Re: RPG, 10 years from now

["mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Raul,

 That wouldn't work as well, since we should be able to use both interfaces
at once!  I might want a heads-down data entry screen for speed (I know
that it *can* be done in GUI, but green screen is generally better suited
to it) and a GUI for inquiry or image display.

 -mark

Original Message:
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From: Raul A. Jager W. raul@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 15:45:09 -0400
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: RPG, 10 years from now


It will be easier to have a "device" WEB in the F spec...

mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Barbara,
>
> I would rather see another parm on the EXFMT.  That way the method can be
>softcoded without conditioning blocks:
> UIType = '*WEB'  ;
> EXFMT  MYFMT   UIType ;
>
> as opposed to:
> IF UIType = '*WEB' ;
>   EX-UI MYFMT ;
> ELSE  ;
>   EXFMT MYFMT ;
> ENDIF ;
>
> Then there wouldn't be another opcode and Bob especially would be a lot
>happier that there's one less hyphenated opcode!
>
> -mark
>
>Original Message:
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>From: Barbara Morris bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 14:09:07 -0400
>To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: RPG, 10 years from now
>
>
>Bob Cozzi wrote:
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>>Hopefully EXUI means "Kill the Supreme Rhino" when translated literally
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>to some
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>>native language in a country IBM is strategically trying to enter.
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>Otherwise...
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>>you already no the opcode name. :(
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>
>Snort.
>
>Don't worry, what George shows around is often far from being fully
>designed.  George's presentations are often just a preliminary sketch to
>help people understand what he is saying, just like Aaron suggested.  As
>the designs firm up, George's presentations may be closer to the final
>reality.
>
>"EXUI" makes me carsick.  For what it's worth, my best guess for the
>"EXUI" opcode is "EXFMT".  It's a goofy name, but it seems sort of
>familiar to me ...
>
>Anyway, it wouldn't be EXUI, it would be EX-UI.  (rubbing salt into
>Bob's wound)
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