This forum is a time capsule

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Oct 12, 2022 at 01:24 PM

I was always fond of InfoSelect, which had a lot of potential, but was too expensive and a bit esoteric. I find that it still available:

https://www.miclog.com/info-select/

A new purchase is $279, however. And I don’t think it has been updated in a decade or more.

MadaboutDana wrote:
Totally agree – a rather wonderful, nostalgic timeline with brief
>(and sometimes lengthy) mentions of a wide variety of in-their-time
>iconic products… ah, Blackwell Idealist; ah, Ecco Pro; ah, askSam…
> >I’ve just rediscovered this excellent list by Chris Murtland, compiled
>back in 2008: (https://www.outlinersoftware.com/messages/viewm/4179)!
> >Ken wrote:
>Like some of the products that we talk about here and use, I tend to
>>think of the forum as an extension of my brain. I frequently search
>for
>>old posts when I need some information from past discussions. It is
>>quite a helpful feature of any good forum with search capabilities.
>>
>>—Ken