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<DIV>Richard Gaskin wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>> Many if not most of the readers here exhibit unusually high
intelligence..</DIV>
<DIV>> Most of the folks on this list have experience in other
languages..</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm sure those points are generally true, but I don't think they
apply, to this particular reader, for one. I'll explain why..</DIV>
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<DIV>I had a "Sinclair Spectrum" in the 80's and learned to program, a little,
in its Basic language. Then there was a long gap, before I got a (Windows) PC
- 5 years ago. I was frustrated to find, no easy way to programme, in
Windows.</DIV>
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<DIV>I searched - for a Language (or tool) I could cope with. In those searches,
I never came across any of the "Card" programming tools.(Maybe I didn't
realise what they were about).</DIV>
<DIV>Then, in March, I saw RunRev, on a magazine disk (PCPlus) and from the
write-up - it seemed what I was looking for. I was very pleasantly
surprised, by the ease of object</DIV>
<DIV>creation and manipulation. On researching RR on the web, I found all the
other similar "Card's" (Metacard etc). I realised I had missed years of it
all.</DIV>
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<DIV>So, I started trying to learn Transcript. (As a newbie) I go through
the extensive documentation. But, probably because I am...let's say
"intellectually challenged", I don't find it easy to learn.</DIV>
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<DIV>I've had RR for about 10 weeks now. At 66 yrs, this is a hobby pursuit. I'm
attempting to build a "Horserace Selection" stack. (What else?). At first,
I found it slow going. But, now I'm making progress. The link, to earlier
Hypertalk stuff, helps. I've sent for a Hypertalk book. What I find myself
yearning for..are more extensive script examples than are found in the
docs.</DIV>
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<DIV>I realise as Richard (Gaskin) says, most here, are experienced. But, with
the lack of a book (Dan Shafer has one coming, I read) complete newcomers to RR,
must have some level of frustration. It's like owning a Ferrari and not knowing
how to drive. I find the script editor's error messages helpful. I just try out
different code and move on. But I still long for more. I have searched the web
extensively and not found what I need.</DIV>
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<DIV>One problem I have is - how to deal with the fractions -13/8, 100/30
etc - used in betting markets. A search on fractions, in the list,
produces just one post, about the fractions used in cooking. This didn't help.
As I am beginning to understand, there may be a problem - trying to deal
with fractions on a computer - and in RR. At present, I just don't know. I
downloaded the Beta version of 2.0. because of the cookbook. It didn't give me
much help either.</DIV>
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<DIV>I was dissapointed to find, are no books on RR. So I looked for books
on Hypertalk. Although, there are tons of Hypertalk books, available in the
U.S. There are hardly any available locally in the U.K. where I live. I've
ordered one from the U.S. I have no idea, as yet, if it will offer answers
to the questions I have. Dealing with maths/numbers especially.</DIV>
<DIV>Is it my lack of knowledge, or is there a lack of specific commands, for
manipulating numbers in RR?.</DIV>
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<DIV>RunRev is a wonderful product.</DIV>
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<DIV>Michael Bird</DIV>
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