Re: FW: WingZ 1989 World Tour - any info?

I too recall seeing the realtor demo in Ashford, Middlesex, UK (waaaay before Bedfont Lakes was built). Regards "DaveK" <sorry@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5981r3ls3mdeuq24el3l54fbiqqtfenf0s@4ax.com... >I still have my SMARTWARE II mug, and it still keeps a beverage hot ;-) > > If I have my timeline correct, Innovative Technologies, which produced the > products Smartware and Smartware II, integrated office suite products for the > PC, either bought WingZ or developed it themselves - not sure which. Informix > bought Innovative around 1988/89 and inherited WingZ as part of that deal. > > WingZ was a pretty cool product - I still remember the "Kansas City House > Hunter" demo that showed a way cool (especially for the time) house search > application complete with actual pictures of the houses (bleeding edge tech back > then.) WingZ wasn't *entirely* ignored by Informix marketing, but the real > sticky wicket came when they tried to produce a follow up to both it and > Informix-4GL, a product that was eventually to become NewEra (original internal > name was 4GL++). Two different tools development groups, WingZ and 4GL, who had > very different ideas about what the final product should be. Curiously enough, > the product that was produced was similar in many ways to Java - object > oriented, object libraries to provide additional (non-core) functionality, > interpreted rather than compiled, etc. > > DaveK > > Also sprach "malcolm.iiug" <maliiug@btopenworld.com> : > > : > : > : > : > : _____ > : > :From: malcolm.iiug [mailto:maliiug@btopenworld.com] > :Sent: 30 January 2008 23:13 > :To: 'Ian Michael Gumby' > :Subject: RE: WingZ 1989 World Tour - any info? > : > : > : > :I didn't get to go on the world tour. But I was around in those days. > : > : > : > :Wingz was a very powerful spreadsheet written in a powerful 4GL called > :HyperScript. In fact Wingz could handle a bigger worksheet(32768 by 32768) > :in 1989 than Excel can handle now. > : > :HyperScript was a very powerful language for developing GUI business > :intelligence applications. It had database access - of course - and some > :really neat charts. One demo used a spreadsheet to draw a pictorial > :representation of Starship Enterprise. > : > :Originally both products were developed for MAC - and ported from there to > :Windows 3.1 and UNIX Motif. > : > :I even have a copy of Mastering Wingz - The Official Introduction to Wingz > :Presentation Spreadsheet - ISBN 0-553-34706-3 and I daresay I might even be > :able to rustle up some product disks. But if I recall they were 5.25 inch > :floppies. > : > :I even worked on some projects into the mid 90's which were developed using > :HyperScript front-ending Online 5. > : > : > : > :IMHO Wingz and HyperScript were classic examples of very good products which > :were let down by Informix marketing of the time- but what do I know? > : > : > : > :Regards > : > :Malcolm > : > : _____ > : > :From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] > :On Behalf Of Ian Michael Gumby > :Sent: 30 January 2008 17:57 > :To: scottishpoet; informix-list@iiug.org > :Subject: RE: WingZ 1989 World Tour - any info? > : > : > : > : > :Uhm... > :I resemble that remark. > : > :Yes it was after the purchase there was a "new" release of the product 1989 > :and it was the marketing launch. > :I do have a Wingz bag (red), a coffee cup and a Wingz pin from the "good ol' > :days" ... ;-) > : > :> From: dryburghj@yahoo.com > :> Subject: Re: WingZ 1989 World Tour - any info? > :> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:20:43 -0800 > :> To: informix-list@iiug.org > :> > :> On Jan 29, 10:45 am, Honey <unknownshop...@gmail.dot.com> wrote: > :> > Does anyone have any info or pointers or links or anything about a World > :> > Tour of WingZ in 1989? Searching the net brings up absolutely zero so I > :> > don't know what it is I have - a black satin jacket with WingZ World > :Tour > :> > '89 patches embroidered on the front and back. I've searched for days > :and > :> > only been able to find out that WingZ was a spreadsheet software that > :was > :> > released in 1989 by Informix, but I've never heard of any software doing > :a > :> > world tour. That I can find there's was no music group around back then > :> > with that name and I can't think of anything else it could be so I > :figured > :> > I'd ask here. > :> > > :> > Thanks, > :> > > :> > Honey > :> > :> > :> Honey, > :> > :> WingZ was ready for release in 1988 and was bought by Informix (or > :> SmartWare??) in 1989 . Either of these events could have led to a > :> world wide product launch which incoropated a "world tour". This could > :> have lead to some "neat" giveaways such as the back satin jacket, in > :> the "Good old days" software companies gave out some nice gifts. > :> > :> I am not sure if anyone from 1989 is still around. I have passed the > :> question around one or two of the guys that were with SmartWare to see > :> if they have any more info > :> > :> > :> _______________________________________________ > :> Informix-list mailing list > :> Informix-list@iiug.org > :> http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > : > : _____ > : > :Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we > :give. Learn more. > :<http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join>; > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >

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