From: phantomm@suddenlink.net   
      
   "Mark D"  wrote in message   
   news:sgOgl.133$N02.54@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...   
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   > "phantomm_1"  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>"Mark D"  wrote in message   
   >>news:owPfl.2517$Aw2.2421@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...   
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   >>> "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   
   >   
   >   
   I've been looking at PCBoard Designer by Abacus Software.   
   It's abit old, but if a PCB House can use the Printout that it does   
   then that will be half the battle.   
      
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