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From: Stephen Benson <stephenb@scribendum.win-uk.net>
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Subject: Re: The Business of BML
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>I knew the LightWave market was small when I started, but I had to place
>my confidence in the timing. When NewTek ported to new platforms, they left
>a gaping hole where AREXX used to be, and one of the (esoteric) things I
>happen to be a whiz at is languages. It was the right place at the right
>time.
What puzzles me is why there's no discussion of how we can tie an NT
(A)REXX implementation (there's one in the NT reskit, I think) to
LW and draw on the large body of scripts created on the Toaster...
hardware and language diffs may make this unlikely, but I've never
seen a discussion of what would be involved. Or if its a project
worth undertaking.
BTW this is not meant to be indirect criticism of BML (a worthy
product)... I'm just curious, also I have no REXX experience (never