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Jim Button
Jim Button may refer to: *Computer programmer Jim Knopf *The main character in Michael Ende's Jim Button novels: **''Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver ''Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver'' (german: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer, italics=yes, link=no) is a children's novel written by Michael Ende. The main characters are Emma the steam locomotive, her driver Luke () and the youn ...'' **'' Jim Button and the Wild 13'' {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Knopf
Jim Knopf, nicknamed Jim Button ("Knopf" meaning "button" in German language, German) (October 20, 1942 – October 1, 2013), was considered by many to be one of the "fathers" of shareware (so named by fellow software veteran Peter Norton). As an IBM employee, he wrote a program to help with a local church congregation. When demand for his program consumed too much of his time, he quit IBM and created Buttonware. He released his first program, PC-File (a flat file database), in late 1982 as "user supported software". He has been quoted as saying this expression not only reflected the optional payment model, but also that comments from users drove the development of later releases. He collaborated with PC-Talk (modem, communications software) developer Andrew Fluegelman to adopt similar names (PC-File was originally "Easy-File"), and prices, for their initial shareware offerings; they also agreed to mention each other's products in their program's documentation. Fluegelman re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Button And Luke The Engine Driver
''Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver'' (german: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer, italics=yes, link=no) is a children's novel written by Michael Ende. The main characters are Emma the steam locomotive, her driver Luke () and the young accomplice Jim Button () who together go on an adventure. The story begins and ends on the small fictional island of Morrowland (). The book was published in 1960, and received the German Young Literature Prize in 1961. It is one of the most successful German language children's books of the postwar era.Julia Voss"Lang lebe der König von Jimballa"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 31 July 2011 The success led to thirty-four translations into other languages and the sequel ''Jim Button and the '' ('). Ende did not see his book as a children's book,Martin Wittmann''Fokus'' magazine (9 August 2010). Retrieved 31 July 2011 but just wrote it for himself. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |