Microsmile

joe90bass · 09-06-2008, 11:42 AM

Has anyone any up to date contact details for Microsmile? Or have they gone under!?!

I want to see if a 64bit TS compatible version is available but the phone goes dead, e-mails are bounced and the website is not available. It doesn't look good..........

Andie · 21-07-2008, 01:54 PM

I'm just wondering the same thing. I assume because no one got back to you that they have gone under...???

localzuk · 21-07-2008, 02:42 PM

I believe they went belly up in mid 2007. We have about 30 of their packages here, half of them 16 bit.

OutToLunch · 21-07-2008, 03:23 PM

64 bit compatible? You'll be lucky, I'm having a job getting them to run on bog standard 32 bit vanilla XP Pro stations! Yet more 16 bit rehashed PITA educational software.

Steve_Knight · 14-08-2008, 04:07 PM

I might be opening up a can of worms here, but I wrote most of the later (32bit) MicroSMILE software (Ratio, Probability, Algebra, Enriching Number etc. etc.) and yes MicroSMILE or SMILE MATHEMATICS did go "belly up" leaving us all without jobs.

They were in the final stages of releasing the next package (Discovering Number - a rewrite of older packages). If you would like to see this then please go to:
Discovering Number
you can download it. It is fully working.
Any other problems with the software - I can only speak for the ones that I wrote - I am happy to try and sort out (I do have pride in what I do). As far as I know (I still test them on more recent platforms, Vista etc.) they still all work.
Thanks Steve

Andie · 15-08-2008, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve_Knight

I might be opening up a can of worms here, but I wrote most of the later (32bit) MicroSMILE software (Ratio, Probability, Algebra, Enriching Number etc. etc.) and yes MicroSMILE or SMILE MATHEMATICS did go "belly up" leaving us all without jobs.

They were in the final stages of releasing the next package (Discovering Number - a rewrite of older packages). If you would like to see this then please go to:
Discovering Number
you can download it. It is fully working.
Any other problems with the software - I can only speak for the ones that I wrote - I am happy to try and sort out (I do have pride in what I do). As far as I know (I still test them on more recent platforms, Vista etc.) they still all work.
Thanks Steve

Do you have any idea who now owns the copyright and licence-giving rights? We need to extend the number of licences we have.

Steve_Knight · 15-08-2008, 03:17 PM

As far as I am aware it is The Royal Borough of Kensignton and Chelsea: (Welcome to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) they owned Smile Mathematics, which MicroSMILE was their software side.
I'd very interested to know if they are still charging for extra licences and there is nobody who would be any the wiser if you made all your SMILE software site wide - but don't quote me on that one!
I was in discussion with them a couple of years back on how they were going to support the software on future platforms (Vista etc.) but they ignored my requests and comments.
Let me know how you get on...
Steve

Steve_Knight · 15-08-2008, 07:35 PM

An add-on message to the above...
If any one would like information regarding the "Windows" MicroSMILE software I am more than happy to respond to emails. I do actually hold ALL of the latest packages that were produced.
Steve

jgannon · 13-11-2008, 11:44 PM

Hi Steven Knight. I just registered because my colleagues and I are desperate to get microsmile working again. We are connecte to RM community connect three at our school and our smile programs do not work. There is no better software for Maths and it does really annoy me that it can be so easily lost. I am reaaly sorry that you lost your job over this. I bet there is still a big demand for it but most people just give up at the first problem. However, if you know of anyone who knows how to get it working on cc3 or 4 then I would love to know how. Why don't you update the software yourself? I suppose it is a matter of cost. I just think in general that software for schools isn't organised properly.

Steve_Knight · 14-11-2008, 10:34 AM

Thank you for your comments, they are much appreciated.
How old are your MicroSMILE versions - I have re-written quite a few for SMILE and I have started to re-badge some of the packages, although I am not yet sure what to do with them (see above).
If you email me (send me a private message) I'll let you know which packages have been re-written and re-badged.
If you can also give me a little bit more detail as to why they are not working, did they before, what is different etc. etc. I'll try and help you.

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joe90bass Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: S Wales Posts: 526 Thanks: 33 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts Rep Power: 8	Microsmile Has anyone any up to date contact details for Microsmile? Or have they gone under!?! I want to see if a 64bit TS compatible version is available but the phone goes dead, e-mails are bounced and the website is not available. It doesn't look good..........

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jgannon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	getting it to work again Hi Steven Knight. I just registered because my colleagues and I are desperate to get microsmile working again. We are connecte to RM community connect three at our school and our smile programs do not work. There is no better software for Maths and it does really annoy me that it can be so easily lost. I am reaaly sorry that you lost your job over this. I bet there is still a big demand for it but most people just give up at the first problem. However, if you know of anyone who knows how to get it working on cc3 or 4 then I would love to know how. Why don't you update the software yourself? I suppose it is a matter of cost. I just think in general that software for schools isn't organised properly.

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21-07-2008, 01:54 PM	#2
Andie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 340 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Rep Power: 7	I'm just wondering the same thing. I assume because no one got back to you that they have gone under...???

21-07-2008, 02:42 PM	#3
localzuk Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Minehead, Somerset Posts: 3,892 Thanks: 49 Thanked 104 Times in 92 Posts Blog Entries: 12 Rep Power: 30	I believe they went belly up in mid 2007. We have about 30 of their packages here, half of them 16 bit.

21-07-2008, 03:23 PM	#4
OutToLunch Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 650 Thanks: 17 Thanked 44 Times in 37 Posts Rep Power: 17	64 bit compatible? You'll be lucky, I'm having a job getting them to run on bog standard 32 bit vanilla XP Pro stations! Yet more 16 bit rehashed PITA educational software.

14-08-2008, 04:07 PM	#5
Steve_Knight Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: East Sussex Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 0	I might be opening up a can of worms here, but I wrote most of the later (32bit) MicroSMILE software (Ratio, Probability, Algebra, Enriching Number etc. etc.) and yes MicroSMILE or SMILE MATHEMATICS did go "belly up" leaving us all without jobs. They were in the final stages of releasing the next package (Discovering Number - a rewrite of older packages). If you would like to see this then please go to: Discovering Number you can download it. It is fully working. Any other problems with the software - I can only speak for the ones that I wrote - I am happy to try and sort out (I do have pride in what I do). As far as I know (I still test them on more recent platforms, Vista etc.) they still all work. Thanks Steve

15-08-2008, 03:17 PM	#7
Steve_Knight Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: East Sussex Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 0	As far as I am aware it is The Royal Borough of Kensignton and Chelsea: (Welcome to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) they owned Smile Mathematics, which MicroSMILE was their software side. I'd very interested to know if they are still charging for extra licences and there is nobody who would be any the wiser if you made all your SMILE software site wide - but don't quote me on that one! I was in discussion with them a couple of years back on how they were going to support the software on future platforms (Vista etc.) but they ignored my requests and comments. Let me know how you get on... Steve

15-08-2008, 07:35 PM	#8
Steve_Knight Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: East Sussex Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 0	An add-on message to the above... If any one would like information regarding the "Windows" MicroSMILE software I am more than happy to respond to emails. I do actually hold ALL of the latest packages that were produced. Steve

14-11-2008, 10:34 AM	#10
Steve_Knight Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: East Sussex Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 0	Thank you for your comments, they are much appreciated. How old are your MicroSMILE versions - I have re-written quite a few for SMILE and I have started to re-badge some of the packages, although I am not yet sure what to do with them (see above). If you email me (send me a private message) I'll let you know which packages have been re-written and re-badged. If you can also give me a little bit more detail as to why they are not working, did they before, what is different etc. etc. I'll try and help you.

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