--- In frink@yahoogroups.com, Alan Eliasen <eliasen@...> wrote:
>
> overgauss wrote:
> > 1) Is there any way someone could whip up a tutorial or two for n00bs
> > such as myself?
>
> Unfortunately, I don't have anything that's just a "quick start"
> tutorial. I recently gave a presentation which would be considered a
> tutorial, but it's on video and it's rather long. I'll see if I can
> whip something up, but for now the documentation is the best resource:
>
> http://futureboy.us/frinkdocs/
>
> I've seen some other tutuorials made by a college professor about
> Frink, but I haven't been able to get to them at the moment. I will try
> to contact him and see if he still has copies.
>
> > 2) I use a Zaurus SLC100 and currently don't have internet access on
> > it. Is there away to get a static image of some datafiles for
> > language translations and any other data files that would normally be
> > accessed via the internet?
>
> Right now, there is a static file for currency exchange rates that is
> consulted if you don't have internet access, but no static files for 1.)
> historical U.S. dollar values, 2.) historical British currency values
> and 3.) language translations. Updated currency exchange rates are
> compiled in to the code with each release, more or less.
>
> Adding a file for 1.) would be relatively easy, as the file I parse
> is a single flatfile. Adding a file for 2.) would be considerably
> harder, as the information is not available in a single file. Adding a
> static file for language translations is impossible.
>
> I'll see what I can do to improve the situation a bit.
>
> --
> Alan Eliasen | "When trouble is solved before it
> eliasen@... | forms, who calls that clever?"
> http://futureboy.us/ | --Sun Tzu
>

Thanks for your consideration! I eagerly await your reply. I think
Frink goes a long way into turning my c1000 into a semi-sentient
motherbox. The understated power is immense in my opinion. I only
wish I understood better how to unlock the power within the language.

Primarily I'm currently interested in historical U.S. dollar values as
the language translation is impossible and I don't anticipate using
historical British currency values in the near future. I have already
cursed the fact that I don't have internet access on the thing while
watching a cowboy movie and tring to figure out how much 15 dollars
was in 1913 dollars. Kudos on a fine language!

Regards,

O.G.