At 5:38 PM +0100 on 10/30/99, M. Uli Kusterer wrote:
Make another backup... two is better than one :)
I already have two. Why should I make 3? But you're right -- it can't hurt.
Maybe send one to Alain's server -- geographical diversity can't hurt, either.
I've always found that no matter how
Make another backup... two is better than one :)
I already have two. Why should I make 3? But you're right -- it can't hurt.
Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer
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At 11:48 PM +0200 on 10/27/99, M. Uli Kusterer wrote:
I hope Anthony soon has some time for OpenTalk again.
I hope he does soon, too :)
The block
file format only needs some changes bug fixes in the compact() routine
and then I'll upload it (don't worry, I have a backup).
Make another
everything but being a VB and REALBasic programmer i know of a lot of
people who totally swear by BASIC and would laugh at xtalk in much the same
way that C programmers find them laughable.
It is far more widley known and still fairly easy. Its really a matter of
preference and past experionce.
I
M. Uli Kusterer:
AppleScript and Frontier will be available on the Mac via the Open
Scripting Architecture (OSA), so this shouldn't be a problem. However,
Lingo is (c) Macromedia, which makes me doubt we can use it. Also, it's
pretty much xTalk with a different metaphor, and since we don't have
Ok, i already sent this as an enclosure - did not realize that was
problematic.
Ideas regarding names and partnership
Ok, regarding names: HyperCard was probably weakened by the name "hyper" - no
one could take it particularly seriously. We could also consider names
involving 'page' - as the
** If you mean running HyperTalk scripts using a Java application, forget it.
*It's going to be *very* slow. If it's some kind of Java Plug-In, this is
*something that could come out of OpenCard anyway since the interpreter *can
*stand alone So, if someone's interested, they can create this, but
Oh, regarding PDCard - too problems: 1) PD in US english means
police department. Not my idea of a positive association.
2) pÈdÈ in french (pronounced PD) is a term for homosexual
(from pederast). So... i really would like to avoid the term
(behavioral and social psychologists can puzzle over the
Julian B: If you get Sysmantec java cafe it is almost as fast as c++. On a
PC anyway..
Julian,
I suppose this is compiled and not an interpreter, so this would rule out
that it's useful in OpenCard. But if someone feels they want to add this,
feel free. But since OpenTalk will be such a
