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RE: [ECS] dos base continued Carl Keyes Thu, 28 Jan 1999 10:48:12 PST

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Rick,

Thanks. I agree. I still have a go with HAL from time to time
and have fun with it. I love the VR "potential".
For the life of me though I don't know how people run their houses
with it.

carl


>Reply-To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
>From: "R.V.C. Tinker" <RTinker@AutomatedLiving.com>
>To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
>Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 23:12:29 -0500
>Subject: RE: [ECS] dos base continued
>
>Carl,
>
>In HAL2000, open the status screen and press F1 - it will bring up the 
help
>file at the status screen section.  Open the configuration screen and 
press
>F1 - it will bring up the help file at the configuration screen 
section...
>
>HAL2000 has come a long way from a year ago when the help file was very
>out-of-date with the product and did not have those links...
>
>Nonetheless, there is a help file equivalent to Mark's '?' method of 
getting
>help, but alas I think I prefer Mark's method...  Since that cannot be
>reproduced using Windows' help files without MUCH effort, and since 
software
>can change much more rapidly than what the help file author can keep up 
with,
>we think the level we have now is pretty good.
>
>I do, however, remember many a late night over the 6 years I used ECS 
where
>the trusty old '?' helped me immensely...  Interpreting Mark's writing 
is
>another discussion ;-) but the interface worked great and gives Windows 
help
>files and their associated entry points a run for their money.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Rick Tinker
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Carl Keyes [mailto:carlkeyes@hotmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 5:21 PM
>> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
>> Subject: RE: [ECS] dos base continued
>>
>>
>> Bill Bass,or whomever,
>>
>> I'm curious as to what HA app it may be that has
>> all the Win conventions you've mentioned. I've
>> experimented with most of them and I'm surprised
>> to hear that one exists. HAL2000 in particular
>> seems much further from standard than ECS.
>>
>> carl
>>
>


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