for the expansion port to add on a floppy. I was thinking of some interesting #GlobalTalk things I could do for #MARCHintosh 2027 :apple_old_logo:

So my interest is 25% gaming 75% what else can I make this thing do

SUCCESS! Finally got the Macintosh 512Ke on #GlobalTalk ! I couldn't find a Phone Net box with a DB9 connector, and my attempts to bodge one together weren't working. Picked up a DB9 LocalTalk connector for less than $10. Now I'm ready for next year's #MARCHintosh , or #Apriltosh , or maybe #AprilApples (though I think LocalTalk only worked on the IIgs.)

Was checking my router config for unrelated reasons when I went over to the bandwidth monitor tab and remembered it splits out AURP usage.

For the month of #MARCHintosh, my network uploaded nearly 300 *mega bytes* of data to #GlobalTalk !

Quick little goodbye and see you next year for #marchintosh #globaltalk

https://youtu.be/M0Croj34fGc

So now that #MARCHintosh is over, I spent the day doing some network reconfiguration.

Can folks still see and connect to my #GlobalTalk shared volumes? Any performance improvement?

I've switched from the QEMU VM running AIR in Mac System 7.1, over to a modern Debian Linux VM running the LToUDP fork of jrouter.

It was a bit of a pain to get everything going again - what finally made everything work was sticking to a VM on my Mac Mini instead of trying to run it all on the Pi or my NAS. There's junk that gets appended to the end of my AppleTalk packets when they cross over my Wifi bridges, and so the routing needs to happen behind one of them in order for everything to work correctly.

I'm not committing to this new setup yet, but I'll probably leave it running for a week or so and see how stable things are compared to the previous AIR setup.

Anyway, now that I have LToUDP working, it means I can access GlobalTalk volumes from my laptop without the need for a Wifi bridge (or a separate laptop), as long as I'm using Mini vMac or Snow.

Hitting a wall with #netatalk here during #marchintosh - guest access always ends up with shares being locked, so I can't open a drop box for you to send me nice things over #globaltalk - anyone successfully done this?

I got bored of trying to make AppleTalk sing and dance on Windows NT and 2000 so I switched to an OS with a good native implementation: IRIX. :sgi:​

#GlobalTalk #MARCHintosh #SiliconGraphics #SGI #IRIX #AppleTalk #AUNIXSystemIKnowThis

A personal history about #AppleTalk and #SunMicrosystems

https://akapugs.blog/2020/03/21/680/

#MARCHintosh #GlobalTalk

#Netatalk experts: any idea why, as of late, my AFP #GlobalTalk shares have been showing up with generic document icons on Mac OS 7.x? But the icons look just fine on Mac OS 9?

This started happening around the time I migrated my shares from my NAS over to a Raspberry Pi, and upgraded to Netatalk 4.3.2.

I've confirmed that the share folder permissions are the same on both systems, as well as the permissions on the hidden “.Icon$\r” files at the root of the shares. However the Finder does not allow me to change the icons via the Get Info screen (on both Mac OS 7 and 9), which seems to imply that there _is_ a permissions issue of some kind. Yet, folks can read and write to the shares just fine.

I tried deleting the hidden icon files, which made no difference (other than causing the default Netatalk icon to show on Mac OS 9, since I removed the custom icon). Changing the "legacy icon" option in the Netatalk config also makes no difference, other than making a different Netatalk icon show on Mac OS 9.

#RetroComputing #VintageMac #MacOS #ClassicMac

Well here’s a thing! Kidpix has its own built-in ImageWriter colour capabilities. I thought I’d compare with MacPalette.

On the left is MacPalette. On the right is Kidpix.

I kind of like what Kidpix has done, but my goodness!
#ImageWriter #GlobalTalk #RetroComputing

Still debugging the Soft Serve ImageWriter virtual printer, trying to make it "well behaved." If you're on #GlobalTalk and have a moment to test, send me a test print at Biosrhythm zone.

#RetroComputing #ImageWriterII #VintageApple #VintageMac

First successful ImageWriter II print to my Soft Serve ImageWriter spooler over #GlobalTalk! Thanks to @billgoats for helping me test it!

#ImageWriterII #VintageApple #VintageMac

Great work by @jcs.org for a HUGE improvement to #BlueSCSI Wi-Fi Speed- will be in the next release but did a quick pre-release build with his branch if you want to try it out today!

> The result of all that debugging is a 691% speed-up in #EtherTalk speed when going over BlueSCSI Wi-Fi - via jcs

Oh and @twvd already merged these fixes into SnowEmu for a much faster experience there as well!

https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/releases/tag/jcs-wifi-speed-test

#opensource #retrocomputing #daynaport #vintagemac #globaltalk

The LocalTalk option card has been installed, and the printer seems ready to go! Next task - set up the LocalTalk network and test. #ImageWriterII #GlobalTalk

#MARCHintosh is approaching! Here’s some of my prep. #AppleTalk #GlobalTalk

https://youtu.be/J4uWCmDMxHg?si=9xm-1RI3t4km_NQj

#MARCHintosh is approaching! Here’s some of my prep. #AppleTalk #GlobalTalk youtu.be/J4uWCmDMxHg?...

AsantePrint for MARCHintosh

@vga256 @byteknight Indisnt even know you could access a BBS via #appletalk. How do I accomplish this given I have multiple Macs on #globaltalk ?

Updated my #Synology NAS to DSM 7.3 and now the #Netatalk docker container no longer starts 😕

My #GlobalTalk main file share and virtual printer will be offline until I can get this figured out.

This is what the container log spits out:

socket: Address family not supported by protocol
socket: Address family not supported by protocol
atalkd: can't get interfaces, exiting.

The hat-o-matic has made its decision!

The pencil and stickers will go to @carola, and stickers will make their way to @vincenzovin7!

Concratulations guy! DM me your details and we’ll get these on their way :D

#LiveLaughLocalTalk #GlobalTalk

I don’t have a shop to give you nerds some sort of extra special bargains, but I *do* have some silly merch!

So how’s abouts a giveaway?

Reply to this toot with ‘Toot toot’ for a chance to get your very own #LiveLaughLocalTalk pencil and stickers.

The hat-o-matic will make its choice some time on Saturday. Good luck :D
#GlobalTalk

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There’s been a fair bit of #GlobalTalk chatter at the moment…. We’re a long way between #marchintosh es…

Feels like it’s time for a giveaway!

If you would like to be in for a chance to get your very own #LiveLaughLocalTalk pencil, reply to this toot with the colour of the pencil! The winner will be drawn this Sunday.

Hey #GlobalTalk nerds! I have my AIR machine back online with the fancy new connection, but it looks there's only 27 zones. Does that sound about right, or have I messed up my config somehow? #LiveLaughLocalTalk

@mroach @kalleboo I managed to bring up a Microsoft Mail 3.0 server in the Digitopolis zone. The server is a faceless background extension; all configuration happens in the client by logging into the magic "Network Manager" account with a magic default password (which I changed, obviously.) When new mail comes in, you get a big notification alert.

#GlobalTalk #AppleTalk #MARCHintosh

Making some progress here getting Windows 2000 and SQL Server 200 onto AppleTalk and eventually GlobalTalk thanks to jrouter.

This is new and exciting networking activity.

#Windows2000 #SQLServer #AppleTalk #GlobalTalk #Apple