jedimatt42 #1 Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) A community Zoom call schedule focused on TI-99/4A retro computing. This is an open group. Anyone with the link and password is free to join. You may share the password through private (PM, not public posts) communication channels with other Atariage members. Scheduled for Saturday 11AM Pacific, and Sunday 3PM Pacific on alternating weekends Sunday edition further down... There are 2 .ics links for import into outlook/google calendar/etc... but also, this plain text listing of date and times for 2021: Zoom-TI-99ers Pandemic 4A Club-2021-dates.txt Saturday edition: Matthew Splett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Zoom-TI-99ers Pandemic 4A Club (Saturday) Time: Jul 25, 2020 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Every 2 weeks on Saturday. Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZwtfuuurzMsHdO12EU9h3lCKU9Fk1LXtetr/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGgrjIoHNWdth6ARpw-Aor4a-7zmFxdgqdyzU3ANnlbMQ_VHdcbFLkuPODE Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88092618677 Meeting ID: 880 9261 8677 Password: required - You all are just going to have to PM me for the password. Telephone: Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kehgRJQOsE Sunday edition: Matthew Splett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Zoom-TI-99ers Pandemic 4A Club (Sunday) Time: Jul 19, 2020 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Every 2 weeks on Sunday Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZEkcuGupj4pGNNPCz2tZ-XNpVyGlOL6UQgJ/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGtpz4iHNyQsxuARpwMHY_4We7xiCVejY1zrDz_UTRpLzvYJtRbFb5QPI7l Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85958685327 Meeting ID: 859 5868 5327 Password: required - You all are just going to have to PM me for the password. Telephone: Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kpAjD6xuz Edited January 7 by jedimatt42 updated links without embedded password 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+jmazzy #2 Posted June 20, 2020 Great idea. Zoom is pretty ubiquitous these days so good choice. Unfortunately, I can't make it since I have another commitment at that time, but if it all goes well, maybe another Zoom meetup can be set up sometime? Have fun! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pixelpedant #3 Posted June 20, 2020 Indeed, this is great. And much credit to you for taking the initiative and creating a meeting! I think I should be able to make it, myself. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega-TI #4 Posted June 20, 2020 9 hours ago, jmazzy said: Unfortunately, I can't make it since I have another commitment at that time, but if it all goes well, maybe another Zoom meetup can be set up sometime? Same here, I'll be at work. 😷 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pixelpedant #5 Posted June 20, 2020 It seems like 12:30PM EST to 2PM EST on a weekend is the optimal time from the point of view of reaching Europe and North America. Notably, that's what NHL hockey aims for, for its games which try to reach an international audience without losing local audiences. It's not easy to be a sports league trying to simultaneously please Los Angeles and San Jose on the one hand, and Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, etc., on the other. But it seems 12:30pm-2:00pm EST on a weekend is the best they've managed to come up with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimatt42 #6 Posted June 20, 2020 well, I don't want to compete with NHL... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimatt42 #7 Posted June 20, 2020 Honestly, I was thinking of trying 9AM Saturdays... I would have thought 11:00 am Pacific is still only 9:00 PM in Moscow... there are cultural aspects, like when people have meals... and all that... Personally my own cultural preferences haven't mattered in a long time. So we'll inch this thing into existence. We won't please everyone... that's a pointless goal. If people aren't interested enough to flex... that's ok... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pixelpedant #8 Posted June 20, 2020 Indeed. I appreciate your try-stuff-and-see-what-works approach. As you say, no way to please everybody. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+9640News #9 Posted June 20, 2020 I'll be online shortly. Waiting to complete a call with AT&T. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vorticon #11 Posted June 20, 2020 Dang it! Missed it... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimatt42 #12 Posted June 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Vorticon said: Dang it! Missed it... It is still going! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vorticon #13 Posted June 20, 2020 Just now, jedimatt42 said: It is still going! Really? I just tried and it said that the host had not started the meeting... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimatt42 #14 Posted June 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, Vorticon said: Really? I just tried and it said that the host had not started the meeting... you made it! This is working out well! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimatt42 #15 Posted June 20, 2020 Thanks everyone that joined! Good seeing people, and having some general discussion. Overall, the tech worked well. For 10 out of 12 people.. As administrator, I have to adjust some things in the future so people aren't waiting in the lobby.. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+InsaneMultitasker #16 Posted June 20, 2020 that was fun! I got pulled away by family in the second half and couldn't return. I am curious as to what headsets/microphones people are using. The sound quality was a lot better than i've experienced with work-related chats. I think it might be time to update to a headset myself... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+9640News #17 Posted June 20, 2020 Yeah, I am going to need to get a webcam for my PC and microphone instead of relying on my iPad for camera and microphone. The iPad just couldn't handle that many simultaneous video screens unless it would switch only to the speaker instead of the grid with everyone. Beery 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimatt42 #18 Posted June 20, 2020 I was using this webcam as my mic : https://smile.amazon.com/Webcam-Widescreen-Calling-Recording-Desktop/dp/B088WPZTTZ/ref=sr_1_16?crid=3GOL2K4SC31QR&dchild=1&keywords=logitech+hd+1080p+webcam+c920&qid=1592684590&sprefix=logitech+hd+1080p+webcam%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-16 I also don't know how clear people thought I was... ... @arcadeshopper said he was using a Corsair headset... @pixelpedant said he was using an onyx audio interface Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+arcadeshopper #19 Posted June 20, 2020 that was fun! I got pulled away by family in the second half and couldn't return. I am curious as to what headsets/microphones people are using. The sound quality was a lot better than i've experienced with work-related chats. I think it might be time to update to a headset myself...I use a Corsair wireless headset which I like because it can be plugged in and charged in use when I forget to charge it before a meeting Corsair VOID RGB Elite Wireless Premium Gaming Headset with 7.1 Surround Sound, Carbon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X8SJ8HM/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apap_nYV3y8q2bO7ZRSent from my LM-G820 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega-TI #20 Posted June 20, 2020 Rushed home, but was too late it seems... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimatt42 #21 Posted June 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Omega-TI said: Rushed home, but was too late it seems... We actually stayed on for the full 2 hours as scheduled... I'll create some scheduling debate - but people can feel free to share opinions ( cause this is a forum? ) Like I do elsewhere, I'll keep post #1 updated with facts. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pixelpedant #22 Posted June 20, 2020 And I'm using something I don't really recommend unless you're worried about tweaking sound more extensively (and learning audio interfaces, which I've been trying to do, lately). But which I think is really excellent in its own use case and context. Namely, given I want to record and hear my vocals with zero latency on the headset loop, while also hearing computer audio (or arbitrary mono input audio, as from a TI-99). That solution is: 1) An Onyx Artist 1-2 USB audio interface: this accepts one mic (with or without phantom power) and one other mono input (could be another dynamic mic, an instrument, or any mono source). Very affordable for what it delivers. and 2) An Audio Technica BPHS1 headset: this is oriented towards live recording in noisier environments. Public interviews or sportscasting, for example. But my condo and the equipment in it is pretty noisy (there are never going to be no fans), so it suits well enough there. You would only buy this headset as a solution for connection to an audio interface such as the above. It is not a standalone solution. For most purposes, a mid-range USB headset and/or a Yeti mic makes more sense. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+adamantyr #23 Posted June 20, 2020 I use a Yeti Blue Microphone myself: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Yeti-USB-Microphone-Silver/dp/B002VA464S/ref=sr_1_2 My current webcam is a Microsoft Lifecam HD-3000, which can be had still on NewEgg pretty cheaply. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega-TI #24 Posted June 20, 2020 TI Testing online now 764 2412 0457 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimatt42 #25 Posted June 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Omega-TI said: TI Testing online now 764 2412 0457 That meeting ID requires a password Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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