This was sent to me by a subscriber that was having dificultly posting. Many of the questions he asked are covered in the documentaion or newsletters. Some are...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 1, 1999 5:57 pm
Dennis, ... "GS" is on the list of acceptable cars. Jim...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 2, 1999 1:14 pm
... This is not supported at the moment. The request for multiple printers - with a printer dedicated to each yard - has been made before and I am lokking into...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 3, 1999 1:58 pm
For the record the maximum number of train definitions has been raised from 50 to 100. The maximum number of cars in any train has been raised from 87 to 150....
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Terry & Jan Taylor
jtntaylor@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 3, 1999 4:06 pm
Jim The staging areas that I have built so far total a little over 100 tracks and I am planning a few more that I have yet to build. This is addition to ...
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John DePauw
johnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Nov 3, 1999 5:46 pm
Jim The 80 staging tracks is OK with me. Also is the Pro Trak publication still being published or did my subscription just run out? John DePauw Where the EJ&E...
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Lee Ward
lee@xxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxx
Nov 3, 1999 10:02 pm
I read with interest Jim Moir's reply to W. Stephen Link's questions. I am at the moment in the planning/decision making stage of a new layout. My first large...
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Michael Moir
memoir@xxxxxxxx.xxx.x...
Nov 4, 1999 6:05 am
Lee Ward's request for information about the soon-to-be-released signaling and control hardware for ProTrak has motivated me to introduce myself to the list....
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 12:17 pm
Hi John, ... An article in the OpSig magazine mentioned you had 86 staging tracks. That is why I was asking. ... The conversion - actually the total re-write...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 12:58 pm
Lee Ward commented.... ... ProTrak differs from all other model railroad software in that is realtime software. In otherwords it is running during the...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 1:33 pm
Lee Ward, ... As a follow up to Mike's comment, I would like to add that the hardware is quite a leap forward over anything else. Neither of us suffers at all...
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John DePauw
johnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Nov 4, 1999 2:51 pm
Jim Yes I have 86 staging tracks. Some of those tracks will be used for coal trains that run from point A to B. I felt that with the number of cars I will have...
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John DePauw
johnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Nov 4, 1999 3:33 pm
Jim ... software allows you to set up lashups more easily on-screen, much like Alan Anderson's TrainTrax software does for Railcommand. However we go one...
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W. Stephen Link
WSLink@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 3:46 pm
Personally, I'd like to see 100 or more staging tracks. My preliminary plans call for 25 staging tracks at each end of the railroad. And, I'd like to use the...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 3:05 pm
John, ... No problem. The limit on cars used to be 9999, now there is no practical limit. The limit on the number of cars in trains at any one time is now ...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 3:57 pm
W. Stephen Link, ... Let me get this straight.... what you are talking about is using some "software staging tracks" as additional yard tracks in visible...
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Ben Howard
bhoward@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 4:29 pm
I don't currently own the software...yet, but I have a feature request that might fit nicely with the fast clock portion of the new software. Events triggered...
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W. Stephen Link
WSLink@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 4:23 pm
... Jim, thanks for your input & suggestions.............. I was wondering if you can possibly elaborate a little on how Protrak handles blocking of cars in...
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W. Stephen Link
WSLink@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 5:04 pm
... Sorry..... to clarify, I'd use the "software staging tracks" (in Protrak) as "additional tracks at different visible yards." These tracks would not ...
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BillJewett@xxx.xxx
Nov 4, 1999 5:56 pm
In a message dated 11/4/99, moir5sdr@... writes: << I am going to put the new Industry Profiles and any other notes up on the website. >> Jim -- These are...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 7:03 pm
Ben, The new ProTrak.exe is now about 4.5megs and the whole installation package can be compressed down to about 5 Megs by omeitting some files. This puts it...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 7:12 pm
Bill, ... The information is designed to be used with ProTrak. The authors, or we will retain copyright to the writings of course, but the information itself ...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 8:37 pm
Terry, ... components? A) In ProTrak a staging track is where a train goes to die. Certain special things can happen. 1. Say Train A enters staging and the...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 8:37 pm
W. Stephen Link, ... 100 is such a round number. Couldn't we agree on something like 120? Jim...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 6:59 pm
... This is a good idea and could be implemented with a morning's work.... The device would hang off a Grapevine[TM] node at a specified address, and could be...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 7:46 pm
... The Windows version backs up the command station completely. Even the DOS version of ProTrak did that to some degree if you told it you had Railcommand....
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Mark Nolan
DMNolan@xxxxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 9:39 pm
120 also looks like a round number. How about 123? ... From: Jim Moir [mailto:moir5sdr@...] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:37 PM To:...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@xxx.xxxx
Nov 4, 1999 10:13 pm
Mark Nolan commented: >120 also looks like a round number. How about 123? To which I say: "Huuuummm.... signs of linear thinking...." How about 125? Jim...
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Ben Howard
bhoward@xxx.xxxx
Nov 5, 1999 12:42 am
... The thing I'd like to see most, is a hook to either an external command line or to some Windows/Visual Basic commands for playing a .WAV file or displaying...
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Kathe Robin
kathe@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 5, 1999 2:31 am
How about a number with some Railroad significance, like a locomotive # for instance. #152, #261, #290, #650, #722 etc., etc. Max...
