Re: (X and other) basics (was: A few more things...)

[ichi@ihug.co.nz]

Heimo Claasen wrote:
> 
> As to apps: Yes, there's a number of net tools; there's 
> WGET, FTP clients; I don't like Pine that much though 

Have you tried Elm?

> Some sound tools do run from textmode command line, 
> And sure there's more.

Then why did you say the following?

> > > there are miserably few textmode _applications_  

> But I think of, for instance, a simple print output 
> formatter just for line-printed text (no weird processor 
> but something allowing less crude printer output), 

I've seen a BASH script that does this.  It's part of
the muLinux distro.

> a stopwatch (TSR or not), 

It would be simple to write a BASH script to do this.

> a text tool like Buergh's LIST 

This has been done.  I tried LIST (the ELF executable)
a couple of years ago.  I preferred mc.

> things like that are _comparatively_ easy to craft, 

Indeed.

> with a _comparably_ easy accessible language like Basic.

Or BASH.  Or Perl.  Or Python.  Or whatever.

> I just _dislike_ C [syntax]; for just sentimental or whatever
> reasons; I want an alternative.

Fine, go for it.  You have plenty of options to choose from.
Instead of complaining about a lack of options in Linux, you 
really should take a good look at what is available.  

Cheers,
Steven

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