Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site baylor.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!rocksvax!rocksanne!sunybcs!kitty!baylor!peter From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.micro.mac Subject: MacUnix Message-ID: <355@baylor.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 11:30:18 EDT Article-I.D.: baylor.355 Posted: Mon Aug 12 11:30:18 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Aug-85 00:11:11 EDT References: <232@cmu-cs-wb1.ARPA> <103@cithep.UucP> Organization: Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria Lines: 27 Xref: linus net.unix-wizards:11543 net.micro.mac:2345 > I find that I like many of the ideas in the Mac file system, and I like most > of the ideas in the UNIX file system, but I don't see any good way to combine > the best of both without hurting either. But it's fun to try! How about visible pipes? This is an idea that I've been batting around for a while, but since I'm not going to get around to doing anything with it, I might as well throw it out to the world: Pipes are great, but unlike the Mac interface they're not fun. So why not have a pipe icon? +----+ |FILE| +-++-- || +-++-+ +----+ |AWK +====+FILE| +----+ +----+ Build your pipeline on the screen! Stick the arguments to awk somewhere appropriate (in an attached window, only visible when you doubleclick AWK, for example)... and viola! A fun interface for UNIX, something it's needed for a LONG time. -- Peter da Silva (the mad Australian) UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076