----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Wiles <[log in to unmask]>
To: Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: Program


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Jim Wiles <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: Program
>
>
> > On Wed 08 Mar, Jim Wiles wrote:
> > >  I am 59 and was diagnosed as a PWP 10 years ago. I have been living
on
> > > *10 milligrams* of Selegiline ever since, but am now stiffing up and
am
> > > looking for
> > > the way forward.
> > >  I have been accessing the PIE archives and have  found your Emails
very
> > > helpful.
> > >  I understand  you have written a program  to analyse the affects of
> > > different doses.
> > >  I would appreciate a copy of your program if still available. What
> lanuage
> > > is it  written in and what is the target machine.  I have a PC running
> > > windows 95 and can  compile C++.
> > >
> > > All the best Jim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Hello Jim, I see that you are in the UK, so you may remember the Acorn
> > computer brand? Well, my computer is an Acorn Risc PC, and my program is
> > written in BBC Basic, and is totally incompatible with the PC.  The way
> > I used to do it, was to explain to the person how to recognise his
> > condition, and place himself on a scale calibrated from -2 to +2. The
> > sufferer has to do most of the hard work by recording a continuous trace
> > of condition vs time of day; the results then came back to me, and I
> > analysed then and sent the analysis back to  them. I did help quite a
> > number of people but to my sorrow, I had a hard disc crash and lost the
> lot.
> >
> > The good news is that to get my ageing brain into better shape, I am
> > putting the program back together- It is definitely a young man's game
but
> > I still enjoy writing programs. It is several years since I wrote the
> > original program, and I am going through a learner curve at the moment.
> > I hope to be up and running in a few weeks (How long is a piece of
> string?)
> > If you like, I will store your name as an interested person, and call
you
> > when I am operational.
> >
> > Do you know Simon Cole's Web site? I will put it at the end of this
> e-mail,
> > It is packed with information, and if you follow the parts with 'brian'
in
> > the title, you will find
> >    * How the program works, and
> >    * How to fill in the observations
> >
> > There is one warning - the program is built around my type of PD, which
I
> > call 'classic PD (Resting tremor + Dyskinesia when overdosed are the key
> > points.) There is another group (Smaller, but I have met several ; these
> > people when fed large doses of Sinemet (or Madopar) just become sleepy,
> and
> > at very high doses, go into some sort of a deep sleep state, which
cannot
> be
> > scored on my scale. Does that sound like you?
> >
> > I will  keep working, and hope to finish soon
> > Simon's URL is  http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/brian.htm
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > --
> > Brian Collins  <[log in to unmask]>  (60/39/34)
> >
> >
> > Brian, Many thanks for the info. I have obtained a copy of your paper
from
> Simon  Coles web site. I remember the Acorn computers, but had a VIC 20
> myself.
> Good luck with rewrite of your program. I have wrote many  programs in
Basic
> and have used  MS Quick basic on the PC successfully, although it probably
> lacks the graphic functions for your program.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jim Wiles >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>