erik wrote: // i can't think of any advantages of 2e over 4e. perhaps others disagree.
not "advantages", no, but there are bits and pieces that were interesting ideas, even if they didn't pan out, that are overlooked. the whole streams idea is really educational. nonet was neat. having datakit code in there made the network transparency feel a bit more real (different world, i know). i often wish GraphicsMagick or ImageMagick were as easy to use as the fb tools. oh, and since there's some people on this list at a company that makes a map program: 2e's 'roads' was great. being able to specify a particular road or roads and have only those displayed was super useful. i'd love to see that in a certain map-like program. still, you'd give up a lot to go back in time. better to identify any bits worth the effort and bring them forward.
