Re: MultiGS

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Cturley2 wrote:

> David Swanson left the Apple IIgs world in November, 1995 - after he and
> several of our 1WSW team members did the rewrite of NoiseTracker GS v2.0 - as a
> GS/OS desktop application; 4-track MODFile Editor, creator and composer, Sound
> Editor, NTGS module type 1 and type 2 and SoundSmith music converter/composer
> program.  We wanted to ad MIDI
> support and music file conversions for that to the program also, but, never got
> around to adding it with any more updates.
>
> It was fantastic work of software rewrite and coding - fully GS/OS compliant -
> with such options as RAM-Based Memory selection, Sound Level set at 25 to 100%,
> a search and replace - cut and paste option (like word processors use) for all
> of the special effects commands, notes, octaves, etc. that the spreedsheet
> style 15 music tracks handled.
>
> This was a complete rewrite from the last NTGS v1.4 of the original P8
> versions.  It had several major bugs that could have been worked out, had he
> remained in the IIgs world as a programmer.  But, all in all - It was an
> amazing program from an amazing programmer.  Shortly after we released NTGS
> v2.0 as a freeware, he told me he'd been hired at a very good salary to go to
> work for a game design and program company with many other old and talented
> IIgs programmer - in Florida and that I could do whatever I wanted to with NTGS
> v2.0, all of its beta's, src. codes and the other two P8 updates of NTGS v1.3
> and 1.4 - he'd coded.
>
> So, I released it all to public domain where it remains to this day on Ground
> with nothing having been done for updates or enhancements to it.
> Nobody has even shown an interest in it over the past few years now. And, I
> doubt that anybody ever will either.
>
> Just as his MultiGS was - in so many ways - much better than both of the
> commercial programs like it (The Manager and SwitchIT) it was so poorly
> received and he received so few shareware fees for it - he got a job
> programming for the game machines and that was the end of his IIgs programming
> efforts.
>
> I'd guess that's what he's still doing today.  I've had no contact with him
> from 1995 to date.  He sent me an update of MultiGS as v2.10b (I think that was
> the version) - not really sure now, back in 1995... but, I've never used it.
>
> I wish you luck with finding and contacting Dave.  I've not had any.  He
> was not only a very fine IIgs programer but a wonderful person and a good
> friend that I miss too.
>
> Cheers,
> Tom

Thanks Tom, I really just wanted to know the status. Now we know we can
use this little jem in our GS software library.

Phoenyx