A piece of history

sonicmayne · Jun 26, 2015

I've not been around long (only since 2013), but I got curious as to how the site used to look and took a look at the Wayback Machine.

This is the first "snapshot",

http://web.archive.org/web/20051024013246/http://www.b4x.com/

The site has come far since and continues to improve daily.

RandomCoder · Jun 26, 2015

Your making me feel old
I was far better with B4PPC than I am with B4A!

Jaames · Jun 27, 2015

Using that, I fond that the B4A was born in December 2010
The Basic4Android is born!

LucaMs · Jun 27, 2015

Very interesting. Especially for those, like me, who are too young to know these things

Cableguy · Jun 27, 2015

Jaames said:
Using that, I fond that the B4A was born in December 2010 Basic4Android is born!

But about 4 years before that "we" ( a few ) were already using anywere product(s) namely Basic4ppc, which gave the site's name

susu · Jun 28, 2015

I'm pround that I was here since there's only Basic4PPC

ilan · Jul 6, 2015

i have installed b4a v1.6

runs great, its like trying windows 3.1 lol

http://web.archive.org/web/20101210051207/http://basic4ppc.com/android/downloads.html

ilan · Jul 6, 2015

the old b4a community: http://web.archive.org/web/20101213184323/http://www.b4x.com/forum/index.php

lemonisdead · Jul 6, 2015

Some things won't change

Cableguy · Jul 6, 2015

Geotrail was the user that first started a Basic4ppc forum, lodging it on his own server...
Basic4ppc.geotrail.no is no longer accessible but never will it be forgotten

lemonisdead · Jul 6, 2015

Cableguy said:
Geotrail was the user that first started a Basic4ppc forum

And how did you exchange before to have been provided a forum ? Was it a mailinglist ?

Erel · Jul 6, 2015

http://web.archive.org/web/20060621115925/http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/basic4ppc/

RandomCoder · Jul 6, 2015

Erel said:
http://web.archive.org/web/20060621115925/http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/basic4ppc/

Wow, just a bit before my time

Cableguy · Jul 6, 2015

RandomCoder said:
Wow, just a bit before my time

I found B4Ppc on the virge of this transition back in 2007 I think

Erel · Jul 7, 2015

Basic4ppc version 3.0 new features (August 2006):

This was the first version that created executables. Previous versions required a "runner" program to start the actual program.
It was still an interpreter but the interpreter engine together with the "compiled code" were embedded in the executable.

Libraries were not supported at that time.

ilan · Jul 7, 2015

i wonder how the list's for b4a/b4i look like ... i believe 5 times longer...
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when i have an app idea or want to imporve (fix bugs) on my running app i also write down on a paper and then i mark those features i have done... i always asked my self why i dont make a simple app that will do it now i see i am not the only one that use the old antic tools like a pencil and a piece of paper

BTW: your writing is much clearer then mine, sometimes i really need to guess what i have wrote down...

Do you keep all your notes erel?

Erel · Jul 7, 2015

ilan said:
Do you keep all your notes erel?

Most of my notes are kept. I'm nostalgic

lemonisdead · Jul 7, 2015

I'm nostalgic

Or you prepare the book that will summarize the history of a success story for the next few years ;-)

ilan · Jul 7, 2015

I hope google will NOT hear about anywhere software...

Who will answer our questions if google will buy anywhere software?? Robots??

RandomCoder · Jul 7, 2015

Erel said:
Basic4ppc version 3.0 new features (August 2006):

View attachment 35672

This was the first version that created executables. Previous versions required a "runner" program to start the actual program.
It was still an interpreter but the interpreter engine together with the "compiled code" were embedded in the executable.

Libraries were not supported at that time.

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