----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Gaskin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: proxy username & password etc
> Alex Shaw wrote:
>
> > for example i wont use mc for developing 3d apps but i do like the
fact
> > that there will be a tighter integration with quicktime because it
> > simplifies mc development.. why reinvent the wheel when you can
add other
> > wheels & bolts to create a vehicle which can do the job
>
> This makes a strong argument for "the infinite feature":
>
> If there was some means of allocating an arbitrary region of a
MetaCard
> stack window to an external with hooks into MC's event loop, one
could use
> MC for all the things MC does well, and then make a plugin for the
specific
> functionality required within that region (e.g., 3D display, true
> spreadsheets, etc.).
>
> Done well, there would be no rational argument against using MC to
build
> darn near everything under the sun, since at that point MC would be
> essentially a high-level framework without limitations.
Hmm. MetaCOM? (Sorry. I've been using VB and Access for toooo
long...)
Phil Davis
>
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> Richard Gaskin
> Fourth World Media Corporation
> Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the
Web
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