From: md@md.com   
      
   "phantomm_1"  wrote:   
   >   
   >"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   
   >Data 8   
   >No Spam)phantomm@suddenlink.net( No Spam   
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   To be honest I don't know.  I think there are gerber files and drill   
   files that are common amongst them all.  I think from a scooter PCB file or   
   an eagle file you can generate the gerber and drill files.  I will be   
   experimenting a bit with this.   
   Thanks,   
   Mark   
      
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