Re: [zzdev] Also, hello to thorfy--

[Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>]

and who might that be?  Anybody who programs,
 perhaps ?-)

All best, T


At 08:17 PM 7/14/98 +1000, you wrote:
>
>Weird question to do with some software engineering thoughts thorfy
>and I were having about ZZ:
>
>Is it inherent that a cursor is implemented as a link?
>
>Yes, each cursor has to know which cell it's pointing at, but does 
>that cell - and the rest of the grid - have to know the cursor's
>there?
>
>Theoretically, could there be other types of cursors that "action"
>and "data" cursors?
>
>
>
>Gossamer
>
>-- 
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>
>----- End forwarded message -----
>
>-- 
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>
>
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