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  1. Tony Noon

    Coin Software

    sorry for the delay, still trying to juggle work and personal stuff. I've had to take another three days off at the start of next week as I was interrupted too much at my last attempt. The database model is done. The coding in well underway on the main forms. The first screen shots will be up next week and the trial version will be available at the end of next week. This will be a very early beta release (that'll be an alpha release then!) so I can get some initial feedback on the general look and feel. The plan is for it to cover every coin available eventually, and this will be made possible by the internet updates, so initally it will be a smallish database icnreasing in size every week as I (or my trusty assistant) adds more coins. Once I put the screenshots up next week then I'll post here to let you know the web address you can see them at. So far I have three potential testers (Chris, Gary Cole and Lynne Donnelly). Anyone else out there? Tony
  2. Tony Noon

    Coin Software

    okay, an update for everyone. I've managed to restructure my workload (from impossible to barely manageable) with my employers. I've also scheduled to take some time off at the end of May, which gives me a decent chunk of time to start real work on the development side. I've mapped out the basics and the table relationships and requirements, so am ready to start on the coding, which begins tomorrow. Some of the key points I am looking at putting in are: 1) Coin Master Database Select the coins you own from the master database and add them to your own collection View info on your coin such as Mint, notes, links to websites (when submitted) grading etc. You'll also be able to view info on the country at that stage, so if it was a Queen Victoria coin you could see info on Queen Victoria, if it was minted in 1854 you'd be able to see some key events on what happened that year 2) Mint database A history of mints and what coins they produced. I'll also be looking at adding current mints in for those who collect modern coins and bullion coins There be various ways of searching, organising, flagging and adding your own notes and comments. Because this is planned to be an ever-expanding database, the main way of updating the master tables will be via the internet. There will be a master server availble through the net which you can pull the latest info on. You'll also be able to add info, such as web links, notes etc that can be uploaded and then shared by all. The plan is to focus on one country at a time, so for example just English coins will be available first, then other UK, then the US, then Canada etc. It will take several months to expand the database but you will be able to access the coins from any country you wish eventually. Well, that's a basic update for you. I have a website ready and will have screen shots on it by the end of the month with a test version available shortly afterwards. Tony
  3. Tony Noon

    Coin Software

    Morning people. It looks like this is going to go ahead, so I will be looking for testers of the software. If you would like to be a tester then please email me at tony.noon@brett-tech.com. If you can let me know the rough spec of your pc and what other coin packages you have used (if any). I will be looking for between five and ten testers intially. I am expecting to have a test version for Chris in approximately three weeks (got a holiday coming up that will interrupt development time) and anticpate the first test version to be available around the end of April. Please keep posting what you would like to see in the package here. If we do end up going with a live version of the software then the testers will receive the full package and updates for one year free of charge. Other contributors to the development will get a discounted rate. I have a web site that will show screen shots as development progresses and I will let you know the address of it when there is something to see. Tony
  4. Tony Noon

    Coin Software

    Okay people, this could go on for ever, but as a quick question,what do you want to see in Coin collection software? What features, reports, tools etc would be most useful to you? I've floated an idea to Chris about writing a bit of software for what we want, but it is at an early stage yet. Do you prefer Tree Views such as CoinManage, or list views such as Coin Organzer Deluxe? Do you want to be able to allocate coins to sets? Do you want to be able to sort by country, by age, by condition? Do you want to be able to view the mint history? Do you want to be able to store web links and document references? Do you want to be able to share this info? Please don't go into too much detail at the moment, just a quick starting list of what would be the most important things to you. Tony
  5. Tony Noon

    Coin Manage 2003

    I can write it and host it - I'm a database consultant for an IT company. The boss will let me use the server here to host it. I've been thinking about it a lot recently. I also have a large dvd collection for which I use the free DVD Profiler by Intervocative software. It allows people to add their own additions and upload them to the master database and then download updates to their own collection, so they have a locally mirrored version of the database. What I was thinking along the lines of is using the basic model as a starting point. So there is a local client which connects via the internet to download the master database. Users could submit additions/changes up to the internet. If each country had it's own reference tables, they could be highly customised. I would also like to have information about various mints, their catalogues etc. By giving users the ability to update the info then you could actually build a relatively large database in a shorter amount of time than having someone key in each entry by hand. You could also have a better history of each coin, for example not only showing the mint, but the dates between it was produced, notes on it, web links, etc. People could then add to each coin and get a really get reference library with it. The biggest concern is the size of the update. The database could end up pretty massive and people aren't want to going to have to download masses of stuff each time. Perhaps if people could flag which country sets they want to download each time? Hmmm. If people think this is a good idea then perhaps we might roll it forward into a design phase. I know enough about the software side but I'm only a amateur at the coin collecting, having only recently just started to take it fairly seriously. I think then, my proposal is to set-up a website for starters that will allow people to see a basic design and say what they want in it. Even if nothing comes of it, someone could always give the design to another company. Tony
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