THE best strategy game of all times! :D

nmoppa · #1 February 10th, 2001, 05:11 PM

YES, Atrocities, It WAS you using these words to describe your feelings about the Tandy original computer bLaster of those days. May I assume you have also at least some knowledge about the ZX 80's I mentioned?

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PERHAPS THIS IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE <Worf facing another critical fight>

Kuroth · #2 February 10th, 2001, 05:19 PM

Uh Just for your Info 80% of the "Worlds"
computer code is still in Cobol!!!!

You guys talked about it as if it was some
old language no longer in use

I think there was something called COLBALT.

I program in both VB and Coble using DB2
and IMS...

p.s. You can even make web pages with Cobol
these days!!!!

ColdSteel · #3 February 10th, 2001, 05:20 PM

COBOL is also really good at producing formatted reports. I kinda enjoyed writing COBOL programs. Oh, the memories.. takes me back...(sigh).

ColdSteel · #4 February 10th, 2001, 05:26 PM

Kuroth, there is even a object oriented Version of COBOL now. It's a language that just rufuses to die, even though many would like it to just go away. The Government tried to kill it 15 years ago with ADA and you see how far that got. LOL.

I didn't know there was a COBALT language. My sincere apologies, Atrocities.

pathfinder · #5 February 10th, 2001, 05:29 PM

hehe, as you may note, I am NOT a programmer at all. So this ability (to a very limited degree) to script the AI is kinda neat for this old fart. BTW I also,

, had to learn FORTRAN IV

Darn glad I do NOT have to make a living doing this!

[This message has been edited by pathfinder (edited 10 February 2001).]

ColdSteel · #6 February 10th, 2001, 05:54 PM

Well, I'm a programmer, though these days they've got me doing so much project management crap that I hardly have time for it anymore.

I've taught myself Visual Basic, Perl, C++ and a few others over the years. Once you learn one or two, they're all pretty much alike in most ways. The object oriented stuff and data structures were a bit different for an old procedure language coder, but even those concepts eventually fell before my massive intellect (uh, yeah, riiiight).

I think programmers are drawn to SE4 like a moth to the flame. I love programming because you get to build something neat and solve problems. SE4 offers that in spades. And with the data files thrown in so you can mod away?? Well, it's Nirvana! (no, no, not Teen Spirit). Just wait until you see my new race and shipset.

nmoppa · #7 February 10th, 2001, 06:51 PM

Promises, promises, Coldsteel.

. Anyway, I believe you and agree. Once more, if you need betatesting, contact me at ppacharles@planet.nl. Way to go, but finally THIS is the game that will be in the books of history long after we have met the Great Maker

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PERHAPS THIS IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE <Worf facing another critical fight>