on 4/9/02 7:59 AM, Ken Ray at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > HyperCard is dead (AFAIK) ---------- Pardon me, Ken, but I think this is hardly a fair statement to make. Apple still sells the software which includes mind-blowing integrated QT support, for $99 U.S. The HC list still has many hundreds of members, the iHug and eHug groups are very active. The app is being used worldwide by companies such as Renault (uses it for their parts DB). I agree, it falls behind in some things, but it also has a much easier-to-use interface, has a number of well-known comprehensive reference books (I own five of them), and, although it doesn't have MC/Rev's native color (and many other wonderful things which require XCMD's in HC) or cross platform ability, it is rock stable by comparison. Over the years, there have been, and continue to be, a number of look alike xCard RAD environments, but I sincerely believe _none_ of them would exist if there had never been a Bill Atkinson (and crew) or a HyperCard.
I wouldn't write it off completely. It is still arguably the easiest to use, most stable RAD tool in the world. It is _not_ legacy software yet. But I think Rev is a wonderful project, and I pray Kevin and crew continue to refine it. Just having Jeanne aboard is a big asset. There are things I personally have some frustrating problems with: UI logic and layout (you can write your own if you want), speed, documentation support, stability, but these have mostly to do with being cross-platform, and are fixable over time. Best regards, Ken N. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
