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

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

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.

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 :)

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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.

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Bill Gates and Petals Around the Rose

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An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen.

The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly."

The other man said, "What is the name of the restaurant?"

The first man thought and thought and finally said, "What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know… The one that's red and has thorns."

"Do you mean a rose?"

"Yes, that's the one," replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"

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