Buckeye Marksman
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- April 2012
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- 4/14/2025
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MaxThink for DOS Running On Linux
4/14/2025
I now have PERM ported to Python. Here's the PyPi link to the pyPERM decision tree builder: https://pypi.org/project/pyPERM-DecisionTree/
Neil Larson / MaxThink
4/12/2025
Hello (https://github.com/buckeye43210/pyPERM_DecisionTree) revives Neil Larson’s PERM. I noted in 2023 Neil was in Colorado Springs, but support@maxthink.com bounced. Anyone reached him or know...
Buckeye Marksman wrote:
Sounds like what Neil Larson did with his perm.exe tree builder.
Here's a link describing what perm does: https://github.com/vimoutliner/vimoutliner/issues/150
Sounds like what Neil Larson did with his perm.exe tree builder.
Neil Larson / MaxThink
5/30/2023
Neil moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. I haven't talked with him in several years.
Help! Perm Decision Tree Builder
3/14/2018
I found a backup copy of Perm.
Thanks!
Rick
Help! Perm Decision Tree Builder
3/12/2018
Does anyone still have a copy of the DOS-based Perm Decision Tree Builder from MaxThink?
I had a hard drive issue and lost my copy. Neil Larson's email is bouncing and phone calls to his phone are fa...
MaxThink Manual Scanned and Posted
3/21/2014
John,
I sent you a link to a smaller version of the manual produced with acrobat's hidden clearscan ocr option.
http://www.tinaja.com/whtnu14.shtml#d03.17.14
Sincerely,
Rick
Neil Larson provided me with a newer copy of MaxThink.
It's now running as a near native Linux application thanks to dosemu.
Thank you!
no ho wrote:
>Buckeye,
>
>I have Max93.zip that Neil sent me back on 3/25-26/12 which was supposed to
>be Max 96, but maybe it wasn't? I can I get it to you? My email is advoh @ yahoo
>.com
>
>Be...
Neil Larson has informed me that all his older DOS based software tools are locked up in a California storage unit that he hasn't visited in a couple of years.
So, can anyone here dig up a copy of Ma...
MaxThink running in Win98
5/2/2012
Here's a link to some information on sample Windows 98 Program Information (.pif) Files:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188157
MaxThink running in Win98
5/2/2012
No thanks, got it working :-)
MaxThink running in Win98
4/30/2012
On page 1-4 of my Max89 manual are the instructions to "Run MaxThink From Any Directory"
Change autoexec.bat to include:
PATH=C:\MAX
SET MAX=C:\MAX
This assumes that you have installed MaxThink in ...
MaxThink for DOS Running On Linux
4/25/2012
Well, I've discovered a couple of limiting factors while running the DOS version of MaxThink on Linux. One is that MaxThink defaults to my ~/max folder instead of my current working directory. So, all...
MaxThink running in Win98
4/25/2012
I now have MaxThink working on Linux using dosemu.
MaxThink for DOS Running On Linux
4/23/2012
I now have MaxThink 89 for DOS running as an almost native app on Linux.
Here's what you do:
Install the dosemu package for your distro (if not already installed).
Make a directory named max hangin...
MaxThink
4/23/2012
letsemoir wrote:
>My version is from 1996. Neil Larson didn't
>have MaxThink on hand when I purchased it from him, so I guessed he just pop any diskette
>he could find for me. Even the help system...
MaxThink running in Win98
4/23/2012
I'm having similar problems getting Max89 to run on Linux using dosemu. Max.exe exits with the following error message:
FILE c:\MAX\MESSAGES.MT not found program terminated
Anyone got a copy of the ...
MaxThink question
4/10/2012
Another idea is to pipe the MaxThink file through a filter to convert it into a LyX file.
http://wiki.lyx.org/Tools/Otl2lyx
Happy Hacking!