http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0267.html
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0138.html very interesting! Text only though it says... but this one takes the cake! I thought i'd find executables but i found "runtime"! http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0016.html Though not what i hoped for ;) cheers Xavier > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Wilhelm Sanke > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 17:56 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OT] Is there a relationship between Xtalk > languages andsmalltalk? > > One of the xTalk languages not mentioned so far is "HyperPad" > by Brightbill&Roberts with its script language "PadTalk". > > HyperPad - the first Hypercard clone for the DOS-world - > appeared about one year after Hypercard was released. > Unfortunately, HyperPad never made it to the Windows world > and consequently later disappeared. > > HyperPad was a very powerful language with some features I > still miss in Metacard and Revolution. It had an integrated > data base, could include and produce C-externals and had a > comprehensive and carefully written documentation (two big > volumes that came free with the software for a price less > than 100 US$ and left no questions open). The included help > files and tutorials were very well designed (seen from an > educational perspective). A look at them would be even > beneficial for the Revolution team. > > I remember my troubles when I had to migrate to "Toolbook": > Many more script lines to write, syntax requirements that > were much more complicated etc..- > > A search reveals a number of hits (there is also another, but > unreleated product called "HyperPad") and even a still > available version of HyperPad that is possibly of interest > for those that want to investigate the development of xTalk > languages and get an idea of the state of arts of quite a > number of years ago. > > Two addresses: > > <http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0138.html> > > from the web page: > > "HyperPad > > Brightbill-Roberts' HyperPad 2.2 is an inexpensive ($100) > HyperCard <http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0154.html> > clone for DOS text systems. The extensive installation (3.7 > MB) includes 830 pages of documentation and an excellent > on-line tutorial. Many sample scripts, clip art, and > mini-applications are included. HyperPad is designed to be > used out of the box as a DOS desktop utility kit. It is > distributed as shareware > <http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0029.html> so you can > "try before you buy." > > and > > <http://www.megaiq.com/hyperpad/> > > "HyperPAD: > > Version 2.307 > Last published in 1995 by IQ Technologies, Inc. > Originally developed and published by Brightbill-Roberts > > For those who may wish to continue using this DOS based > product it is being made available for downloading as a > courtesy of MegaIQ. > > The download is a 1.4 mb self extracting archive file. > Save the file to an empty folder. > After downloading, double click on the file "hyperpad24.exe". > This will extract two (2) files, "disk1.exe" and "disk2.exe". > Each of these are self extracting archive files as well. > Disk 1 and Disk 2 archives contain the files required to > install HyperPAD. > > Devkit is the HyperPAD Developer's Kit and must be > extracted into a different folder > than the one used for disk1 and disk2 as it contains some > files which have the same name. > > DOWNLOAD HyperPAD v. 2.3 > > DOWNLOAD HyperPAD Developer's Kit".--- > > I downloaded this version, and it worked fine with Windows XP > - with the exception that I had some troubles with my > cordless mouse in the DOS-window that came up. But you can > very well work with the keyboard and experience the old-time > and at the same time modern way of using an xTalk language. > > As I already said, have a look at the IDE and the carefully > designed and integrated help files. > > A number of stacks I offer today on my website were > originally developed with HyperPad. > > Regards, > > Wilhelm Sanke > <http://www.sanke.org/MetaMedia> > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
