17 Mar
2010
17 Mar
'10
3:57 a.m.
On 3/16/2010 9:34 PM, Randy Dawson wrote:
> I write software too, I wrote the first ever multimedia program for the PC in DOS
and Windows, the roller coster simulator COASTER. (realtime fractal video decompression,
with audio)
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010, Jim Leonard wrote:
Absolutely positively NOT the first multimedia program
for the PC. I'm
sure you are proud of your creation, but there are many examples of
prior art by several years. Sherlock Holmes in 1991 comes to mind, or
if you're a stickler for "PC *and* Windows" then Jones in the Fast Lane
in 1992 has you beat with both versions on the same CDROM.
I saw some crappy demos of multimedia programs for the PC in 1986.
But, If Randy wants to state that his was BETTER than all that came before
his, then I don't have an argument.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred