Hello, my name is Mark Robin. I was born in the U.S.A.
My grandparents were French, Swedish and Czech
My first computer was a Vic20 from Commodore
I learned Basic and Assembly code programming on a Commodore 64 (6502 processor)
I wrote games for Commodore (well one game they bought and paid commissions on)
Next computer was a radio shack TRS80 Model II with a 500k Floppy drive.
Basic language and 32 K of memory.
This is the computer I initially wrote a Quoting program for a business my dad and my brother started.
A friend helped me write the code. Then he locked the computer and demanded 400 bucks to unlock it.
Was not a friend after all....
Next computer was the first IBM XT home computer with a 360k floppy drive and a 4mHZ processor.
I learned DBASE programming and converted the basic quote program from the previous computer.
Clipper came along and I started compiling the programs I wrote.
Quoting, Job tickets, scheduling, inventory, packing slips, and billing programs back in the 90's
All of the original code we still use today with a Novell file server.
About 10 years ago I got my first parallax basic Stamp Then moved on to the Atmel line of processors.
I bought a Bridgeport mill, designed and built my own C&C circuit board router and then converted an old XLO mil
to a full C&C using mach3 mill so I can mill metal parts.
I learned C now for programming the micro controllers.
Business has been good through the years and I have been slacking on paying attention to the normal day to day running of it as the employees have been with us for over 20 years.
I am now at the point where the new Windows 7 machines don't much like to talk to the old Novell systems.
I made a mistake in my code giving the Job Number field just 4 digits, we have gone past 9999
So I am here today porting the programs and updating them to make use of the data they collect to help increase profits in the company.
I also have three kids, ages 22, 27, and 28. One is a school teacher, one works as a wedding planner in a big hotel, the last one is a musician.
I really still have a good grasp of the clipper language, the OOP coding I still shy away from, Java is hard for me as well as C++.
That's where I came from and I am very happy to find such a good group to move on into the 21st century, with EPOCH set to 2000 perhaps all of our jobs
won't be overdue when we enter them....
Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
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esgici
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Re: Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
Hello Mark,
again, welcome aboard
It's interesting learning your life story.
Though, all life stories ( especially who are colleagues, and especially in close to the age) are similar with small differences; in fact all of theme are unique
Apparently you are quite struggled between peeks and pokes of Commodore
Finally you are in a peaceful and comfortable harbor now; I'm sure that you will like more and more every day while using HMG
Please don't hesitate for asking anything. This isn't means "we know everything"; but we don't beware to respond any question while we know the answer.
Personally, while passing DOS to Windows, that is Clipper to HMG, I was quite struggled; so I like much help to HMG'ists, especially to beginners.
While waiting your good news on the route,
Happy HMG'ing
again, welcome aboard
It's interesting learning your life story.
Though, all life stories ( especially who are colleagues, and especially in close to the age) are similar with small differences; in fact all of theme are unique
Apparently you are quite struggled between peeks and pokes of Commodore
Finally you are in a peaceful and comfortable harbor now; I'm sure that you will like more and more every day while using HMG
Please don't hesitate for asking anything. This isn't means "we know everything"; but we don't beware to respond any question while we know the answer.
Personally, while passing DOS to Windows, that is Clipper to HMG, I was quite struggled; so I like much help to HMG'ists, especially to beginners.
While waiting your good news on the route,
Happy HMG'ing
Viva INTERNATIONAL HMG
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Re: Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
Hearty welcome from India.
It is very interesting and inspiring to read your intro. Thanks a lot.
It is very interesting and inspiring to read your intro. Thanks a lot.
East or West HMG is the Best.
South or North HMG is worth.
...the possibilities are endless.
South or North HMG is worth.
...the possibilities are endless.
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Re: Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
Hola Metron:
Bienvenido a HMG , espero verlo publicando muchos mensajes.
desde Buenos Aires , Argentina
Bienvenido a HMG , espero verlo publicando muchos mensajes.
desde Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Welcome to the forum from Philippiines.
Re: Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
Welcome from Poland, quite close to the Czech Republic 
Re: Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
Thank you all for the warm welcome.
Last week a programmer on the minigui email newsgroup helped me out quite a bit with setting up mediator for mysql
he was from Croatia.
My Grandma was from Czechoslovakia and married a Frenchman.
I just found an old CD that has my original .ASM code for creating shadows
on the old VGA screens. I linked them into clipper to make nicer looking 3D effect windows
for my menus. I thought you might find the code interesting.
This was before Bill Gates even made Windows.
I still have the EXTASM book I bought that I learned to link assembler code to clipper projects.
Who knows perhaps i will see what I may need to fire up assembler and create libraries for the computers of today!
This code just draws a shadow on the bottom and right side of a box to make it look nice.
Oh, here is a link to the game My wife and I made for Commodore
http://spong.com/game/11026242/Chopper-Math-C64
You can actually find a C64 emulator and download the game and play it.
http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A ... 3FID%3D479
This internet thing is way cool!
Last week a programmer on the minigui email newsgroup helped me out quite a bit with setting up mediator for mysql
he was from Croatia.
My Grandma was from Czechoslovakia and married a Frenchman.
I just found an old CD that has my original .ASM code for creating shadows
on the old VGA screens. I linked them into clipper to make nicer looking 3D effect windows
for my menus. I thought you might find the code interesting.
This was before Bill Gates even made Windows.
I still have the EXTASM book I bought that I learned to link assembler code to clipper projects.
Who knows perhaps i will see what I may need to fire up assembler and create libraries for the computers of today!
This code just draws a shadow on the bottom and right side of a box to make it look nice.
Oh, here is a link to the game My wife and I made for Commodore
http://spong.com/game/11026242/Chopper-Math-C64
You can actually find a C64 emulator and download the game and play it.
http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A ... 3FID%3D479
This internet thing is way cool!
Code: Select all
.MODEL LARGE
INCLUDE C:\EXTASM.INC
PUBLIC SHADEBOX
.DATA
LTOPD DB 201D
RTOPD DB 187D
LBOTD DB 200D
RBOTD DB 188D
HORZD DB 205D
VERTD DB 186D
LTOP DB 218D
RTOP DB 191D
LBOT DB 192D
RBOT DB 217D
HORZ DB 196D
VERT DB 179D
dispage db 0h
attbyte db 0h
shadow db 00001000b
tboxrow db 0h
bboxrow db 0h
lboxcol db 0h
rboxcol db 0h
vcount db 0h
hcount db 0h
vcount1 db 0h
hcount1 db 0h
row db 0h
col db 0h
.CODE
shadebox PROC FAR
PUSH SI
PUSH AX
PUSH BX
PUSH CX
PUSH DX
PUSH BP
MOV BP,SP
PUSH DS
PUSH SI
PUSH DI
mov ax,1
push ax
call __parinfo ; get parm1
add sp,2
test ax, NUMERIC ;is it numeric
jz shadebye ;no - return
mov ax,2
push ax
call __parinfo
add sp,2
test ax, NUMERIC
jz shadebye
mov ax,3
push ax
call __parinfo
add sp,2
test ax, NUMERIC
jz shadebye
mov ax,4
push ax
call __parinfo
add sp,2
test ax, NUMERIC
jz shadebye
mov ax,5
push ax
call __parinfo
add sp,2
test ax, NUMERIC
jz shadebye
jnz shadeok
shadebye:
jmp shadex
shadeok:
mov ax,1
push ax
call __parni
add sp,2
mov [tboxrow],al
mov ax,2
push ax
call __parni
add sp,2
mov [lboxcol],al
mov ax,3
push ax
call __parni
add sp,2
mov [bboxrow],al
sub al,[tboxrow]
dec al
mov [vcount],al
mov ax,4
push ax
call __parni
add sp,2
mov [rboxcol],al
sub al,[lboxcol]
mov [hcount],al
mov ax,6
push ax
call __parni
add sp,2
mov cl,04h
shl al,cl
mov [attbyte],al
mov ax,5
push ax
call __parni
add sp,2
or [attbyte],al
mov ah,02h ;set cursor top left of box
mov bh,0h
mov dh,[tboxrow]
mov [row],dh
mov dl,[lboxcol]
mov [col],dl
int 10h
mov ah,09h ; draw horizontal line
mov al,[horzd]
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov ch,0h
mov cl,[hcount]
int 10h
mov ah,09h
mov al,[ltopd] ; draw top left corner
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov cx,01h
int 10h
mov al,[vcount]
mov [vcount1],al
vlp1:
mov ah,02h ; move cursor down 1 row
mov bh,0h
inc [row]
mov dh,[row]
mov dl,[col]
int 10h
mov ah,09h ; output vertical line
mov al,[vertd]
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov cx,01h
int 10h
dec [vcount1]
jne vlp1
mov ah,02h ;set cursor bottom left of box
mov bh,0h
mov dh,[bboxrow]
mov [row],dh
mov dl,[lboxcol]
mov [col],dl
int 10h
mov ah,09h ; draw horizontal line
mov al,[horzd]
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov ch,0h
mov cl,[hcount]
int 10h
mov ah,09h
mov al,[lbotd] ; draw bottom left corner
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov cx,01h
int 10h
mov ah,02h ;set cursor top right of box
mov bh,0h
mov dh,[tboxrow]
mov [row],dh
mov dl,[rboxcol]
mov [col],dl
int 10h
mov ah,09h ; draw top right corner
mov al,[rtopd]
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov cx,01h
int 10h
mov al,[vcount]
mov [vcount1],al
vlp2:
mov ah,02h ; move cursor down 1 row
mov bh,0h
inc [row]
mov dh,[row]
mov dl,[col]
int 10h
mov ah,09h ; output vertical line
mov al,[vertd]
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov cx,01h
int 10h
dec [vcount1]
jne vlp2
mov ah,02h ;set cursor bottom right of box
mov bh,0h
mov dh,[bboxrow]
mov dl,[rboxcol]
int 10h
mov ah,09h ; draw bottom right corner
mov al,[rbotd]
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov cx,01h
int 10h
;get bottom row+1 , left col+1 in pointers
mov dh,[bboxrow]
inc dh
mov [row],dh
cmp dh,24d
ja nohshade
mov dl,[lboxcol]
inc dl
mov [col],dl
mov al,[hcount]
mov [hcount1],al
hshade:
mov ah,02 ; position cursor
mov bh,0h
mov dh,[row]
mov dl,[col]
int 10h
mov ah,08h ; read character and attribute
mov bh,0h
int 10h
mov bl,[shadow] ; reprint it with shadow attribute
mov ah,09h
mov bh,0h
mov cx,01h
int 10h
inc [col]
dec [hcount1]
jne hshade
nohshade:
; get top right row+1 , top right col+1
mov dh,[tboxrow]
inc dh
mov [row],dh
mov dl,[rboxcol]
inc dl
mov [col],dl
mov al,[vcount]
inc al
inc al
mov [vcount1],al
vshade:
mov ah,02 ; position cursor
mov bh,0h
mov dh,[row]
mov dl,[col]
cmp dl,79d
ja noshade
int 10h
mov ah,08h ; read character and attribute
mov bh,0h
int 10h
mov bl,[shadow] ; reprint it with shadow attribute
mov ah,09h
mov bh,0h
mov cx,01h
int 10h
inc [row]
dec [vcount1]
jne vshade
; get top right row+1 , top right col+2
mov dh,[tboxrow]
inc dh
mov [row],dh
mov dl,[rboxcol]
inc dl
inc dl
mov [col],dl
mov al,[vcount]
inc al
inc al
mov [vcount1],al
noshade:
jmp noshade1
vshade2:
mov ah,02 ; position cursor
mov bh,0h
mov dh,[row]
mov dl,[col]
cmp dl,79d
ja noshade
int 10h
mov ah,08h ; read character and attribute
mov bh,0h
int 10h
mov bl,[shadow] ; reprint it with shadow attribute
mov ah,09h
mov bh,0h
mov cx,01h
int 10h
inc [row]
dec [vcount1]
jne vshade2
noshade1:
; get top row+1 , top left col+1
mov dh,[tboxrow]
inc dh
mov [row],dh
mov dl,[lboxcol]
inc dl
mov [col],dl
mov al,[vcount]
mov [vcount1],al
dec [hcount]
je shadex
fillbox:
mov ah,02 ; position cursor
mov bh,0h
mov dh,[row]
mov dl,[col]
int 10h
mov ah,09h ; fill horizontal line
mov al,32d
mov bh,0h
mov bl,[attbyte]
mov ch,0h
mov cl,[hcount]
int 10h
inc [row]
dec [vcount1]
jne fillbox
SHADEX:
POP DI
POP SI
POP DS
POP BP
POP DX
POP CX
POP BX
POP AX
POP SI
RET
shadebox ENDP
END
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Re: Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
Hello Members and Moderators,
I would like to know what I need do for see the attachments when I´m logged, and why in control panel I can´t to edit my avatar.
If I´m not logged I see the attachments, but if I´m logged I see the follow message: "You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post."
On the control panel i see the message: "The avatar functionality is currently disabled."
Regards
I would like to know what I need do for see the attachments when I´m logged, and why in control panel I can´t to edit my avatar.
If I´m not logged I see the attachments, but if I´m logged I see the follow message: "You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post."
On the control panel i see the message: "The avatar functionality is currently disabled."
Regards
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danielmaximiliano
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Re: Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
Self Introduction is a place to be released and leave a little comment of your own, you can put your data source and some other more.Jairo Maia wrote:Hello Members and Moderators,
I would like to know what I need do for see the attachments when I´m logged, and why in control panel I can´t to edit my avatar.
If I´m not logged I see the attachments, but if I´m logged I see the follow message: "You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post."
On the control panel i see the message: "The avatar functionality is currently disabled."
Regards
Mr. Rathinagiri will welcome to the forum and will thus be able to post the entire site www.hmgforum.com
can you create a new topic for this.
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Re: Hello from Minnesota (U.S.A.)
Hello Daniel,
Thanks for your answer, and sorry by my mistake. I already asked in the topic I want to be a HMG Poster, and I´m not authorized until now yet.
I found it: Attention New Members!. I will go ask by e-mail.
Thanks for your answer, and sorry by my mistake. I already asked in the topic I want to be a HMG Poster, and I´m not authorized until now yet.
I found it: Attention New Members!. I will go ask by e-mail.