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a pretty stupid question: a pretty stupid question

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:56:40 +0000

i recently reformatted my pc, and i used to enjoy a specific title in an online game…the title was upside down letters that i copied from a website. before i had formatted the title read "the nyne" upside down….after formatting i se "**uu*u*"…everyone else in the game sees it fine. im assuming its a font pack or i neglected to install something but im not sure what, any help here?

Irony (and Ebony, heh): Re: Irony (and Ebony, heh)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:16:04 +0000

UH?
I dont agree practically in anything with BVOCS. I dont need any crappy MS compilers. If VB dies, then it does so. Best basic dialects today does not come from MS, and that is only a good thing.

E.K.Virtanen

Irony (and Ebony, heh): Re: Irony (and Ebony, heh)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:56:27 +0000

Not sure what BVOCS means but BASIC is far from dead. And whether you're talking about DOS or Console BASIC or others, BASIC is far from dead. There are plenty other languages getting on the dissapearing list and will be there long before BASIC is. There's still plenty of BASIC compilers (commercial and open source) out there so nah, I'm not bying the BASIC is dead one damn bit. :)…

Irony (and Ebony, heh): Irony (and Ebony, heh)

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:00:38 +0000

It's kind of funny that with VB officially dead (2005) and buried (2008) we have people still playing around with Clan of the Cave Bear (DOS) tools like QB and FB.

The irony comes in with web sites that are entirely GUI, have RSS feeds, and other stuff that tired old QB must look at like flying cars from the Jetsons.

Of course you won't see me lining up to use that .Net crap myself. I keep hoping it will die and we'll get a new and decent Windows Basic compiler from Microsoft. I wanted to love FB but it is such a pile of 1982 that I can't even be bothered to download newer versions.

Things are so bad I start to wonder if we shouldn't make a tombstone for Basic. R.I.P.

- BVOCS

PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline: Re: PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:27:34 +0000

Oh boy, i were at holidays and i didnt leave a list of places to my partner where to post about new release of PCopy. My bad, but enjoy http://forum.basicprogramming.org/index.php?topic=274.0 :)

E.K.Virtanen

I am still alive: Re: I am still alive

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:23:09 +0000

Hi rdc.
You cant even imagine how damn much i have wondered where the hell you are.
Good to know youre still kicking :)

Your projects sounds darn interesting (as usual), specially that book is something i would love to read. Game sounds HUGE. I want to know more details, and now i got to wait a whole month here?

Anyway, hopefully we get you back soon.

E.K.Virtanen

I am still alive: I am still alive

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:13:58 +0000

Hey Guys,

Just a little note to let you know I am still kicking. I will, hopefully, have my own connection next month some time. I have had a hard time finding an ISP that I could afford down here in Austin.

Even though I haven't been online, I have been working on a few things. I have an ascii (of course) space trading game in the works. Over 500 computer generated star systems to explore, numerous alien races, full economics model including banking and stock market, trade legally or smuggle or both, tactical combat system, create a space corporation or remain small and mobile, with open-ended game play. The object is to gain a least a billion credits but you play the game as long as you like.

I am also kicking around the idea of a book on rogue-like development using ascii. There might be a small market for that type of book since people are still interested in RL development. We'll see how that goes.

I hope everyone is well. See you all soon.

Rick

PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline: Re: PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:14:08 +0000

Hi peoples.

We are not dead, actually we are planning to release next issue of PCopy! e-zine (issue #70) at the end of this month.
All contributions are welcomed, as usual :) We cant do this with out you folks.

MystikShadows is a editor in chief for this issue, but e-zine is the same as allways.

PCopy! website is at http://pcopy.wikidot.com/ and you can contribute articles, editorials, letters, comics, reviews, previews, news and everything to moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp#moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp

Alternative emails;
moc.liamg|dlrowiicsa#moc.liamg|dlrowiicsa
moc.liamg|swodahskitsym#moc.liamg|swodahskitsym

E.K.Virtanen, da Mystiks little helper.

PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline: PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:33:31 +0000

The new deadline is set for March 24th and the release planned during the week after.

There's still time, but there's no point waiting for the last day ;-). So get cracking folks (your knuckles that is) and start writing up the goods. The earlier the better.

I have one contribution and planning on a few more. at least.

PCopy! #60 is released.: PCopy! #60 is released.

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:08:53 +0000

Issue #60 is out.
HTML and .zip.

PCopy! #60 deadline is closing.: Re: PCopy! #60 deadline is closing.

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:16:56 +0000

There is still one major article badly under work and interview is 70% finished.
Fact is i cant make this happen before christmas.
I have work everyday until saturday, when i do wake up at 03:45am since i got to be at work like 5am.
Right after i get back home, we need to drive to my hometown, bit over 250km.

Since situation is this, i can only move deadline at 2'nd of January 2008. This is only way to make sure there is enough time to do and build next issue so its not bug hell.

Sorry.

E.K.Virtanen

PCopy! #60 deadline is closing.: Re: PCopy! #60 deadline is closing.

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:15:40 +0000

Hi peoples.

Just reminding you that deadline for next PCopy issue is in 10 days.
To see more, check http://pcopy.wikidot.com
About PCopy! in last issue in last published issue.

All contributions at moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp#moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp
Alternative emails at http://pcopy.wikidot.com/contact

Thank you. We could not do this with out you :)

E.K.Virtanen

PCopy! #60 deadline is closing.: PCopy! #60 deadline is closing.

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:06:05 +0000

Deadline is 15'th Dec. 2007.
Submissions at moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp#moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp

Interesting story and webpage: Re: Interesting story and webpage

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:59:22 +0000

ah, Bill G. is a person who allways wakes up some thoughts… :D

E.K.Virtanen

About PCopy! #60 deadline: About PCopy! #60 deadline

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:51:29 +0000

Hi peoples.

Instead of "mid-january", PCopy! #60 is planned to get published before christmas. This places deadline at 15'th December 2007.
All contributions and letters are welcomed :)

PCopy! website; http://pcopy.wikidot.com/
About PCopy!l article in issue #50.
Email pcopy.staff(AT)gmail.com

E.K.Virtanen

Interesting story and webpage: Interesting story and webpage

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:15:39 +0000

Although this is not new, I recently stumbled upon it and found it interesting enough to share.

Bill Gates and
Petals Around the Rose

It was June 1977, the very early days of the microcomputer industry. The founders of Microsoft, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, were amongst those heading home to Albuquerque from the National Computer Conference in Dallas. In the September/October 1977 edition of "Personal Computing" magazine, Henry Gilroy provided the following report on the introduction of the Petals Around the Rose brain teaser to his fellow travelers on the return journey.

for the rest of the story visit …
Bill Gates and Petals Around the Rose

PCopy! Issue #50 Nov 16'th 2007: PCopy! Issue #50 Nov 16'th 2007

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:29:50 +0000

PCopy! Issue #50 Nov 16'th 2007: Read - .zip archive.

Regular Columns:

From Our Editing Desk (E.K.Virtanen)
Submitting to PCOPY! (Stephane Richard & E.K.Virtanen)
Letters To The Editors (Mixed Contributors)
Letters To The Hartnell (Mixed Contributors)
In The News (Mixed Contributors)
Exit Issue (E.K.Virtanen)

ARTICLES:

About PCopy! (E.K.Virtanen)

*The mindset problem (Bill Williams)

Interview with Eros Olmi (E.K.Virtanen)

Reviews & Presentations:

VIXEN: An XBLITE GUI Generator (Guy (gl) Lonné)
Introducing Fatal Method Games (FMG)
More about smallBasic (Chris Warren-Smith)
3D graphics in thinBASIC: (Petr Schreiber)

Tutorials & HowTo's:

Coding Functions: (Guy (gl) Lonné)

One more time.: Re: One more time.

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:03:14 +0000

Hi peoples.

5 days to deadline which is 15'th Nov. 2007. I need to build this issue at friday 16'th since i am offline whole week-end after that.
Letters, editorials, tutorials, reviews, previews, news hints or briefs and anything you can imagine, are welcomed.

E.K.Virtanen
moc.liamg|dlrowiicsa#moc.liamg|dlrowiicsa

One more time.: One more time.

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:00:27 +0000

Retro2FB original site removed.: Retro2FB original site removed.

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:01:58 +0000

Just wanted to tell that i finally removed original Retro2FB wikisite completely. Hopefully i can port sources to FB .18 compatible asap.