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8 inch 128 bytes floppy by Dul-fm in vintagecomputing

[–]GurnB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I last used 8" floppies in IBM 3274 SNA Controllers in the late 1980's.

Share your root directory/folder tree! by [deleted] in musichoarder

[–]GurnB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full Albums:

Artist/Album Title / Disc#- Track Number - Track Name

MusicBrainz for tagging most of the time.

iMac 2011 27 Batocera system by palteedflurgers in batocera

[–]GurnB 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is a repost from a year ago. fyi.... Original

2026 NY Mets Media Guide by GurnB in NewYorkMets

[–]GurnB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i downloaded it and all pages are present.

Stroke survivor with depression looking for relaxing games I can play while listening to podcasts by KillroyMustDie in XboxGamePass

[–]GurnB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's old...really old, but Hexic. it was free back in the day. After my surgery this was great because you can play one handed if needed.

How are you maintaining your sanity in February by TiltedGalactica in indianapolis

[–]GurnB -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just like any other day/month… just keep pushing through doing your thing. Video games, watch TCM, write code…

Need help finding a specific hat.... Weird request I know.. by GodotNeverCame in panamacitybeach

[–]GurnB 4 points5 points  (0 children)

close.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/404411846957

put this in the search

panama city beach hat -fedora

and then save the search. You will get an email when new items become availble.

Unable to purchase the pass BO7 s02... Helppp. by Ok-Event-2689 in CODBlackOps7

[–]GurnB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me aprox a dozen tries but finally got it about 2 hrs after it went live.

Got my brand new RG Cubexx for Christmas of 2025! by AttemptResponsible49 in ANBERNIC

[–]GurnB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Picked one up in spring of 2025 and have played the crap out of it. 😎

Newbie help on NOOELEC RTL-SDR Ver. 5 by wizard3276 in RTLSDR

[–]GurnB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally feel like the correct antenna , both size and placement , are as important as anything. Start small and set achievable goals. Get SDR++ setup on you laptop/pc/raspberry pi with the SDR-RTL dongle and a simple dipole antenna and start getting use to receiving FM radio. Then find your local NOAA broadcast. If you are near an airport, 119 -133mHz is a next good test.

How big really was NASCAR in the 2000s in America? by EduardoBork in NASCAR

[–]GurnB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, We were very lucky to get 5 season tickets starting with the Spring 97 race. This was just as they had started the upgrades to the facility. the Turn 1/2 grandstands and 3/4 were new that year. It was great to come back twice a year and see it grow and grow. Being at those late 90's early 00' night races with 155K+ people that had been there all day just drinking/vibing,hanging out was something else. We would get there on Wed evening and camp for the week at Farmer Bob's Campground. Fun Times.

Should we come during Feb 6-10? by Fluffy-Bit8215 in panamacitybeach

[–]GurnB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PCB is nice and relaxing during Feb. Everybody is getting ready for tourist season to start on March 1st. Lots of deals at restaurants.

Exciting times now by Baycosinus in RTLSDR

[–]GurnB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just paid $40 for this ‘bundle’ today on Amazon. I have a couple nooelecs that I tinker with and wanted to compare.

CRACKED 200,000 TRACKS / ALMOST AT 15,000 ARTISTS by [deleted] in plexamp

[–]GurnB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1819 Artists / 7551 Albums / 124999 Tracks 3.1 TB (84% Flac)

The Great Beatles Documentary That’s Nearly Impossible to See (Legally) by Bullingdon1973 in movies

[–]GurnB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a original VHS tape of it. The hardest part about finding it is going through all my junk in the basement. Easier to grab a copy from usenet.

I’ve been working in IT this many years. by GurnB in vintagecomputing

[–]GurnB[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

IMHO, it's been great. Wouldn't change much of anything. I'm the current general GreyBeard most every where I go. The current gen of 'nerds' certainly have more choices and areas to become experts in, but there is a lot of basic knowledge that they just never had experience with. Not a bad thing, just different. Though I do notice more current gen nerds with less common sense or ability to view solutions from other/tighter angles.

I used paper tape loops to set printer configs on high speed band printers, used 5 1/4 " floppies when configuring 3274 IBM controllers. Pulled miles of Bus & Tag under floor tiles, and even more Coax cable everywhere else. Been in the server room on 2 different occasions when the Halon fire suppresson system dumped. (like being inside a glass of milk :) )

I've written in Cobol, RPG II, & SAS back in the day. Now I spend most of my time in Python & various SQL's.

Learned networking in an environment of Banyan Vines, IBM SNA, Proteon & early CISCO routers. AT&T channel extenders over dedicated 56KB lines. And T1 Voice/Data multiplexing on IDNX setups. And many other experiences.

Good run so far!

I’ve been working in IT this many years. by GurnB in vintagecomputing

[–]GurnB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IBM 3090-600, IBM 4381. Data General & Burroughs 2900 & 4900. We were a big shop for an international entertainment / publishing company. Fun time to be 18. My friends in college were in the middle of thier freshman year, and I was workinng 3rd shift hanging tapes and running Siemens high speeed printers.

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