Chris
It brings back memories. My? first packet station not long after packet's inception, was the C-64, monitor,disk drive, and PK64 Packrat modem. I used it almost entirely on HF. NO internet then, and got a few games to play on it when I wasn't doing Packet. One memorable game was "Airborne Ranger". The graphics weren't super good quality, but for the time was just fine. It was our only computer, and I shared it with the kids when they were doing games with it.? I remember one weak point on the C-64, was the internal pwr supply. There was a fellow locally working out of his home that did Commodore service. I think I visited him for service on that pwr supply 2 to 3 times a yr. I did have it running almost 24/7 though.
Several evenings, I put the station in vhf mode and had? the system hooked? to a printer that would print everything that appeared on the screen in real time.? I set the freq. to monitor the "MIR" space station when it beaconed as it passed over. It would print the best passes of the night where it's pass angle was at it's highest point, since I was only using a vertical.?
?I did the print as a demo tool as a good visual representation on what packet could do.
73/warren
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