Category : Miscellaneous Language Source Code
Archive   : JORF_4.ZIP
Filename : FIRST.LTR
{Mem:Ptr->Sdate}
{Mem:Ptr->Contact->FullName}
{Mem:Ptr->Contact->Addr1}
{Mem:Ptr->Contact->Addr2}
{Mem:Ptr->Contact->Addr3}
Dear {Mem:Ptr->Contact->Dear}
I want to tell you about this incredible new product called JORF.
The name JORF stands for Josephine's Recipe Filer, and as the name
implies it is an irreverent attempt to create an easy OOP language
for Microsoft Windows programming.
The attempt succeeds. This letter is created by a contact manager
that takes less than 800 lines of source code. Compare this to
most programs which take thousands of lines to support things
like a full word processor with search and block capabilities,
filters, laser labels, and reports. This data base uses a standard
CUA interface so Windows operators will feel right at home.
Since I have the source code to this data base, I have complete
freedom to add my own fields, change the screens, and create new
reports and letters like this one. This is a lot easier than
OOP Pascal and Visual BASIC, and even runs the same source code
in standard DOS as well as Microsoft Windows. What more could
I want?
Sincerely
Wayland Bruns
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/