Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by jacques_chester » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 4:52 AM UTC

While talking about the Windows 1.0 to Windows 7 upgrade video, I offhandedly made a joke at Trumpet Winsock's expense[1].

In the comment below, nailer mentioned that the creator of Trumpet Winsock saw very little money from one of the most widely-used pieces of shareware then in existence. Magazines and ISPs distributed the full version of his software but very few paid for it[2].

My first experience connecting to the internet was using Windows 3.1, Trumpet Winsock and Netscape 1.22 (I think) to browse the nascent web. Later I wiled away (too many) hours on IRC.

At the time I didn't have two 50c coins to rub together. Today, partly due to that early internet exposure, I am a well-paid software engineer.

In the same thread I have alluded to you will find that we identified Peter Tattam and two of us (badmonkey0001 and I) contacted him independently.

At our prompting Peter has set up a Paypal account where you can make donations. I invite you to chip in to reward a man whose work let so many of us open the door, for the first time, to an important part of our lives.

Thanks, Peter.

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Donate to payments@petertattam.com

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Edit: now cross-posted at Reddit in non-karma-harvesting format (http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/fwciq/peter_tattam_created_trumpet_winsock_enabling/)

[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2281698 [2] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2281770

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by cema » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:08 AM UTC

Donated.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by jacques_chester » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:08 AM UTC

Donated.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by true_religion » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:11 AM UTC

This actually sounds like a job that WePay would be better for.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by jacques_chester » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:13 AM UTC

true_religion wrote: post #4

This actually sounds like a job that WePay would be better for.

I'm not really that familiar with WePay, but why not?

His normal email is p.tattam@gmail.com -- drop him a line and talk him through it.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by angrycoder » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:17 AM UTC

How much did a license for the original Trumpet Winsock cost?

Nevermind, in 1993 a single license for Trumpet Winsock cost $25 usd. Adjusted for inflation that is $38.10 today.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by jacques_chester » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:17 AM UTC

angrycoder wrote: post #6

How much did a license for the original Trumpet Winsock cost? Nevermind, in 1993 a single license for Trumpet Winsock cost $25 usd. Adjusted for inflation that is $38.10 today.

I dunno. I just guessed at $35, which would be on the high side of shareware pricing.

edit: looks like I guess pretty well.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by acabal » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:17 AM UTC

Great idea. With all the Paypal horror stories out there I honestly hope you've set up the account so that it doesn't get wrongly frozen if the donations start ramping up.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by p_trumpet » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:33 AM UTC

I can confirm that the email is the one I passed on to Jacques. The PayPal account is a legit one I have used in the past and is registered under the business name Tattam Software. If I encounter any problems I will look into the other option.

Thanks all... I had honestly thought the Internet had forgotten about me.

Peter

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by tuhin » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:34 AM UTC

true_religion wrote: post #4

This actually sounds like a job that WePay would be better for.

Not sure. We Pay is ideally better for consumers, right? The donations are being made for what Peter made possible with Trumpet Winsock. I mean we are actually donating for his services and software, right? Sorry to go wayward, but just did not understand why We Pay and not Paypal would be a better option.