Kilotecs Software Corner

That depends on what the apps did I suppose. If it rocked their world, then perhaps not. If it erased their Boot ROM... probably yes

No no... was only management software for Kinder suprise pieces
It was shareware, so you could only add a few characters. There was a register textfile on the disks. But no one ever reported back
So I'm very sure that they hacked my shareware version instead of paying some bucks. LOL
I need to put my apps into the ROMs of all devices I get for repair.
Ok back to topic... I hope I'm not annoying when I throw new apps into the SCL every week. :S

I'm pretty sure that no one is complaining

btw: I have serial cables for the e.g the 200LX on my website. Of course built by myself. it's a pity that everyone who needs one lives scattered around the world. I mean because of shipping costs

And it's a pity that I can only develop for Win Ce 2.11 at the moment

What is your development setup, an old Windows VM or physical hardware?

H/PC:Bay is the only place we allow selling on the site

physical hardware.
I'm using an old Dell laptop with WinXP and of course eVB

Sounds uncomfortable!

I know! It was a quick action. My Jornada arrived and I was wondering how to write programs for it. Then I came across EVB, downloaded it and since then there has been one app after the other. I haven't really thought about upgrading yet.

It's easier in VM form, especially as it sounds like you are missing some of the tooling if you can only build for 2.11. You need to add 3.0, may be 2.0 as well for a full house.

Ok... I have a new idea for a program.
A cooking recipe management that is divided between management and cooking.

That means I can put my device on the worktop in the kitchen and have the recipe displayed to me with the steps that are necessary. Like many automatic kitchen appliances do. Only that you have to cook for yourself.

You can enter and use self-defined quantities for your recipes so that the German can use 1 EL (Esslöffel, tablespoon) and the American 1 tbs, for example.

As well as the temperatures. Some people in this world prefer to cook with Fahrenheit. Strange. But you have to accept.
In any case, it won't be "quick and easy" programming. But I think such a cookbook is not so wrong and worth it.

Careful, because you're going to wind up having to deal with the deranged Yankee-doodle horror of their insistence of measuring everything in "cups". It'll make you cry inside. It makes me cry inside.

"1 cup of flour"
"1 cup of almonds"
"1 cup of water"
"1 cup of butter"

... mean, what the hell is "1 cup of butter".

It's about as meaningless as Han boasting that he "made the Kessel run in 12 parsecs".

Ok... good point. I will make a US version of the app with less storage space because of using only cup.
"For 2 person put 2 cup of Steak on your BBQ...or take 1 feet Steak and cut it in two 1/2 inch pieces.."

Edited by Citgo 2023-01-29 11:12 AM

What's wrong with cups???? Everyone knows what a cup is....silly boy...

And it wouldn't be a 'cup of butter', it would a 'tablespoon of butter'....sigh......

So, here's how it all works:

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons = ¼ cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = ? cup
8 tablespoons = ½ cup
10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = ? cup
12 tablespoons = ¾ cup
16 tablespoons = 1 cup

To convert measurements from tablespoons and cups to pints, ounces, etc.:

1 tablespoon = ½ fluid ounce
1 cup = ½ pint = 8 fluid ounces
2 cups = 1 pint = 16 fluid ounces
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart = 32 fluid ounces
4 quarts (16 cups) = 1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces

Got it now?

For the past few years, I’ve been using metric for Google Maps and I try to use it whenever I can.

That said, metic for temperature is absolutely terrible. I understand the rationale but there’s a big difference between one degree Celsius versus Fahrenheit.

My state actually has the only metric delineated expressway in the country. (It’s about a 100km stretch near the southern border)

It was the first freeway constructed after the 1970s metric mandate. Of course, we all know how the story ends. It’s pretty cool to have kilometer markers.