JellyFish Pro Editor

[Paul Squires]

oh, the nostalgia

I found an old change log for the JellyFish Pro Editor. Here is the first entry:

February 26, 2002  Version 1.00
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Initial Release.

Wow, 15 years ago....

[Eddy Van Esch]

Still a fine piece of software. And still in use by many, I'm sure ...
Good job, Paul !

[Eddy Van Esch]

Eddy VANESCH,

This notification is just a friendly reminder (not a bill) that on March 19, 2002 you placed an order for JellyFish Pro Editor.  This order was paid using your VISA, whose last 4 digits are xxxx, and will be appearing on your billing statement shortly.  The charge will appear as RegSoft.com, Inc. in the amount of $19.95 USD.

[Paul Squires]

That's awesome Eddy! You were one of the early customers for sure! 

[David Warner]

I find nostalgia isn't what it used to be Paul. Anyway, is this going to be a competition like when old hippies say "I was at Woodstock"? If so... "I bought Jellyfish!" and beat you to it by a whisker Eddy.

Subject: Re: Order xxxxxxxx-xxxxx-x - JellyFish Pro Editor
Date: 26 February 2002 20:43
Hi David, Attached is the registered version of the JellyFish Pro Editor.

[Paul Squires]

LOL, David, I'm starting to feel a little like an old hippie these days. I was watching the Live Aid concert from 1985 and started to feel old thinking, "Man, that just seemed like yesterday".... 

[David Warner]

Live Aid, now that takes me back and yes it was a loooong time ago wasn't it? It's more my generation than Woodstock too. Thanks Paul you've made me feel very old today. As we're on a musical theme, this sentiment was summed up so well by Fred Wedlock (who was from my neck of the woods in the UK) in his humorous song "The Oldest Swinger In Town" which goes "when it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night... you're the oldest swinger in town". I think maybe he was singing about writing code, not sure though

Fred Wedlock - The Oldest Swinger In Town (1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOqtmmwa0d0

[Paul Squires]

LOL, love it !!   

[Knuth Konrad]

I find nostalgia isn't what it used to be Paul. Anyway, is this going to be a competition like when old hippies say "I was at Woodstock"? If so... "I bought Jellyfish!" and beat you to it by a whisker Eddy.

Subject: Re: Order xxxxxxxx-xxxxx-x - JellyFish Pro Editor
Date: 26 February 2002 20:43
Hi David, Attached is the registered version of the JellyFish Pro Editor.

He, beat me by two days:

> From: Paul Squires
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 8:05 PM
> To: Knuth Konrad
> Subject: Registered JellyFish Pro Editor
>
> Hi Knuth,
>
> Attached is the registered version of the JellyFish Pro Editor.

[Paul Squires]

I just found purchase records from 15 years ago.... I gave 4 free copies to beta testers, and then myself and Paul Noble had a joint JellyFish/Lynx promotion. The first customer seems to have been Eric von Bostel on Feb 26, 2002 who purchased as part of the bundle. Our friends Patrice, James and David were shortly after that one along with a few other names from back in the day. Nice reading through the names of all the programmers from the PowerBasic forum.

[David Kenny]

David beat me by one day.  Lets move on to FF! 

[David Warner]

He, beat me by two days:

Well Knuth, as they used to say to me at school "It's not the taking part that counts... it's the winning!"  (or something like that).

I just found purchase records from 15 years ago [...]  Nice reading through the names of all the programmers from the PowerBasic forum.

Heady days in good company back then. Much like today.

David beat me by one day.  Lets move on to FF! 

Ha! Sounds like a challenge!

[Petrus Vorster]

LOL, sorry, i could not resist.....

The Einstein Avatar of Paul, mixed with Hippie days....
The mind wonders....

[Paul Squires]

LOL, Peter, I love it!

[Petrus Vorster]

Funny things you can find with Mr Google.....