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''Thoru Yamamoto'' (山本徹 or とーるやまもと)<ref>http://nobi.com/jp/mac/entry106.html</ref> | '''''Thoru Yamamoto''''' (山本徹 or とーるやまもと),<ref>http://nobi.com/jp/mac/entry106.html</ref> born 1955, is a Japanese artist. Over time he has released art in many formats, including magazine illustrations, HyperCard decks, CD-ROM, printed books, websites, digital stickers and videos. | ||
==Websites== | ==Websites== | ||
Over the past 30 years | Over the past 30 years, Thoru Yamamoto has had many different online homes. | ||
===Historial=== | ===Historial=== | ||
Below is a list of those that have been found so far, in roughly chronological order judging by the contents. | Below is a list of those that have been found so far, in roughly chronological order judging by the contents. | ||
* 1997 [https://web.archive.org/web/20050310003241/http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/Yamamoto/works.html http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/Yamamoto/works.html] | * 1997: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050310003241/http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/Yamamoto/works.html http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/Yamamoto/works.html] | ||
* 1998 [https://web.archive.org/web/19981205075903/http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~thoru/ http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~thoru/] | * 1998: [https://web.archive.org/web/19981205075903/http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~thoru/ http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~thoru/] | ||
* 1998 [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206062417/http://www.tky.3web.ne.jp/~thoruman/index.html http://www.tky.3web.ne.jp/~thoruman/index.html] | * 1998: [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206062417/http://www.tky.3web.ne.jp/~thoruman/index.html http://www.tky.3web.ne.jp/~thoruman/index.html] | ||
* 2002 [https://web.archive.org/web/20040321134750/http://homepage1.nifty.com/okuji/contest.html http://homepage1.nifty.com/okuji/contest.html] | * 2002: [https://web.archive.org/web/20040321134750/http://homepage1.nifty.com/okuji/contest.html http://homepage1.nifty.com/okuji/contest.html] | ||
* 2002 [https://web.archive.org/web/20040401125138/http://www.eggegg.co.jp/~tango/index.html http://www.eggegg.co.jp/~tango/index.html] | * 2002: [https://web.archive.org/web/20040401125138/http://www.eggegg.co.jp/~tango/index.html http://www.eggegg.co.jp/~tango/index.html] | ||
* 2004 [https://web.archive.org/web/20050307032723/http://www.thoruman.com/tyhp/works/work.html http://www.thoruman.com/tyhp/works/work.html] | * 2004: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050307032723/http://www.thoruman.com/tyhp/works/work.html http://www.thoruman.com/tyhp/works/work.html] | ||
* 2007 [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174458/http://web.mac.com/thoru/thoruman/top.html http://web.mac.com/thoru/thoruman/top.html] | * 2007: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174458/http://web.mac.com/thoru/thoruman/top.html http://web.mac.com/thoru/thoruman/top.html] | ||
* | * Unknown and unarchived: http://www.softmaterial.com/tb/ | ||
===Current=== | ===Current=== | ||
Some websites are still online though all have not been updated in many years. | Some websites are still online, though all have not been updated in many years. | ||
* 2004 http://pickle.cc/jp/ | * 2004: http://pickle.cc/jp/ | ||
* 2004 http://www.languagegame.org:8080/zoo/1 | * 2004: http://www.languagegame.org:8080/zoo/1 | ||
* 2008 http://www.youtube.com/user/thoruman | * 2008: http://www.youtube.com/user/thoruman | ||
* 2016 http://thoruman.web.fc2.com | * 2016: http://thoruman.web.fc2.com | ||
== | ==Multimedia content== | ||
A list of known multimedia content is below, in roughly chronological order. | A list of known multimedia content is below, in roughly chronological order. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Release Year | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Name | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Media Type | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | |||
|- | |||
| 1994 || Pickle's Book || CD-ROM || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| 1995 || Cookie & Ginger || CD-ROM || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| 1996 || Crouton || CD-ROM || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| 1996? || Penny || CD-ROM || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| 1996 || See The Sky || CD-ROM || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| 1996 || See The Sky || Printed Book || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| 1999 || Trash || 2HD Floppy Disk || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| 1999 || See The Sky || CD-R || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|} | |||
'''Note:''' a port of ''Pickle's Book'' remains available for iOS<ref>https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pickles-book/id794738212</ref> but this differs in a number of ways to the older personal computer CD-ROM version, which would install icons to your desktop as you played. | '''Note:''' a port of ''Pickle's Book'' remains available for iOS<ref>https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pickles-book/id794738212</ref> but this differs in a number of ways to the older personal computer CD-ROM version, which would install icons to your desktop as you played. | ||
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HyperCard is a software application and development kit for early Apple computers, most notably the Macintosh. It gave users of any skill level the ability to put together interactive information. | HyperCard is a software application and development kit for early Apple computers, most notably the Macintosh. It gave users of any skill level the ability to put together interactive information. | ||
A list of Thoru's HyperCard stacks can be found on the website of ''Motoyuki Tanaka'', where they were hosted.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050310003241/http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/Yamamoto/works.html</ref> These were a mix of animations and interactive scenes and are listed alphabetically below. Out of a total of 32 stacks only 22 were present in the Wayback Machine archive of the aforementioned website. The rest were sourced from elsewhere. | A list of Thoru's HyperCard stacks can be found on the website of ''Motoyuki Tanaka'', where they were hosted.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050310003241/http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/Yamamoto/works.html</ref> These were a mix of animations and interactive scenes and are listed alphabetically below. Out of a total of 32 stacks only 22 were present in the Wayback Machine archive of the aforementioned website. The rest were sourced from elsewhere. Found files have been uploaded to the HyperCard Stacks collection at Internet Archive.<ref>https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Thoru+Yamamoto%22&sort=titleSorter</ref> | ||
Found | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
|- | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Name | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | |||
|- | |||
| A Little Tree || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| Drug Store || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| Hand to Hand || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| Happy Man || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| Meet The Moles (Mid Night Gig) || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| See The Sky (Vol. 1-6) || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| See The Sky (Combined) || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| Welcome Menu || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| ZiZi Christmas! || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| ZiZi on the Web || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| ZiZi Stories (Vol. 1–16) || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|} | |||
'''Note:''' all ''ZiZi'' are still available online as HTML <ref>http://thoruman.web.fc2.com/zizi/zindex.html</ref> | '''Note:''' all ''ZiZi'' are still available online as HTML,<ref>http://thoruman.web.fc2.com/zizi/zindex.html</ref> but these versions lack the sound, animated transitions and frame pacing of the equivalent HyperCard stacks. | ||
==Other Software== | ==Other Software== | ||
===Macintosh=== | ===Macintosh=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Name | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | |||
|- | |||
| AsistantPickle || [https://web.archive.org/web/20010203173700/http://www.eggegg.co.jp:80/tango/rbhp/pasist2/pasist.html <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']</span> | |||
|} | |||
===PalmOS=== | ===PalmOS=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Name | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | |||
|- | |||
| Coconuts World || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
| PalmPickle || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:08, 17 November 2021
Title screen of ZiZi Stories Vol. 1
Status: Partially Found (Multimedia content)
Found (HyperCard stacks)
Found (Other software)
Thoru Yamamoto (山本徹 or とーるやまもと),[1] born 1955, is a Japanese artist. Over time he has released art in many formats, including magazine illustrations, HyperCard decks, CD-ROM, printed books, websites, digital stickers and videos.
Websites
Over the past 30 years, Thoru Yamamoto has had many different online homes.
Historial
Below is a list of those that have been found so far, in roughly chronological order judging by the contents.
- 1997: http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/Yamamoto/works.html
- 1998: http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~thoru/
- 1998: http://www.tky.3web.ne.jp/~thoruman/index.html
- 2002: http://homepage1.nifty.com/okuji/contest.html
- 2002: http://www.eggegg.co.jp/~tango/index.html
- 2004: http://www.thoruman.com/tyhp/works/work.html
- 2007: http://web.mac.com/thoru/thoruman/top.html
- Unknown and unarchived: http://www.softmaterial.com/tb/
Current
Some websites are still online, though all have not been updated in many years.
- 2004: http://pickle.cc/jp/
- 2004: http://www.languagegame.org:8080/zoo/1
- 2008: http://www.youtube.com/user/thoruman
- 2016: http://thoruman.web.fc2.com
Multimedia content
A list of known multimedia content is below, in roughly chronological order.
| Release Year | Name | Media Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pickle's Book | CD-ROM | Found |
| 1995 | Cookie & Ginger | CD-ROM | Lost |
| 1996 | Crouton | CD-ROM | Found |
| 1996? | Penny | CD-ROM | Lost |
| 1996 | See The Sky | CD-ROM | Lost |
| 1996 | See The Sky | Printed Book | Found |
| 1999 | Trash | 2HD Floppy Disk | Lost |
| 1999 | See The Sky | CD-R | Lost |
Note: a port of Pickle's Book remains available for iOS[2] but this differs in a number of ways to the older personal computer CD-ROM version, which would install icons to your desktop as you played.
HyperCard stacks
HyperCard is a software application and development kit for early Apple computers, most notably the Macintosh. It gave users of any skill level the ability to put together interactive information.
A list of Thoru's HyperCard stacks can be found on the website of Motoyuki Tanaka, where they were hosted.[3] These were a mix of animations and interactive scenes and are listed alphabetically below. Out of a total of 32 stacks only 22 were present in the Wayback Machine archive of the aforementioned website. The rest were sourced from elsewhere. Found files have been uploaded to the HyperCard Stacks collection at Internet Archive.[4]
| Name | Status |
|---|---|
| A Little Tree | Found |
| Drug Store | Found |
| Hand to Hand | Found |
| Happy Man | Found |
| Meet The Moles (Mid Night Gig) | Found |
| See The Sky (Vol. 1-6) | Found |
| See The Sky (Combined) | Found |
| Welcome Menu | Found |
| ZiZi Christmas! | Found |
| ZiZi on the Web | Found |
| ZiZi Stories (Vol. 1–16) | Found |
Note: all ZiZi are still available online as HTML,[5] but these versions lack the sound, animated transitions and frame pacing of the equivalent HyperCard stacks.
Other Software
Macintosh
| Name | Status |
|---|---|
| AsistantPickle | Found |
PalmOS
| Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Coconuts World | Found |
| PalmPickle | Found |
References
- ↑ http://nobi.com/jp/mac/entry106.html
- ↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pickles-book/id794738212
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050310003241/http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/Yamamoto/works.html
- ↑ https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Thoru+Yamamoto%22&sort=titleSorter
- ↑ http://thoruman.web.fc2.com/zizi/zindex.html