SetupBuilder Evolution

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On April 9, 2002, I compiled the first working version of the "Next
Generation" SetupBuilder product line, Version 5. This was internal Version
5.0 Build #0001. More than three years later, on August 31, 2005, we
released the Gold version.

The "SETUPBUILDER" trademark registered with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office in May 2005, application filing date was March 2004.

But it all started on April 21, 2000 with "LSP SFX-Builder". Holy moly --
that's more than 17 years ago! LSP SFX-Builder was an utility that provided
an easy and royalty-free way to create native Windows single-file
self-extracting archives (SFX) and SFX-distribution systems. The compiler
in the latest SetupBuilder 10 is still based on it and even InstallShield
tried to take-over our revolutionary high-performance technology.

We reflect our products' evolution in the build number which states the
number of days since the first working (internal) 5.0 version. Today I have
compiled SetupBuilder 10.0 Build #5600. In other words: 5,600 (five
thousand, six hundred) days! Time flies <g>

This would not have been possible without Clarion and the Clarion &
SetupBuilder Community! Thank you all.

We've got a lot of new super cool SetupBuilder features coming soon, stay
tuned!

Friedrich

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Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft | SetupBuilder | www.lindersoft.com
954.252.3910 (within US) | +1.954.252.3910 (outside US)

--SetupBuilder "point. click. ship"
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--Create Windows 10 ready installations in minutes
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Hi Friedrich -

There are numerous announcements and product name variations from
before that. If you want more of them for your scrapbook, let me know.

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> MsgNo: 497368 Reply to MsgNo: 0 Date: 12-18-1998
> Forum: CLARION / 15 3rd Party Products
> Subject: New Product - SFX-SDK
> From: jr.,Friedrich Linder 101737, 2760
> To: ALL,
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>= SFX Development-Kit (LSPack add-on) =
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>
>During the last twelve month a lot of developers asked us if it is
>possible to create self-extracting LSP archives (*.exe) from within
>a Clarion application.
>
>Our (soon coming) SFX Development-Kit provides an easy and royalty-
>free way for software developers to add self-extracting LSP archive
>creation to their 16-bit and 32-bit Windows applications.
>
>SFX Development-Kit "compiles" (without any user interaction) native
>16-bit and 32-bit self-extracting archives that can contain multiple
>highly compressed files. The overhead for 16-bit archives is 34K and
>for 32-bit archives it is 40K.
>
>The resulting executables are ideal for delivering data, sending
>source-code, documents, graphics and other files to customers, co-
>workers and associates over the internet or via e-mail.
>
>Parts of SFX Development-Kit are based on the soon coming SFX Setup-
>Builder 3 technology (formerly known as LSP SFX-Builder 2).
>
>We are looking for a few registered LSPack users who are interested
>in beta-testing our new SFX Development-Kit.
>
>Friedrich Linder
>Linder Software - www.lindersoftware.com
>ceo@lindersoftware.com - US-Fax: (954)-252-3910
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>Developers of High-Performance Data Compression Libraries,
>Installation Systems and Binary Patching Software
>----------------------------------------------------------
>Using: CW2, C4b, C5 EE, CWIC, C++, J&S In-Back
>
>
>
>
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>But it all started on April 21, 2000 with "LSP SFX-Builder".

Jeff Slarve
www.jssoftware.com

Untie that A-String

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You're welcome.

And Thank you! I switched from Wise, which Topspeed recommended back in
the day.. then to SetupBuilder. I remember I looked at Setupbuilder,
dismissed it because really, I didn't want to learn a new installer.
Finally switched and realized I had made a mistake by not switching earlier.

By the way, I was looking up program installers for windows, came across
a wikipedia site:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ation_software
and you're not listed. Thought you ought to know.


Ray Rippey
VMT Software

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> And Thank you! I switched from Wise, which Topspeed recommended back in the
> day...
Curiously Clarion 10 latest build 12567 _still_ includes the Wise
extension template ABBLDWSE.TPW

#EXTENSION(Wise,'Generate Wise Installation Script')

You'd think after all this time it would have been removed :-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_Solutions

Graham

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Thank you for your kind words, Ray.

> By the way, I was looking up program installers for windows, came across a
> wikipedia site:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ation_software
> and you're not listed. Thought you ought to know.

Yes, I know :-( Unfortunately, Wikipedia does not like us at all. We gave
up (7) years ago.

http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/sho...d-SetupBuilder
http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/sho...3375#post83375

This was (and still is) very frustrating and not fair (IMO). I have no idea
why Wikipedia editors hate SetupBuilder so much.

Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft | SetupBuilder | www.lindersoft.com
954.252.3910 (within US) | +1.954.252.3910 (outside US)

--SetupBuilder "point. click. ship"
--Helping You Build Better Installations
--Create Windows 10 ready installations in minutes
--Official COMODO Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/sho...3850#post83850

Friedrich

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> On April 9, 2002, I compiled the first working version of the "Next
> Generation" SetupBuilder product line, Version 5. This was internal Version
> 5.0 Build #0001. More than three years later, on August 31, 2005, we
> released the Gold version.
>
> The "SETUPBUILDER" trademark registered with the United States Patent and
> Trademark Office in May 2005, application filing date was March 2004.
>
> But it all started on April 21, 2000 with "LSP SFX-Builder". Holy moly --
> that's more than 17 years ago! LSP SFX-Builder was an utility that provided
> an easy and royalty-free way to create native Windows single-file
> self-extracting archives (SFX) and SFX-distribution systems. The compiler
> in the latest SetupBuilder 10 is still based on it and even InstallShield
> tried to take-over our revolutionary high-performance technology.
>
> We reflect our products' evolution in the build number which states the
> number of days since the first working (internal) 5.0 version. Today I have
> compiled SetupBuilder 10.0 Build #5600. In other words: 5,600 (five
> thousand, six hundred) days! Time flies <g>
>
> This would not have been possible without Clarion and the Clarion &
> SetupBuilder Community! Thank you all.

Well done old friend!

Your insight, vision into the industry and single minded commitment to
product excellence is an inspiration to all of us.


> We've got a lot of new super cool SetupBuilder features coming soon, stay
> tuned!

As always we are sitting on the edge of our seats!


:-)

Charles


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Hi Friedrich,

You remember what I told you years and years ago when we first did all the
testing and I bugged you so much.
You have become what I told you/predicted at that time, you have become the
example of how installation programs should work.

Congrants of an excellent program.

Regards

Johan de Klerk

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Wow, what can I say - except.... "keep up the excellent work :-)"

Can't wait to see what's coming next!

Cheers,

Andy
www.noyantis.com