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From: macsuppor@a1.nl (DEnnis Brinkhuis)
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.profile
Subject: Re: Fallen Angel
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 15:27:59 +0100
Organization: Debri Productions
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Peter Wright <dafrog@dapad.co.uk> wrote:

> Well, I thought I'd follow everyone's lead and post up a "Hi yah" profile.
> 
> I started with computers back in 79 when my dad and I built a kit. Moved up
> from there through the usual (Acorn Atom, ZX81, Sharp MZ80A, Electron,
> CBM64, Amiga, PC, Mac), and started doing professional games development on
> the 64 in 84 (14 years old). Got totally screwed at that by a certain now
> defunct company and at the insistence of my parents that I get a real job, I
> went into corporate development on PC's and stuff. 
> 
> So, I've been writing Windoze code now for about 9 years, have published 8
> books on the subject (the Beginner's VB range, among others, for Wrox
> Press), as well as loads of really dull articles in loads of really dull
> computer magazines across the world. I'm also a regular speaker at Dev
> events around the world. 
> 
> Currently I'm a contractor, as well as a consultant to Microsoft, but I
> started thinking a while back that I really don't like what I'm doing. So,
> I'm changing career and going back to my roots, back to the world of games
> development. Started Yaroze coding about 2 days ago, and should be putting
> up the site for it real soon, along with a couple of demos I knocked up
> yesterday (256x256 animated plasma with an overlaid mystify-lines
> transparent wave effect). 
> 
> So, that's about it. 

So you must have the experiance I would have at age 200!

> 
> I also noticed that there is a complete lack of fully comprehensive tutorial
> stuff out there on all aspects of Yaroze (there are a few excellent
> tutorials about, but nothing that covers everything). So, if I get enough
> requests I might turn my attentions to doing a tutorial along the same lines
> as my books, but for free and only for the yaroze members, of course.

One tutorial covering everthing? Please do, and maybe I even get passed
"Hello world, DEnnis is the biggest.... mischief around).

> Also, I'm doing all my Yaroze stuff on a Mac, and wrote a couple of
> utilities yesterday to help with the TIM stuff. I'll put them on the site
> too, but I only recently started coding the Mac as well, so don't expect the
> Yaroze version of Bryce. 

And you seem to have the wisdom from a guy of age 300.... I use mac
too!!

Please, what is your URL or your membername? I would love to take a look
at your site. You could take a look at the site of ~macpaul
He dedicates his site for Mac-using NY members.

Later,

DEnnis..

PS. I'd love to have your profile on my profile-list. Have a look at:
http://www.a1.nl/macsupport/debri