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



Ted Nelson wrote:
> and who might that be?  Anybody who programs,
>  perhaps ?-)

Indeed, he is.  He taught me most of the software engineering I
know, and a good deal of the C programming too.  :)


Gossamer
 
> 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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> >
> >
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