PH work
Ian Wedge
ian.wedge@ramesys.com
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 11:31:36 +0100
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RE: PH workHigh tech! I gave my ZX-81away a few years back after it had been
gathering dust in the attic. The question is, how long before somebody
complains about the off-topic postings on this list filling their in-tray?
Ian Wedge
-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu [mailto:powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu]On
Behalf Of Olmos, Fernando (Sericon at Alcoa)
Sent: 24 June 2003 23:56
To: powerh-l@cube.swau.edu
Subject: RE: PH work
Now you've bought back memories! I was an avid ZX Spectrum user back in
the 80s. I still have all the equipment too!
-----Original Message-----
From: Deskin, Bob [mailto:Bob.Deskin@Cognos.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:16 PM
To: powerh-l@cube.swau.edu
Subject: RE: PH work
A little PowerHouse trivia:
An early demo application for QUICK was the game MasterMind, where you
figure out the sequence of a series of colored balls by making a guess and
then refining your guess based on the information returned (like how many
were in the correct spot and how many were the correct color). In fact, I
was told that the RANDOM function was added because it was needed for the
game.
Now I grant you, it's not a shoot-em-up, but then how many of those were
written in COBOL. In fact, I don't remember any games written in COBOL. I do
know that the original text adventure, Adventure (also know as Colossal Cave
Adventure) was written in Fortran.
Bob Deskin
Product Manager, Application Development Tools, Cognos Inc.
bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX: (613) 727-1178
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Tracy [mailto:Tracy.Johnson@msiusa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:36 AM
To: powerh-l@cube.swau.edu
Subject: RE: PH work
Importance: Low
I would have liked to have seen a PH based computer game.
Seems that all the languages that 'made it' (except PH)
had geeks that played with their language, but not PH,
odd that.)
BT
Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon (Jarod) Hawks [mailto:hawksj@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 10:58 PM
> To: Olmos, Fernando (Sericon at Alcoa); 'powerh-l@cube.swau.edu'
> Subject: RE: PH work
>
>
> I love your optimism. Over the years mine has been
> tarnished by participation in large companies. It's
> like the urchins who program in Java, cling to the
> rocks at the bottom of a fast flowing river, and the
> big-wigs are content to just be in power and control.
> Productivity and the sense of pride in accomplishment,
> seems to be a thing of the old school, of which, I am
> part of and fading away.
>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>A little PowerHouse trivia:</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>An early demo application for QUICK was the game =
MasterMind,=20
where you figure out the sequence of a series of colored balls by =
making a=20
guess and then refining your guess based on the information returned =
(like=20
how many were in the correct spot and how many were the correct =
color). In=20
fact, I was told that the RANDOM function was added because it was =
needed=20
for the game.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Now I grant you, it's not a shoot-em-up, but then =
how many=20
of those were written in COBOL. In fact, I don't remember any games =
written=20
in COBOL. I do know that the original text adventure, Adventure =
(also know=20
as Colossal Cave Adventure) was written in Fortran.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Bob=20
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Deskin &=
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</FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>Product Manager, Application Development =
Tools,=20
Cognos Inc.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) =
738-1338 ext=20
7268 FAX: (613) 727-1178</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>3755 Riverside =
Drive P.O.=20
Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT =
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Johnson, Tracy [<A=20
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work</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>Importance: Low</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=3D2>I would have liked to have seen a PH based =
computer=20
game.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>Seems that all the languages that =
'made it'=20
(except PH) </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>had geeks that played with =
their=20
language, but not PH, </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>odd that.)</FONT> =
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<P><FONT size=3D2>BT</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Tracy Johnson</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>MSI =
Schaevitz Sensors=20
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT =
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href=3D"mailto:hawksj@yahoo.com">mailto:hawksj@yahoo.com</A>]</FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
size=3D2>> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 10:58 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
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'powerh-l@cube.swau.edu'</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>> Subject: RE: =
PH=20
work</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>>=20
</FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>> I love your optimism. Over the years =
mine has=20
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large=20
companies. It's</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>> like the urchins who =
program in=20
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fast flowing river, and the</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>> big-wigs =
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content to just be in power and control.</FONT> <BR><FONT =
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Productivity and the sense of pride in accomplishment,</FONT> =
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<BR><FONT size=3D2>> part of and fading away.</FONT> <BR><FONT =
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