>On woensdag, april 24, 2002, at 11:09 , Eagle wrote: > >> On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 05:00 , Joost van de Griek wrote: >>> On 2002-04-24 08:04, "Marten van de Kraats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> If you wanna develop software, then you might find that the market >>>> for a >>>> stable system 6 compatible web browser and a system 6 compatible > >>> webserver might be a bit larger.
Hello, Group! this is my first time posting here. I am a lover of System 6 and want to contribute to this list in some way. I am not a programmer; I am a musician. So I have some off-the-wall questions and ideas regarding things in the 6 Community. Please have patience with me . . . For starters, why don't we start a petition requesting that David Pierson spend some time on a 6 Browser that is as good as WannaBe? Not just a recompile of the application into the language that 6 is written, but a new 6 Text Browser. Of course, we would have to be willing to pay for it as it would most likely need such a major rewrite that it would basically be a whole new product just to be WannaBe, much less a whole new application. I feel that the only thing holding back SE/30s (et al) from being REALLY viable (once tweaked with the right software) is the lame browser choice. And how about some OT/connectivity stuff that is more modern and written in 6-code? And is there a Color QuickDraw version for 6? (This makes iCab so much more decent on an SE/30 one-bit monitor.) And how about Thread Manager and Drag and Drop? If these were rewritten in 6-code would the system be able to use them? Anyone, anyone? Stop laughin and help me here . . . I, as well as most on this list, realize that with 6 these old babies can fairly fly. We have all searched high and low for ancient inits and cdevs to add "missing" functionality, and we all still end up setting up 7 in order to browse if we have room to do so, because that is just what you do if you just can't cope with MacLynx or Samba. As mentioned previously, I am by trade a professional orchestral musician. In my field, one plays pieces of music that are published and then sold or rented to the performer/ensemble. In many cases the music was written with no specific purpose in mind. But often a piece will be commissioned from a composer by a wealthy individual or an organization. (My music fraternity in undergrad raised commissioning fees to get new works from the pens of promising young composers on several occasions.) Maybe if we banded together and paid a group fee in advance we could get a browser (or whatever) with a nice, low shareware/freeware price tag for us to post for download somewhere. Since our little community is just that - little - why do we not attempt to form a "6-wares Software Commissioning Group?" I would not presume to say that I know how to go about doing that. But I would be an active member. I would be willing to pay dues. I would be willing to pay for my portion of the shareware produced for this group. I would want to be in on the beta testing, too. If a group such as this lobbied various programmers with requests for 6-compatible (or 6-only!) patches, upgrades and applications and proffered up our paltry commissioning grant to the programmer we might be taken seriously. But then again . . . I have enquired about a paired-down version of iCab that might work with 6. Here was the response: >At 5:13 PM -0600 04/06/2002, Wade Rackley wrote: >> >Is there an older version of iCab (or a newer, experimental, or >>>perhaps abandoned version) that will run on Macintosh System Software >>>6.0.8? >> >>No. And I fear there won't be ever a version that will run under >>System 6, sorry. >> >>-- >>Regards, >>Alexander Clauss So much for the power of the individual regarding "obsolete" operating systems. If we formed some kind of group to show that there would be a few actual purchases of these new products as well as a small "development fee" we could generate some interest in our beloved old OS. Wouldn't it be nice to get your hands on some BRAND NEW 6-wares rather than always having to research and Fetch things. Talk about Thinking Different! My only fear would be that "due to an unforeseen rise in interest" Apple would make 6.0.8 a pay item at some point. My best to you all. Wade Rackley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
