[Coco] Magazines and Indexes

[Joel Ewy]

Tim Fadden wrote:
> 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!  :-)
>

Well, there is Linux for M68K.  I've installed Debian on old 68030 and 
68040 Macs.  (None of my Amigas have appropriate CPUs, and I've never 
managed to get ahold of an Atari ST.)  However I don't think OOo was 
ever compiled on the 68K platform.  There was Abiword though...

And of course you don't mean that no Macs were 68k!  Just that OOo 
doesn't run on classic MacOS.

Actually, there was a version of OS-9/68K that ran as a MacOS 
application.  I really wish I could stumble across a copy of that.  I'm 
sure it's vanished from the face of the earth.  But it would really be 
neat to see that running on an old Mac Plus...

JCE

> 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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