Anyone know of a Diary type of program

[NML32]

The kids are finally showing some interest in my Atari 8 bit computers. I thought if I could find some sort of Diary program for the girls that would spark more of an interest.

 

Thanks,

Mark

[Jetboot Jack]

Timewise - but I doubt it's that compelling for modern kids

 

sTeVE

[NML32]

Timewise - but I doubt it's that compelling for modern kids

 

sTeVE

 

Nice looking program. Only problem it doesn't accept 4 digit year. lol not Y2K compliant.

Still having fun playing around with it. I'm just stuck in the 90's.

[puppetmark]

I have been looking for a diary / daily journal program for the Atari 8-bit too. Timewise seems to be the closest thing, but something like thotkeeper would be awesome:

http://code.google.com/p/thotkeeper/

 

Is anyone else interested in an application like this? Does anyone know if an application like this this would be usable in Atari BASIC or Turbo BASIC? I have been thinking about trying to write something like this. I really only know BASIC but I have written some ML routines in the past too. I guess my main concern is not having the program dreadfully slow when saving, and retreaving entries.

[www.atarimania.com]

IIRC, there was a program called My Diary in the early eighties. Probably long gone now...

 

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Atari Frog

http://www.atarimania.com

[phaxda]

I keep a daily journal and am intensely private about it (I don't get the whole blogging thing). I gotta say, the idea of keeping private writings on 8-bit disks is compelling--kind of an awesome security through obscurity method. It's just text--why not use and outdated machine that no one else really knows how to use? (Unless you are in Mark's house, of course!) I might give a few of these programs a whirl.

[NML32]

I keep a daily journal and am intensely private about it (I don't get the whole blogging thing). I gotta say, the idea of keeping private writings on 8-bit disks is compelling--kind of an awesome security through obscurity method. It's just text--why not use and outdated machine that no one else really knows how to use? (Unless you are in Mark's house, of course!) I might give a few of these programs a whirl.

lol

I sure wold like to see a home grown diary / journal program.

[puppetmark]

I keep a daily journal and am intensely private about it (I don't get the whole blogging thing). I gotta say, the idea of keeping private writings on 8-bit disks is compelling--kind of an awesome security through obscurity method. It's just text--why not use and outdated machine that no one else really knows how to use? (Unless you are in Mark's house, of course!) I might give a few of these programs a whirl.

 

Yep, only a handfull could read / access it. And stay out of my house! LOL.

 

I think using Thotkeeper as a guide would be a great place to start but maybe we want to discuss other features we would like to see in such an app. Any suggestions?

[Lord Thag]

I keep a daily journal and am intensely private about it (I don't get the whole blogging thing). I gotta say, the idea of keeping private writings on 8-bit disks is compelling--kind of an awesome security through obscurity method. It's just text--why not use and outdated machine that no one else really knows how to use? (Unless you are in Mark's house, of course!) I might give a few of these programs a whirl.

 

Yeah, it totally works. i have actually done this, on and off (if you can believe it) since the 10th grade. It's positively eerie to read my thoughts as a teen, and then look at thre progression to thirty-something. Kind of like a digital time capsule.

 

I highly reccomend it

[puppetmark]

It is fun to do. I haven't been writing in a journal that long but even going back a year or two is amazing. I also use a journal to write down ideas for my webcomic: http://www.brotherskeepercomic.com *Shameless plug* sorry!

 

 

So anyway, here are the features I would like in such an app:

 

-Viewable calander where you can select a date to write / view / edit / print entries

-searchable entries by keyword

-ability to decide where in time to start a journal. (ex. break up each year into seperate disks)

-password protection

 

any suggestions are welcome.

Edited June 19, 2009 by puppetmark

[+Ransom]

What, Memo Pad's not good enough for you?

[+bf2k+]

Speaking of teen writings...

 

While cleaning out the garage today, I stumbled upon about 100 songs I wrote in the 70's while aspiring to become a songwriter...

 

gawd they were AWFUL!!

[+CharlieChaplin]

Well,

in my A8 collection I found one simple program (seems to be a PD program) named "Diary".

But, I guess it is not Y2K compliant...

 

The intro (Diary.BAS) does not seem to load the main program, so goto DOS, view the DIR and then go back to Basic, there load one of the programs named DIARY.xx, where xx is a two digit number. Since the program is written in Atari Basic, maybe you can enhance (and correct) it... if so, don`t forget to share it... -Andreas Koch.

[puppetmark]

Well,

in my A8 collection I found one simple program (seems to be a PD program) named "Diary".

But, I guess it is not Y2K compliant...

 

The intro (Diary.BAS) does not seem to load the main program, so goto DOS, view the DIR and then go back to Basic, there load one of the programs named DIARY.xx, where xx is a two digit number. Since the program is written in Atari Basic, maybe you can enhance (and correct) it... if so, don`t forget to share it... -Andreas Koch.

 

Thanks, Nice FInd. I will take a look and see what it does. Don't worry, I will be sure to share anything I do with it.

[+Larry]

I've never kept a diary, but I took a look at this as a specialized data base program -- pretty neat!

-Larry

[NML32]

I've never kept a diary, but I took a look at this as a specialized data base program -- pretty neat!

-Larry

Were you able to enter the year 2009? It wouldn't let me but I was able to enter year 2011.

[+CharlieChaplin]

Well,

just copy + rename the file "Diary.10" (or any other Diary.xx file, where xx is a digit number) to "Diary.09" and it may or may not work... at least the title program should then be able to load it, when you type in 09 as the year... at least I think so, have not tested it yet...

 

So yes, the program needs some correction to work properly (afaik, it originally only allowed for the years ranging from 1900-1999 and I simply changed this by removing 19 and adding 20 into the Basic listing)... -Andreas Koch.

 

P.S.: You can of course just skip (or delete) the intro program Diary.BAS and use a menu instead that shows + loads all yearly entries of Diary.xx

Edited June 21, 2009 by CharlieChaplin

[puppetmark]

P.S.: You can of course just skip (or delete) the intro program Diary.BAS and use a menu instead that shows + loads all yearly entries of Diary.xx

 

This is cool. Maybe this just needs a good menu system- and if it was a calander based menu system, That would suite my needs and shouldn't be too hard to do in BASIC.

[NML32]

P.S.: You can of course just skip (or delete) the intro program Diary.BAS and use a menu instead that shows + loads all yearly entries of Diary.xx

 

This is cool. Maybe this just needs a good menu system- and if it was a calander based menu system, That would suite my needs and shouldn't be too hard to do in BASIC.

 

Has or is anyone doing any updates to the program?

[puppetmark]

P.S.: You can of course just skip (or delete) the intro program Diary.BAS and use a menu instead that shows + loads all yearly entries of Diary.xx

 

This is cool. Maybe this just needs a good menu system- and if it was a calander based menu system, That would suite my needs and shouldn't be too hard to do in BASIC.

 

Has or is anyone doing any updates to the program?

 

 

Well, I have been involved in a major project at work with little time left for anything else, but hopefully in a week or two I will be able to work on a menu / calendar for this. I think this program has a lot of potential.