RIP Dr Topo

RIP Dr Topo

Postby Whiteflash » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:31 pm

If you wanna save some of the pdf's to your computer here are a few links to ones that are still floating about.

http://climbingnarc.com/2009/12/r-i-p-dr-topo
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby Ikefromla » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:14 pm

I didn't even know dr topo still existed.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby hweight » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:16 pm

It was a great and innovative idea. Climbers everywhere should pay homage.

If they're old enough, they should pay respects to Tim Toula's Rock N' Road as well.


blimp, is better beta the next step?
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby Ikefromla » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:20 pm

If people update that shit. I tried adding a problem from Black Mt and the GPS wouldn't work. Too spotty there. I'd love that shit to be perfectly functional tho.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby blimp » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:22 pm

stupid job...


still working on iphone version, actually added some functionality last week.

I was hoping to get it ready for hueco season, but unfortunately my job has been keeping me very busy.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby KIX » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:26 pm

pfff betterbeta is the future anyway.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby skav » Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:40 pm

betterbeta is vaporware.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby blimp » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:41 pm

pfftttt
who wants to beta test?

android phone or iphone
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby zirc » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:18 pm

iphone. what do i do again?
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby blimp » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:25 pm

send me a PM with your device ID

If you are in itunes with phone/device connected, click on device, open "summary" tab, click on Serial Number, it will turn into "Identifier (UDID)" apple + c or ctrl + c (on pc) and it will copy to clipboard. Its is really weird tho, it won't let you highlight the number, but it will copy to clipboard.

Paste into PM, i'll send u app.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby skav » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:06 pm

Will do.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby leaverbiner » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:32 pm

blimp wrote:pfftttt
who wants to beta test?

android phone or iphone


iphone here . . would love to beta test

will get you the info tonight.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby STFU » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:00 pm

Dr. Who?
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby Shaft » Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:17 am

Good riddance.

The fact that Dr. Topo early on copied a clearly copyrighted guidebook to Joes Valley word-for-word and problem-by-problem (including a made up problem or two to detect such) sucks.

Conveniently enough for them, copyright law is difficult and expensive to enforce - especially across international borders.

I would rather buy a guidebook from the (usually local) climbers/authors. Then again, I am a sucker for guidebooks, especially guidebooks with local perspective and history.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby hweight » Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:40 pm

Shaft wrote:Good riddance.

The fact that Dr. Topo early on copied a clearly copyrighted guidebook to Joes Valley word-for-word and problem-by-problem (including a made up problem or two to detect such) sucks.

Conveniently enough for them, copyright law is difficult and expensive to enforce - especially across international borders.

I would rather buy a guidebook from the (usually local) climbers/authors. Then again, I am a sucker for guidebooks, especially guidebooks with local perspective and history.



I agree that it had its flaws--the "quality" of some of its topos included--but I still think it was a good idea for areas that aren't notable enough for their own guides.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby drtopo » Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:42 am

Shaft wrote:Good riddance.

The fact that Dr. Topo early on copied a clearly copyrighted guidebook to Joes Valley word-for-word and problem-by-problem (including a made up problem or two to detect such) sucks.

Conveniently enough for them, copyright law is difficult and expensive to enforce - especially across international borders.

I would rather buy a guidebook from the (usually local) climbers/authors. Then again, I am a sucker for guidebooks, especially guidebooks with local perspective and history.


That's funny that people always bring the Joe's Valley guide because I had another source, prior to Baldwin's guide. Somebody sure got fucked with that guide, it could have been Baldwin, it could have been the other source or it could even have been me for breeding so many utard haters. But you're right on one point : good riddance.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby hweight » Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:30 am

topo! When are you coming south again?
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby toivo » Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:55 am

i had some issues with the sny beta. like downgrading future extensions to naturally longer problems. but then i met the guys and realized tehy were good quality dirtbags with nothing to hide but their egos and thought,<ok so if that's what you've got, feel free to flaunt it> so long as it's for free. blessed be the dirtbags, for they are at the base of our being and i am prettier than any of them. so they're all cool from this perspective/
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby Lox » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:18 pm

V5 doesn't exist in the rating systems real climbers use.
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Re: RIP Dr Topo

Postby Mr. Natural » Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:04 pm

B1-, B1, B1+

covers 90% of the probs you need to use shoes on. jusayin'.
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