I had worked with Douglas in the launch event for the Macintosh Portable in the UK. It was a Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy themed event. Then during 1991 I was programming the Expanded Books, and go together with Douglas to show him how that was going. I did also get to spend some time with him at book shows that Voyager had a booth at. One time I was stood there, with just me and him, and so I dared to ask him ‘why 42?’ He told me how that came to be the answer that he used.
> On Jul 14, 2026, at 12:07 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was at Voyager when Adams visited the company about 1991 which led to > Voyager Co in Santa Monica publishing the Expanded Book of The Complete Hitch > Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and the CD-ROM Last Chance to See—both in > HyperCard. > > He sat down with everybody and just talked. > > I don’t know that I have enough time or energy for such a project, but I do > work in audio editing and know others that do. > > HyperTalk (not LiveTalk) was the beloved language of that golden age. > > Peter Bogdanoff > >> On Jul 14, 2026, at 8:47 AM, David Bovill via use-livecode >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 42 is most definitely a sacred number - as is 0207 222 7701 - which I just >> learned was frighteningly close to my first girlfriend's telephone number - >> and a major reason for many nuisance calls. >> >> On Tue, 14 Jul 2026 at 16:40, Craig Newman via use-livecode < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Is 42 an even number???? >>> >>> Will this be a LC stack that looks like the Guide? I think I can suggest a >>> couple of words to put on the cover. >>> >>> Craig >>> >>>> On Jul 14, 2026, at 11:15 AM, David Bovill via use-livecode < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I've been quietly working away on a new project for the last couple of >>>> years - that I'd like to share here on my favourite list first - to sense >>>> the temperature, and guage if there is a will and interest to >>> participate. >>>> >>>> Long story short, through a set of improbable historical coincidences, we >>>> have inherited the rights to use the characters and story lines for >>>> Hitchhikers Guide - to build a real world working copy of the Guide >>> itself. >>>> Our aim is to re-imagine what such a guide would look like given all >>>> the amazing tech we have now to build it with, and for some completely >>>> irrational reasons hand over the rights to all of this to whoever shows >>> up >>>> and helps us build this thing. >>>> >>>> This is my first post on this, it's not marketing, or hype - just a >>>> shout-out - or as we call it a Request for Guidance - to see if there are >>>> any good people out there interested in helping to build the Guide in >>>> Livecode, and in so doing reach out to a new generation of coders. We are >>>> looking to interest a new generation of coders experimenting with AI - >>> but >>>> alos artists, and lovers of sci fi. We hope that this project could >>> bring a >>>> new eneration of creators to Livecode and the beautiful language that we >>>> share - and that Douglas Adam's was a big fan of - LiveTalk. >>>> >>>> What do you think? Anyone interested? >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
