[unios] Re: Timecapsule to the past...

Alan Grimes alangrimes@starpower.net
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:43:02 -0700


> But if you define square like this :
> 
>         (defun square
>           (let ((x read-number))
>             (write (* x x))))

Lisp looks good. I'll have to spend some more time learning it. =\
And get a better book on lambda calculus....

> Now, if you want to "draw a square on the screen", it's obvious that
> you'll need a screen to do that. The point is not specify you need a
> screen unless you really need one. And even if you need one, make it
> as abstract as possible.

Yes. Instead of using a pixel matrix such as today's screens I chose to use an
abstract two demensional coordinate system based on inches. With 3D goggles the
driver could easily be modified to support 3 dimensions. =)

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