My tech history is pretty brief. As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a successful science fiction (and later fantasy) author. Obviously, that didn't work, but didn't stop my 11 or 12 year old self from churning out "novels" on my Amiga 1000 using Scribble!.
I have not given up hope to one day produce a fantasy or sci-fi novel. A lot of work was done on the Myth Core project that I think lends itself to an adult sexy fairy tale fantasy, so I want to explore that and see what happens. I was planning on at some point working with Christina on turning the various ideas into a short story or two and see how the world plays out. I mean a lot of work was done on character development and missions/plots, so it would be nice to give it one last honest try. Of course with that said, even though it's exceedingly difficult to get a non-fiction book published, it's even harder to get a fiction book published and they're far less likely to sell. With that said, it's worth a shot as we've seen how trying things sometimes work out unexpectedly.
Matt Barton wrote:
Anyway, I was happy with Scribble! for word processing for many, many, years, supplementing it with Deluxe Paint IV for "design" work. We eventually had Final Copy, and of course I dabbled a bit with Word Perfect in school. I also used a Brother typewriter with a monochrome screen a bit at my grandma's. I pretty much fell in love with Microsoft Word the first time I used it (must have been in the early 1990s), and haven't really felt inclined to use anything else since.
My big problem with word processing on the Amiga - and I just had a 1MB 500 with dual disk drives - was the stability of it, of course I never did use Scribble!. In fact, though I had stable word processing from what I could remember on the C-64 with programs like the Quick Brown Fox and later GeoWrite, I really didn't have stable, more professional word processing until the move to PCs.
Matt Barton wrote:
I've used all manner of collaborative software, and even wrote about it at length (see Wiki Writing). I love wikis, though obviously there not suitable for everything. I also like Google Docs a lot, though it's unfortunately also limited and just isn't as aesthetically pleasing to me as Word. What I do like about G.D. is that it's VERY easy to use; stuff like Sharepoint and Groove can be such a pain to get setup (especially since you have multiple people who need to connect). I saw a program demonstrated once called "moonedit" that blew me away; that's more or less real-time collaboration. For some unknown reason, it hasn't seem to catch on, though I keep thinking it's the natural future of this stuff.
I don't consider Google Docs a replacement for an offline word processor, but it's certainly convenient for drafting stuff. They still need to add some features as well, but I'm certainly grateful for it and it worked out well in the creation of "Vintage Games". I'd certainly use it again for collaborations and maybe even for individual draft work.
Vintage Games book!
Xbox 360: billlog | Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
*************************** Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
My tech history is pretty brief. As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a successful science fiction (and later fantasy) author. Obviously, that didn't work, but didn't stop my 11 or 12 year old self from churning out "novels" on my Amiga 1000 using Scribble!.
I have not given up hope to one day produce a fantasy or sci-fi novel. A lot of work was done on the Myth Core project that I think lends itself to an adult sexy fairy tale fantasy, so I want to explore that and see what happens. I was planning on at some point working with Christina on turning the various ideas into a short story or two and see how the world plays out. I mean a lot of work was done on character development and missions/plots, so it would be nice to give it one last honest try. Of course with that said, even though it's exceedingly difficult to get a non-fiction book published, it's even harder to get a fiction book published and they're far less likely to sell. With that said, it's worth a shot as we've seen how trying things sometimes work out unexpectedly.
Anyway, I was happy with Scribble! for word processing for many, many, years, supplementing it with Deluxe Paint IV for "design" work. We eventually had Final Copy, and of course I dabbled a bit with Word Perfect in school. I also used a Brother typewriter with a monochrome screen a bit at my grandma's. I pretty much fell in love with Microsoft Word the first time I used it (must have been in the early 1990s), and haven't really felt inclined to use anything else since.
My big problem with word processing on the Amiga - and I just had a 1MB 500 with dual disk drives - was the stability of it, of course I never did use Scribble!. In fact, though I had stable word processing from what I could remember on the C-64 with programs like the Quick Brown Fox and later GeoWrite, I really didn't have stable, more professional word processing until the move to PCs.
I've used all manner of collaborative software, and even wrote about it at length (see Wiki Writing). I love wikis, though obviously there not suitable for everything. I also like Google Docs a lot, though it's unfortunately also limited and just isn't as aesthetically pleasing to me as Word. What I do like about G.D. is that it's VERY easy to use; stuff like Sharepoint and Groove can be such a pain to get setup (especially since you have multiple people who need to connect). I saw a program demonstrated once called "moonedit" that blew me away; that's more or less real-time collaboration. For some unknown reason, it hasn't seem to catch on, though I keep thinking it's the natural future of this stuff.
I don't consider Google Docs a replacement for an offline word processor, but it's certainly convenient for drafting stuff. They still need to add some features as well, but I'm certainly grateful for it and it worked out well in the creation of "Vintage Games". I'd certainly use it again for collaborations and maybe even for individual draft work.
Vintage Games book!
Xbox 360: billlog | Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.