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by baskerville.CS.Arizona.EDU (8.11.1/8.11.1) id h1PK8R213037
for icon-group-addresses; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:08:27 -0700 (MST)
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From: ernobe <ernobe@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Icon and QubeOS
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:17:41 -0600
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Status: RO
The QubeOS is a multiplatform desktop that fits into less than 700 Kb.
Compiling programs for it requires a new approach to object orientation,
described by its creator as 'object routing' and low-level API. A
multiplatform desktop is all a new computer user needs to hook up to the
internet and download the software he'll need for his system. The new
programming paradigm behind it is meant to bridge the gap between the
ones current but requires a new programming language. And I think Icon
is it.
Currently I'm exploring the possibility of reproducing the functionality
of Icons functions in Forth, particularly the success/failure
mechanism. The result would be an Icon like language for programming,
but with the added low-level access of Forth. The reason Forth has not
developed a low level API of its own is due mostly to extraneous demands
on it from the software industry. Anyway, as a first step in this
direction it would be useful to have an Icon port to Qube. I encourage
those more familiar with C to explore such a possibility. Here's the
QubeOS website where you can download the whole SDK package for free
( a djgpp compiler with the Qube include files ):
http://www.interactivestudio.sk/index2_en.htm
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