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Graham Banks
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by Graham Banks » Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:40 pm
Graham Banks wrote:That is indeed bad news. I wonder what happened.
If you're reading this Jim, thanks for everything you've done for our community over a long period of time, and best wishes always.
I do hope that you'll come back though.
I contacted Jim.
Thankfully, nothing untoward has happened.
What he was doing was becoming more of a chore than a hobby.
Let's hope that he might regain his enthusiasm at some stage.
My email addresses:
gbanksnz at gmail.com
gbanksnz at yahoo.co.nz
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Gusev
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by Gusev » Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:49 pm
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Adam Hair
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by Adam Hair » Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:21 pm
Jim will definitely be missed. He has been a major asset to the community, and a nice guy too!
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gerold
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by gerold » Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:53 pm
Thanks for all your hard work Jim.
Best to Jim Ablett.
Gerold.
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Dr.Wael Deeb
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by Dr.Wael Deeb » Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:23 am
michiguel wrote:Dr.Wael Deeb wrote:Sad news indeed............
I hope it is just boredom but nothing else.
Miguel
Let's hope so.......
Dr.D
_No one can hit as hard as life.But it ain’t about how hard you can hit.It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.How much you can take and keep moving forward….
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smatovic
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by smatovic » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:55 am
...goodbye and thanks for all the 'fish'
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Srdja
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RJN
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by RJN » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:58 am
Wow, I was wondering what happened. I was trying get some android engines from his site a few days ago and got a message that downloads (from the links I tried, at least) were disabled because of too much traffic:
Error (509)
This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!
Anyway, many thanks to Jim, maybe one day he will resume his excellent contributions.
BTW, is there a cached page, or a trusted site somewhere where his compiles can be found, without searching all over the web piecemeal?
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Kirill Kryukov
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by Kirill Kryukov » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:23 am
Very sad news.
To Jim (if you are reading this): Thank you for your great contribution to the scene, especially for porting and giving second life to many obscure engines. I hope you will find lot of joy in the real world.
Also, I'd be happy to host a mirror of Jim's site with engine compiles, if it is possible and if no one else is doing that yet.
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ZirconiumX
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by ZirconiumX » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:38 pm
smatovic wrote:...goodbye and thanks for all the 'fish'
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Srdja
Srdja, I send Jim 42 goodbyes.
Matthew:out
Some believe in the almighty dollar.
I believe in the almighty printf statement.
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Charles Browne
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by Charles Browne » Sat Aug 10, 2013 9:42 am
Thank you for all you gave over the years, Jim. Time is precious.
