Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!mips!pacbell.com!ucsd!rutgers!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!peterk From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Flamage: Get a life. Message-ID: <1140@cbmger.UUCP> Date: 22 Apr 91 08:44:02 GMT References: <47402@ut-emx.uucp> <16954@chopin.udel.edu> <10904@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <10906@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany Lines: 48 In article <10906@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> blissmer@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Corey) writes: > > Mac System 7.0 Amiga > >outline font technology standard bitmaps or application dependent >True type or postscript supported outline fonts >by every application. Compugraphic fonts round the corner as part of the OS >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. Feasible by AREXX *TODAY*, AREXX being part of 2.0 package. Perhaps not as elegant, though. >file sharing at OS level standard file sharing is possible cheaply >allows you to publish files to through a pd program as well as >any user that you want to access it commericial apps, but it is not > standard and does not come with the OS. > And no amiga networking is as simple > as Personal Appleshare in 7.0. As far as I understand the topic, file sharing was an Amiga feature from day one. OS support for record locking perhaps coming. >OS level file location facilities PD and commercial file searching > utilities available The Shell command SEARCH does this. >AppleScript and event manager sends no protocal for doing this exists >messages between apps to perform or will exist in 2.0 >a variety of functions You have the powerfull message system of Amiga exec on low level plus high level version in AREXX. -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk