[Coco] Magazines and Indexes

[Paul Fitch]

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. 


> -----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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