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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!bofh.dot!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newshub.csu.net!usenet From: joseph coughlan <joseph_coughlan@otter.monterey.edu> Newsgroups: alt.fan.bill-gates,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,alt.org.team-os2,alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Why no M$ AppleScript or Rexx imitations? Date: 29 May 1996 23:31:40 GMT Organization: Information Resources and Technology Lines: 30 Message-ID: <4oimos$7fd@nuke.csu.net> References: <4mlpnf$d4p@sidhe.memra.com> <4muhf9$giv@phobos.Candle.Com> <4npu4t$c7j@access1.digex.net> <4o0a60$9ff@kf8nh.apk.net> <petrichDs5Fv9.5Cr@netcom.com> <4ohcuv$772@ari.ari.net> <4oi5m1$5un@orion.cybercom.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: mac248-144.monterey.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Macintosh; I; 68K) X-URL: news:4oi5m1$5un@orion.cybercom.net Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.fan.bill-gates:22732 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc:108066 comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc:143273 comp.os.os2.advocacy:206052 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:109971 comp.os.linux.advocacy:50485 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:20320 jerry@cybercom.net (Jerry Shekhel) wrote: >kiyoinc@kiyoinc.com wrote: >: >: The reason is that Microsoft believes that computing means moving a >: mouse, clicking on something. The Microsofties have never seen an IBM >: Robot Tape library loading chromium-dioxide tape cartridges and batch >: job after batch job grinding the data. "This can't be computing, >: there's no mouse, no Windows, no humans??? We're soooo confused!!!! >: There's no one to go anywhere today!!!" Another microsoftie lurches >: around, banging into the wall, making buzzing noises. "...sooo >: confused!" Smoke is pouring out of his ears... >: > >I guess Cory's never seen VB in conjunction with OLE Automation. "This >can't be scripting, there's no text screen, no Emacs, no pipes??? I'm >soooo confused!!! Time to think of a clever way to bash Microsoft!!!" You've not recognized the limition of NT, no scripting language. Brains Sturgill ported REXX to NT for purposes of addressing this limition. It exists. VB is not the answer. .. >MS does it with VB or any other OLE Automation client. Which are not part of the base OS.