[Coco] Magazines and Indexes

[Paul Fitch]

Way back when when I had my MM/1, it came with Sculptor.  That's why I
thouhgt 68k( =OS-9/68000).  I never heard of a Level II version, so my bad. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Tim Fadden
> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:57 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Magazines and Indexes
> 
> Not sure where you came up with 68k. Nothing I mentioned has 
> anything to do with that. Sculptor runs on a os9 level 2 on a 
> 6809 coco, and Open Office runs on windows, Linux, Solaris, 
> and Macs, none of which is 68k!  :-)
> 
> Thanks for the data base I will work with it, and see if I 
> can do some conversions! 
> 
> I do have one laptop with Works on it, although I don't use 
> it. Hopefully it will have some export functionality.  Will 
> let you know how I get along.
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Fitch wrote:
> > I just sent you a copy.  Although, where I'm heading with this is a 
> > back port to DECB and OS9 Level 2, since the vast majority 
> of the info 
> > in the database is Coco related, and not 68k.  There is 68k 
> stuff in 
> > there, but only 1-2%.
> >
> >   
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com
> >> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Tim Fadden
> >> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 11:34 AM
> >> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] Magazines and Indexes
> >>
> >> Sculptor and OS9 would work great for this.  I  have set 
> up several 
> >> databases in sculptor, but have never studied/tried 
> transferring data 
> >> from some source into a sculptor database.
> >> If you send me a portion of what you have, I will attempt 
> to import 
> >> it into a Sculptor database.
> >>
> >> If the field types/sizes/names etc, are not obvious, let 
> me know that 
> >> information also.
> >>
> >> Don't feel any obligation, but I am willing  to spend some 
> time and 
> >> effort into doing the conversion.
> >>
> >> Another good candidate would be OpenOffice the free and 
> open source 
> >> office suite.
> >>
> >> Tim Fadden
> >> t.fadden at cox.net
> >>
> >>
> >> Paul Fitch wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Status Update: I'm doing between 2 and 6 months a night 
> of various 
> >>> magazines in my possession.  I'm about 1/2 the way thru the
> >>>       
> >> Bellingham
> >>     
> >>> User Group Newsletter, I've completed the 80 Micro in my
> >>>       
> >> possession,
> >>     
> >>> 80 US Journal/Basic Computing and CocoNutz.  I've started
> >>>       
> >> on the Aus Coco issues.
> >>     
> >>> I've sent one person the draft of the database last week.  
> >>>       
> >> No feedback yet.
> >>     
> >>> While going thru old issues I discovered that Bob van del
> >>>       
> >> Poel had a
> >>     
> >>> magazine index he was selling around 2000.  Does anyone
> >>>       
> >> remember that? 
> >>     
> >>> Was it any good? If it was I may want to contact him and 
> see if he 
> >>> might want to allow me to include his work in with what I'm doing.
> >>>
> >>> When I'm done with the Works version of the database I'd
> >>>       
> >> like to see
> >>     
> >>> it converted over to OS-9 for use on HD systems.  Anyone have any 
> >>> thoughts on how much of a pain that's going to be?
> >>>
> >>> I expect the database to top out around 2-3 meg when
> >>>       
> >> completed.  Its
> >>     
> >>> at 1.3 meg now.
> >>>
> >>>  
> >>>
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