Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!iuvax!valnet!joseph From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: How amiga developers can serve me better Message-ID: Date: 3 Oct 90 22:39:25 GMT References: Organization: Valley BBS Network Lines: 49 joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) writes: > mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch Has Windows) Meyer) writes: > > > In article <985@iceman.jcu.oz> cpca@iceman.jcu.oz (C Adams) writes: > > A lot of people have been complaining about the lack of software for > > the Amiga. What EXACTLY is needed? > > > > Fair enough... > > > > Besides spreadsheets and mathematica what other packages do people on > > the net feel the Amiga needs and what features should they have? > > > > How about a complete modern LISP system based on Common LISP or > > Scheme? Complete means it has a compiler that can generate stand-alone > > programs, intuitionized graphical debugging package, and OOP > > extensions. Now, make it useful on the Amiga by adding the ability to > > access arbitrary libraries, and a clean interface to intuition & the > > graphics library. > > > > Given that, the A3000 would make a killer low-end lisp workstation. > > Such packages are marketed for the Mac, and there are people other > > than me who'd be willing to shell out real bucks for it. > > > > > -- > > Tell me how d'you get to be Mike Meyer > > As beautiful as that? mwm@relay.pa.dec.com > > How did you get your mind decwrl!mwm > > To tilt like your hat? > > I don't know, but I saw a scheme program on abcfd20 (can remember where > though) > > > -Joseph Hillenburg > > UUCP: ...iuvax!valnet!joseph > ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu > INET: joseph@valnet.UUCP Boy, am I making mistakes. That should read: "I can't remember where though." -Joseph Hillenburg UUCP: ...iuvax!valnet!joseph ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu INET: joseph@valnet.UUCP