CompuServe Thread

#VP3 Lock-up

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#35340From: Michael D. BurnsMay 19, 1993 1:23 AM
No one here seem's to be interested in – nor do I see any support of – Distant Suns!! I was hoping to find Library items that might be of interest. I'll check the file list I downloaded, but so far, …disappointed… Michael
#35344From: Clint Woeltjen@VRLIMay 19, 1993 2:59 AM
Michael: Unfortunately, VRLI has supplied me with very little material on Distant Suns. I have only recently been given press releases, on paper, which I haven't had a chance to key in yet. John Hinkley, author of VistaPro has provided me with a great deal of information and tools for VistaPro, and also I helped code the Amiga version. I will try to obtain any information that is requested and answer any questions that are asked to the best of my ability, but I can't supply information that I don't have. As far as I know, there are no utility programs to use with Distant Suns and VRLI hasn't released any imagery for me to upload. Clint <VRLI>
#35667From: Brian WilliamsMay 21, 1993 9:08 AM
I can suggest some simple uploads that VRLI might like to supply for Distant Suns: for example, in the manual there is an AREXX script which generates a _really_neat_ animation of the Halley's Comet flyby. It was quite small, and a few more examples like that might be nice,… Brian
#35756From: Clint Woeltjen@VRLIMay 21, 1993 10:29 PM
Brian: I will talk to Mike and see what he has available. I have been frustrated for quite some time over the lack of Distant Suns support I get from VRLI, though I feel it is more from lack of organisation in their engineering dept than anything sinister. Just answering messages and email is taking more time than I am allotted, but I can't stand to see a message neglected, so I can't just 'shine it on'. I just got a scanner and OCR software recently and will experiment with it over the weekend and see what I come up with that way. Clint <VRLI>