[Coco] SoftLaw's VIP series

[Rogelio Perea]

The early editions of the VIP programs had a problem running as-is on the
CoCo 3. There was a patch offered on the hints columns of CoCo magazines
back then that fixed the troublesome "bytes sequence" (I think it was a pair
of them) to allow the VIP programs to run in properly in the CoCo 3.

Perhaps someone remembers exactly what was needed to patch, I know I've seen
the info on The Rainmbow (for example), so in my case I'd have to dive in
and browse a few issues to find out.

Right before SD Enterprises (who bought the VIP library from Softlaw) was
ready to issue CoCo 3 specific versions of the programs, they had updated
the original ones for use in the CoCo 3.


-=[ Rogelio ]=-


On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Diego Barizo <diegoba at adinet.com.uy>
wrote:


> Earlier, I was trying to run VIP Terminal in my CoCo 3. No luck either

> from the "Library" disk, or a "VIP Terminal" original disk.

> With the original setting, I get a garbled screen. Changing it to 32 cols,

> gives me an empty frozen screen...

>

> Diego

>

>

>

> Bob Devries wrote:

>

> > John, you said:

> >

> > > Does the VIP programs work with coco3?

> > >

> >

> > Yes, they do, although they use the software 51x24 screen. There was a

> > coco3 version also (which I think I have here somewhere), which uses the 80

> > column screen.

> >

> > --

> > Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

> >

> > Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me

> > the capacity to be his spokesman,

> > so that I know how to help the weary.

> >

> > website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl<http://www.home.gil.com.au/%7Ebdevasl>

> > my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

> >

> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John T Chasteen" <

> > johnchasteen.2 at juno.com>

> > To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>

> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:46 PM

> > Subject: Re: [Coco] SoftLaw's VIP series

> >

> >

> >  Bob  I have a question before you head for the Philippines.

> > > Does the VIP programs work with coco3?

> > >

> > > John

> > >

> > > On Sat, 12 May 2007 17:27:50 +1000 "Bob Devries" <

> > > devries.bob at gmail.com>

> > > writes:

> > >

> > > > Stephen H. Fisher said:

> > > > > ...  I have a set of original documentation for the spreadsheet

> > > > and

> > > > > Library (I as remember) free for the cost of shipping.

> > > >

> > > > Stephen,

> > > > Thanks for the offer. I have all the original VIP manuals in their

> > > > binders.

> > > > I have the software too. I have the software for the VIP Library,

> > > > and

> > > > photo-copied manuals.

> > > >

> > > > I really never used them much. I was a Telewriter man until Bob van

> > > > der Poel

> > > > came out with his VED.

> > > >

> > > > --

> > > > Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

> > > >

> > > > Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me

> > > > the capacity to be his spokesman,

> > > > so that I know how to help the weary.

> > > >

> > > > website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl<http://www.home.gil.com.au/%7Ebdevasl>

> > > > my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

> > > >

> > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen H. Fischer"

> > > > <SFischer1 at MindSpring.com>

> > > > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"

> > > > <coco at maltedmedia.com>

> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 4:37 PM

> > > > Subject: Re: [Coco] SoftLaw's VIP series

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > > Hi,

> > > > >

> > > > > Bob and others:

> > > > >

> > > > > While I do not think Bob would be interested unless he can arrange

> > > >

> > > > > shipment via tramp steamer, I have a set of original documentation

> > > > for the

> > > > > spreadsheet and Library (I as remember) free for the cost of

> > > > shipping. I

> > > > > have NO Software.

> > > > >

> > > > > The cheapest would be for me to send the pages only as the binders

> > > > are

> > > > > very heavy.

> > > > >

> > > > > Stephen H. Fischer

> > > > >

> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Devries" <

> > > > devries.bob at gmail.com>

> > > > > To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>

> > > > > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 10:24 PM

> > > > > Subject: Re: [Coco] SoftLaw's VIP series

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

> > > > >

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