Re: Exciting developments in Commodore world -- Ideas for GS dev?

[Ole Voss <joker@on-line.de>]

Supertimer wrote:

> nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:
>
> >Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
> >>I was trying to determine how similar A2 GEOS is to C128 GEOS.
> >>If A2 GEOS is, in reality, very similar to C128 GEOS in terms of
> >>programming, then such an upgrade for the A2 version should easily
> >>be possible in theory.
> >
> >   If Apple II users want a nice GUI, they can run GS/OS and all the
> >many GS/OS apps. Rewriting everything just to support some totally
> >incompatible thing bastardized from another platform is not going to
> >happen. Stick with writing things for the quite large installed base,
> >rather than hoping folks might switch to some secondrate counterpart.
>
> That works if you are a GS bigot.  Non-GS Apple II folks can use
> a nice GUI too.
>
> >>Don't forget that enthusiasm is one of the driving forces of a market
> >>for software and hardware.
> >
> >   And to paraphrase a quote, Enthusiasm without works is dead. Stop the
> >cheerleading and actually start producing something.
>
> Picking a fight with everyone over nothing kills enthusiasm.
>
> This is a free newsgroup and I will say what I want.  It is not like
> I am pirating, so drop this NOW, OK?


I think cheerleading is a very good way of getting the more capable of the
programmers and hardware developers into gear. One shouldn't forget, that its
often the cheerleaders that get something rolling by collecting the
appropriate feedback from the masses.
So, although I'm not particularly into a GUI, I do feel moved by the ideas.

That's my neutral point of view on this subject.

Ole