Arcview 1.0

After a recent article mentioning Arcview 1 from Direction's Magazine, and a popular response from James Fee, I too thought back to my days of using Arcview 1.

When ESRI released Arcview 2.0, they decided to let everyone freely download Arcview 1.0. AV1, as mentioned in the previous articles, was just a viewer for coverages and imagery. No editing was possible. I don't think shapefiles existed until AV2, so therefore AV1 didn't read them.

I did download it back then, along with a county soils coverage around 1994ish (I think it was using a 14.4k modem too). Well, I wouldn't call what I did was actually using it. It took about 30 minutes for the screen to refresh on my Packard Bell 486SX/20mHz, 2MB.

Nobody uses Arcview1 nowdays for the very blunt fact that it does not run under anything other than Windows 3.x. It will not run on Win95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP under any circumstances. In my opinion, ArcExplorer was basically a replacement of AV1 for Win95 era.

This weekend, I happened to come across a pile of Windows For Workgroups 3.11 floppies (8 in total). Thinking back to the recent posts, I thought it would be fun to fire up Arcview 1 and see how it performs. I was able to find the Arcview 1 install file - hint av1usa.exe. After an hour or so of swapping floppies, I got WFW3.11 up and running on a spare harddrive. (Side note - wow - Win3.x is so very dated with a poor user interface, even the command-line seems less archaic). I then installed AV1 which took about 30-45 seconds.

But after trying to start AV1, I got the 'Divide by Zero or Overflow Error'. This is the error you get when you try to run it under Win95 and above. Any ideas why this may be happening? I'm guessing that it doesn't like the newer (relatively) Athlon XP processor. I might just try it on an old Pentium Pro that I have, but perhaps someone remembers an old Win3.x .ini or config.sys setting that works wonders.

(yes it's just a picture of the screen, but I wasn't going to bother trying to find and install a Win3.x screen capture program)

SW Wisconsin GIS Coordinator

I was asked to pass this along...
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GIS COORDINATOR


City of Muskego, located 20 minutes SW of Milwaukee, is a growing city of more than 23,000. Position is responsible for coordinating and maintaining the City's Geographic Information System (GIS). Involves coordination of GIS workflow; research / design databases; collection and data input; development and analysis of output; supporting City GIS end users. Requires Bachelors degree in GIS related field and at least two years experience of ESRI GIS operations; Knowledge of ArcIMS and ArcSDE a plus; self-motivated, energetic individual with excellent communication skills. Salary range $45,314- $55,532 depending upon education and experience. Applications due 8/18/06. Obtain applications at http://www.ci.muskego.wi.us/employment/employment.htm. EOE

Send cover letter, resume, application, and any other necessary qualification documents to:

City of Muskego
Attn: Jeff Muenkel
W182 S8200 Racine Avenue
PO Box 749
Muskego, WI 53150-0749

ESRI Server Products Reorganization

First saw this on the James Fee GIS Blog. ESRI is reorganizing its thinking toward the GIS Server products (ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS, ArcSDE) . The upcoming ArcNews Article is posted online. From my take of the article:

1) There are three different editions of ArcGIS Server (sort of like ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo). It should make entry into the ArcGIS Server line more affordable, but no costs are mentioned.
2) ArcSDE is now integrated into ArcGIS Server (Big News)
3) ArcIMS is integrated into ArcGIS Server Standard Edition, yet will also remain a stand alone product (Good News).
4) ArcIMS 9.1 websites will run just fine under ArcIMS 9.2 without any major changes (Very Good News).

I'm sure more details of this will be aired at the ESRI-UC.

North American Cartography Information Society

The North American Cartography Information Society (NACIS) is coming to Madision! Come join the map discussions and information sessions October 18-21, 2006 at the Inn on the Park Hotel.

You are invited to join mapmakers, map users, map librarians, and map enthusiasts to talk about the thing we love—maps! Plan to attend and share your research, recent projects, and expertise with colleagues from around the nation, the continent, and the world.

Check out the Preliminary Program and other information at the NACIS website, www.nacis.org under Annual Meeting.

ArcGIS 9.1 Service Pack 2

If you haven't heard...

ArcGIS 9.1 Service Pack 2 is now available for download from the ESRI Support Center. This service pack contains all the fixes from ArcGIS 9.1 Service Pack 1 and several performance improvements and maintenance fixes.

ESRI recommends that ArcGIS users download and install ArcGIS 9.1 Service Pack 2 at their earliest convenience.

ESRI-UC San Diego

Wisconsin attendees of the ESRI User Conference will be having a dinner social on Tuesday, August 8 at 6 PM.

Please respond to Cynthia Sweet of Ayres Associates if you're interested.

A few years ago attendees took the trolley (in front of the San Diego Convention Center) to Old Town and ate at a great Mexican restaurant. That's being considered again.

If you have other suggestions, please include them in your response to Cynthia at sweetc@ayresassociates.com or 608-443-1254.

Also feel free to post if you thinking about setting a meeting place, or looking for fellow Wis. Attendees!