From: phantomm@suddenlink.net   
      
   "Mark D"  wrote in message   
   news:owPfl.2517$Aw2.2421@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...   
   >   
   > "Phantom"  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>anyone have a rough estimate of how many Atari 16-32 bit owners/users   
   >>there are in the USA/Canada and OverSeas that are Active with there   
   >>Computers?   
   >>   
   >   
   > I'm still active.  Over christmas I started to delve into major changes   
   > into GEM instant messenger.  I really got far and really improved it but   
   > I ran into a major roadblock.  The libfaim that I use doesn't support   
   > the buddy icon server protocol which is required by most clients these   
   > days.  I've started to make said changes but.. yeah... effort.   
   > Though it is basically quiet, still in the planning stages and not   
   > definitely or moving (read: extremely vaporware) there is some movement   
   > behind coldfire hardware again.  I myself have most of what I need to get   
   > my   
   > coldfire board running.  I still need to get an ethernec but it seems   
   > nobody is selling them.  I also think they're not worth $75 or whatever   
   > people keep wanting to charge for them so I'm thinking about produing my   
   > own batch but within the files there are not suitable files to send to a   
   > PCB house :(   
   > --   
   > Thanks,   
   > Mark   
   >   
   >   
   Hey Mark,   
      
   Good to hear from you.   
   I am glad you are working on that stuff.   
   If you get the files needed to produce a batch, do put me down for at least   
   one of them.   
      
   BTW, in what format do the files have to be in, in order to be used by a PCB   
   house?   
      
   Reason I ask, I have some projects, mostly just hardware and would like to   
   go thru the process of getting some of them made. But need some guidance   
   on how to go about it.   
   Maybe if you have some extra time, you could post or e-mail me how to   
   get a Atari hardware project made/re-produced.   
      
   Barry   
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