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Old 11-10-2007, 02:24 PM   #155
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greg said:
> ps. if I find Python horrible, you can imagine how I feel about Pearl).

to me, they're all just tools. i had to go to a scripting language because
realbasic only creates offline apps, and i wanted to do web equivalents...

i use only the most basic of programming concepts -- mostly for/next
and split routines -- so any language is capable of doing what i want...


> We do need a standard, it does not have to be incredibly good,
> but it will do for ebook reading - epub fits the bill, it is
> more important at this time to get the HW vendors all on
> the same track in order to pull publishers and public together.

i think those are all shibboleths. but there's no need to discuss that.

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harry said:
> Go ahead and post

i did, eventually, after giving other people some breathing room... :+)

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