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6th
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December
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2003
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Babbitt-LA, free version 2.0, public release.
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16th
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November
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2003
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Changes for new lottery hardware:
• Changed all software to use a dynamically-loaded list of lottery machines.
• Added text file that configures the list of machines and number of sets-of-balls.
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21st
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October
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2003
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Changes for next release:
• Removed 'ball-stats' tool (the first interactive tool I placed on my web-site - now looks out-dated and provides little information).
• Standardised the title-text of result pages.
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19th
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October
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2003
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Created 'time-trends' tool.
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25th
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August
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2003
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New feature of the search tool that allows users to configure how many combinations to find.
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2nd
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August
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2002
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Babbitt-LA, free version 1.3, public release.
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1st
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August
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2002
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Changes for next release.
• Improved the robustness of the automatic-update parser to changes in input format.
• Fixed problems with the save facility in the Update Draw Data page.
• Better off-line help - improved the format of the pop-up window.
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26th
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May
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2002
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Babbitt-LA, free version 1.2, public release.
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25th
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May
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2002
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Changes for next release.
• Added manual update feature.
- users can now enter new lottery results without having to connect to the Internet.
• Fixed bug in data collation - machines Galahad and Guinevere were being confused.
• Better off-line help - now displayed in pop-up windows.
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7th
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April
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2002
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Babbitt-LA, free version 1.1, public release.
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6th
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April
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2002
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Finalised changes for next release.
• Improved look and feel of the collation form.
• Form elements are greyed-out when their use is not appropriate.
• Fixed aesthetic bug in count tables where large totals caused a colouring error.
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24th
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March
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2002
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Completed upgrade work based on feedback from users.
• Form settings are remembered as user navigates between pages and when they re-open the application.
• Fixed bug in search tool where the bonus-ball checkbox was being misinterpreted.
• Search result page suggests ways to improve search coverage.
• Fixed problem with search results page - each result is output to a new page.
• Adjusted the grey-scale colours used in the count tables.
• Changed the page skin.
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9th
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March
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2002
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Babbitt-LA, free version 1.0, public release.
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20th
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February
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2002
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Started work on Babbitt-LA.
• Web pages made to run locally (without the need to connect to the Internet).
• Program handles new machines and sets of balls.
• New page created to obtain and update draw data.
• Added a license agreement page, shown to the user before running application.
• Code made more robust so that un-expected user actions are handled gracefully.
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28th
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August
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1998
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Minor changes to query page.
Prepared site for hibernation.
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19th
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January
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1998
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Added option to invert the rating, since users may like to assume combinations drawn most
frequently are less likely to appear in the future.
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June
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1997
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Rating values are now exponential.
Better combinations have a much higher rating value, which allows the search algorithm
to prune off worse combinations more quickly.
All processes are now performed in the background.
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April/May
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1997
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Program re-written in JavaScript
- this allows visitors to the web site to preform their own analysis.
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October
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1996
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Invented numerical method of assigning a rating to a pair of balls based on their previous meetings.
Devised scheme to rate lottery lines by combining pair-ratings.
Added search facility to find the best combinations.
Web-site updated with top 20 combinations for each machine and set of balls.
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September
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1996
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Program re-written in Ada
- analysis can be performed more quickly through this compiled language.
Added feature to generate results in HTML.
Created initial lottery site showing a table of most commonly drawn pairs.
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March
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1996
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Due to the growing size of my statistics, I created a program written in BASIC for
my home microcomputer.
The program stored all lottery data and output a tally of ball numbers
for a given machine or set of balls.
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December
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1995
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At the request of friends and relatives I began recording the lottery results.
Marking the results in a log book,
I kept a tally of balls drawn by each machine and with each set of balls.
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