Call for standards: EPROM/cal editing

[ECMnut at aol.com]

Agreed,
it is very easy to discount the *many* hours folks spend developing this 
stuff.
Maybe the author of any new editing software(s) can be persuaded to 
choose one of the existing, uh, standards.  It is not that out of hand yet.
MV  

> 
>  The format for GMEPro's EPE files is readily available but few people have
>  taken advantage of that. They just want me to keep cranking out EPE files.
>  That's fine by me.  The sharing of home-brewed EPE files is fine by me, but
>  I don't want the one's I supplied floating around any more than they are.
>  
>  During the program's early development, I released the format of GMEPro's
>  EPE files and noticed it found it's way into at least one other program.
>  That's cool too.
>  
>  I don't think any of us relish the idea of rewriting the files so the other
>  editors can read them. It's a fair amount of work and I'm sure each of us
>  have little differences that would make them incompatible (or we'd argue
>  until the next coming of Christ on what to do).
>  
>  Frankly, for the non-shareware programmers, it is MP3 in the making. No
>  doubt, if I opened up the EPE files, it would further the "knowledge base 
of
>  the DIY community." But for me, I sell the EPE files rather than the
>  program. That's where the real work is located.
>  
>  I hope that makes sense without sounding too dick-headed.
>  
>  Terry
>  
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