Salutations! I'm searching an old BASIC programmer

gamo

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Mar 27, 2020, 7:39:19 PM3/27/20

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Hi All!

I'm searching a BASIC programmer which name was greek.
I can't remind, around two decades ago.
I think he program a library with menus, et cetera for
Power Basic v.3.2 or v.32 called like nuts & bolts.
I was a beta tester of that library. I coldn't find a
serious error. Is he alive?

Second question is where are the archives of all kind
of basic dialects and free source code of that time ago
called ABC... ALL BASIC CODE... ??? He and I (modestly)
contribute to that.

Thanks in advance, best,

J.L.M.

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Wildman

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Mar 27, 2020, 10:22:01 PM3/27/20

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On Sat, 28 Mar 2020 00:39:17 +0100, gamo wrote:

> Hi All!
>
> I'm searching a BASIC programmer which name was greek.
> I can't remind, around two decades ago.

I don't think I ever knew about greek. I don't recall
the name.

> I think he program a library with menus, et cetera for
> Power Basic v.3.2 or v.32 called like nuts & bolts.
> I was a beta tester of that library. I coldn't find a
> serious error. Is he alive?

I'm not sure but this might be the library you are looking
for. Start here...

https://www.pbhq.com/search/

Click on "PowerBASIC Filebase" then "PB/DOS:Tools & Toolkits".
Take a look at N-B-V206.ZIP, Nutz /n Boltz for PowerBASIC.
Also, look at MNUSYS23.ZIP, Menusys for PowerBASIC 3.0.
In addition there is a lot of other good stuff there.

> Second question is where are the archives of all kind
> of basic dialects and free source code of that time ago
> called ABC... ALL BASIC CODE... ??? He and I (modestly)
> contribute to that.

A lot of source code of all kinds are here...

https://programmersheaven.com/

> Thanks in advance, best,
>
>
> J.L.M.

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those who understand Binary and those who don't."
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gamo

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Mar 28, 2020, 6:43:46 PM3/28/20

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El 28/3/20 a las 3:21, Wildman escribió:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I'm a very nostalgic type of person.
THIS HAS SENTIMENTAL VALUE AND NOT PROFESSIONAL VALUE...
MORE VALUE...

J.L.M.

Post data: Currently I like a lot, simple Perl scripts...

Wildman

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Mar 29, 2020, 1:22:42 AM3/29/20

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You are very welcome. I too can get nostalgic at times.
I still have a DOS box with WFW3.11, VB3, PowerBASIC and
MASM5 that I fire up now and then. Lots of fun.

> J.L.M.
>
> Post data: Currently I like a lot, simple Perl scripts...

I tried Perl for a short time for a project I was working
on but decided on Python. I seemed that more sample code
was available for the things I was wanting to do. Plus
there is a newsgroup where some experienced programmers
hang out. I did a Python version of Marek's Linfo script
that was written in Bash. I think you were around back
when he was active on the Ubuntu and Mint groups.

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gamo

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Mar 30, 2020, 9:52:11 AM3/30/20

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El 29/3/20 a las 7:22, Wildman escribió:

Perl 5, like Python, are very *POWERFUL* but

EDITOR AGNOSTIC!!!

Example what Perl do:

while (<>){

@words_or_numbers = split /\s+/;

}

print @words_or_numbers;

exit 1;

Best regards.

J.L.M.

gamo

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Apr 7, 2020, 7:43:03 PM4/7/20

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El 28/3/20 a las 3:21, Wildman escribió:

> A lot of source code of all kinds are here...
>
> https://programmersheaven.com/
>
>> Thanks in advance, best,
>>
>>
>> J.L.M.

Hi there, again!!!

porgrammersheaven.com seems literally what it is, like

the rossettacode web page to "aficionados" like me.

Simply I have the problem to log in.

Should I pay something or write something to access?

Thanks in advance, cheers,

Wildman

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Apr 7, 2020, 10:08:41 PM4/7/20

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On Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:42:50 +0200, gamo wrote:

> El 28/3/20 a las 3:21, Wildman escribió:
>> A lot of source code of all kinds are here...
>>
>> https://programmersheaven.com/
>>
>>> Thanks in advance, best,
>>>
>>>
>>> J.L.M.
>
>
> Hi there, again!!!
>
> porgrammersheaven.com seems literally what it is, like
>
> the rossettacode web page to "aficionados" like me.
>
> Simply I have the problem to log in.
>
> Should I pay something or write something to access?
>
> Thanks in advance, cheers,
>
>
> J.L.M.

I don't think you have to register to download but you do to
be able to post code, programs or make comments. All they
want is a valid email address and you create a user name
and password. They don't ask for any personal information.
I use my junk Yahoo address.

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gamo

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Apr 8, 2020, 8:42:23 AM4/8/20

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El 8/4/20 a las 4:08, Wildman escribió:

Thank you once again Wildman,
I simply don't see in the page the option to register my data.
I have to see with more detail.
Maybe the problem is that I'm from another country.
Maybe it is in the option FORGOT???
I have to check better. You never know when it can be useful in
practice to use another person code.

Cheers!

Wildman

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Apr 8, 2020, 9:24:44 AM4/8/20

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On Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:42:20 +0200, gamo wrote:

> El 8/4/20 a las 4:08, Wildman escribió:
>> On Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:42:50 +0200, gamo wrote:
>>
>>> Simply I have the problem to log in.
>>>
>>> Should I pay something or write something to access?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance, cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>> J.L.M.
>>
>> I don't think you have to register to download but you do to
>> be able to post code, programs or make comments. All they
>> want is a valid email address and you create a user name
>> and password. They don't ask for any personal information.
>> I use my junk Yahoo address.
>>
>
> Thank you once again Wildman,
> I simply don't see in the page the option to register my data.
> I have to see with more detail.
> Maybe the problem is that I'm from another country.
> Maybe it is in the option FORGOT???
> I have to check better. You never know when it can be useful in
> practice to use another person code.
>
> Cheers!

There is a problem with the website. When I go there using
Firefox, I get a small box in the upper right corner that
has a button that says "Register". When I click it, it
says page not found. I will try to find a contact email
and let them know.