Bill Meyer Ah! OS/2... One of my favorite OSes. I made a lot of money writing crypto software using Virtual Pascal/2 for OS/2.VP/2 was an early BP7 equivalent for OS/2 development. I integrated it with a bunch of VX-REXX code to add a nice UI. I am the author of KeyRing/2, a shareware password vault that used 448-bit Blowfish encryption to keep your secrets safe :-) I also wrote a ton of stuff using BP7 using the old TurboPower libs to make some bleeding edge TUI apps on DOS/early windoze. My bigger clients included the Subway sandwich shop chain and Prudential Securities.
Kevin McCoy I was designing a TV station at the time. I had a shiny new plotter from HP, and Win95 crashed more often than not when I tried to plot. Using OS/2, however, I was able to run my CAD app (Drafix, oh how I miss that!) and plot without any spontaneous surprises.
I was also a long time TurboPower fan. Kim's code and docs were superb.
Kevin McCoy Let's think BP7, VGA, and not so very much later, D1 on Win95 -- or as I was doing it, on OS/2.
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ReplyDeleteAh! OS/2... One of my favorite OSes. I made a lot of money writing crypto software using Virtual Pascal/2 for OS/2.VP/2 was an early BP7 equivalent for OS/2 development. I integrated it with a bunch of VX-REXX code to add a nice UI. I am the author of KeyRing/2, a shareware password vault that used 448-bit Blowfish encryption to keep your secrets safe :-) I also wrote a ton of stuff using BP7 using the old TurboPower libs to make some bleeding edge TUI apps on DOS/early windoze. My bigger clients included the Subway sandwich shop chain and Prudential Securities.
Kevin McCoy I was designing a TV station at the time. I had a shiny new plotter from HP, and Win95 crashed more often than not when I tried to plot. Using OS/2, however, I was able to run my CAD app (Drafix, oh how I miss that!) and plot without any spontaneous surprises.
ReplyDeleteI was also a long time TurboPower fan. Kim's code and docs were superb.