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Announce: Downunder Chat - Rebirth [message #34027] Mon, 21 January 2013 08:27 Go to next message
roughana is currently offline  roughana
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After a hiatus... it is time for a come back.

Calling all Apple II enthusiasts who are awake between 9pm and 11pm Australian Eastern Summer Time on Friday nights to visit the #a2c.chat channel on the A2Central IRC server.
That's probably likely to be Aussies, Kiwis, people in Asia who aren't working late, people in Europe who don't have a day job, and insomniacs from the USA... but everyone is welcome.

I would like to discuss another gathering of like-minded individuals. Prior discussions on this seemed to indicate that the Sydney area was a central point. Validation of this from those who would attend is important before taking the next step to confirm a venue.

Other discussion topics will include where participants are located, local introductions, interests, projects, etc.

There is an informal Australian Apple II enthusiast email list that I maintain, so if you can't make the chat but would like to be included in this then let me know.

The chat will be hosted on irc.a2central.com, channel #a2c.chat - use your favorite IRC client.

Connection on the bare metal is possible with an Apple IIgs using the Samurai IRC CDA
http://www.ninjaforce.com/html/products.html

If you'd like a web interface to avoid the trouble of installing an IRC client, try this:
https://chat.mibbit.com
or
http://www.reactivemicro.com/chatroom.php

Every Friday 9pm-11pm AEST
Server: irc.A2Central.com
Channel: #a2c.chat

If necessary, check how the time in your location corresponds with Sydney on this site:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
We are ahead of most of the world.

I won't be able to make every week, so the facilitation will be done by regular chat attendee Jonnyboy - Jon Co.

Hope to see you there!
Re: Announce: Downunder Chat - Rebirth [message #34182 is a reply to message #34027] Tue, 22 January 2013 03:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
spectrumdaddy is currently offline  spectrumdaddy
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Andrew,

> Calling all Apple II enthusiasts who are awake between 9pm and 11pm

> Australian Eastern Summer Time on Friday nights to visit the #a2c.chat

> channel on the A2Central IRC server.


Whoopee! I have missed them, as I am usually asleep for any taking place
at US times :-)

Can I make my apologies for this Friday, as I will be on the road at the
time, and can't text and drive at the same time, but I will be there for
next week's RTC...

Cheers - Ewen
Re: Announce: Downunder Chat - Rebirth [message #39714 is a reply to message #34027] Wed, 27 February 2013 05:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
roughana is currently offline  roughana
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A reminder that the Downunder Chat is continuing.
We've had a few turn up each week, some new, some old.
Things are progressing with organising a gathering and there should be an announcement on this soon.
All welcome!

Regards,
Andrew
Re: Announce: Downunder Chat - Rebirth [message #242221 is a reply to message #34027] Tue, 04 February 2014 19:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
roughana is currently offline  roughana
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On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 12:27:32 AM UTC+11, roughana wrote:
> After a hiatus... it is time for a come back.
>
> Calling all Apple II enthusiasts who are awake between 9pm and 11pm Australian Eastern Summer Time on Friday nights to visit the #a2c.chat channel on the A2Central IRC server.
>
> That's probably likely to be Aussies, Kiwis, people in Asia who aren't working late, people in Europe who don't have a day job, and insomniacs from the USA... but everyone is welcome.
>
> I would like to discuss another gathering of like-minded individuals. Prior discussions on this seemed to indicate that the Sydney area was a central point. Validation of this from those who would attend is important before taking the next step to confirm a venue.
>
> Other discussion topics will include where participants are located, local introductions, interests, projects, etc.
>
> There is an informal Australian Apple II enthusiast email list that I maintain, so if you can't make the chat but would like to be included in this then let me know.
>
> The chat will be hosted on irc.a2central.com, channel #a2c.chat - use your favorite IRC client.
>
> Connection on the bare metal is possible with an Apple IIgs using the Samurai IRC CDA
> http://www.ninjaforce.com/html/products.html
>
> If you'd like a web interface to avoid the trouble of installing an IRC client, try this:
> https://chat.mibbit.com
>
> Every Friday 9pm-11pm AEST
> Server: irc.A2Central.com
> Channel: #a2c.chat
>
> If necessary, check how the time in your location corresponds with Sydney on this site:
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
>
> We are ahead of most of the world.
>
> I won't be able to make every week, so the facilitation will be done by regular chat attendee Jonnyboy - Jon Co.
>
> Hope to see you there!

Another year, another reminder...
Re: Announce: Downunder Chat - Rebirth [message #242358 is a reply to message #242221] Wed, 05 February 2014 15:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dagz is currently offline  dagz
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Thanks, I was unaware. You certainly are good at reminders! ;)

As far as I can tell:

AEST = UTC+10
CST = UTC-6

Which would put this chat at Friday, 5AM in my local time.

Anyone feel free to correct me, but for convenience, here's the start time in some of my favorite time zones as compared to 9PM AEST

CST (Kansas City/Chicago) : 5AM
EST (New York) : 6AM
PST (San Francisco) : 3AM
UTC (London) : 11AM

I might have to start getting up early on Fridays.
Re: Announce: Downunder Chat - Rebirth [message #242404 is a reply to message #242221] Thu, 06 February 2014 00:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ajross.nz is currently offline  ajross.nz
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Hey Andrew,

Would be good to catch up, being in Auckland, I'm a couple of hours in front of you, making it 11PM here. These days as I get older, I'm usually (yes, even on a Friday), getting ready for bed around then. If you do run it any earlier any time soon, please let me know :)

Cheers,

Alistair
On 2014-02-05, roughana <andrew.roughan@writeme.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 12:27:32 AM UTC+11, roughana wrote:
>> After a hiatus... it is time for a come back.
>>
>> Calling all Apple II enthusiasts who are awake between 9pm and 11pm Australian Eastern Summer Time on Friday nights to visit the #a2c.chat channel on the A2Central IRC server.
>>
>> That's probably likely to be Aussies, Kiwis, people in Asia who aren't working late, people in Europe who don't have a day job, and insomniacs from the USA... but everyone is welcome.
>>
>> I would like to discuss another gathering of like-minded individuals. Prior discussions on this seemed to indicate that the Sydney area was a central point. Validation of this from those who would attend is important before taking the next step to confirm a venue.
>>
>> Other discussion topics will include where participants are located, local introductions, interests, projects, etc.
>>
>> There is an informal Australian Apple II enthusiast email list that I maintain, so if you can't make the chat but would like to be included in this then let me know.
>>
>> The chat will be hosted on irc.a2central.com, channel #a2c.chat - use your favorite IRC client.
>>
>> Connection on the bare metal is possible with an Apple IIgs using the Samurai IRC CDA
>> http://www.ninjaforce.com/html/products.html
>>
>> If you'd like a web interface to avoid the trouble of installing an IRC client, try this:
>> https://chat.mibbit.com
>>
>> Every Friday 9pm-11pm AEST
>> Server: irc.A2Central.com
>> Channel: #a2c.chat
>>
>> If necessary, check how the time in your location corresponds with Sydney on this site:
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
>>
>> We are ahead of most of the world.
>>
>> I won't be able to make every week, so the facilitation will be done by regular chat attendee Jonnyboy - Jon Co.
>>
>> Hope to see you there!
>
> Another year, another reminder...


--

Alistair J. Ross
Sent from an Apple ][
Re: Announce: Downunder Chat - Rebirth [message #244708 is a reply to message #242404] Tue, 18 February 2014 00:09 Go to previous message
wyeo is currently offline  wyeo
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Alistair, maybe you should migrate across the Tasman and live among us !

> Would be good to catch up, being in Auckland, I'm a couple of hours in front of you, making it 11PM here. These days as I get older, I'm usually (yes, even on a Friday), getting ready for bed around then. If you do run it any earlier any time soon, please let me know :)
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