Although Revolution/Dreamcard will do most things Hypercard will do it is the learning curve that you will really notice and where Revolution/DreamCard fails...
... Really? That's not my understanding. In HyperCard, you launch the app, choose "New Stack" from the File menu, display your tool palette and then start...
... I've seen that as well. If someone has a stack with <5000 cards and a set of test-worthy tasks, I'd be interested in running some benchmarks between HC...
... Such a favorable comparison with XCode is something I've not come across before with any xTalk. Given that Rev supports more native HyperTalk than...
Hello Richard and y'all, As for the comparison of learning-curves of HC vs Rev, you should probably underline the critical difference that HyperCard and its...
Hi Ken, it's Ken ;-) On Dec 1, 2005, at 07:07, Ken Ray wrote:. ... Yes, you are...but as soon as I mention them, you'll see right away... 1) HC uses big...
... Hey, Ken! ;-) ... Yup... of course you're right, Ken... I think you ended though with what was ... Graham's post made it sound like the two programs were...
... Yes, Scott did say that about his own MetaCard. That was before Jeanne DeVoto (co-author of "HyperTalk 2.0: The Book") wrote more than 3,000 pages of...
She is GREAT, no doubt about it, but 3000 pages in ONE book don't compare with the input one gets from scores/hundreds of books, no matter who the author is. ...
... Ah, yes, third-party books. I thought we were talking about product documentation. If you can get Apple to bundle Rev for free with every Mac I'll be we ...
Hi folks, ... But that's not going to happen until: 1) Years of maturity and popularity gains have been made. 2) People get used to using online documentation....
Ken Ray wrote ... and ... I should be more careful in my phrasing. Yes I know you can write hypertalk in Dreamcard, the point I was trying to make (and...
Hello. I was really glad to find this group. Basically, I have a working version of HyperCard 2.1 and several stacks I wrote for it on my good ol' PowerBook...
Hello. I was really glad to find this group. Basically, I have a working version of HyperCard 2.1 and several stacks I wrote for it on my good ol' PowerBook...
... In HyperCard, comment out the scripts in the background. If that doesn't work, comment out the scripts in the stack too. Then try opening the stack in...
I second Graham's motion. :-)) (see below) Summing up his words: yes, Rev has more power than HC, but it's not power that we need, for this is *already* what...
Hi Brian, In HyperCard, objects can sometimes be referred to without putting their names in quotes. Revolution is extremely picky about this. So, you'll have...
... For an explanation of why there are so many more choices, see: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyperCard/message/25409 In brief, there's just a great...
Be bold. Get a modern Mac, and continue to use HC. That's what I do. Nobody can tell me different. Hah! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Well, do it now. Next year, you may not be able to buy a new Mac that will run HC at all. So far, AFAIK, no one has been able to run Classic on an OS86X ...
Wow! Thanks SO much for all the information. I am very heartened. I'll get to work on this and I appreciate very much the offer to write back if I get stuck....
... And according to ThinkSecret.com, "next year" starts promptly in January: Apple is planning to release its first entry-level iBook laptops with Intel...
... at ... OS86X ... with ... models ... with ... $200 ... Sony. I take it Apple willlower the prices on the entire range of products, right? Considering that...
Shuzen, That's a high-risk strategy. I wouldn't be surprised if the iBooks with current architecture would be sold out by then. Apple is very unpredictable in...
In a message dated 12/6/05 6:00:18 AM, shuzen@... writes: << I take it Apple willlower the prices on the entire range of products, right? Considering that...
... Intel-based ... new Macs. Hmmm! THAT's a high risk strategy, I think! If I understand correctly, you think that someone is going to develop a Classic ...
... on ebay, ... hopeless ... I AM known as such already, having only recently upgraded to 9.2 ... hammer ... The more I think about upgrading, the more I feel...
hi Shuzen, Most people do that kind of things as a learning experience or for fun. Best, Mark ... -- Economy-x-Talk Consultancy and Software Engineering ...
... My problem with that is that if Apple expands, I'd rather they do it on their _own_ terms, and _absolutely NOT_ to compete with Windows machines on their...
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