From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (qmail 31507 invoked from network); 14 Dec 1998 23:57:01 -0000 Received: from mail.redhat.com (199.183.24.239) by lists.redhat.com with SMTP; 14 Dec 1998 23:57:01 -0000 Received: from mail-gw3adm.rcsntx.swbell.net (mail-gw3adm.rcsntx.swbell.net [151.164.60.103]) by mail.redhat.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA07682 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:48:18 -0500 Received: from default (ppp-208-18-66-125.wchtks.swbell.net [208.18.66.125]) by mail-gw3adm.rcsntx.swbell.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA24876 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:48:15 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19981214122435.007c38e0@mail.swbell.net> X-Sender: mattcamp@mail.swbell.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 12:24:35 -0600 To: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Matthew Campbell Subject: Re: the glass tty model of human-computer interaction In-Reply-To: <199812141514.KAA01672@wlestes.uncg.edu> References: <3.0.3.32.19981214064401.006b0410@popmail.eznet.net> <3.0.3.32.19981214064401.006b0410@popmail.eznet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" List-Id: Since you mention Ann's response to the question of line editors vs. visual editors, I think it would be a good idea if I explain what MOO is, since she referred to it a couple times. (She and I are good friends, BTW.) A MOO is a text-based virtual reality (VR) in which you can talk to other users, move about, look at rooms and objects, create your own objects, and program them. The MOO includes a line editor which can be used for writing text or code within the MOO. This is what she was talking about, just so you know. Matt Campbell Director of Technology, GrassRoots MOO http://health.acor.org/grassroots/