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orion_blastar
SOC-5
I think OCRed PDFs are the way to go. There are PDF readers for almost every platform out there.
There are PDF creators as well, so if it is in a different format, as long as I can print it, I can make a PDF from it. Not sure about the searchable PDFs if it is in bitmap format.
Custom EXE, why not make it in Java? Does Java exist for the Palm yet?
There are so many Traveller helper programs out there, and they are either in Windows EXE, DOS EXE, MacOS 8.X binary, Linux ELF, or some other format. It would be nice if the official MegaTraveller CD supported as many platforms as possible.
Our dear departed original GM, willed his Traveller collection to me. Including a lot of MegaTraveller books. Provided that I share them with the group. I have, but in the past people have done things like rip out parts of the MegaTraveller Player's Manual that tells how much equipment or weapons cost, or that have tables that generate characters. With PDFs or printable formats, I can print out those pages for them to take home and roll up characters and equip them. That is an acceptable use, right? I mean not the whole book, just the parts they need to roll up characters before the game starts. The people who ripped up the books and didn't return the pages (I would have gladly let them borrow the book if they promised to return it) are no longer with our group.
There are PDF creators as well, so if it is in a different format, as long as I can print it, I can make a PDF from it. Not sure about the searchable PDFs if it is in bitmap format.
Custom EXE, why not make it in Java? Does Java exist for the Palm yet?
There are so many Traveller helper programs out there, and they are either in Windows EXE, DOS EXE, MacOS 8.X binary, Linux ELF, or some other format. It would be nice if the official MegaTraveller CD supported as many platforms as possible.
Our dear departed original GM, willed his Traveller collection to me. Including a lot of MegaTraveller books. Provided that I share them with the group. I have, but in the past people have done things like rip out parts of the MegaTraveller Player's Manual that tells how much equipment or weapons cost, or that have tables that generate characters. With PDFs or printable formats, I can print out those pages for them to take home and roll up characters and equip them. That is an acceptable use, right? I mean not the whole book, just the parts they need to roll up characters before the game starts. The people who ripped up the books and didn't return the pages (I would have gladly let them borrow the book if they promised to return it) are no longer with our group.
orion_blastar
SOC-5
I think OCRed PDFs are the way to go. There are PDF readers for almost every platform out there.
There are PDF creators as well, so if it is in a different format, as long as I can print it, I can make a PDF from it. Not sure about the searchable PDFs if it is in bitmap format.
Custom EXE, why not make it in Java? Does Java exist for the Palm yet?
There are so many Traveller helper programs out there, and they are either in Windows EXE, DOS EXE, MacOS 8.X binary, Linux ELF, or some other format. It would be nice if the official MegaTraveller CD supported as many platforms as possible.
Our dear departed original GM, willed his Traveller collection to me. Including a lot of MegaTraveller books. Provided that I share them with the group. I have, but in the past people have done things like rip out parts of the MegaTraveller Player's Manual that tells how much equipment or weapons cost, or that have tables that generate characters. With PDFs or printable formats, I can print out those pages for them to take home and roll up characters and equip them. That is an acceptable use, right? I mean not the whole book, just the parts they need to roll up characters before the game starts. The people who ripped up the books and didn't return the pages (I would have gladly let them borrow the book if they promised to return it) are no longer with our group.
There are PDF creators as well, so if it is in a different format, as long as I can print it, I can make a PDF from it. Not sure about the searchable PDFs if it is in bitmap format.
Custom EXE, why not make it in Java? Does Java exist for the Palm yet?
There are so many Traveller helper programs out there, and they are either in Windows EXE, DOS EXE, MacOS 8.X binary, Linux ELF, or some other format. It would be nice if the official MegaTraveller CD supported as many platforms as possible.
Our dear departed original GM, willed his Traveller collection to me. Including a lot of MegaTraveller books. Provided that I share them with the group. I have, but in the past people have done things like rip out parts of the MegaTraveller Player's Manual that tells how much equipment or weapons cost, or that have tables that generate characters. With PDFs or printable formats, I can print out those pages for them to take home and roll up characters and equip them. That is an acceptable use, right? I mean not the whole book, just the parts they need to roll up characters before the game starts. The people who ripped up the books and didn't return the pages (I would have gladly let them borrow the book if they promised to return it) are no longer with our group.
orion_blastar
SOC-5
I think OCRed PDFs are the way to go. There are PDF readers for almost every platform out there.
There are PDF creators as well, so if it is in a different format, as long as I can print it, I can make a PDF from it. Not sure about the searchable PDFs if it is in bitmap format.
Custom EXE, why not make it in Java? Does Java exist for the Palm yet?
There are so many Traveller helper programs out there, and they are either in Windows EXE, DOS EXE, MacOS 8.X binary, Linux ELF, or some other format. It would be nice if the official MegaTraveller CD supported as many platforms as possible.
Our dear departed original GM, willed his Traveller collection to me. Including a lot of MegaTraveller books. Provided that I share them with the group. I have, but in the past people have done things like rip out parts of the MegaTraveller Player's Manual that tells how much equipment or weapons cost, or that have tables that generate characters. With PDFs or printable formats, I can print out those pages for them to take home and roll up characters and equip them. That is an acceptable use, right? I mean not the whole book, just the parts they need to roll up characters before the game starts. The people who ripped up the books and didn't return the pages (I would have gladly let them borrow the book if they promised to return it) are no longer with our group.
There are PDF creators as well, so if it is in a different format, as long as I can print it, I can make a PDF from it. Not sure about the searchable PDFs if it is in bitmap format.
Custom EXE, why not make it in Java? Does Java exist for the Palm yet?
There are so many Traveller helper programs out there, and they are either in Windows EXE, DOS EXE, MacOS 8.X binary, Linux ELF, or some other format. It would be nice if the official MegaTraveller CD supported as many platforms as possible.
Our dear departed original GM, willed his Traveller collection to me. Including a lot of MegaTraveller books. Provided that I share them with the group. I have, but in the past people have done things like rip out parts of the MegaTraveller Player's Manual that tells how much equipment or weapons cost, or that have tables that generate characters. With PDFs or printable formats, I can print out those pages for them to take home and roll up characters and equip them. That is an acceptable use, right? I mean not the whole book, just the parts they need to roll up characters before the game starts. The people who ripped up the books and didn't return the pages (I would have gladly let them borrow the book if they promised to return it) are no longer with our group.
LairdDunAfton
SOC-7
OK. IS this still happening?
LairdDunAfton
SOC-7
OK. IS this still happening?
LairdDunAfton
SOC-7
OK. IS this still happening?
Orion: the main reason for no java would be the incompatible filesystems out there. It is doable, but not easily so.
Not all filesystems mount drives in the same relative spots. since the majority of uses use Win__, a win .exe file is the most useful.
Torques me off, but is most widely accepted.
Not all filesystems mount drives in the same relative spots. since the majority of uses use Win__, a win .exe file is the most useful.
Torques me off, but is most widely accepted.
Orion: the main reason for no java would be the incompatible filesystems out there. It is doable, but not easily so.
Not all filesystems mount drives in the same relative spots. since the majority of uses use Win__, a win .exe file is the most useful.
Torques me off, but is most widely accepted.
Not all filesystems mount drives in the same relative spots. since the majority of uses use Win__, a win .exe file is the most useful.
Torques me off, but is most widely accepted.
Orion: the main reason for no java would be the incompatible filesystems out there. It is doable, but not easily so.
Not all filesystems mount drives in the same relative spots. since the majority of uses use Win__, a win .exe file is the most useful.
Torques me off, but is most widely accepted.
Not all filesystems mount drives in the same relative spots. since the majority of uses use Win__, a win .exe file is the most useful.
Torques me off, but is most widely accepted.
PDFs are very nice. I vote PDF.
Laird: Yes, it's still happening. The people in charge are juggling many balls at once, so everything gets a small timeslice.
Loyal: I don't know what the timeline is, either. I hope it's ready sometime this year. I imagine there might be only one person doing the scanning (Marc), which means the project is on a long schedule with everything else.
Orion: I believe running off copies of tables and forms for your players is acceptable use.
Laird: Yes, it's still happening. The people in charge are juggling many balls at once, so everything gets a small timeslice.
Loyal: I don't know what the timeline is, either. I hope it's ready sometime this year. I imagine there might be only one person doing the scanning (Marc), which means the project is on a long schedule with everything else.
Orion: I believe running off copies of tables and forms for your players is acceptable use.
PDFs are very nice. I vote PDF.
Laird: Yes, it's still happening. The people in charge are juggling many balls at once, so everything gets a small timeslice.
Loyal: I don't know what the timeline is, either. I hope it's ready sometime this year. I imagine there might be only one person doing the scanning (Marc), which means the project is on a long schedule with everything else.
Orion: I believe running off copies of tables and forms for your players is acceptable use.
Laird: Yes, it's still happening. The people in charge are juggling many balls at once, so everything gets a small timeslice.
Loyal: I don't know what the timeline is, either. I hope it's ready sometime this year. I imagine there might be only one person doing the scanning (Marc), which means the project is on a long schedule with everything else.
Orion: I believe running off copies of tables and forms for your players is acceptable use.
PDFs are very nice. I vote PDF.
Laird: Yes, it's still happening. The people in charge are juggling many balls at once, so everything gets a small timeslice.
Loyal: I don't know what the timeline is, either. I hope it's ready sometime this year. I imagine there might be only one person doing the scanning (Marc), which means the project is on a long schedule with everything else.
Orion: I believe running off copies of tables and forms for your players is acceptable use.
Laird: Yes, it's still happening. The people in charge are juggling many balls at once, so everything gets a small timeslice.
Loyal: I don't know what the timeline is, either. I hope it's ready sometime this year. I imagine there might be only one person doing the scanning (Marc), which means the project is on a long schedule with everything else.
Orion: I believe running off copies of tables and forms for your players is acceptable use.
Reg Redblade
SOC-8
I thought the scans had come back already and they were putting it together ? (or am I thinking of another product).
Will dig through the previous posts - if I was wrong I will be so bummed.
Am really looking forward to the CD. - being able to run off the maps from the Ref Companion or the Character Creation tables will make a referee's job SO much easier.
RR.
Will dig through the previous posts - if I was wrong I will be so bummed.
Am really looking forward to the CD. - being able to run off the maps from the Ref Companion or the Character Creation tables will make a referee's job SO much easier.
RR.
Reg Redblade
SOC-8
I thought the scans had come back already and they were putting it together ? (or am I thinking of another product).
Will dig through the previous posts - if I was wrong I will be so bummed.
Am really looking forward to the CD. - being able to run off the maps from the Ref Companion or the Character Creation tables will make a referee's job SO much easier.
RR.
Will dig through the previous posts - if I was wrong I will be so bummed.
Am really looking forward to the CD. - being able to run off the maps from the Ref Companion or the Character Creation tables will make a referee's job SO much easier.
RR.
Reg Redblade
SOC-8
I thought the scans had come back already and they were putting it together ? (or am I thinking of another product).
Will dig through the previous posts - if I was wrong I will be so bummed.
Am really looking forward to the CD. - being able to run off the maps from the Ref Companion or the Character Creation tables will make a referee's job SO much easier.
RR.
Will dig through the previous posts - if I was wrong I will be so bummed.
Am really looking forward to the CD. - being able to run off the maps from the Ref Companion or the Character Creation tables will make a referee's job SO much easier.
RR.
