I disagree. There is more to communication than the internet. I think that REBOL really needs to support serial and parallel ports directly. As for developing these types of apps in other languages, Java is ugly, slow and awkward no matter what you're doing with it, VB is okay if you don't care about maintainable code or the size of your programs (bloat-ware!). C is ok, but I've written a BBS in C before, and I'd much rather be using REBOL, it's much better suited to that type of project than a low level language like C (not that I don't like C, it's actually my favorite language other than rebol). In responce to another thread, IPX/SPX has no relationship with TCP/IP they are more or less equivilent to each other (IPX is an alternative to IP), and can work on the same network, but do not interact with each other unless you specifically create a gatway of some sort to translate. The other thing about IPX/SPX is that it can't be used on the internet (unless you use PPTP but that's a whole other can 'o worms...) Cal Dixon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -><- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [REBOL] RE: REBOL and "hw" communication >Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:11:45 -0500 > > > REBOL's a messaging language. TCP/IP is pretty important to that > > end. It sounds like you're more interested developing stand alone > > apps for a stand alone box. There are plenty of platform specific > > APIs you can use for those needs. > > > > -jeff > >Here, Here! Exactly what I was thinking. Java (or even C or VB) would be >much easier to develop those types of apps. As it says on the Rebol web >page, it is an Internet Communications Language for distributed computing. >I for one would like it to stay focused on Internet Communications (email >and web/cgi) etc. > >"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, >would it?" - Albert Einstein >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >Christopher Thach (515)294-7731 CIRAS at ISU Research Park >[EMAIL PROTECTED] 2501 N Loop Drive, Suite 500 >http://www.ciras.iastate.edu/ Ames, IA 50010-8286 >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
