[cctalk] Re: Death of Mitnick
On 7/19/23 22:35, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 7/19/23 19:58, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: A quick google turned this up. https://www.securityweek.com/famed-hacker-kevin-mitnick-dead-at-59/ Too bad, but on the other hand, John Draper turned 80 this year. Probably a better role model. --Chuck https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/kevin-mitnick-11371668
[cctalk] Re: Death of Mitnick
On 7/19/23 19:58, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > A quick google turned this up. > > https://www.securityweek.com/famed-hacker-kevin-mitnick-dead-at-59/ Too bad, but on the other hand, John Draper turned 80 this year. Probably a better role model. --Chuck
[cctalk] Re: Death of Mitnick
Well there is his obituary. plus news articles Original message From: steve shumaker via cctalk Date: 7/19/23 7:56 PM (GMT-08:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: steve shumaker Subject: [cctalk] Re: Death of Mitnick what's your source for this?On 7/19/23 7:35 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote:> Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of Kevin> Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was a> criminal!>> Murray
[cctalk] Re: Death of Mitnick
A quick google turned this up. https://www.securityweek.com/famed-hacker-kevin-mitnick-dead-at-59/ Zane > On Jul 19, 2023, at 7:55 PM, steve shumaker via cctalk > wrote: > > what's your source for this? > > On 7/19/23 7:35 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote: >> Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of Kevin >> Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was a >> criminal! >> >> Murray >
[cctalk] Re: Death of Mitnick
what's your source for this? On 7/19/23 7:35 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote: Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of Kevin Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was a criminal! Murray
[cctalk] Death of Mitnick
Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of Kevin Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was a criminal! Murray
[cctalk] Re: VCF and System Source Computer Museum swap meet this weekend
On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 1:58 PM Ethan O'Toole via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > I'll be there. Hello Ethan. Bring some good stuff for me to buy. jk. > > -andy > > Years ago there was an auction of an Internet Kiosk company in Newport > News Virginia. I decided to go. It was well advertised and run by a big > company (probably Rasmus but I don't remember.) > > I get there. The crowd seemed to be a random bunch but it was well > attended. Crowd was a mix of the flipper types, estate sales types maybe > and a few geeks. > > I run into some people I knew from the BBS scene in my childhood. They > could be troublemakers, but they tended to be funny. You know the type. We > had separated ways years before and ran in different geek circles, but > here they were. Kind of good seeing them again, but also obvious not much > had changed. > > They were running a computer repair store, and purchased things like the > filing cabinet full of customer records so they could market to them. They > left test copies on all the copiers of ads for their adult website(s). I > remember the auctioneer picking up the face down full coverage 8x11 paper > ads in the output tray a little shocked on the mic "Looks like it works > well..." > > Well one guy bids on this maxwell house can of screws. The hex head things > that hold on the covers to your standard beige PC and the smaller ones > that hold in the CD-ROMs and floppies. But not the hard drives, those use > the case sized ones. > > Sold for $20 or whatever it was. I mean, it was pretty full but I thought > it was a strange purchase. > > Some loud lady proclaims "Who on earth would pay $20 for a can of screws?" > Everyone is watching, Geoff just shrugs. Doesn't say anything. > > She bids on this beige tower PC. Wins. Goes to pick it up and the cover > slides right off. A lot of people see this. Kind of mortified she looks > over at Geoff who is sitting on some furniture running his fingers > through his $20 can of screws. He loudly says "Hey, I've got screws > for sale a dollar each" once she looks over. Some are amused some > confused. The auctioneer chuckles. > I, too, chuckle. Sellam
[cctalk] Re: VCF and System Source Computer Museum swap meet this weekend
I'll be there. Hello Ethan. Bring some good stuff for me to buy. jk. -andy Years ago there was an auction of an Internet Kiosk company in Newport News Virginia. I decided to go. It was well advertised and run by a big company (probably Rasmus but I don't remember.) I get there. The crowd seemed to be a random bunch but it was well attended. Crowd was a mix of the flipper types, estate sales types maybe and a few geeks. I run into some people I knew from the BBS scene in my childhood. They could be troublemakers, but they tended to be funny. You know the type. We had separated ways years before and ran in different geek circles, but here they were. Kind of good seeing them again, but also obvious not much had changed. They were running a computer repair store, and purchased things like the filing cabinet full of customer records so they could market to them. They left test copies on all the copiers of ads for their adult website(s). I remember the auctioneer picking up the face down full coverage 8x11 paper ads in the output tray a little shocked on the mic "Looks like it works well..." Well one guy bids on this maxwell house can of screws. The hex head things that hold on the covers to your standard beige PC and the smaller ones that hold in the CD-ROMs and floppies. But not the hard drives, those use the case sized ones. Sold for $20 or whatever it was. I mean, it was pretty full but I thought it was a strange purchase. Some loud lady proclaims "Who on earth would pay $20 for a can of screws?" Everyone is watching, Geoff just shrugs. Doesn't say anything. She bids on this beige tower PC. Wins. Goes to pick it up and the cover slides right off. A lot of people see this. Kind of mortified she looks over at Geoff who is sitting on some furniture running his fingers through his $20 can of screws. He loudly says "Hey, I've got screws for sale a dollar each" once she looks over. Some are amused some confused. The auctioneer chuckles.
[cctalk] Re: VCF and System Source Computer Museum swap meet this weekend
On 7/19/2023 12:33 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 7/19/2023 11:23 AM, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote: Hi, I am curious if anyone here might be planning on attending. https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/events/3000/ I am heading up there with friends Friday night so we can get there early Saturday. Bringing some stuff to sell, nothing too crazy just odds and ends. PICMG Pentium rackmount machine and odds and ends for micros. Only system on my "to get" list is Acorn Archemedies. Looking forward to it, and I think System Source might be the #1 collection in the world. Very cool place. Say hi if you see me and are on this list. All this chatter has made me interested in maybe making the drive (a bit over 3 hours). What time does it start on Saturday? How would we know each other? :-) bill Starts at 8AM, I think name tags would be a good idea so we can match a name we know only from the list to a face. Doug
[cctalk] Re: VCF and System Source Computer Museum swap meet this weekend
On 7/19/2023 11:23 AM, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote: Hi, I am curious if anyone here might be planning on attending. https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/events/3000/ I am heading up there with friends Friday night so we can get there early Saturday. Bringing some stuff to sell, nothing too crazy just odds and ends. PICMG Pentium rackmount machine and odds and ends for micros. Only system on my "to get" list is Acorn Archemedies. Looking forward to it, and I think System Source might be the #1 collection in the world. Very cool place. Say hi if you see me and are on this list. All this chatter has made me interested in maybe making the drive (a bit over 3 hours). What time does it start on Saturday? How would we know each other? :-) bill
[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?
> I'm watching a video talking about Protoweb and one of the ftp sites > that they are talking about is ftp.compaq.com. > > The video in question is: > > Link - Protoweb - Reviving the '90s Internet! (Overview & Demo) > - https://youtu.be/1FSd-XhGLqk > > I'm interested in checking out Protoweb for various reasons, but I > figured that I'd let you, and fellow cctalk subscribers, know about the > ftp.compaq.com archive. Grant, Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get to the actual archive on protoweb. I am sure it is some sort of config problem on my end. I will have to play with it some more this weekend. TBH I would be surprised that they have an older mirror/more complete mirror. Archive.org actually has an ok selection of crawls from Compaq.com but they of course never got any files from the FTP. -Ali
[cctalk] Re: VCF and System Source Computer Museum swap meet this weekend
Hi, I am curious if anyone here might be planning on attending. https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/events/3000/ I am heading up there with friends Friday night so we can get there early Saturday. Bringing some stuff to sell, nothing too crazy just odds and ends. PICMG Pentium rackmount machine and odds and ends for micros. Only system on my "to get" list is Acorn Archemedies. Looking forward to it, and I think System Source might be the #1 collection in the world. Very cool place. Say hi if you see me and are on this list. - Ethan -- : Ethan O'Toole
[cctalk] Re: VCF and System Source Computer Museum swap meet this weekend
Yep, I'm going to the swapfest early Saturday. Bringing a bunch of things I just don't need for sale including: pdp8/e AF01 (*Negibus A/D converter, 64 channels) SGI Indigo High Impact Mac Plus Dec BA11-S with power supply (working) Dec backplanes Lots of Q Bus cards Some Unibus cards My Pdp11/24 Pdp11/23+ CPUs I could bring the BA11-F Unibus Window if the price is right Diablo drive plus Q Bus adapter Things like that. On 7/18/2023 7:56 PM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote: Hi, I am curious if anyone here might be planning on attending. https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/events/3000/ The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer repair workshop on Saturday July 22nd and Sunday July 23rd 2023 ... Mark
[cctalk] Re: VCF and System Source Computer Museum swap meet this weekend
I plan on being there, for me it is a lot closer that the Swap Meet in Wall NJ on the same day. Doug On 7/18/2023 7:56 PM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote: Hi, I am curious if anyone here might be planning on attending. https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/events/3000/ The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer repair workshop on Saturday July 22nd and Sunday July 23rd 2023 ... Mark
[cctalk] Re: VCF and System Source Computer Museum swap meet this weekend
Yep, I'm going to the swapfest early Saturday. Bringing a bunch of things I just don't need for sale including: pdp8/e AF01 (*Negibus A/D converter, 64 channels) SGI Indigo High Impact Mac Plus Dec BA11-S with power supply (working) Dec backplanes Lots of Q Bus cards Some Unibus cards My Pdp11/24 Pdp11/23+ CPUs I could bring the BA11-F Unibus Window if the price is right Diablo drive plus Q Bus adapter Things like that. On 7/18/2023 7:56 PM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote: Hi, I am curious if anyone here might be planning on attending. https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/events/3000/ The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer repair workshop on Saturday July 22nd and Sunday July 23rd 2023 ... Mark
