Calvin 500

That would be awesome !

MichaelNewnham said:

I still don't have the download available...

Have you tried typing update now ?

Blair Laird said:

MichaelNewnham said:

I still don't have the download available...

Have you tried typing update now ?

It takes them a while to process everyone's credit cards, so some people get it sooner than others. Probably in order of when you placed your order. Be patient. It's the weekend coming up, so it might not come until Monday.

If "update now" doesn't work, I've heard rumors that "update resources" might work when "update now" doesn't, but I haven't confirmed that myself. I personally have never had to run "update resources" which does a complete comparison of all the resource files on your hard disk with what's on the servers and your licenses to make sure you have everything you're entitled to, and the latest versions of everything.

Bill Moore said:

I was game and entered update resources and, lo and behold, I've got a 588 MB download going. Thanks, Rosie.

At least I hope that's what it is. If not, I've got a lot of overdue updating being done.

Bill

Just out of curiosity, Bill, how long did it take to run through the check before it started downloading? And how many resources are in your library?

Since I've never done it, I'm kind of curious now whether "update resources" would find any discrepancies for me, but I'm not in the mood for a long wait. And there is some advantage to be had in remaining one of the few beta testers who has never run that command, because I might be able to find bugs that others won't ever see.

Alas, but no. I evidently simply had some heavy updating that had to take place. Because my updates are set to automatic and I have seen updating take place automatically, I was crossing my fingers that this was Calvin's 500. The bright side is I still have something to look forward to.

Bill

Valerie Pobog said:

So can someone type out the string that is required to have a collection that holds just the Calvin 500 series? I admit I am not so good at creating advanced strings.

Hi Valerie,

In order to create the collection, I was trying to determine all the Resources that we have just downloaded from Calvin 500 collections. I noticed only 75 resources instead of the 108 was downloaded for my case (the list is extracted from L3 Account Summary).

There are various issues with metadata information (mentioned in another thread) on consistency of titles, series, abbrev, etc.  for now one way to do it is just enter "calvin" and drag the rest the is not in the collection to the "minus" catagory.

Calvin 500 Collection
Resources

1. Arminianism V. Hyper-Calvinism
2. Calvin and His Enemies: A Memoir of the Life, Character, and Principles of Calvin
3. Calvin and Servetus: The Reformer’s Share in the Trial of Michael Servetus
4. Calvin and the Reformation
5. Calvin and the Swiss Reformation
6. Calvin in His Letters
7. Calvin on Scripture and Divine Sovereignty
8. Calvin: Commentaries
9. Calvin: Memorial Addresses
10. Calvin: Theological Treatises
11. Calvin's Aphorisms and Letter to Francis the First: In Defense of the Reformation
12. Calvin's Calvinism: A Defence of the Secret Providence of God
13. Calvin's Calvinism: A Treatise on the Eternal Predestination of God
14. Calvin’s Doctrine of Predestination
15. Calvin’s Doctrine of the Word and Sacrament
16. Calvinism and Modern Thought
17. Calvinism in History
18. Calvinism Popularized
19. Calvinism: An Address Delivered at St. Andrew's
20. Christ the End of the Law: Being the Preface to the Geneva Bible of 1550
21. Church and State in Luther and Calvin: A Comparative Study
22. College Days of Calvin
23. Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles
24. Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
25. Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians
26. Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul to the Galatians and Ephesians
27. Commentaries on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
28. Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony
29. Commentaries on the Prophet Jeremiah and the Lamentations
30. Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets
31. Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists Matthew, Mark, and Luke
32. Commentary on the Book of Joshua
33. Commentary on the Book of Psalms
34. Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Daniel
35. Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah
36. Commentary on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews
37. Commentary on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
38. Commentary on the First Book of Moses Called Genesis
39. Commentary on the First Twenty Chapters of the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel
40. Commentary on the Gospel According to John
41. Commentary Upon the Acts of the Apostles
42. A Defense of Modern Calvinism: Containing an Examination of The Bishop of Lincoln’s Work, Entitled a Refutation of Calvinism
43. The Early Years of John Calvin
44. The Essential Calvinism
45. The Five Points of Calvinism
46. The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended and Documented
47. Institutes of the Christian Religion
48. Institutes of the Christian Religion
49. Institutio Christianae Religionis
50. Institution de la Religion Chrétienne
51. The Institution of Christian Religion
52. John Calvin and The Genevan Reformation: A Sketch
53. John Calvin and the Influence of Protestantism on National Life and Character
54. John Calvin: A Study in French Humanism
55. John Calvin: His Life, His Teaching, and His Influence
56. John Calvin: His Life, Letters, and Work
57. John Calvin: The Man and His Work
58. John Calvin: The Organizer of the Protestant Reformation
59. John Calvin: The Statesman
60. John Calvin: Theologian, Preacher, Educator Statesman
61. Letters of John Calvin, Vol. I–IV
62. The Life and Times of John Calvin, the Great Reformer: Volume 1
63. The Life and Times of John Calvin, the Great Reformer: Volume 2
64. The Life of John Calvin
65. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of John Calvin
66. Servetus and Calvin: A Study of an Important Epoch in the Early History of the Reformation
67. The Theology of Calvin
68. Three Addresses Delivered By Professors in Union Theological Seminary
69. Tracts Relating to the Reformation, Volume 1
70. Tracts Relating to the Reformation, Volume 2
71. Tracts Relating to the Reformation, Volume 3
72. A Tragedy of the Reformation
73. The True Scripture Doctrine Concerning Some Important Points of Christian Faith
74. What Calvinism Has Done for America
75. What Is Calvinism? or the Confession of Faith, in Harmony With the Bible

Jason Rogers said:

Bump for OP

Most of us who could help don't have the collection yet, so we will have to wait to answer the question until it downloads for us. Probably Monday at this point. It seems they process the credit cards manually... [^o)]

Blair Laird said:

I just posted this on another forum post but, one should check here

https://www.logos.com/user/MyOrders then unlock and download it into version 3.

It hasn't even shown up in My Orders yet, and hasn't been charged to my credit card yet. I don't want to believe that they run all the credit cards through manually, but it does appear that's what happens, as some people have been having to wait a days or two to get popular resources. I'm not in a hurry so it's no big deal for me, but I know others are frustrated that it takes this long. It should be a computerized process.

Blair Laird said:

I just posted this on another forum post but, one should check here

https://www.logos.com/user/MyOrders then unlock and download it into version 3. Version 4 should then recognize it . My version 4 recieved the update but  version 3 would not. This was my work around for 3, so it should work for 4 also. IF not you still have it in version 3. Blessings...

Interesting, Blair. Mine is not showing in Order History (my orders) yet, so it hasn't been processed. My pre-pub order was made on 4/20/09, three days after it was announced, FWIW (which may not be anything!).

Bill

Rosie Perera said:

So maybe my theory should be revised to "the squeaky wheel gets the grease."

I am theorizing it is the method in which one orders. I called it in, and it was available immediately. In the cases you mentioned, I believe your revision is on track.

Blair Laird said:

Rosie Perera said:

So maybe my theory should be revised to "the squeaky wheel gets the grease."

 

I am theorizing it is the method in which one orders. I called it in, and it was available immediately. In the cases you mentioned, I believe your revision is on track.

Blair, did you order yesterday? I had wondered if orders made yesterday would be available at once since the entire process would be done immediately.

Bill

Blair Laird said:

To your question, I regret to answer yes. I place my order in academic sales right before they closed. They seem to have processed my order right then, and there.

Good for you. We'll all get served soon enough.

Bill

Nothing for you to feel bad about, though I appreciate your thoughts. It's just the way things happen, and it's no crucial matter. It's not as though I'm going to plumb the depths or heights of the Calvin 500 before Monday anyway. [;)] I don't know how things work with the reps, if they have anything to do with processing pre-pub orders which they set up months before or if that is done in another department. I had assumed it was done in another department, but I'm clueless concerning how it all works.

Bill

Donn Arms said:

Why doesn't someone from Logos get on here and tell us what is happening with the Calvin 500 collection? It was supposed to be available yesterday. Everyone's conjectures are of no help.

I agree. To announce that Calvin 500 ships on 2/26 should mean that pre-pub orders should have been available for download that day. Perhaps it would be better for Logos not to announce a ship date that takes place on a Friday if orders have to be manually processed there. Closing on Friday precludes the availability of the product for most customers till the following Monday. It doesn't wreck my world, but I don't think it's the best way to handle things.

True, for those receiving disks, it probably did ship on Friday. Still, with Logos 4, "ship date" should mean "download date," it seems to me.

Bill

That was my hope, too, Fred.

i've waited all weekend.  no email.  still on my pre-pub order page.  have the confirmation email that i pre-pub ordered it.  no calvin...how disappointing.