Re: [dev] Re: The Apollo Display Manager [very long]

2011-06-26 Thread John Yates
Connor, The similarities between DM and Rio are actually startling; I wouldn't be at all surprised if Rob Pike had previously seen Apollo... Very likely. The Apollo founders all had strong academic and research backgrounds. Those communities were quite tight and interacted very regularly.

[dev] Re: The Apollo Display Manager [very long]

2011-06-25 Thread Connor Lane Smith
On 25 June 2011 00:56, Connor Lane Smith c...@lubutu.com wrote: allowing the user to quickly alter the text and then hit M-!, running all the commands. Ignore this bit, on second thoughts I think the hold mechanism is nicer -- it's just as fast, and conceptually simpler. One question remaining

[dev] Re: The Apollo Display Manager [very long]

2011-06-24 Thread Connor Lane Smith
Hey John, On 24 June 2011 19:13, John Yates j...@yates-sheets.org wrote: While following the st and editor threads I felt prompted to put down these reminiscences.  My hope is that they will stimulate the discussion. Thanks a lot, this was fascinating. I'd not heard of Apollo before, but it