Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
Hi Friedrich -
There are numerous announcements and product name variations from
before that. If you want more of them for your scrapbook, let me know.
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> MsgNo: 497368 Reply to MsgNo: 0 Date: 12-18-1998
> Forum: CLARION / 15 3rd Party Products
> Subject: New Product - SFX-SDK
> From: jr.,Friedrich Linder 101737, 2760
> To: ALL,
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>= SFX Development-Kit (LSPack add-on) =
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>During the last twelve month a lot of developers asked us if it is
>possible to create self-extracting LSP archives (*.exe) from within
>a Clarion application.
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>Our (soon coming) SFX Development-Kit provides an easy and royalty-
>free way for software developers to add self-extracting LSP archive
>creation to their 16-bit and 32-bit Windows applications.
>
>SFX Development-Kit "compiles" (without any user interaction) native
>16-bit and 32-bit self-extracting archives that can contain multiple
>highly compressed files. The overhead for 16-bit archives is 34K and
>for 32-bit archives it is 40K.
>
>The resulting executables are ideal for delivering data, sending
>source-code, documents, graphics and other files to customers, co-
>workers and associates over the internet or via e-mail.
>
>Parts of SFX Development-Kit are based on the soon coming SFX Setup-
>Builder 3 technology (formerly known as LSP SFX-Builder 2).
>
>We are looking for a few registered LSPack users who are interested
>in beta-testing our new SFX Development-Kit.
>
>Friedrich Linder
>Linder Software - www.lindersoftware.com
>ceo@lindersoftware.com - US-Fax: (954)-252-3910
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>Developers of High-Performance Data Compression Libraries,
>Installation Systems and Binary Patching Software
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>Using: CW2, C4b, C5 EE, CWIC, C++, J&S In-Back
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>But it all started on April 21, 2000 with "LSP SFX-Builder".
Jeff Slarve
www.jssoftware.com
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Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
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Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
You're welcome.
And Thank you! I switched from Wise, which Topspeed recommended back in
the day.. then to SetupBuilder. I remember I looked at Setupbuilder,
dismissed it because really, I didn't want to learn a new installer.
Finally switched and realized I had made a mistake by not switching earlier.
By the way, I was looking up program installers for windows, came across
a wikipedia site:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ation_software
and you're not listed. Thought you ought to know.
Ray Rippey
VMT Software
Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
> And Thank you! I switched from Wise, which Topspeed recommended back in the
> day...
Curiously Clarion 10 latest build 12567 _still_ includes the Wise
extension template ABBLDWSE.TPW
#EXTENSION(Wise,'Generate Wise Installation Script')
You'd think after all this time it would have been removed :-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_Solutions
Graham
Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
Thank you for your kind words, Ray.
> By the way, I was looking up program installers for windows, came across a
> wikipedia site:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ation_software
> and you're not listed. Thought you ought to know.
Yes, I know :-( Unfortunately, Wikipedia does not like us at all. We gave
up (7) years ago.
http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/sho...d-SetupBuilder
http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/sho...3375#post83375
This was (and still is) very frustrating and not fair (IMO). I have no idea
why Wikipedia editors hate SetupBuilder so much.
Friedrich
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Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
> On April 9, 2002, I compiled the first working version of the "Next
> Generation" SetupBuilder product line, Version 5. This was internal Version
> 5.0 Build #0001. More than three years later, on August 31, 2005, we
> released the Gold version.
>
> The "SETUPBUILDER" trademark registered with the United States Patent and
> Trademark Office in May 2005, application filing date was March 2004.
>
> But it all started on April 21, 2000 with "LSP SFX-Builder". Holy moly --
> that's more than 17 years ago! LSP SFX-Builder was an utility that provided
> an easy and royalty-free way to create native Windows single-file
> self-extracting archives (SFX) and SFX-distribution systems. The compiler
> in the latest SetupBuilder 10 is still based on it and even InstallShield
> tried to take-over our revolutionary high-performance technology.
>
> We reflect our products' evolution in the build number which states the
> number of days since the first working (internal) 5.0 version. Today I have
> compiled SetupBuilder 10.0 Build #5600. In other words: 5,600 (five
> thousand, six hundred) days! Time flies <g>
>
> This would not have been possible without Clarion and the Clarion &
> SetupBuilder Community! Thank you all.
Well done old friend!
Your insight, vision into the industry and single minded commitment to
product excellence is an inspiration to all of us.
> We've got a lot of new super cool SetupBuilder features coming soon, stay
> tuned!
As always we are sitting on the edge of our seats!
:-)
Charles
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Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
Hi Friedrich,
You remember what I told you years and years ago when we first did all the
testing and I bugged you so much.
You have become what I told you/predicted at that time, you have become the
example of how installation programs should work.
Congrants of an excellent program.
Regards
Johan de Klerk
Re: SetupBuilder Evolution
Wow, what can I say - except.... "keep up the excellent work :-)"
Can't wait to see what's coming next!
Cheers,
Andy
www.noyantis.com