[Coco] Magazines and Indexes

[Joel Ewy]

Paul Fitch wrote:
> 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. 
>
>   
Your MM/1 came with Sculptor?  Dang, mine didn't.

JCE
>> -----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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