Even the Mice never knew the answer to that question. I spent a lovely week at his place in the South of France - in return for some small contribution to Starship Titanic. Got given a fun mission. Still if anyone is interested - get in touch. It’s an open invite - here first.
On Tue, 14 Jul 2026 at 19:31, Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode < [email protected]> wrote: > I've always wondered why he didn't pick the prime 43 instead. > Doug > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Colin Holgate via use-livecode > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 11:15 AM > To: How to use LiveCode <[email protected]> > Cc: Colin Holgate <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy > > 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? 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