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----- 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 > > > > > > > > > >