Sunday chat 10/9/11

[vacuum]

Guys, here is the link for chat:

http://tinychat.com/gsus-chat

I'm getting a message saying I need to update my flash client. So you might need to do that here:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

I'll be on in a few hours.

[k-os]

Come on in . . . the water's fine. I had a rough (but fun) weekend, so I won't be chatting long.

[freespirit]

i can't get in...it says i need the new flash player, but i run on an ibook g4 ppc, and apparently adobe pulled support for the ppc platform, so the new version 11 won't work for me....

it recommends version 10.3, but i can't find it for download anywhere. every time i search it out, i get linked to the newest version only.

fwiw, i liked the other chat better...

[LuckyStrike]

fwiw, i liked the other chat better...

It's not letting me in either, doesn't say anything about flash, just never loads.

What happened to the IRC?

[freespirit]

good question...

[Joe King]

i can't get in...it says i need the new flash player, but i run on an ibook g4 ppc, and apparently adobe pulled support for the ppc platform, so the new version 11 won't work for me....

it recommends version 10.3, but i can't find it for download anywhere. every time i search it out, i get linked to the newest version only.

fwiw, i liked the other chat better...Here ya go. Try this.
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/installers/archive/fp_10.3.183.10_archive.zip

[vacuum]

The original IRC server went down. Since people invariably had technical problems with IRC, and some didn't like the IRC channel I set up, I haven't worked to set up a new channel yet.

[Awoke]

I'm in with Ima and Goldensnake

[freespirit]

well, i guess sunday chat is no longer an option for me...

[vacuum]

well, i guess sunday chat is no longer an option for me...
If people are having problems with tinychat we can set something else up. Tinychat has a lot of users so likely they will reverse any changes that cause problems for a lot of people.

[Joe King]

well, i guess sunday chat is no longer an option for me...
Dids you try the 10.3 version you said you were lookin' for?

[freespirit]

yes, the problem is version 10.3 is for intel processors only... the powerpc one like i have is no longer supported. therefore, the only option i have is to somehow find the newest old version (like say 10.1) and try that.

my software updates regularly so i'm pretty sure i have what i should need, i think the bigger problem is the fact the ppc platform is no longer supported...

[Joe King]

yes, the problem is version 10.3 is for intel processors only... the powerpc one like i have is no longer supported. therefore, the only option i have is to somehow find the newest old version (like say 10.1) and try that.
Here's 10.1 http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/installers/archive/fp10.1_archive.zip
It's got a file called flashplayer10_1r53_64_mac_sa.app.zip that might have what you need....and there's a dmg file in there too.
Or here's a link to all their archived versions. http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html

[freespirit]

ok, tried that, didn't work either.

guess i'm pretty much farked...

:(

[Joe King]

ok, tried that, didn't work either.

guess i'm pretty much farked...

:(Ok. I was just tryin' to find the versions you said you were having trouble finding. Too bad they didn't work. I was really hopin' one of 'em would.

[k-os]

ok, tried that, didn't work either.

guess i'm pretty much farked...

:(

That is unacceptable. We will find a way!

[freespirit]

That is unacceptable. We will find a way!

...i sure hope so, i've been twitching all morning without my sunday night chat!

[freespirit]

If people are having problems with tinychat we can set something else up. Tinychat has a lot of users so likely they will reverse any changes that cause problems for a lot of people.

that would be great. i look forward to the sunday chats, and it's really disappointing when it's there, but i can't access it...

[General of Darkness]

If everyone had skype we wouldn't need a hosted chat site, plus we could do voice. ;)

[k-os]

If everyone had skype we wouldn't need a hosted chat site, plus we could do voice. ;)

And someone . . . not saying who, exactly . . . would be yelling over everyone. :p

[General of Darkness]

And someone . . . not saying who, exactly . . . would be yelling over everyone. :p

I don't yell, it's more of a bark.

[Joe King]

Is there any other chat site like tinychat that doesn't use Flash?

[Old Herb Lady]

And someone . . . not saying who, exactly . . . would be yelling over everyone. :p


ROFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hilarious !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[freespirit]

Is there any other chat site like tinychat that doesn't use Flash?

i don't know enough about them to know what's good and what isn't, but entering "non flash chat rooms" in google did produce some results.

[zap]

Is there any other chat site like tinychat that doesn't use Flash?
I have no Idea?

[Joe King]

i don't know enough about them to know what's good and what isn't, but entering "non flash chat rooms" in google did produce some results.Maybe that's a solution that would let everyone participate that wanted too.

Vac?

[freespirit]

...ok, here's a little update...

after farkin' around with thing damn thing most of the evening, i was able to get the adobe uninstaller program to remove the problem version, then i installed the archived version that joe provided a link for. after installing this archived version, i was able to log on to youtube, but could not view videos. also i was still unable to log into tinychat.

...so i uninstalled flash again, then rebooted and then installed the debug version. now i can log in to chat, and can view youtube videos, but most of them appear very choppy especially on full screen.

but hey, at least i can view them and can get into chat again! ;)

(...i still liked the old chat better...;D )

[Golden]

freespirit, you ain't missin much. I'd rather be in a canoe like the one in your avi.

[k-os]

freespirit, you ain't missin much.

I am totally offended by that comment.



I'd rather be in a canoe like the one in your avi.

OK, yeah, you're right.

[Golden]

I knew you'd see it your way.

[Joe King]

...ok, here's a little update...

after farkin' around with thing damn thing most of the evening, i was able to get the adobe uninstaller program to remove the problem version, then i installed the archived version that joe provided a link for. after installing this archived version, i was able to log on to youtube, but could not view videos. also i was still unable to log into tinychat.

...so i uninstalled flash again, then rebooted and then installed the debug version. now i can log in to chat, and can view youtube videos, but most of them appear very choppy especially on full screen.

but hey, at least i can view them and can get into chat again! ;)

(...i still liked the old chat better...;D )

I hope you can get it working, as it obviously has worked in the past, so you know it can work.....if they'd let it.

Which brings up my biggest problem with apples stuff. They take stuff that still works and intentionally break it, and then say buying a new computer is the solution.

With Windows, I can put it on older PC's and make it work just fine for basic functions like getting online, watching videos and using email or even {gasp} chat. You can even get supposedly non-supported hardware working in many instances.
...and Linux is even better in that regard.

Not so with apples crapple.


Actually, is Linux an option for you? Ubuntu has a PPC version.
Maybe try booting a liveCD of that and see if it works any better for you?
You'll need a dvd burner though. Got one?
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/

[freespirit]

nope...
and i am not computer savvy enough to figure it out...

but i doubt it is apple's fault...adobe is the one that stopped supporting the ppc platform...not enough ppc users to justify it, i think...