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From: MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.rexx
Subject: Re: REXX: What is it? (AREXX)?)
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Date: 15 Dec 89 08:57:45 GMT
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IMHO, the important thing to realize in AREXX (REXX?) is that you don't just
pipe data , but you can actually send COMMANDS to a program via an AREXX
port (provided, of course, the developer allows it). Since the dos shell I
run on my amiga (WShell) has an arexx port, I can command arexx'd programs,
with their own commands, from the shell command line. These programs need
only be running, their windows/screens do not need to be activated for them
to receive and act on these commands. This can be an interactive process,
not just a pre-planned script.

All we need now, is an AREXX'd neural-net.   <----- current soapbox  :->

                                  - MJB -