hardin@mcc.com (John Hardin) (01/17/90)
I'm looking for a *fast*, intuitive Bible search program for the Mac. Any pointers? (I've seen both macBible and TheWORD. I've heard of a Hypercard stack...yes?) [As an aside, macBible is fast, but not as capable as TheWORD. TheWORD has *lots* of capabilities, but alas lacks in both speed and user interface.] Thanks for any and all help. -jwh P.S. I've heard that there is a public domain version of the King James version of the Bible (text). Can anyone substantiate this rumor? (If so, can you tell me *where* it's located? Thanks, again.) John Hardin, MCC CAD Program | ARPA: hardin@mcc.com | Phone: [512] 338-3535 Box 200195, Austin, TX 78720 | UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!milano!cadillac!hardin
fiddler%concertina@Sun.COM (Steve Hix) (01/18/90)
In article <5373@cadillac.CAD.MCC.COM>, hardin@mcc.com (John Hardin) writes: > I'm looking for a *fast*, intuitive Bible search program for the Mac. > Any pointers? (I've seen both macBible and TheWORD. I've heard of a > Hypercard stack...yes?) HyperBible might fit the bill. Either KJV or NIV, includes Thompson Chain Reference and some other more or less useful items. It's a lot faster than TheWord. ------------ "...Then anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly simple-minded..." Plato, _Phaedrus_ 275d
johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (01/20/90)
/* Written 9:07 am Jan 17, 1990 by hardin@mcc.com */ > I'm looking for a *fast*, intuitive Bible search program for the Mac. > > P.S. I've heard that there is a public domain version of the King > James version of the Bible (text). Can anyone substantiate this > rumor? (If so, can you tell me *where* it's located? Thanks, again.) Yes there is a public domain version of the KJV that is available through anonymous ftp at tank.uchicago.edu (128.135.4.27). The file you want is /pub/public/bible -- this is an ascii version of the KJV that is UNIX "compress"ed and "tar"ed. When you un"tar" the file, it gives you a separate "compress"ed file for each book of the Bible. If you have any questions, send me e-mail. Erik A. Johnson Graduate Student, Aero/Astro Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) (01/21/90)
In article <20200078@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >/* Written 9:07 am Jan 17, 1990 by hardin@mcc.com */ > > I'm looking for a *fast*, intuitive Bible search program for the Mac. > > P.S. I've heard that there is a public domain version of the King > > James version of the Bible (text). Can anyone substantiate this > > rumor? (If so, can you tell me *where* it's located? Thanks, again.) >Yes there is a public domain version of the KJV that is available through >anonymous ftp at tank.uchicago.edu (128.135.4.27). The file you want is >/pub/public/bible -- this is an ascii version of the KJV that is UNIX >"compress"ed and "tar"ed. When you un"tar" the file, it gives you a separate >"compress"ed file for each book of the Bible. >If you have any questions, send me e-mail. > Erik A. Johnson A friend of mine, is just putting the finishing touches on a hypercard based concordance. SO far it is just genesis, (which he already had the text for) but I will be getting him the full KJV fron TANK so He will probably go the whole route. The stack is simple, but quite nice. When the work is completed I will post information on how to get it. Since it will likely be quite huge, I doubt that it will be put online but we'll see. Josh Hodas ------------------------- Josh Hodas (hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) 4223 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 222-7112 (home) (215) 898-5423 (school office)
BARRETT2@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu (01/23/90)
In article <20200078@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu>, johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > /* Written 9:07 am Jan 17, 1990 by hardin@mcc.com */ >> I'm looking for a *fast*, intuitive Bible search program for the Mac. >> >> P.S. I've heard that there is a public domain version of the King >> James version of the Bible (text). Can anyone substantiate this >> rumor? (If so, can you tell me *where* it's located? Thanks, again.) > > Yes there is a public domain version of the KJV that is available through .. > Erik A. Johnson > johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu Another possibility is Parson Technology's QuickVerse. I first ran across QuickVerse (QV) in an ad in Compute magazine. It is available in KJV, NKJV, RSV , and NIV. Cost is $49 + $5 shipping + royalty to the people who wrote the particular version you want ($ 0,4,4,10). Shipping is UPS ground - mine arrived in three days. Capabilities? QV is a concordance program rather than the Biblical text, and therefore is intended for searching. QV displays one verse at a time, and allows browsing by moving up or down a book, chapter, or verse. Its best feature is its search capabilities. One can search for a word or complete phrase, limiting to search to a given section of the Bible. For example, one could search for the phrase "abraham*" with a search range of "matt-rev", which would find all New Testament references to Abraham (including Abraham's). Verses satisfying a search requirement, or sections or scripture, can be exported to a text file or printed. Wish list? QV would be significantly more powerful if it could search for such things as "war | peace" (all verses containing either war or peace) or "war & peace" (likewise, but containing both). Also, you can't do searches for things like "just*tion". Since the data file (2.9 meg) contains a concordance, it seems to me that such features would not be hard to add. Hopefully Parson Technology is interested in improving their product. At the moment, its capabilities are approximately that of a full concordance in print. If you are interested in browsing ( using the program to read the Bible), then this is not the program for you. However, with a few added features, this could easily be the program of choice for Bible scholar types. - tom barrett