[geeks] Woah!

[Dave McGuire]

On August 1, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > > Really?  I have never actually seen it in use on anything newer that a
> > > PowerMac 8100, even though it stands to reason that they wouldn't just
> > > drop it.  I don't actually use anything newer than 8.1 currently,
> > > though someone is supposed to be getting me a copy of 8.6 one of these days.
> > 
> >   I know several people who use it, actually.
> 
> It can trigger AppleEvents can't it?  I wonder if squeak on a mac can
> reply to AppleEvents...

  I have no idea.  I'm not one of the people who use it. ;)

> Previously I'd been thinking of doing (meaning thinking about what it
> would look like if I ever actually found the time to do so) the setup
> in Hypercard on a Mac.  Using Squeak is appealing though for several
> reasons.  One is it can store all the data in a database on a seperate
> database server, facilitating easier web management of the database.
> Another reason is I keep looking out for a project that would be
> perfect for doing in squeak so that I really learn how to work in it
> better than I have with the occasional fiddling.

  I've not yet played with Squeak.  I should do so.

     -Dave

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Dave McGuire                     "...it's all pants, all the time."
St. Petersburg, FL                                   -Joshua Boyd