Subj : Abandoned Point software
To   : All
From : Martin Foster
Date : Tue Sep 15 2020 11:21 am

Greetings All!

Not sure if this is on topic but I'm posting it anyway :-))

Off the top of my head, I can think of three Point programmes that fall  
into the "abandonware" category:

[1] APoint
    - Abandoned in 2001 but still quite usable *provided* the binkD plugin  
      is installed. There are limitations however and a few bugs that need  
      fixing but it is closed source and the original author seems to have  
      disappeared. Needless to say, the bugs will never get fixed but one   
      of the limitations(in the binkD plugin) could be fixed by someone     
      who is competent in batch file programming. The plugin(and APoint)    
      are available here: https://stargate.org.uk/apoint

[2] WinPoint
    - Abandoned in 2007 but still quite usable BUT there are lots of bugs   
      that need fixing. The original author is still about but it's closed  
      source. He told me a couple of years ago that he had no intentions    
      of re-starting development but I never got around to asking if he     
      would be prepared to release the source(Delphi). If he could be       
      persuaded to release the source, perhaps there's someone in here who  
      has the necessary time/inclination/knowledge to have a look at it     
      with a view to fixing the bugs.

[3] Fido Package Deluxe
    - Abandoned in 2007 but still usable(with some tweaking 'n twiddling)   
      but needs "bringing into the 21st century". The original author is
      still about and it's open source(Delphi). Somebody tried porting it   
      to Lazarus/FPC fairly recently but failed because he said it          
      required some third-party libraries which he didn't have. If anyone   
      fancies having a bash at porting it to Lazarus/FPC, the source is     
      available here: https://stargate.org.uk/fpd

Regards,
Martin

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