Hi all...
I've got every piece of my Monostation except for the non-ADB mouse.
Black Hole doesn't seem to be responding any more.
Does anybody out there have a spare non-ADB mouse that they'd be willing to part with so that I can complete my system?
I am looking for one as well. Hopefully we can find a few around somewhere.
Chef
Yes it seems that to be in search of non ADB equipment these days, is to be on a quest for the Holy Grail itself.
I recall seeing a non ADB mouse on eBay within the last couple of weeks.
Quote from: "Ashman"Black Hole doesn't seem to be responding any more.
Black Holes are regions in space time whereby gravity is so high and space curved to such a large extent that the escape velocity exceeds that of the speed of light. I think that applies to emails as well. As emails travel at or lower than the speed of light then to send an email to one is an excercise in futility, as there is no hope of a reply ever getting back to you.
Another odd thing is this, one of Rob Blessins customers is Kip Thorne, one of the foremost authorities on Black Holes.
Quote from: "brams"Yes it seems that to be in search of non ADB equipment these days, is to be on a quest for the Holy Grail itself.
I recall seeing a non ADB mouse on eBay within the last couple of weeks.
Quote from: "Ashman"Black Hole doesn't seem to be responding any more.
Black Holes are regions in space time whereby gravity is so high and space curved to such a large extent that the escape velocity exceeds that of the speed of light. I think that applies to emails as well. As emails travel at or lower than the speed of light then to send an email to one is an excercise in futility, as there is no hope of a reply ever getting back to you.
Another odd thing is this, one of Rob Blessins customers is Kip Thorne, one of the foremost authorities on Black Holes.
I dont mean to be a prick about this, and sure hope Rob is not offended by my ranting if he is lurking around in here. This is just getting very frustrating for me. It is not like he has to actively promote this stuff, he has a list of products on the web, and people trying to buy the stuff. If he no longer wants to communicate through email/forums, then take the order form down from the website. Just list some inventory, or just say "call me with what you need". This may not be ideal for those that are long distance (or out of the country), but then at least we would know.
Pardon my rant, but this is three projects now that are being held up by this mysterious "unobtanium" material that this stuff seems to be made of.
Chef
I would be interested in the nextstation color cases, or at least the top part, as I have my color board in a monostation case.
Chef
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Well, I'm interested in a non-adb mouse first and foremost, but I'd also be interested to see what other parts you come up with.
I'd also be willing to trade a working MonoStation for a non-working "any other netxt box" because I'd like to use the case and put something else inside.
It pains me to take a perfectly good MonoStation and take out the innards, even if I do it in a completely reversable manner.
I'm trying hard to get my other MonoStation running and complete, so at least I can even out the karma from gutting the other one. :)
Also, does anybody out there know where I can get a copy of NextStep? Is there a petition asking Apple to make it public domain yet? I can't imagine that they're still making any money off of it, although considering how valuable old Atari games have become for use on phones and such I guess companies might be a bit more careful about keeping the rights to older software these days...
Quote from: "Ashman"I'd also be willing to trade a working MonoStation for a non-working "any other netxt box" because I'd like to use the case and put something else inside.
Be careful, dont say that too loud around here .. the natives can get restless when the words "gutting" an next are used in the same breath. ;)
Quote from: "Ashman"Also, does anybody out there know where I can get a copy of NextStep? Is there a petition asking Apple to make it public domain yet? I can't imagine that they're still making any money off of it, although considering how valuable old Atari games have become for use on phones and such I guess companies might be a bit more careful about keeping the rights to older software these days...
It is my understanding that the problem is with all the non apple licensed code in NS/OS. For example, the rendering layer is display postscript, which was licensed from Adobe, and they would have to agree to release it. I am not sure how much other licensed technology is still present, but it is enough to be problematical. Stripping out all of the 3rd party licensed code was a big part of the transformation from NS/OS into OSX.
Chef
I'm no NeXT-expert but somewhat quite experienced with that licensing-stuff (result of my job). Believe me: anything related to NeXT in any way will never (!) reach "abandoned" status, as long as his "Holyness" Jobs is at the triggers!
J
Quote from: "Jenne"I'm no NeXT-expert but somewhat quite experienced with that licensing-stuff (result of my job). Believe me: anything related to NeXT in any way will never (!) reach "abandoned" status, as long as his "Holyness" Jobs is at the triggers!
I agree that as long as Jobs has a say, it will never be discussed.
My point was more referring to the licensed technology incorporated into the OS. Even if Apple agreed to want to do this, I think they would have a hard time getting the owners of the technology to go along with it. I can not see Adobe, with how protective they are of anything postcript, allowing an OS that relies so heavily on its technology (rendering using Display Postscript) be freely available. Possibly if it only ran on "black" hardware, but we have seen how well that worked for OSX on intel (Go JaS & Maxxuss).
Chef