Re: [Hampshire] [OT] synthesisers

2009-01-19 Thread Bob Dunlop
Hi, On Mon, Jan 19 at 04:12, Stephen Davies wrote: > Not a computer in sight on the mix desk How times have changed. The > Moogs were all discrete Transistors with a bit of RTL Logic. A mag at > the time (Electronics Today International) had a series of articles > details how you could buil

Re: [Hampshire] January Meeting

2009-01-19 Thread Clive Woodfine
2009/1/18 Hants LUG Chairman : > I'd like to thank the speakers, I know it's hard work sometimes but people do > appreciate them and the many people who helped to run the meeting doing all > the jobs that make the event tick. > > -- > Adam Trickett I second that. I thoroughly enjoyed both talks.

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] A Long Shot...

2009-01-19 Thread Stephen Davies
Sean, I agree that American Beauty is a great Album. It is in my top 5 'Dead Albums. I had to chuckle about whole full-on psychedelic period I started going to gigs in '68 when my Uncle John took me (aged 15) to the Roundhouse to see the Floyd. He had roadied for the Stones a few years earli

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] A Long Shot...

2009-01-19 Thread Sean Gibbins
Victor Churchill wrote: > > I'm Jealous. Never saw the Dead play live. > There is nothing like a Dead show, as the saying goes, although I'd place the Flaming Lips in a similar category, even lacking the travelling troupe of acid-crazed loonies as they do. Variious band members have been playi

Re: [Hampshire] TV Tuner

2009-01-19 Thread Hugo Mills
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 03:15:53PM -, Bond, Peter wrote: > > ...Yes, I know > > you're talking about a USB device, but it might be worth trying this > if > > you're still having problems. > > With the Asus USB device, if it is unplugged whilst the TV app is > running, it does not unload proper

Re: [Hampshire] TV Tuner

2009-01-19 Thread Bond, Peter
> ...Yes, I know > you're talking about a USB device, but it might be worth trying this if > you're still having problems. With the Asus USB device, if it is unplugged whilst the TV app is running, it does not unload properly and will not subsequently reload the firmware to the receiver (and seems

Re: [Hampshire] TV Tuner

2009-01-19 Thread Chris Dennis
Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote: > From time to time, I try to enliven a dull evening by making yet > another attempt to get my Twinhan Alpha 7045A USB TV tuner to work on > one of my Debian ThinkPads. To the best of my ability, I've followed > every piece of advice and guidance I can find, but with

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] A Long Shot...

2009-01-19 Thread Sean Gibbins
Stephen Davies wrote: > Sean, > I didn't think you were a 'Dead Head'? > Hi Steve, Yeah, I guess I was a second generation Dead Head - I picked up on them in the early 80s and finally got to see them three times on their home turf in Oakland in 1988. I also saw them when they last came to Wem

[Hampshire] [OT] Samsung CLP-500 colour laser printer

2009-01-19 Thread Chris Sykes
Hi, I'm having a clear-out and want shot of a Samsung CLP-500 laser printer. The printer was working last time I used it, BUT: * Sometimes complains about an "invalid imaging unit". * It has a hopper for waste toner that slowly fills. The hopper is supposed to be disposable, but I had some s

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] A Long Shot...

2009-01-19 Thread john lewis
On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:02:09 + Stephen Davies wrote: > Hmmm. Yes your description is quite accurate. > Classic Rock - Tick > Prog Rock - Tick > Real Ale - Tick - Harvey's of Lewes. > Steam Engines - Tick ( I built a 5in gauge Garratt when I was an > apprentice). Going to photograph 60163 on

Re: [Hampshire] TV Tuner

2009-01-19 Thread Bond, Peter
> Short answer.. no > > Long answer.. see linux-dvb mailing list ;) Short answer is fine for now, thanks. I do need to spend some time picking over that list though. Might be able to add to the thing. > I believe there is some attempt being made to produce a unified output > scale for these th

Re: [Hampshire] TV Tuner

2009-01-19 Thread Stephen Rowles
> Jumping sideways slightly, are the signal levels reported by femon > consistent from DVB-T tuner to tuner? And what sort of levels are > needed? Short answer.. no Long answer.. see linux-dvb mailing list ;) I believe there is some attempt being made to produce a unified output scale for these

Re: [Hampshire] TV Tuner

2009-01-19 Thread Bond, Peter
Jumping sideways slightly, are the signal levels reported by femon consistent from DVB-T tuner to tuner? And what sort of levels are needed? I've recently picked up an Asus u3100 to go with the Eee; it works - and Asus have supplied me with source that they say is correct for the binary release s

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] A Long Shot...

2009-01-19 Thread Stephen Davies
Vic, Hmmm. Yes your description is quite accurate. Classic Rock - Tick Prog Rock - Tick Real Ale - Tick - Harvey's of Lewes. Steam Engines - Tick ( I built a 5in gauge Garratt when I was an apprentice). Going to photograph 60163 on its maiden trips at the end of the month. Holidays - Anywhere r

Re: [Hampshire] January Meeting

2009-01-19 Thread Richard Danter
2009/1/18 Jonathan Kay : > > My first visit yesterday along with Kevin. My first visit too! > > Thanks for the warm welcome. I enjoyed both the talks and getting to > speak with some of you. I totally agree, great atmosphere there. Getting some Ubuntu stickers was also a bonus ;o) Rich -- htt

Re: [Hampshire] Alternative Window Managers

2009-01-19 Thread Richard Danter
2009/1/18 Rob Malpass : > Is there a windowmanager for x out there that's similar to the old Sun > OpenWindows? OpenWindows is a difficult thing to google for (believe me) > because it's so old and google assumes you want to open a window!!! OpenLook? http://sourceforge.net/projects/openlook R

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] A Long Shot...

2009-01-19 Thread Victor Churchill
2009/1/17 Stephen Davies : > Sean, > I didn't think you were a 'Dead Head'? > > I saw them twice. One in '75 just outside New York and then in the 80's > in Albany NY. > Terrapin Station is my fav album. I'm Jealous. Never saw the Dead play live. Although I did see Bob Weir's Ratdog at Canterbur

Re: [Hampshire] TV Tuner

2009-01-19 Thread Stephen Rowles
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 08:28:51PM +, Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote: >> From time to time, I try to enliven a dull evening by making yet another >> attempt to get my Twinhan Alpha 7045A USB TV tuner to work on one of my >> Debian ThinkPads. To the best of my ability, I've followed every piece >>