[Coco] SoftLaw's VIP series

[Rogelio Perea]

The early editions of the VIP programs had a problem running as-is on the
CoCo 3. There was a patch offered on the hints columns of CoCo magazines
back then that fixed the troublesome "bytes sequence" (I think it was a pair
of them) to allow the VIP programs to run in properly in the CoCo 3.

Perhaps someone remembers exactly what was needed to patch, I know I've seen
the info on The Rainmbow (for example), so in my case I'd have to dive in
and browse a few issues to find out.

Right before SD Enterprises (who bought the VIP library from Softlaw) was
ready to issue CoCo 3 specific versions of the programs, they had updated
the original ones for use in the CoCo 3.


-=[ Rogelio ]=-


On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Diego Barizo <diegoba at adinet.com.uy>
wrote:

> Earlier, I was trying to run VIP Terminal in my CoCo 3. No luck either
> from the "Library" disk, or a "VIP Terminal" original disk.
> With the original setting, I get a garbled screen. Changing it to 32 cols,
> gives me an empty frozen screen...
>
> Diego
>
>
>
> Bob Devries wrote:
>
> > John, you said:
> >
> > > Does the VIP programs work with coco3?
> > >
> >
> > Yes, they do, although they use the software 51x24 screen. There was a
> > coco3 version also (which I think I have here somewhere), which uses the 80
> > column screen.
> >
> > --
> > Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> >
> > Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
> > the capacity to be his spokesman,
> > so that I know how to help the weary.
> >
> > website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl<http://www.home.gil.com.au/%7Ebdevasl>
> > my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John T Chasteen" <
> > johnchasteen.2 at juno.com>
> > To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] SoftLaw's VIP series
> >
> >
> >  Bob  I have a question before you head for the Philippines.
> > > Does the VIP programs work with coco3?
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > On Sat, 12 May 2007 17:27:50 +1000 "Bob Devries" <
> > > devries.bob at gmail.com>
> > > writes:
> > >
> > > > Stephen H. Fisher said:
> > > > > ...  I have a set of original documentation for the spreadsheet
> > > > and
> > > > > Library (I as remember) free for the cost of shipping.
> > > >
> > > > Stephen,
> > > > Thanks for the offer. I have all the original VIP manuals in their
> > > > binders.
> > > > I have the software too. I have the software for the VIP Library,
> > > > and
> > > > photo-copied manuals.
> > > >
> > > > I really never used them much. I was a Telewriter man until Bob van
> > > > der Poel
> > > > came out with his VED.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> > > >
> > > > Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
> > > > the capacity to be his spokesman,
> > > > so that I know how to help the weary.
> > > >
> > > > website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl<http://www.home.gil.com.au/%7Ebdevasl>
> > > > my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen H. Fischer"
> > > > <SFischer1 at MindSpring.com>
> > > > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"
> > > > <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 4:37 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Coco] SoftLaw's VIP series
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Bob and others:
> > > > >
> > > > > While I do not think Bob would be interested unless he can arrange
> > > >
> > > > > shipment via tramp steamer, I have a set of original documentation
> > > > for the
> > > > > spreadsheet and Library (I as remember) free for the cost of
> > > > shipping. I
> > > > > have NO Software.
> > > > >
> > > > > The cheapest would be for me to send the pages only as the binders
> > > > are
> > > > > very heavy.
> > > > >
> > > > > Stephen H. Fischer
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Devries" <
> > > > devries.bob at gmail.com>
> > > > > To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 10:24 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Coco] SoftLaw's VIP series
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> > > > >
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