<div dir="ltr"><div>Not to diss Bob in the slightest, but it was a lot like Verifone's TCL language. It grew rather than being designed. <br></div><div>Progress is made, and we should not lame the future to preserve the past. <br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 9:39 AM Dana Myers <<a href="mailto:k6jq@comcast.net">k6jq@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 2/26/2024 8:32 AM, Gregg Wonderly wrote:<br>
> I think there’s several things that matter.<br>
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> 1. Bob was not a software expert nor was he trained in network protocol design. The ability to process APRS packets is a <br>
> nightmarish exercise in string interpretation. This is amplified by user constructed strings, instead of using real <br>
> applications that manage data/packet formations.<br>
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+1 So much so.<br>
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Dana K6JQ<br>
<a href="mailto:k6jq@comcast.net" target="_blank">k6jq@comcast.net</a><br>
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