+ PGM= Hi guys!
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+CyberJaak= +Wildman= PGM.. Rumor has it the emulator will not be released until early 1998 due to AXA"S expense of dumping the code he must get all his money back before you can release... please clarify
+PGM= It's a rumor cyberjack, you said it yourself! We will not make an Emulator or other software for PC's as many will steal it and sell it to others for bug money, making those greedy people rich, and leaving us out to dry...
+PGM= Ok, and now for the facts! EVERYTHING I've heard so far is nothing but pure fiction!!!!! The emulator is NOT done yet but it WILL get done and it WON'T be held off to recover any development costs. It is OUR intention to deliver SEVERAL solutions simultaneously to cater to all the potential clients out there! Please do not misinterpret anything AXA, myself or Tornado say. Instead of starting rumors, ask us clear questions and you will always get clear answers (within reason of course). No, there still is no time frame available. As you know, the swap hasn't been completed yet. We will therefore have to divert some effort into a temporary solution to force the situation out of this deadlock! That's it! As always, thanks for your wonderful support.
+HoBo= PGM there is an emulator out already. Deeder has them for sale,.they get all programming except PPV's.
+PGM= Until I've seen it myself, it doesn't exist HoBo, but thanks for the info.
+Syncles= Any time frame for the temp fix to force their hand PGM?
+PGM= No timeframe yet, haven't done much work on it yet.
+[Omega]= PGM, the main question of them all is, Will we need new hardware?
+PGM= Yes omega, but some may be retro-fitted. Don't have all the details yet.
+Golfscape= PGM - the temp fix won't require anything new will it?
+PGM= No golf
+PGM= I suspect that what deeder has is a blocker. It won't last long.
+BamBam= PGM - any idea when pinout / package details of ASIC will be public. Axa mentioned your ASICs will be for sale.
+PGM= The designs are not complete yet, and I have no time frame.
+[Omega]= PGM: So will have to spend money on new cards? Yes or no would be fine
+PGM= Yes
+SpaceGhst= PGM, if you don't mind telling us, exactly what does a blocker block?
+PGM= It blocks the deactivation commands sent down.
+Golfscape= PGM, is the temp fix now your priority 1 in order to force DTV's hand?
+PGM= Yes golf.
+Wheeels= they use blockers on sky , how come they were never used here??
+PGM= Because they don't last long!
+soupy= 1.PGM=programmer 2= AXA= salesman 3.Tornado keep you two from killing each other, right?
+PGM= Actually soupy all 3 of us are programmers.
+STARBLADE= I think its PGM=Emulator AXA=green cards Tornado=plastic s/w
+PGM= Actually starblase its: AXA+PGM = I-SYST, Tornado+PGM = plastic s/w, PGM+PGM = emulators.
+Syncles= PGM somebody said the ASIC was knocked and the rom was dumped from the H card?
+PGM= Yes Syncles!
+Vampirate= PGM when 6805sc21 is finished would you consider releasing source code so we could learn more
+PGM= Yes vampirate :)
+Vista= so PGM are you saying for sure 100% of the h series is dumped now?
+PGM= No I didn't say that vista. I said it was well underway. The microcode has yet to be dumped, but now I'm saying too much!
+Wheeels= PGM, can u say if u will be offering a plastic solution or not, simple ?
+PGM= Yes wheels, all solutions for all tastes!
+RR1= PGM don't think that DTV has put some hidden traps in the 04 card which will only be activated when needed?
+PGM= Just like the F. Yes.
+^Ice= PGM do you believe the 01 cards are coming up with a bad check sum (the reason they are no longer working) and that the ASIC is NOW fully functional on the stream?
+PGM= The asic has always been partially active, I don't think we've seen everything it can do yet!
+Warthog= PGM, can the asic be reverse engineered?
+PGM= Yes it can be reversed warthog.
+BamBam= PGM, Have contacts in Hong Kong and Malaysia for reverse engineering 04 and create white card - exploring this option - will keep you posted as it happens
+PGM= Ok, bambam, thanks.
+Squire= PGM : Can an ASIC be pirated from an existing 04 card and be utilized with s/w to work ?
+PGM= Yes squire
+riker= PGM will your new emulator s/w be free like the first or just for those who contributed?
+PGM= It won't be free riker, but supporters will have preferential treatment.
+Venny= PGM, rather than ask about fix, myself and other donators would like to say thanks for all your efforts!
+PGM= Thanks venny, that's refreshing! And The Following Excerpts From The Newsgroups Might Interest You - SWN
On 4 Jul 1997 "Big Daddy Cool" wrote:
It looks like shortly that there will be an American Satellite Ammnesty program. It will work something like this:
You are a resident of Canada and you realize that you have broken the worst law imaginable. You are subscibing to and watching American TV!! ( a double whammy) So instead of waiting for the new R.C.D.P. (Royal Canadian Dish Police) to come banging at your door and toss you in the clink, you decide that you are going to take advantage of Canada's new Satellite Ammnesty program. You take down your satellite system that you paid $1000 for and hand it over to the dish police (for free of course) , who take it gladly, Looking down at the ground for being a lawbreaker, you then fork over $1600 for a Canadian service. "Oh you'll like this much better" the guy at the counter says, taking off his R.C.D.P. hat and putting on his starchoice hat. "You were paying 25 dollars a month for basic programming.
You were getting way to many channels! and you were paying $14 a month to get 6 HBO Channels? What are you going to do with 6 movie channels? With our system, for only $3 more than you were paying for HBO, you can have Superchannel. Theres only one channel, so you'll never again have to worry about 2 movies being on at the same time. Isn't that great?" "And 50 video channels is way too many, you'll spend a half hour deciding which channel to watch. Our system offer only 20 video channels, so you'll find what you're looking for much faster" "It's even faster than cable, cause they have too many channels too And the best thing is you only have to pay $8 more per month for this great timesaver" Oh and you never have to worry about those nasty American channels like Sci-fi, USA, History channel and others, they are all automatically censored out so you'll never be bothered with them again." "And our censoring fee is all included in your package price." The dish is better too because your old one used a small 18" one and people wouldn't hardly notice it. Ours comes with a nice 24" one so all your neighbors will know that you did the right thing and gave us your illegal dish." "Big Brother, oh...uum I mean the goverment thanks you.
But enough of chit chat I've got to get going, the goverments rulling american magazines illegal tomorrow, so I'm going to be busy with the magazine Ammnesty program too. The salesman/R.C.D.P. rings in your purchase and you are off on your merry way to install your new system. Comments on the above:
Kinda makes you want to pee your pants. Ted Rogers (canadian cultural minister?) probably only pays the CRTC members a small portion of all the money they make him every year. That maggot (rogers) has sucked more money out of Canadians to protect our culture than anyone in the world.. Are we protecting culture or Ted Rogers bank account...
Sounds like something right out of a George Orwell story, but they are considering a program such as this It must be great, when ever something comes along that you don't like its just as simple as writing a law declaring it "illegal".
The cable companies love it. Why worry about competition when you can just rule your competition "illegal". Maybe next they'll rule that outdoor antennas are "illegal" Or how about Foreign cars??? And don't forget about magazine, if they don't contain 50% Canadian content they're "illegal". How about the internet? 'Lets see we can't tax it easily enough, so we'll make it illegal!, that's it!! The Internet is now illegal!!' (Unless you are looking at a page with minumum of 50% Canadian Content) The Royal Canadian Internet Police will make sure of that!
Isn't Canada Great?!!!