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I used it mainly to process text files (my 'database'), adding, updating, searching 'records'. The speed gain on my Mac II (later FX, later: Dash FX) was immense. I even managed to write a 'Search/Replace' XFCN that matched good old 'WriteNow' (that came on a 800KB diskette ...) in speed, and, given the replace string wasn't longer then the search string, worked flawlessly even on immensely huge files (a few 10 megabytes at this time ...)dunbarx wrote:I used Compile-it all the time as well. It sped certain processes dramatically, though not all types, like disk-intensive ones.
FabricioRocha wrote: It would be good if Goodman himself would embrace the cause, but I think he will not.
All HyperCard books are more than 20 years old...sefrojonesGAda40 wrote: I actually contacted him recently asking if he would consider writing something like The Complete Hypercard Handbook for livecode. Here's his reply:
This notion pops up in my inbox every couple of years (going back to the RunRev), and I appreciate that folks still remember my books from the HyperCard days. Unfortunately, due to programming commitments through the end of this year, I have no cycles to spare for a project such as this. Even if I did - and at the risk of sounding mercenary - I don't believe there would be sufficient financial incentive for me to invest the time needed to do the right job. The computer book publishing world has changed radically since the mid 1980s, so the old models simply don't apply.
