Pyxia sells.. but who's buying??

Shannara · Post by **Shannara** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:49 am

Now for some facts .... :roll:

1. started Pyxia
2. created IBasic (script)
3. created IBasic Pro (compiled)
4. Sold, because he got a job offer somewhere else, and needed to spend more time with family and new job ... made about $50K from the sale ...
5. Started Ionic Wind
6. Created a new compiler, Aurora.
7. Doesnt need flap from jealous programmers

Anybody with a family can relate.

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:21 am

Shannara wrote:Now for some facts .... :roll:

1. started Pyxia
2. created IBasic (script)
3. created IBasic Pro (compiled)
4. Sold, because he got a job offer somewhere else, and needed to spend more time with family and new job ... made about $50K from the sale ...
5. Started Ionic Wind
6. Created a new compiler, Aurora.
7. Doesnt need flap from jealous programmers

Anybody with a family can relate.

1. I bought an IBasic license, never stopped regretting it

2. Ionic what? hehehe, never heard of it.
4. That's about what I make in a year, that ain't much concidering how much time and money he spent building that "thing". Sorry, I've had LOTS of bad experiences with Pyxia

7. Flap? hehehe, what's a flap?

theNerd · Post by **theNerd** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:28 am

Shannara wrote:Now for some facts .... :roll:

1. started Pyxia
2. created IBasic (script)
3. created IBasic Pro (compiled)
4. Sold, because he got a job offer somewhere else, and needed to spend more time with family and new job ... made about $50K from the sale ...
5. Started Ionic Wind
6. Created a new compiler, Aurora.
7. Doesnt need flap from jealous programmers

Anybody with a family can relate.

You are correct, Shannara. I'm sticking with PureBasic, though.

Shannara · Post by **Shannara** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:58 am

Dont worry, I have the pro iBasic license as well, but that was due to Paul, partly

Now I moved on since it's now a dead language

webbmeister · Post by **webbmeister** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:51 am

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Paul Off of Development
webbmeister wrote:
Have tried to registed on the forums, but got no response

Question
Ibasic Forums wrote:
The newest registered user is thewebbmeister

isn't that you?

Yeah Joske, that's me. 3 days after registering on the forum and despite 4 unaswered email, STILL no activation to allow me to post. What a joke. How should I approach my credit card company in regard to a refund?
If I get it, I can spend it on PureBasic

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:56 am

fsw wrote: Did he start Aurora from scratch?
Let me wonder how much code from IBasicPro went into his new compiler (IDE, libs etc.)

The IDE is the same at least, even most of the icons.

fsw · Post by **fsw** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:35 pm

Here some clarification on that matter from Paul himself.
(found on Aurora's Forum)

Lots of "talk"
« on: February 02, 2006, 03:17:02 PM »

Seems to be a lot of talk of our site on another forum.

Lets get some things straight:

#1) Aurora was started by Vikki and myself because she just finished a C++ class and inspired me to write a C like language. The idea was conceived last Septemeber/October. We wanted a language that had classes, better flow control, etc.

#2) The IDE for both Aurora and IBasic are based on a third party MFC library called Objective Tools (Stingray software). Which is why they look similar. But are completely different internally. The Aurora IDE uses Scintilla as an editor component, something that is not avaialble in IBasic

#3) The unfinished paks...I was not allowed to finish them. Period. I don't even have access to the 3D beta forum over there, and haven't had access since last year. All of the code for the paks belongs to Tom anyway. It would have been nice if it turned out differently but it didn't.

#4) I didn't "abandon" IBasic. I sold the rights to a new owner who has his own ideas of what needed to be done. And it didn't include me providing forum support, finishing the paks, or making any updates to the language. Even if I were to make an update I have no way of uploading it to the site, providing support for the changes, etc.

#5) I may have sold IBasic but I never sold my "right" to continue programming. Aurora is not a competitor for any BASIC like language.

#6) The Ionicwind.com domain name was registered on: 23-october-2006. Check whois for yourself. The frontpage of the site under "welcome" says "june 12th 2004" since that is the date that Mambo released the CMS, not the date I posted the message. Which I just changed to todays date.

Paul.

It seems that, after reading the above, it was a clean cut IBasic -> Aurora.
:roll:

fsw · Post by **fsw** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:56 pm

Shannara wrote:Now I moved on since it's now a dead language

Moved on to what? Aurora?

As far as I can see it's more C than Basic but has already classes build in, creates asm for nasm etc.

yoxola · Post by **yoxola** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:11 pm

I sticks to Blitz(actually BlitzMax) and PureBasic, coz both are *very* powerful and has their pros.

Brice Manuel · Post by **Brice Manuel** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:06 am

The Ionicwind.com domain name was registered on: 23-october-2006.

I think somebody made a typo. October 2006?

utopiomania · Post by **utopiomania** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:31 am

He needs money again, seems the 'room of those who care' have become a bit smaller since
the last time though..

http://www.ionicwind.com/forums/index.p ... 344.0.html

So just scoot over and donate your pocket-money for this week if you care.. I don't.

zikitrake · Post by **zikitrake** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:13 am

Incredible!

Fred, don't take ideas!

Tipperton · Post by **Tipperton** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:44 pm

garretthylltun · Post by **garretthylltun** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:33 pm

The idea of seeing this brought up here like this is kind of ummmm... well
it leaves me with a bad taste. Maybe it's the way it's being talked about
here.

In fact, why even bring it up here on the PB forum? Paul didn't bring it up
here and obviously didn't have any intention to bring it up here.

It's like someone wants to create drama here.

My advice, let it go, and if you don't like Paul and IBasic or EBasic, then
stop visiting his site and forum. Then you won't feel the need to find
something to pick on him about.

Tipperton · Post by **Tipperton** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:52 am

garretthylltun wrote:In fact, why even bring it up here on the PB forum? Paul didn't bring it up here and obviously didn't have any intention to bring it up here.

I did post something but then decided I should read what he (Paul) had posted, after reading Paul's openning message, I deleted my post because it was totally wrong. (Lesson learned)

His message doesn't even have anything to do with Ionic Wind needing money or even Paul needing it for himself.

It's about Paul wanting to help out his brother, but not having the money to help him the way he wanted to, so he is looking for donations so he can help his brother.

I see nothing wrong with that.

Nor do I see anything wrong with mentioning it here except that the way it was posted here gave the impression that Paul needed money and was now trying to sell Ionic Wind.

Maybe the moderators should simply close this topic to put an end to it...