Return-Path: Delivered-To: new-httpd-archive@hyperreal.org Received: (qmail 7209 invoked by uid 6000); 31 Jan 1998 02:43:45 -0000 Received: (qmail 7201 invoked from network); 31 Jan 1998 02:43:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail3.bellglobal.com) (198.235.216.132) by taz.hyperreal.org with SMTP; 31 Jan 1998 02:43:44 -0000 Received: from shell.lerdorf.on.ca ([207.164.141.19]) by mail3.bellglobal.com (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with SMTP id AAA25626 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:43:16 -0500 Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:46:07 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: rasmus@lerdorf.on.ca (Rasmus Lerdorf) To: new-httpd@apache.org Subject: Re: Comanche alpha In-Reply-To: Message-ID: X-X-Sender: rasmus@imap3.bellglobal.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: new-httpd-owner@apache.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: new-httpd@apache.org > Yes and no. The web still sucks for stuff like that. Making a useful > web-based program is far harder than making a useful local program. > > Note that someone is working on a Java one. Hmm. Perhaps I should start > playing with yet-another-thing-that-I-won't-finish to get into Java... Looking at the snapshots of Comanche I don't really see anything in the interface that couldn't be done with a bit of JavaScript and some fancy HTML. Wouldn't even need Java to achieve the same result. Of course, I should install it and play with it to make further comments on it. Just can't see myself installing TCL/TK on this little Windows palmtop, -Rasmus