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From: tmoran@acm.org
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Subject: Re: Writing an Operating System in Ada
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:04:18 +0000 (UTC)
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> > Right, but in an OO system you would barely need PostScript. I doubt
> > anybody would like to program in PostScript, so what is left? Poor as a
> > data carrier, unusable for humans. Doesn't it remind something? XML? (:-)=
> )
>
> Exactly. For visual data to the screen and printer it would make a
> good unified format. We don't have to actually have people programming
> in PostScript, just have [UI] objects know how to output it and
> [display] objects know how to render it... which is EXACTLY the class
> a PostScript printer falls into.
  The desktop on my computer rarely looks similar to a piece of paper on
my real desk.  I doubt Postscript is an equally good description language
for both.  Didn't the Next computer use Postscript?  And do current Macs?