Betreft: Re: [Papyrus-L] Future Papyrus

[Andrew McLachlan (PhD)]

Hi All

I too am saddened by Dave's announcement.

Regarding Windows, Linux etc. versions, I have often wondered whether 
it would be possible to develop a native Windows (or Linux) front-end 
that acts much like PAP_RES does in DOS. That is, just does simple 
searches (or even more complex searches) and then allows pasting into 
a document. A native Win32 program would eliminate some of the 
difficulties of upgrading to WinNT, Win2k etc. It would seem that a 
program that can read and search a Papyrus database would be 
relatively simple to create compared to a Windows/Linux version with 
new features etc..

The excellent Papyrus DOS program would remain for creating and 
editing the database (albeit with some of the problems mentioned by 
earlier correspondents).

Does this sound feasible, or a workable solution to keeping Papyrus 
useable for a few more years?

Cheers

-- 
Andrew McLachlan,  PhD.  <MCLACHLA at lincoln.ac.nz>
Ecology & Entomology Group,  P.O. Box 84,  Lincoln University,   
Canterbury,  New Zealand.  ph. +64 3 325-2811, fax. +64 3 325-3844.