[Coco] Anybody willing to put Delphi Msgs on the Web?

[Lothan]

If you are willing to share the files you have, I may be able to parse the
data into an indexed database, XML, or some other searchable/importable
format.


> -----Original Message-----

> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]

> On Behalf Of Stephen H. Fischer

> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 1:01 AM

> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts

> Subject: Re: [Coco] Anybody willing to put Delphi Msgs on the Web?

> 

> Hi,

> 

> This has been a stalled project for me for many years now.

> 

> I doubt  the interest is much higher than the zero point.

> 

> If I am wrong, I did do some preliminary thinking about how to do it.

> 

> I have the tools, Paradox for the database part.

> 

> I just built a new PC that is up to the task, (Brag on) 2 x (3.2 GHz cpu),

> 64 bit instruction set , 2 Gig main memory and 640 G RAID 0 Hard drive

> space, 4 HD used, 4 more HDs could be added (Brag off).

> 

> I did some work years ago with the messages on Delphi and learned that the

> tools I had were not powerful enough.

> 

> Thus the purchase of Paradox, but I did not revive the project.

> 

> Some of the files with interesting years totally missing are one drawback,

> the presentation method another.

> 

> Too many of the CoCo'ers do not have the ability to access whatever format

> I

> thought about.

> 

> Different formats are no problem as AWK will allow adjusting for

> differences, AWK reformatted files would be the data base input.

> 

> --

> Stephen H. Fischer

> 

> Dean Leiber wrote:

> > While I've been working on the CoCo/OS-9 Archive CD I've gotten a hold

> of

> > a bunch of Delphi and Compuserve CoCo SIG Messages. They are spread

> > across various files from different sources and while they are archived

> > they aren't particularly useful the way they are. Would someone be

> > willing to organize them, etc. ? I was hoping someone could do some kind

> > of web based reader (or something of that nature) so people could have

> > access to them via the internet. Anyone interested in doing this in

> their

> > copius spare time ;-) ?

> >

> >

> >

> > Dean

> 

> 

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