hopp@thor.acc.stolaf.edu (05/04/90)
line-eater fodder.
Would anyone out there in net land be willing to post a list of the changes to
the libraries in WB 2.0?
I've seen my dealer's new A3000, poked around with the new WorkBench, checked
out the manual, etc., but I haven't yet seen anything that details the
internal changes.
Some example questions:
Is there now resource tracking?
Automatic detection of a 68881/68882?
Is there still such a difference in being started up by the workbench as
opposed to the cli?
What exactly happened to the dos.library?
How about it? We could wait for the new RKMs, but if anyone is already in the
know. . . .
Thanks in advance!
-eric hopp
hopp@stolaf.eduvalentin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Valentin Pepelea) (05/05/90)
In article <101@nic.acc.stolaf.edu> hopp@thor.acc.stolaf.edu () writes: > > Is there now resource tracking? Nope. > Automatic detection of a 68881/68882? Yes. Type in "cpu" at the CLI prompt. > Is there still such a difference in being started up by the workbench as > opposed to the cli? Like usual. But check out this new CLI. Get a long directory, then make the window small - and large again. Notice how the text reformats itself? > What exactly happened to the dos.library? It has been completely rewritten in C. The old BCPL function interface is still there for backward compatibility. Valentin -- The Goddess of democracy? "The tyrants Name: Valentin Pepelea may distroy a statue, but they cannot Phone: (215) 431-9327 kill a god." UseNet: cbmvax!valentin@uunet.uu.net - Ancient Chinese Proverb Claimer: I not Commodore spokesman be
bsyme@cs.strath.ac.uk (Brian J Syme IE88) (05/05/90)
I'm not "In the know" but as far as I can gather... In article <101@nic.acc.stolaf.edu> hopp@thor.acc.stolaf.edu () writes: > > Is there now resource tracking? Doubt it. Basically incompatibe with "the way things are done now". > Automatic detection of a 68881/68882? Has been since at least 1.3 (by the math*.libraries's) > Is there still such a difference in being started up by the workbench as > opposed to the cli? Almost certainly, though the WB supports the notion of automatically launched applications, and allows programs to create icons/menu options that appear to be part of WB. > What exactly happened to the dos.library? Completely re-written in C, and with loads of new functions such as symbolic links (multiple directory appearances of the same file) and "notification" i.e. applications can be notified of changes being made to a file/directory, allowing automatic preference updates by programs, and file-requester updates (for example.) > >How about it? We could wait for the new RKMs, but if anyone is already in the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ And I'm sure we will..... -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <> Brian Syme <> Why make things difficult, when with just a <> <> bsyme@cs.strath.ac.uk <> little more effort you could make them <> <> <> impossible. <> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>