Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.iastate.edu!vaxf.iastate.edu!XGR39 From: xgr39@isuvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Flamage: Get a life. Message-ID: <1991Apr21.084145.13978@news.iastate.edu> Date: 21 Apr 91 08:41:45 GMT References: <47402@ut-emx.uucp> <16954@chopin.udel.edu> <10904@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> ,<10906@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Reply-To: xgr39@isuvax.iastate.edu Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Lines: 38 In article <10906@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, blissmer@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Kevin) writes: >inter-application communication copy/paste isn't even standard for >(provides live links between docs all apps and no IAC, not even on >from any vendor's apps) the horizon. Inter-Process Communication has been available (though in a non- standardized fashion) on the Amiga since Day 1. With AmigaOS 2.0, Inter-Process Communication has been standardized with the advent of ARexx, an interpreted language that was ported to the Amiga directly from IBM mainframes. ARexx is VERY powerful, though with AmigaOS2.0 is is limited to 'power users'. I do wish Commodore would design some kind of icon- oriented ARexx script builder (somewhat like AmigaVision) that would allow novice users to make use of ARexx. My other beef with AmigaOS 2.0 is that ARexx was not really built into the OS, but merely included with it. I would like to see ARexx more heavily integrated into the OS, replacing the AmigaDOS script langauge. I do agree with your other comments, though. Even with outline fonts, AmigaOS will not have font technology that is even half as sophisticated as that of the MAC System 7.0. >sound manager standard 2:1 or 3:1 ??? >compression of digitized sound One thing that I wish Commodore had included with AmigaOS2.0 is a preferences utility to change the system SetBeep() to a digitized sound, a la MAC System 6.0. Does anyone know if preferences on AmigaOS2.0 has been modified to allow third-party preferences utilities to be added, like on the MAC? If so, this is one utility that I would definately like to see someone write. ---------------------------------------------------------- / Marc Barrett -MB- | BITNET: XGR39@ISUVAX.BITNET / / ISU COM S Student | Internet: XGR39@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU / ----------------------------------------------------------