----- Original Message -----

From: netman85ym

To: xdpbrowsers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:27 PM

Subject: [xdpbrowsers] Re: status of xdp 4

gah it keeps cutting out my email.
"netman85amNOSPAM@gmail.com"
cut the nospam

--- In xdpbrowsers@yahoogroups.com, "netman85ym" <netman85am@...> wrote:
>
> hi,
> i understand EXACTLY what your talking about with the pc issues. see,
> i'm using an old pc from 1997. yeah, you probably catch on ;). if you
> can let me know when you'll be on the irc, i'll try to get on and we
> can talk about getting xdp back in "production"(when i get my
> 98se/2000 dualboot working again ;) ). thanks for the quick reply. if
> you want to contact me via email, my email is netman85am@...
>
> thanks!
> -MM
>
> --- In xdpbrowsers@yahoogroups.com, "excalibur007xdp"
> <excalibur007xdp@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Thanks for your interest in the project.
> > The status is that I have the full version of XDP with the bookmark
> > bug fixed sitting on my PC's hard drive. It's been quite a long
> time
> > since I've worked on it. For all intents and purposes, it's a
> working
> > version, but just needs to be made ready for release. It also needs
> > to be stripped down for a download version. However, I started
> having
> > problems with my PC a long time ago and have still not gotten it
> > fixed. I've replaced literally everything over the past 2 years.
> I'd
> > get running properly intermittently here and there, but windoze
> would
> > always lose drivers or some ridiculous junk after a day or 2. I had
> > windoze working properly for about 2 weeks at one point and then it
> > decided it didn't want to burn CDs properly anymore, only coasters.
> > Those who frequented the IRC chat room are very familiar with my
> > issues. Anyway, I don't want to turn this into a post complaining
> > about computers. I can do more of that some other time. >:-/
> >
> > In Nov. 2005 I began playing around with an old Mac 6100 and
> building
> > an old Mac 6500 that I had stored away and never used. Since that
> > time, I've gradually been going more and more Mac, as I've seen less
> > and less problems and found it more and more enjoyable than windoze.
> > My attention turned away from PC's and I began upgrading my old
> Macs,
> > (which became a pretty big hobby along with making OS X looking
> themes for the classic OS 9), and then finally bought a nice G4 last
> winter so I can now run the latest Mac OS. BTW, you can see some
> pics of my customization of that old 6500 here:
> http://www.psilocybindreams.com/mymac
> >
> > Recently, my interest in getting something done with XDP has
> > resurfaced, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to try to work on it with
> > VirtualPC on my Mac. I know mkisofs exists for Mac also, but
> really,
> > either of those 2 options require more learning on my part and free
> > time has become a real issue.
> >
> > So, I've taken up trying to fix my PC again, since I'm already well
> > versed in the command line utilities and other apps that I've always
> > used in working with Dreamcast software. I recently bought another
> > large Hard Drive so I could back up all my data and start with a
> fresh
> > install of XP and 98SE. However, when I was attempting a fresh
> > install, I found that the "new" ASUS motherboard I bought a while
> back
> > has problems. I've been looking around for another mobo and I'm
> > currently considering a nice mobo/cpu combo.
> >
> > If you are serious about wanting to help, we can certainly talk
> about
> > it. I'd really appreciate a hand. If you'd like, we can meet in
> chat
> > sometime soon. I'll have to figure out when I'll have time and
> then I
> > can post my availability here. If I get this peecee running
> properly
> > again, there are some other things I'd like to do with XDP such as
> > some new graphics. But we'll see. That may all depend on how much
> > free time I have and whether or not I have help.
> >
> > Take care,
> > -Ex
> >
> > P.S.
> > Sorry Rich, for not setting aside time to chat sooner. :-(
> > I definitely owe you a few for that. ;-)
> > ...and yes, you too Max & Sal.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In xdpbrowsers@yahoogroups.com, "netman85ym" <netman85am@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > hello. i was just wondering what the current status of xdp rev 4
> is. if
> > > you need an additional developer, i will gladly help. my email is
> > > netman85am@ . thanks!
> > >
> >
>