[Manifold-l] Manifold Release 8
Springfield Harrison
stellargps at shaw.ca
Thu Sep 6 14:22:19 CDT 2007
Hello:
No, same in the Northern half as well, I think. Also, we're supposed to be
cross-posting all this whinging to the Forum, another pain in the neck.
Cheers . . .
At 06/09/2007 11:44 AM Thursday, Pat Waggaman wrote:
>Is it only a Southern Hemisphere kink that we prefer mailing lists to
>digests of same, web based forums and RSS feeds?
>
>Used to be that when there was time, typically on airplanes it was
>possible to go through the posts and "infilter" the topics which relate to
>our business. I sorely lack that Manifold background keep up to date
>availability, at my convenience.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Pat Waggaman
>
>At 02:19 PM 9/6/2007, Frank O'Donnell wrote:
>>As another user who prefers lists to forums to stay current, I too only
>>learned of the Manifold 8 release (and the brief window in which to buy
>>the upgrade for $50) through a personal email from a local colleague.
>>
>>What exactly is the url for the forum? The support page on manifold.net
>>lists www.georeference.org, but this doesn't seem to be working the times
>>I've tried it over the last day or two.
>>
>>
>> > Hello Peter:
>> >
>> > My sentiments exactly, especially the 2nd paragraph.
>> >
>> > The Forum, in its native state, is not useful for remaining
>> > current, something I'd prefer to do. Perhaps the RSS feed or other
>> > gadgets
>> > may enhance the utility (background flow of information) but I'm pretty
>> > much at my limit of setting up online doodads that require more passwords,
>> > conflict management, and general management and bring risks of random
>> > failure. The great strength of the List is that it requires no management
>> > - the hallmark of a great tool. My email program allows me to quickly
>> > filter by topic to closely follow a thread if need be.
>> >
>> > Personal Aside: Peter, are there many Manifold users in the
>> > Exploration business? I though MapInfo was the common GIS for
>> > rock-knockers. Cheers . . .
>> >
>> > At 06/09/2007 10:41 AM Thursday, Peter Ronning wrote:
>> >>I echo what Springfield and others have said about notice regarding
>> >> System
>> >>8. I learned about it by accident from an associate. A one-time notice
>> >>on the list would have been helpful.
>> >>
>> >>I know that most of the current action is on the forum, but I, as a
>> >> simple
>> >>user, not a developer, don't spend a lot of my precious free time on the
>> >>forum. If I spent time hanging out on forums for all of the software
>> >> that
>> >>I regularly use, I'd get no work done. On the other hand, when something
>> >>pops into my mailbox from the list, I can take a quick glance at the
>> >>subject line and decide to read it or delete it, as the case may be, with
>> >>little time lost.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>_________________________________________
>> >>Peter A. Ronning, P.Eng.
>> >>New Caledonian Geological Consulting
>> >>Phone: 1 (604) 684-6864 FAX: 1 (604) 608-2957
>> >>Skype: peterronning or 1 (360) 356-1211
>> >>email: peter at ronning.ca
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>----------
>> >>From: manifold-l-bounces at directionsmedia.net
>> >>[mailto:manifold-l-bounces at directionsmedia.net] On Behalf Of Springfield
>> >>Harrison
>> >>Sent: 06-Sep-07 10:22
>> >>To: m.roseveare at archaeophysica.co.uk; geoscisoft at iinet.net.au;
>> >>manifold-l at directionsmedia.net
>> >>Subject: [PMX:####] RE: [Manifold-l] Manifold Release 8
>> >>
>> >>Hello:
>> >>
>> >> So there's an upgrade out? Who knew? Since this List went off
>> >> life support, it's harder to keep up. Although this List may no longer
>> >> be ground-zero for Manifold developments, a one-time notice here of
>> >> critical events might not be too much to expect.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the post, I'll look into it.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers . . . .
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>At 06/09/2007 09:22 AM Thursday, Martin Roseveare wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>It doesnt seem to have been announced on this list. I presumed Manifold
>> >>>had abandoned it in favour of the forum.
>> >>>
>> >>>Martin Roseveare
>> >>>Senior Geophysicist
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >>>----------
>> >>>From: manifold-l-bounces at directionsmedia.net
>> >>>[mailto:manifold-l-bounces at directionsmedia.net] On Behalf Of SCISOFT
>> >>>Sent: 06 September 2007 04:39
>> >>>To: manifold-l at directionsmedia.net
>> >>>Subject: [Manifold-l] Manifold Release 8
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>Obviously I missed any announcement on this list, but Manifold release
>> >>>8.00 is available now.
>> >>>
>> >>>See <http://www.manifold.net/>www.manifold.net, and also
>> >>><http://www.manifold.net/admin/8upgrade.shtml>http://www.manifold
>> .net/admin/8upgrade.shtml
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>The following may be relevant to licensees of v7.x
>> >>>
>> >>>Discounted Upgrade to Release 8.00:
>> >>>
>> >>>Until 30 September 2007 licensees holding a valid Manifold System 7x
>> >>>license may trade in their 7x serial number to obtain an equivalent
>> >>>Manifold System 8.00 serial number for a fee of $50 for each Manifold
>> >>>System 7x serial number upgraded.
>> >>>
>> >>>This is available only to 7x licensees who agree to the terms on this
>> >>>page. The $50 is for a license only.
>> >>>
>> >>>No DVD is shipped.
>> >>>
>> >>>You can either download Release 8.00 or for an additional fee you can
>> >>>purchase DVD installation media.
>> >>>
>> >>>Note the 30 September deadline on the $US50 upgrade (I for one have paid
>> >>>a high $ penalty at the last upgrade offeroccasion, by missing the date
>> >>>by dint of my obtuseness and inability to understand manifold
>> >>>verbiage). Indeed!
>> >>>
>> >>>Ian Thomas
>> >>>
>> >>>GeoSciSoft - Perth, Australia
>> >>>_______________________________________________
>> >>
>> >> Spring Harrison
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