[Coco] Magazines and Indexes

[Paul Fitch]

Its not like I had any thing to use it on back then.  It also came with
OddJob, which is another package I never used.  I'd have much prefered
G-windows, but even then there was no software to use under it, so no
matter.  Water under the bridge.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Joel Ewy
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 10:26 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Magazines and Indexes
> 
> 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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