[DS2] Vehicle Design Application

I still have messages from this list awaiting my scanning and perusal. One
thing I've needed to do for a while is let the list know that a Vehicle Design
application I originally wrote in conjunction with K.R.
and Geo-Hex will soon be available.

Originally this application was intended as part of a CD-ROM but that
fell through due to costs. Since I don't have the time (or energy) to do this
the standard way my intentions are to provide the application via some the
internet (via email distribution with possible access *maybe* also allowed by
means of a web page).

Currently "DS2 Designer" is only available on the MacOS platform (I can hear
the groans already). I intend to code a version for the Win32 platform early
next year (got to get refamiliarize with MFC somehow). BTW, if anyone has some
platform comments they must relay to someone send them to me personally as we
don't need another platform debate on this list.

My intentions are to provide this as shareware with a price tag of
approximately $10 US. The version that goes out will be the full blown
application. I'll be depending upon people's honesty on this one (crazy

ain't I).

I hope the fine individuals that comprise the membership of this list don't
take offense over my intentions to ask for a modest fee on this software. Over
200 hours of designing, coding, testing and email correspondence with various
individuals on this list in direct correlation with developing this
application.

I'll be happy to provide the file formats (all text based) to anyone who

asks - that is once the year is over (see below for details).  If there
is an interest by the list at large I can go into some more of the details.

As always, please feel free to contact me on this matter for any reason.

I've got a very restricted schedule until the end of the year (first home
purchase, a wedding coming up next year, a musical I'm in that runs till

around Christmas, etc...) so it may take several days to reply to any email on
this matter).

Thanks,

Kevin

Any platform discussion can be taken to the computer discussion list as could
any beta testing etc and discussion of applications.

The details of the list are on the FT computer core site (URL below)

> I'll be happy to provide the file formats (all text based) to

Are these based on the Ground Zero Format Standard or are they home grown?
Have you come up with a profile for DS2 as has been created for FT?

> At approximately 11/18/98 3:50 AM, Tim Jones wrote:

> Any platform discussion can be taken to the computer discussion list

Good point. I hope no one took my earlier comment as an invitation to discuss
the platform issue here on this list.

> The details of the list are on the FT computer core site (URL below)

Sorry, I haven't had any time to look at the site lately (its been about

6 months since I last looked).

> I'll be happy to provide the file formats (all text based) to

Home grown mostly. The save files are text based (with comments thrown in by
the application) to make them readable directly by people. Tags are used for
all the data, but it's most likely different from those previously suggested
by the FT Computer list. I'll hold the discussion on these matter down to the
above to keep from boring anyone on this list. If there are any more questions
I take it over to the computer apps list.