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Re: What does group think about old software products that disappear?

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:48:29 +0100, MM <...@yahoo.co.uk

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:35:04 -0500, dpb <...@non.net

It could well be something for the charities to become interested in.
They could contact the copyright holders where possible and end up
receiving donations to benefit sick children in Africa. I'd willingly
donate a sum of money to acquire certain old software legally and I
expect very many others would do as well.

MM



On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:16:50 -0500, dpb <...@non.net

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Have at it. All it takes is filing some paperwork and you're a 501(c)3.

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On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:57:09 -0400, "Rick Raisley" <heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-Tnet

"MM" <...@4ax.com...

I purchased an obsolete version of Videosoft's Elastic used from a fellow in
Australia, who wanted all the money to go to Shark Tank Research (for cystic
fibrosis), so paid by way of a contribution to them. We both felt good, and
I go (at least somewhat legally) the old, obsolete software.

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Regards,

Rick Raisley
heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-T-net


On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:54:46 +0100, MM <...@yahoo.co.uk

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:57:09 -0400, "Rick Raisley"
<heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-Tnet

Ah, yes! Videosoft's products were the ones we used extensively at the
company I worked for up until 2001. Videosoft was a good company and
produced some really nice and well-documented tools. More than once I
discovered a bug, emailed support and got a fix by email the next day.
Alternatively, if it wasn't an actual bug but due to the way I was
using the control, they explained in detail how to work around the
problem. The FAQ was good, too, as I recall.

MM

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:55:45 -0700, Bob O`Bob <...@yahoogroups.com

I concur ... and also from the /inside/...

It was very well done stuff, making my stint there in the tech support
realm a relative breeze. It's just barely possible that I wrote some
of the work-around code which the first-line techs sent to you.

Bob
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On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:21:58 -0400, "Rick Raisley" <heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-Tnet

I still use VideoElastics on my programs today. While a lot of the neat
features back then (automatic 3D effects, etc.) aren't necessary, I love not
having to have separate labels for each control's caption, but using the Tag
property instead, and having the Elastic create them. To my knowledge, there
is not a current/modern control that does that. And the flexibility of the
Elastic, looking like anything from a frame to a Button, is great. Likewise,
I still use the VSTab control, as it works like a "real" tab in the design
mode.

Anyone know of a replacement? The Elastics do tend to flicker some, and I'd
like to be ready.

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Regards,

Rick Raisley
heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-T-net

"Bob O`Bob" <...@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...