>
>Andrew Chen (a_s_c@compuserve.com) wrote:
>
>> Ok, so it isn't exactly a PDA, and certain things are missing (like
>> the level of integration and cooperation between Applications), but
>> with JPython on Cocoa, I think we can come close to the Newton
>> Experience - won't run Newton Apps, but at least all the pieces are
>> there.
>
>Isn't that cargo cult engineering? All the superficial stuff is there,
>but the key ingredients (like soups, system-wide services, tight
>integration between applications, transports, a UI optimized for PDAs
>etc.) are missing.
Replace soups with bundles and XML files. MacOS X has support for
system-wide services (such as via the services menu). Tight
integration between applications needs some work (OpenDoc would have
been the solution to this). I can't say anything about transports. UI
optimized for PDAs - no, sorry, I was suggesting this for an iBook,
which is hardly a PDA.
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