Should I call it "SignWriter Java"?...

Bill Reese wreese01 at TAMPABAY.RR.COM
Sun Jun 1 16:08:33 UTC 2003


Since it needs the Java runtime environment, JAVA is probably better.

Bill

Valerie Sutton wrote:

> SignWriting List
> June 1, 2003
>
> Dear SW Listers -
> A question....now that we know that SignWriter Java works in both
> Macintosh and Windows....
>
> I was using this terminology:
>
> SignWriter DOS
> SignWriter MAC
> SignWriter WIN
>
> Should I instead call it...
>
> SignWriter DOS
> SignWriter JAVA ?
>
> The word "DOS" is helpful because it makes it clear that 4.4 only works
> in the DOS operating system. But since Java 1.4.1 is the only
> requirement for SignWriter 5.0, then one would argue that the platforms
> go away, and the JAVA is more important information?
>
> Your advice please!
>
> Val ;-)
>



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