00:00:00 --- log: started retro/07.06.06 00:31:11 --- quit: virl (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) 04:34:33 --- join: virl (n=virl@chello062178085149.1.12.vie.surfer.at) joined #retro 05:56:36 --- join: timlarson_ (n=timlarso@65.116.199.19) joined #retro 07:40:36 --- quit: virl (Remote closed the connection) 10:45:08 --- join: timlarson__ (n=timlarso@65.116.199.19) joined #retro 10:46:43 --- quit: timlarson__ (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) 10:46:48 --- join: timlarson___ (n=timlarso@65.116.199.19) joined #retro 11:03:12 --- quit: timlarson_ (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) 11:35:35 --- part: RayS left #retro 11:37:16 --- join: RayS (n=Ray_stma@adsl-68-95-134-99.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net) joined #retro 11:48:29 --- part: RayS left #retro 12:10:15 --- quit: timlarson___ (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) 12:11:37 --- join: timlarson_ (n=timlarso@65.116.199.19) joined #retro 13:28:13 --- quit: timlarson_ ("Leaving") 14:00:12 --- quit: Cheery (Remote closed the connection) 15:12:37 --- join: virl (n=virl@chello062178085149.1.12.vie.surfer.at) joined #retro 15:14:04 --- join: Raystm2 (n=NanRay@adsl-68-95-134-99.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net) joined #retro 15:14:41 --- mode: ChanServ set +o Raystm2 15:47:16 --- join: rabbitwhite (n=Miranda@c-24-126-64-144.hsd1.md.comcast.net) joined #retro 16:04:46 Hey Roger. Thanks for the Fasm file. 16:04:51 Was just reading it. 16:08:14 --- join: RayS (n=Ray_stma@adsl-68-95-134-99.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net) joined #retro 16:08:19 cool let me know if there are any files you discover that you need. just don't ask for the whole directory cuz that probably would not make it easier, it's just a lot of unmaintained junk during a time when i was really restless and scatterbrained 16:08:34 :) 16:09:12 No, If this file will make the system, then this is all that is necessary. I can't wait to run it thru fasm and get a listing. 16:09:20 oops 16:09:32 I'm also Raystm2 :) 16:09:56 I got a Opera Browser now on crc's recomendation. I'm just loving it. 16:10:04 can't stop playing with it. 16:10:22 mmhmm. 16:11:48 Tabbed browsing in this verses IE or Firefox... it's a whole new level. 16:12:05 what's the difference 16:12:52 Opera is a web fanatics browser. It's just, well done! 16:13:09 you can chat, mail, browse from it. 16:13:23 newsgroup too I'm sure. 16:13:25 oh 16:13:32 i know about those features ... i used to use opera 16:13:47 used to --> what do you use now? 16:14:07 This is like being spoiled after using IE for so long. 16:14:09 i switched back to firefox. 16:15:06 it has better plugins, and opera was becoming a resource hog 16:15:38 and i like gmail fine, didnt really like opera's mail client 16:15:41 --- part: RayS left #retro 16:16:15 cept i'm always doing that! :) 16:16:25 internet browsers bore me to tears anyway, so ... they are basically all equal in my eyes, just used to firefox 16:16:41 --- join: RayS (n=Ray_stma@adsl-68-95-134-99.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net) joined #retro 16:16:50 what, hogging resources? 16:17:31 but having it come right back up where I left off, and so fast, man I like this browser. 16:17:47 firefox does that too 16:17:57 opera stopped starting fast for me 16:17:57 no I wanted to close a window, hit alt-f4 and meant to hit ctrl-f4 16:18:03 over time it began to be about the same 16:18:09 I see. 16:18:21 Ill look forward to that then. 16:22:52 so i'm thinking about selling GC Forth now, instead of holding off until it's "perfect", or at least what my idea of perfect was a few weeks ago 16:23:28 since it requires you to spend some money on hardware before you can use it, i have to put a low price on it 16:23:45 which would also justify it being imperfect on release, but it can be easily updated 16:26:41 on the other hand, if it's too cheap people will think it must not be that useful ... 16:27:05 You don't have to put a low price on it because of needing extra hardware. Only change the price if your audiance doesn't have very many resources. 16:27:12 People are gonna wanna hack the GC 16:27:36 They'll spend 500 bucks for a game system and 50 bucks a game... 16:27:57 You make what the traffic will bear. :) 16:28:26 you start low to get interest and then you consistantly raise the price giving customers a sence of urgency. 16:28:54 mm 16:29:14 well, i guess i should still add stuff to the bundle to justify the price raise 16:29:28 but i get what you're saying 16:29:45 maybe the price should start at $25 and go up to $50 when I write the big manual 16:29:51 Any way. looking over your file here and I think there is two files that are needed, so far. One is words.f and the other is the fasm macros file if you made any changes to any standard macros file( if there is such a thing). Do you think I could possibly get those as well, please. :) 16:30:15 no problem 16:30:39 Yikes I was thinking that... you'd start out at about 200, and then climb as close to a grand as you could get. 16:30:56 wow 16:31:00 it's not that awesome yet 16:31:07 i'm not a thief 16:31:12 :) 16:31:20 You concider that robbery? 16:31:32 well, i think that adobe's prices are heinous 16:31:34 I suppose only you can put a value on your work. 16:31:35 for example 16:31:44 well its like, this thing has bugs 16:31:49 I know an attourney that makes more then that an hour. 16:31:50 but subtle ones 16:32:09 so i was thinking release it now as is, fix it up a little as time goes by with free updates 16:32:17 but then release a brand name even awesomer version for alot more 16:32:20 *new 16:32:23 not name 16:32:53 Bell used to make $20,000 a copy on UNIX 16:33:04 in the seventies. 16:33:33 how much do you think it's worth now? 16:33:39 i mean GC Forth 16:33:40 I bet people wanting to get anouther use out of there un or under used cubes will want this. 16:34:26 I really don't know, at this point. Best to join a few chats or lists that these cubers congregate, subtly inquire there. 16:34:43 Check pulse. 16:34:51 look for need. find market. 16:35:12 then you can totaly adress the issues of price and availablity. 16:36:23 But like i said earlier, a quick test of book prices online for new publishers start at about 30-50 dollars, and then they always say stuff like it's going up in a week, and it always goes up 16:37:39 it builds a sence of urgency. 16:37:45 yeah, i get it 16:37:51 it sounds really cool 16:38:16 and i would like to make a good amount of money from this, because i want to go part time at work and i make just enough to live from my day job 16:38:25 * Raystm2 needs to get a product online fast! 16:38:43 You should definately do that. 16:38:55 * Raystm2 foody goes to kitchen. 16:39:19 have you ever sold a product before? 16:39:28 me? 16:39:30 yes. 16:39:33 no 16:40:05 It's a pretty significant undertaking. Payment processing, delivery, support; marketing, product development. 16:40:47 well, thats another reason why i wanted to sell it cheap ... i want it to be informal, not really much marketing or puffery 16:41:01 Be careful not to price it too low. 16:41:05 i want it to be sold based on interest and its own merit 16:41:20 why or people will not buy it right 16:41:38 They might buy too much of it. Each new customer is a drain on your finite support resources. 16:41:45 oh 16:41:53 well THATS where my genius support policy comes in 16:42:32 instead of one-on-one emails i'll probably just listen to the problems people are having and post the answers in a single place, like a message board 16:42:49 That's what I did. Helps a little. 16:43:19 and, no posting allowed by anyone else but me so no way it can get clogged with digressions or whining 16:43:33 and 16:44:00 write good documentation. thats one reason why support is such a problem, people don't know how to write good docs and i want to make a good effort on mine to prove my point 16:44:08 Docs help, certainly. 16:44:10 I would allow anybody but moderate untill a moderator can be found to release you. 16:44:39 You are bound to build a community out of this, and that's what you want. Customers are hard to come by, save them and sell to them again and again. 16:44:51 nah, skip that, they can email me, and they can always make their own forums and hire their own moderators 16:45:15 i have too much stuff to do, i dont want to get too involved on the internet 16:45:21 ALso some wont' by on first glance, but will be back to an interesting community == until they do buy. 16:47:20 well ... what if there already was a community, before it even went public 16:48:03 i can see it having a better chance if there are some really good demonstrations of its potential 16:48:48 and i would like to share it with some people 16:49:06 It is interesting how programmers *want to sell* on workability, while business people *actually do sell* on marketting. 16:49:18 the software I use at work as cases in point. 16:53:29 i think it would be advantageous for a lot of people to learn it early on 16:53:41 and by a lot i dont really mean that much, maybe 9 or 10 people 16:53:46 maybe less 16:54:51 but at least then there could be some understanding and it could make it easier to develop docs and market it 16:54:59 and i'd share the profits of course 16:55:41 sounds cool. 16:55:52 would anyone be interested? 16:56:10 Ya, you should look for those programmers that will test this out for you. 16:56:23 there would be no need to do beta programming or collective development, everyone would be free to do anything they wanted, to go in whatever direction they wanted 16:56:36 I see. Makes sence. 16:56:38 well, i guess. but would you? 16:56:58 and would anyone else here be interested? 16:57:13 have to get a cube. 16:57:27 rabbitwhite: I'd be interested 16:58:34 * RayS keeps eyes open for cube. with no income, ill need to trade something... 16:59:02 thats the thing, you really need more than just the cube 16:59:29 Okay, what are the requirements. 17:01:14 the minimum is 3 things, you need an SD card adapter ($15), a copy of Action Replay ($30) OR a modchip ($15), and a keyboard adapter OR Gamecube-compatible keyboard (~$20) 17:01:36 you plan to sell the whole shebang? 17:01:42 oh, and if you got a modchip you'd need the dvd-r that boots the sd card :-) 17:01:56 i might, if i ever get the startup cash i'd need 17:02:12 why do you need startup cash to do that? 17:02:37 because i'd need to have supplies of those if i was going to sell them ? 17:03:00 i dunno it seemed obvious to me 17:03:05 you don't, in fact. You can process an order, then aquire, package, and ship the required components. 17:03:18 Over time, you can build stock if your proceeds permit. 17:03:22 oh 17:03:24 hm 17:03:48 i guess that slow of a method would be expected at the beginning 17:04:06 Set the customer's expectations appropriately at the time of sale. 17:04:47 infact, you could, tho it be a tad unwieldy at first, find people who sell those items and let them process orders for their particular stuff from your site, where you share profits. 17:05:00 that would be a logicistical nightmare in my opinion 17:05:14 logistical 17:05:28 hmm, perhaps I'm low on food 17:05:33 foodistical substances 17:05:42 the problem is after shipping and because i'd be paying retail for each component, the price for the user for everything would be unbelievably high 17:05:49 Better then having to do all that your self. Look its as simple as createing a form on a web page that parcells out the orders to each vendor. 17:05:58 rabbitwhite, you hope to pass along wholesale pricing or something? 17:06:45 oh, i guess 17:06:57 Of course your services as an integrator increase the price. 17:07:08 i dunno, one big problem is Action Replays are in short supply now, and supposedly they are knocking out the Add New Code functionality 17:07:10 You're adding value. I hope. 17:07:24 well the program is pretty solid 17:07:40 and really, really fun 17:07:46 hmm, ok. Sounds like the ground you've built on is shaky. 17:07:54 yeah, this was a recent development, so, 17:08:01 my way keeps the owner/operator working on marketing and the vendors working on collection, shipping,and order fulfilment, which is a much of what needs to be done by a business. Also, they can handle thier own problems. 17:08:18 i mean its not impossible to get the right version of AR for others, but i dont know how many would still be out there for me to sell 17:08:52 Then your market is going to disappear? 17:09:31 You may need to reverse engineer some of those devices, or even work with the manufactures. 17:09:47 which means as a one-man shop, you're already dead. 17:10:15 i guess. 17:10:27 but a lot of people have the AR's and the SD card adapters 17:10:35 its a setup called "SDLOAD" 17:10:37 Not necessarily. You really don't know until you talk with those manufacturers. For all we know, they have a supply of devices, but no market. 17:10:37 Well, I don't mean to be pessmistic. But it's better to figure out if the thing will fly before you load it with passengers, if you see what I mean. :) 17:10:42 lots of homebrew people are set up with it 17:10:53 oh, i know 17:10:59 :) 17:11:00 there are just so many paths to look at 17:11:17 so i guess it'll take time 17:11:33 yeah. I ask about the kit because I've sold a number of different things in component form, and the single most common question is if I sell the whole shebang, soup to nuts. 17:12:06 well , i can go either way because a lot of the people who would be interested already have the required stuff 17:12:11 It's a valid question. If somebody comes along and thinks, hey, neat -- oh, but I have to climb this whole other mountain first? 17:12:22 yeah 17:12:32 plug and play world. 17:12:51 so the people with the right widget now are your existing market -- but once you sell to that bunch, you'd be done. 17:13:02 So for longevity you need to be able to grow the market. 17:13:18 well, i figure, there is a finite # of people who would EVER buy it ... 17:13:27 so, thats why i wanted to kind of get them "hooked in" 17:13:44 and sell them newer, much better and more expensive versions later 17:13:57 i mean, i guess i just realized that thats the reason why i thought it was a good idea 17:14:38 that goes back to support. If you expect them to hang around for version 2, you have to support them on version 1. Which is a serious resource drain. 17:14:49 The biggest one, in fact. It can swamp you. 17:15:15 well, 17:15:30 the point of Forth is kind of to empower people to deal with their own problems, 17:16:09 so like half of my answers to people would be "there is no function that does that", or "no, i'm not adding that because you can do it this way" 17:16:35 thats how i want it to be , at least 17:17:06 Support takes a huge variety of forms. But even when the answers are simple, it takes time. 17:17:10 mm 17:17:44 So you can do this, but you have to be prepared to really put your shoulder to it or it'll die on the vine, to mix metaphors. 17:18:58 well, obviously the docs need to take care of as much as possible, or else i'll be handling questions that shouldve been answered by it. it needs to be really clear and to the point. they need to feel like they can find out anything from it and that there is no need to tug at anyone's dress for help all the time 17:19:54 I speak from experience. Quartus Forth is somewhat similar to what you're proposing to sell, in a number of ways. Forth, on specialized hardware. 17:21:26 well, yeah, okay 17:21:48 mine is minimalistic, though 17:22:14 it probably doesnt have the same out-of-box power as yours 17:23:10 like, its not the Egg Machine from Thinking Forth .. i guess the only way to get people to pay a lot for it is to have a lot of code already written for it, like game engines 17:23:14 From the perspective of someone who doesn't know how to program in Forth, or how to program at all... 17:23:27 which will be at least part of your customer base. 17:23:41 i need to not have those 17:23:51 i'll probably make it clear on the page that this is not Game Maker 17:24:26 although it could one day kind of be 17:24:32 definitely 17:24:43 Nonetheless you will have a significant percentage of customers who cannot adequately evaluate the product in relation to their own skills. It is from that disparity that the largest amount of support arises. 17:25:23 THAT's why i need to have people who already know it before i sell it to the kids 17:25:32 so THEY can teach it to them and make some money 17:25:45 i want to provide the tool but i dont want to be the full-time teacher too 17:26:16 Teachers. Not a bad idea. That would be a good market for you to explore. 17:26:24 ok. A nice goal, but it projects the kind of success you only get from climbing the mountain first. I'm just saying it's a huge undertaking for a solitary individual, and is not likely to steadily bring the kind of money that will let you change your lifestyle. 17:28:04 * Raystm2 wonders if he shouldn't get in the business set up business. 17:28:06 well, if i made a couple hundred a month i'd be happy 17:28:56 after your costs, I assume 17:29:05 but from what kind of time investment? 17:29:31 rabbitwhite: that's a very good starting point. How much do you need to make a month? 17:29:42 an hour a day? Ten hours a week? Every evening? Weekends? 17:30:03 Probably most mornings because i work late 17:30:12 If you can determine the size of the market, and how often a unit will sell, that's your price calculation. 17:30:53 You might make much much more on a book describing the process, then actually providing the tangibles. 17:31:32 I'm willing to bet thats a much larger, more stable market, and something an individual can handle doing. 17:31:46 oh definitely ... because i can print it on demand for like $6 with lulu.com and make like a 500% profit 17:32:08 THEN you can start producing units, if you desire. 17:32:21 units? 17:32:37 tangibles. Cubes fitted with all of your requirments. 17:32:49 shipped in a box. 17:33:17 oh god, i doubt it any time soon 17:33:23 and probably not by me by myself 17:33:23 :) 17:33:28 right 17:33:42 i dont really want to that bad either, i mean if somebody came to me that was like i could make this work and profitably id be like why not 17:33:42 no, we go overseas for that. ( we hehe ) 17:34:59 its just not on my mind right now 17:35:27 * Raystm2 has developed many many products and markets over 20 years. 17:36:10 I invented a brake system for pneumatic casters. 17:36:25 Everyone in the industry uses it. 17:36:47 Well I didn't invent it. I adaped a brake system to a pnuematic caster. 17:38:31 thats cool 17:39:13 In the materials handling industry, especially in the casters subgroup, you talk to lots of designers bringing products to put on wheels. 17:39:55 You know that MIST-ON-TAN booths. I put them on wheels. 17:40:31 I designed a train for UPS that they use in malls for delivering the entire mall from one driver and truck. 17:40:46 It's testing in North Hill Mall. 17:40:50 Hills 17:41:06 thats amazing. 17:41:54 I've made millions of dollars for many people, all on salary and bonuses. I never have done that for myself yet. 17:42:19 is that the highest goal in life? 17:42:50 No, but in a capitalist community, it is the only way to have resonable access to life. 17:43:07 tcouhe 17:43:13 god i cant even spell *touche 17:43:36 so yeah, thats basically why i want some $ right now 17:43:44 Very few are famous enough to get by on looks alone. :) 17:43:47 i need more money for electronics and supplies 17:43:50 and furniture 17:43:55 and clothes 17:44:26 ok so 1) write manual first and then beta or 2) beta-during-writing-of-manual 17:44:59 If I were your age and knew what I know now, I would find something, some project bound to make you an income, and then go after that like it was a drug and I was addicted, untill it got on it's own. Where it operates and you don't need to be there. 17:45:06 One thing tho... 17:45:14 Always be the guy that signs the checks. 17:45:31 Thats the best way to keep up with it all. 17:46:09 I would put all other things out of my mind. 17:46:21 Your not tied down just now. 17:46:24 Good timing. 17:46:49 Working now will make not needing to work come sooner. 17:48:09 Then, your options get better and better. Your reach and your resources are only limited by your imagination. 17:48:14 Always was. 17:48:56 There are 6 degrees, ( hehe ) to the guy that has what you need to get off the ground, what ever that is. 17:51:31 * Raystm2 slides soapbox back under bed. 17:55:06 Okay, got to take some teenagers somewhere. Back in about 40 minutes. Roger, if I miss ya, thanks again for that file, thanks in advance for the other two, and thanks for letting an old man feel good for half an hour. :) 17:55:59 any time 17:56:07 thank you 18:04:57 recommendations for a webserver for a high volume website written in a custom forth? 18:05:24 there is the standard apache, but wdyt? 18:31:25 --- quit: Quartus () 18:32:30 --- join: Quartus (n=neal@CPE0001023f6e4f-CM013349902843.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) joined #retro 21:19:13 --- quit: rabbitwhite ("New look! 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