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- From: mdichter@hstbme.mit.edu (Mark Dichter, MD)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
- Subject: Re: Supercard to simulate interactive manufacturing?
- Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 15:12:00 GMT
- Organization: Decision Systems Group/ Harvard Med
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- In article <C19ypD.Cyo@acsu.buffalo.edu>, gorman@acsu.buffalo.edu
- (Anne-Marie K. Gorman) wrote:
- >... can someone in this group tell me whether Supercard can do the following?
- >
- > 1) Create new objects while running, based on a random number generator.
- Yes.
-
- > 2) Drag an object across the screen, and have the location where it's
- > dropped be an input to the scripts.
- Yes.
-
- > 3) Create a file of everything that happens, along with the time it
- > happened. (I'm pretty sure it can do this.)
- Yes.
-
- > 4) Draw one object on top of another (so that the one underneath is
- > partially occluded).
- Yes.
-
- > 5) Change the shape of an object based on some input to the script.
- Yes. Easier if polygon or rectangle or true circle.
-
- > 6) Change the colour of an object based on some input. (I think a
- > message in this group mentioned a traffic light turning from green
- > to red, so I gather this is possible.)
- Yes.
-
- > One way to look at what I'm doing is as rapid prototyping of a
- > manufaturing system direct-manipulation control panel, so if anyone
- > has any pointers to systems other than Supercard that might be more
- > appropriate, please let me know. I couldn't find a rapid-prototyping
- > newsgroup.
- >
- > Thanks very much!
- Your welcome.
- > ===============================================================================
- > Anne-Marie K. Gorman Sophie and Teresa are over a year old already!
- > Human factors/ergonomics Time flies twice as fast when you're having
- > University at Buffalo twice as much fun.
-
- Mark Dichter, MD
- mdichter@hstbme.mit.edu
-