Post by thread:[AD]: Need a VB RS232 programmer urgently

Ok... This has now reached emergency levels! I can't believe that there are no PICListers with VB / RS-232 experience who want to make some extra cash in the San Diego north or L.A. south area. I've tried local VB groups (no embedded or RS-232), calling friends, etc... Does anyone have any other suggestions? James Newton (PICList Admin #3) spam_OUTjamesnewtonTakeThisOuTpiclist.com 1-619-652-0593 James Newton wrote on 01-5-16 20:30: The main developer got called away to Korea and we need a VB GUI, RS232, "gather and present the data", programmer to slam out some quick code to talk to a logger and present the data then save it to a data file or so. Take over part written code or re-write. No DSP. Weird hours ok. Needs to be in the San Diego (North is best) area. Pretty good quick money. I've got the logger done but there may be some debugging so you would have to work with me some... <EVIL GRIN> Timeline is starting middle of next week and delivering no later than June 1. Should be between 16 and 40 hours total work. We need to know when you will be available by tomorrow so we can plan the work schedule. James Newton .....jamesnewtonKILLspam@spam@geocities.com 1-619-652-0593 phone -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam.....mitvma.mit.edu

This is the third attempt. With any luck I will have got the "To" field and the Subject Line correct. Should I be wasting all this bandwidth on a very poor attempt at a joke. That was a rhetorical question. Regards Chris I will now crawl back under my stone and stop annoying everyone. > Didn't get the "To" field correctly filled out the first time, sorry James. > > > > Could they be all off line due to a lack of electricity ? > > > > 8-) > > Chris > > > > > Ok... This has now reached emergency levels! I can't believe that there {Quote hidden}> > > are no PICListers with VB / RS-232 experience who want to make some > > > extra cash in the San Diego north or L.A. south area. > > > > > > I've tried local VB groups (no embedded or RS-232), calling friends, > > > etc... > > > > > > Does anyone have any other suggestions? > > > > > > James Newton (PICList Admin #3) > > > EraseMEjamesnewtonspam_OUTTakeThisOuTpiclist.com > > > 1-619-652-0593 > > > > > > > > > James Newton wrote on 01-5-16 20:30: > > > > > > The main developer got called away to Korea and we need a VB GUI, RS232, > > > "gather and present the data", programmer to slam out some quick code to > > > talk to a logger and present the data then save it to a data file or so. > > > Take over part written code or re-write. No DSP. Weird hours ok. Needs > > > to be in the San Diego (North is best) area. Pretty good quick money. > > > I've got the logger done but there may be some debugging so you would > > > have to work with me some... <EVIL GRIN> Timeline is starting middle of > > > next week and delivering no later than June 1. Should be between 16 and {Quote hidden}> > > 40 hours total work. We need to know when you will be available by > > > tomorrow so we can plan the work schedule. > > > > > > James Newton > > > jamesnewtonspam_OUTgeocities.com > > > 1-619-652-0593 phone > > > > > > -- > > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > > > @spam@piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu> > > > > > > -- > > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > > > KILLspampiclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spamBeGonepiclist-unsubscribe-requestspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu

> Ok... This has now reached emergency levels! I can't believe that there > are no PICListers with VB / RS-232 experience who want to make some > extra cash in the San Diego north or L.A. south area. James, I think you'll find that embedded people don't do VB, and VB types will run away screaming at the slightest smell of hardware. VB may be useful for quick prototyping of GUIs, but I don't consider it a serious tool for doing real work. I often do host side code to support an embedded project. Most of the time the customer doesn't care how it's done as long as it works. In that case I use code ultimately compiled by MSVC. If the customer insists on a VB app I tell them to get someone else. ******************************************************************** Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, TakeThisOuTolinEraseMEspam_OUTembedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

>Ok... This has now reached emergency levels! I can't believe that there >are no PICListers with VB / RS-232 experience who want to make some >extra cash in the San Diego north or L.A. south area. > >I must be the exception to that rule then. However, Guildford, UK is a long >walk from San Diego. > >Regards, Kevin I can do this too. But I'm not in San Diego or L.A. either. How about Kansas? (Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word, for what can an antelope say...) Robert Young YR Consulting 785-842-6211 v/f RemoveMErwyoungTakeThisOuTieee.org _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I'm another exception to your rule. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olin Lathrop" <EraseMEolin_piclistEMBEDINC.COM> To: <RemoveMEPICLISTEraseMEEraseMEMITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [AD]: Need a VB RS232 programmer urgently {Quote hidden}> > Ok... This has now reached emergency levels! I can't believe that there > > are no PICListers with VB / RS-232 experience who want to make some > > extra cash in the San Diego north or L.A. south area. > > James, I think you'll find that embedded people don't do VB, and VB types > will run away screaming at the slightest smell of hardware. > > VB may be useful for quick prototyping of GUIs, but I don't consider it a > serious tool for doing real work. I often do host side code to support an > embedded project. Most of the time the customer doesn't care how it's done > as long as it works. In that case I use code ultimately compiled by MSVC. > If the customer insists on a VB app I tell them to get someone else. > > > ******************************************************************** > Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts > (978) 742-9014, RemoveMEolinspam_OUTKILLspamembedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I agree with Patrick on this one. Each environment and language has it's value! Although I very much dislike many MS products, I find VB to be very useful at times. Much easier to code than VC. Nothing against 'C', but MSVC has always been more complicated to use than VB, for me anyway. Then, again, I haven't spent months trying to learn its various quirks. PIC C is more my speed now. But PicBasic Pro has worked out well for prototyping some of my PIC hardware... We have lot's of use for quickly prototyped interfaces to PIC projects! VB works fine for this. In fact, I have to code up a VB app this week which sends commands to a new PIC command interpreter I need to test! It's got to be done by Thursday evening. I know it would take me longer than a couple of days using 'C'. Ron Patrik Husfloen wrote: > I'm another exception to your rule. > > {Original Message removed}

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Wilder" <RemoveMEronTakeThisOuTspamagileaccesscontrol.com> To: <EraseMEPICLISTspamspamBeGoneMITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [AD]: Need a VB RS232 programmer urgently > I agree with Patrick on this one. Each environment and language has it's value! > Although I very much dislike many MS products, I find VB to be very useful at > times. Much easier to code than VC. Nothing against 'C', but MSVC has always > been more complicated to use than VB, for me anyway. That's because mickysoft didn't invent VB they just bought it and messed it up. (sorta like Front Page) > Then, again, I haven't > spent months trying to learn its various quirks. Only months? You must be a fast learner. > PIC C is more my speed now. > But PicBasic Pro has worked out well for prototyping some of my PIC hardware... > > We have lot's of use for quickly prototyped interfaces to PIC projects! VB works > fine for this. In fact, I have to code up a VB app this week which sends > commands to a new PIC command interpreter I need to test! It's got to be done by > Thursday evening. I know it would take me longer than a couple of days using > 'C'. I totaly agree. VB is plenty good (professional) enough for most simple GUI's. And you don't even have to spend countless hours trying to understand why one line of code won't work. {Quote hidden}> Ron > > Patrik Husfloen wrote: > > > I'm another exception to your rule. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Olin Lathrop" <RemoveMEolin_piclistKILLspamEMBEDINC.COM> > > To: <PICLISTSTOPspamspam_OUTMITVMA.MIT.EDU> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:21 PM > > Subject: Re: [AD]: Need a VB RS232 programmer urgently > > > > > > Ok... This has now reached emergency levels! I can't believe that there > > > > are no PICListers with VB / RS-232 experience who want to make some > > > > extra cash in the San Diego north or L.A. south area. > > > > > > James, I think you'll find that embedded people don't do VB, and VB types > > > will run away screaming at the slightest smell of hardware. > > > > > > VB may be useful for quick prototyping of GUIs, but I don't consider it a > > > serious tool for doing real work. I often do host side code to support an > > > embedded project. Most of the time the customer doesn't care how it's done > > > as long as it works. In that case I use code ultimately compiled by MSVC. {Quote hidden}> > > If the customer insists on a VB app I tell them to get someone else. > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > > > Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts > > > (978) 742-9014, spamBeGoneolinSTOPspamEraseMEembedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com > > > > > > -- > > > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > > > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan B. Pearce" <KILLspamA.B.PearcespamBeGoneRL.AC.UK> To: <EraseMEPICLISTEraseMEMITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:31 AM Subject: Re: [AD]: Need a VB RS232 programmer urgently > >That's because mickysoft didn't invent VB they just bought it and messed it > >up. (sorta like Front Page) > > Are you sure about that? My experience with it is that it shows its roots > all the way from GWBasic which was developed from the MS 8080 basic. The > original IBM basic in ROM was quite obviously passed through an 8080 to 8086 > translator that Intel had available, and MS have developed from there > through GWBasic, QuickBasic and QBasic to VB. Really the only differences > between Basic and VB is the windows interface. Check this out: http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/dec/02rajeev.htm · MS DOS -- purchased QDOS (Quick and Dirty OS) from the Seattle Computer Company for a mere $ 50,000. · Internet Explorer -- based on code licensed from Spyglass, Inc. · Flight Simulator -- purchased from the Bruce Artwick Organization. · Powerpoint -- purchased from Forethought, Inc. · FrontPage -- purchased from Vermeer Technologies. · FoxPro -- part of Fox Software which was bought out by Microsoft. · HotMail -- company purchased by Microsoft. · OLE -- Microsoft settled a patent infringement suit with Wang Labs. · SQL Server -- based on code purchased from Sybase. · Visual Basic -- based on code purchased from Cooper Software. · Visual C++ -- based on the purchased Lattice C compiler. · Windows -- portions of the interface licensed from Apple Computer; multitasking technologies were from a company, Dynamical Systems, bought by Microsoft -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics