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From: amiga@athena.mit.edu (MITAUG Staff)
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Subject: Re: ARexx
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Date: 8 Apr 89 04:19:09 GMT
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In article <12601@louie.udel.EDU> new@udel.EDU (Darren New) writes:
>I have heard many things about ARexx except for
>what it is and where to get it.  Who wrote this?
>Where can I find out more about it?
>Is it comercial, PD, or what?  
>   Thanks -- Darren New

AREXX is a commercial product written by William Hawes.  It is an
interpreted program that supports a "port" protocal that allows
different programs to interact.  Programs that support this are said
to have AREXX ports.  The basic 'gist of the product is a very
flexible method in which many programs may interact through a "script"
language.

Currently version 1.06 is available but a new version is being beta
tested.  I highly recommend it if you like, for example, to have and
editor interact with compilers, AmigaTeX etc ... (these are typical
application).

I have no association with any of the above products, I'm just a
satisfied user of AmigaTeX/CED/AREXX.

Ric Carreras

ARPA: carreras@lees.mit.edu
BIX:  carreras