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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Arexx, 2.0, etc...
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Date: 14 Jan 91 09:02:01 GMT
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In article <27847.278f547c@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> vaughn@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Chris Vaughn) writes:
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>First, did AmigaDOS 2.0 ever come out for systems other than the 3000?

Not yet, be a little patient.

>What exactly is AREXX and what is it used for?  I hear about it all the time,
>and everyone seems to love it.  I know it has to do with scripts, but that's
>about it.

Though not (yet) an expert, I dare to answer.
Rexx (and its Amiga implementation ARexx) is at first sight a normal,
interpreted programming language with all the features a language
needs. But it provides some special features that enable it to serve
as a scripting and control language, too. It can control other
applications the same way a user would do, and it can receive inputs
from applications that it again can interpret to give other apps the
real kick. So this language is going to become the magic glue that
allows multitasking to further enhance its benefits.
As far as I know, Rexx comes from the IBM mainframe scene and is
well known and used there. I find it really nice that the Amiga this
way is on one level with the BIG ones!

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Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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