http://www.girv.net

girv · 07 May 2007, 12:38

After 5 (or more?) years without an overhaul, I've finally put a new version of my homepage online. The big switch was flipped at midnight on the day of my birthday! You think I planned that, don't you?

girv dot net: http://www.girv.net

FYI there is/was a thread in the Off Topic forum where some folk have been going over a preview version that was made available last week:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=323583

Enjoy!

DDNI · 07 May 2007, 13:37

Great site Girv!

Many Happy returns too! thats 35 next? oooohh shudder !!

Whats this distributed.net business... Is it fun can I play??

Zetr0 · 07 May 2007, 13:44

Well done on your update Griv-o-licious!

now dont make us wait another five years!!!

all the best

)

DDNI · 07 May 2007, 13:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

Well done on your update Griv-o-licious!

now dont make us wait another five years!!!

all the best

)

Yup 40 is kinda old to be taking on a strenuous task like website redesign

Zetr0 · 07 May 2007, 13:49

LMFAO!!!!!!!!

*points at DDNI

he said it man..... he did

LMAO!!!!!!

killergorilla · 07 May 2007, 20:13

On the Amiga downloads page I found this rare gem:

Miscellaneous Carp

Where did you find this magical fish girv?

girv · 08 May 2007, 01:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

On the Amiga downloads page I found this rare gem:

Miscellaneous Carp

Where did you find this magical fish girv?

On the shelf beside the Dried Babelfish Pellets, of course

girv · 08 May 2007, 01:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

Yup 40 is kinda old to be taking on a strenuous task like website redesign

Seems your brain is rotting first mate. 34 + 5 is not 40.

I think.

Zetr0 · 08 May 2007, 01:25

ahhh but for the power of 1

DDNI · 08 May 2007, 09:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by girv

Seems your brain is rotting first mate. 34 + 5 is not 40.

I think.

Gah thats why your a superstar C coder.....

girv · 08 May 2007, 09:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

Gah thats why your a superstar C coder.....

Well, perhaps 34 + 5 = 40 for large values of 5, but I'm just a superstar coder not a maths freak so I'm not sure...

girv · 12 February 2008, 00:28

Look at this! Another update and less than five years in the making!

Well OK, this time its just some minor graphical and layout tweakage and not a complete do-over like before. The only thing worth posting about in fact is that I've added a blog section now as well.

Enjoy!

WayneK · 12 February 2008, 12:42

Nice one Girv, and I really enjoyed reading through your Amstrad CPC cracking stuff too

girv · 12 February 2008, 14:45

So that's where all the bandwidth went !

Charlie · 14 February 2008, 17:22

Ahhh, happy CPC memories

Thanks girv.

girv · 19 March 2008, 01:25

I've uploaded an old version of Daleks that I made in 1999 using Javascript. It's been bashed into shape to work in modern Firefox at least. Give it a whirl!

Animation doesn't work (CPU speed dependent loops, I oughta know better!) and there's no persistent high score table. It's a lot of work to fix those problems, unfortunately

But it mostly works

Play Daleks online!

[ blog entry with more details ]

DDNI · 19 March 2008, 01:31

ta for Daleks girv. It nearly works on my Opera based archos 605. I can see the dalek but not the dr... the move buttons seem to work...

Good fun on firefox though!

girv · 19 March 2008, 01:35

Thanks for the heads up, I'll see if I can get it working properly in Opera without too much effort.

Back in the day it worked on everything, including AWeb !

Netscape 4(ish) choked & crashed out if the arena was made bigger than 11x11

I may do a modern version using some of the fancy schmancy Javascript frameworks that are around today, which would make for a more compatible version. But don't hold your breath

microslave · 19 March 2008, 23:37

Thanks girv, that's really a great site with some very entertaining memories of your personal computer history and experiences. Sorry to hear that all your VIC20 tapes were lost. I remember reusing some of my first Amiga 3,5'' disk since I wanted to save the money. So some of my self written games, notes etc. are lost forever too. It's always a pity, if you look back at the mistakes one has made in the past :-(

girv · 20 March 2008, 10:34

@microslave: thanks for your kind words about the site

Like I say on those pages, I only wish I could go back and slap some sense into my younger self

I can't believe I ever thought it was a good idea to record over those VIC-20 tapes I'd spent all that time making

To make matters worse, I can't find the stuff I recorded over them with either ! It's possible I transferred the contents to disc when I got the 3" drive for the Amstrad CPC, but I can't find that disc (if it exists). My brother had a habit of "borrowing" my discs and using them for his own stuff, so that's one possible explanation

I guess it's worth one more search of my parents' attic

07 May 2007, 12:38	#1
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,109	http://www.girv.net After 5 (or more?) years without an overhaul, I've finally put a new version of my homepage online. The big switch was flipped at midnight on the day of my birthday! You think I planned that, don't you? girv dot net: http://www.girv.net FYI there is/was a thread in the Off Topic forum where some folk have been going over a preview version that was made available last week: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=323583 Enjoy!

19 March 2008, 01:25	#16
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,109	jsdaleks online I've uploaded an old version of Daleks that I made in 1999 using Javascript. It's been bashed into shape to work in modern Firefox at least. Give it a whirl! Animation doesn't work (CPU speed dependent loops, I oughta know better!) and there's no persistent high score table. It's a lot of work to fix those problems, unfortunately But it mostly works Play Daleks online! [ blog entry with more details ]

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07 May 2007, 13:37	#2
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Great site Girv! Many Happy returns too! thats 35 next? oooohh shudder !! Whats this distributed.net business... Is it fun can I play??

07 May 2007, 13:44	#3
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Well done on your update Griv-o-licious! now dont make us wait another five years!!! all the best )

07 May 2007, 13:49	#5
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	LMFAO!!!!!!!! *points at DDNI he said it man..... he did LMAO!!!!!!

07 May 2007, 20:13	#6
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	On the Amiga downloads page I found this rare gem: Miscellaneous Carp Where did you find this magical fish girv?

08 May 2007, 01:25	#9
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	ahhh but for the power of 1

12 February 2008, 00:28	#12
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,109	Look at this! Another update and less than five years in the making! Well OK, this time its just some minor graphical and layout tweakage and not a complete do-over like before. The only thing worth posting about in fact is that I've added a blog section now as well. Enjoy!

12 February 2008, 12:42	#13
WayneK Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Somewhere secret Age: 50 Posts: 365	Nice one Girv, and I really enjoyed reading through your Amstrad CPC cracking stuff too

12 February 2008, 14:45	#14
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,109	So that's where all the bandwidth went !

14 February 2008, 17:22	#15
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Ahhh, happy CPC memories Thanks girv.

19 March 2008, 01:31	#17
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	ta for Daleks girv. It nearly works on my Opera based archos 605. I can see the dalek but not the dr... the move buttons seem to work... Good fun on firefox though!

19 March 2008, 01:35	#18
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,109	Thanks for the heads up, I'll see if I can get it working properly in Opera without too much effort. Back in the day it worked on everything, including AWeb ! Netscape 4(ish) choked & crashed out if the arena was made bigger than 11x11 I may do a modern version using some of the fancy schmancy Javascript frameworks that are around today, which would make for a more compatible version. But don't hold your breath

19 March 2008, 23:37	#19
microslave Amiga 1000 [1986] Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mönchengladbach/Germany Age: 52 Posts: 62	Thanks girv, that's really a great site with some very entertaining memories of your personal computer history and experiences. Sorry to hear that all your VIC20 tapes were lost. I remember reusing some of my first Amiga 3,5'' disk since I wanted to save the money. So some of my self written games, notes etc. are lost forever too. It's always a pity, if you look back at the mistakes one has made in the past :-(

20 March 2008, 10:34	#20
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,109	@microslave: thanks for your kind words about the site Like I say on those pages, I only wish I could go back and slap some sense into my younger self I can't believe I ever thought it was a good idea to record over those VIC-20 tapes I'd spent all that time making To make matters worse, I can't find the stuff I recorded over them with either ! It's possible I transferred the contents to disc when I got the 3" drive for the Amstrad CPC, but I can't find that disc (if it exists). My brother had a habit of "borrowing" my discs and using them for his own stuff, so that's one possible explanation I guess it's worth one more search of my parents' attic

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