In that case, I'm gonna hold on to my mint-condition CM-100. Bought it in Hong Kong in 1987; I still remember shopping around to get the best price, and would up paying about HK$330 for it (~ USD 47... I guess I was ripped off).//momo
Heh, this brings back memories... Back when I was in high school, I had a Casio calculator with such a key (an FX-110, I think). My buddies and I would try to get the lowest number, sort of a calculator roulette, to pass the time. We were *that* bored, I guess...
I also think API documention is more important. Alot of times I am trying to use an open source package and I have a hard time understanding how to use the API to achieve certian fucntionality. I can read the code just fine but it isn't clear how to use the objects themselves.
Your example is precisely why high-level overviews are just as important as class- or method-level docs: without something that tells you how it all ties together, and what ends can be be achieved, the most detailed API doc is frustrating at best.
Ahh, but in a hundred years, commercial coding as we know it today will be akin to producing low-cost goods, and the domestic, educated elite will have moved on to something more productive (and lucrative). Now, is that what we really want?
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An Emacs port to GTK/GNOME? Don't you mean
it the other way around;)
Definitely see "Maison Ikkoku"... and "KOR"
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Tako-san,
If you're into romantic dramas at all, you have to see this series about a struggling college entrant who falls in love with his boarding house manager. The series is a bit long at 96 episodes, but is well-worth it. The accompanying music fits the series' various moods very well, and is also worth listening to by itself. The TV series' US domestic release is by Viz Video; there's also a movie and a 30-minute video, but those haven't been domestically licensed, AFAIK.
"Kimagure Orange Road" is another show that you should see. It's more of a fantasy with its "ESP-er" elements than the well-grounded Maison Ikkoku, but the basic storyline -- high-school boy falls in love with girl whose best friend falls in love (kinda) with him -- can't be beat. The 48-episode TV series, plus five 30-minute videos and two movies are available in the U.S. from AnimEigo.
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The Elcaset was a Sony format, and was introduced sometime in the late 70s, IIRC.
In that case, I'm gonna hold on to my mint-condition //momo
CM-100. Bought it in Hong Kong in 1987; I still
remember shopping around to get the best price,
and would up paying about HK$330 for it (~ USD 47...
I guess I was ripped off).
Heh, this brings back memories... Back when I was
in high school, I had a Casio calculator with such
a key (an FX-110, I think). My buddies and I would
try to get the lowest number, sort of a calculator
roulette, to pass the time. We were *that* bored,
I guess...
I also think API documention is more important. Alot of times I am trying to use an open source package and I have a hard time understanding how to use the API to achieve certian fucntionality. I can read the code just fine but it isn't clear how to use the objects themselves.
Your example is precisely why high-level overviews are just as important as class- or
method-level docs: without something that tells you how it all ties together, and what ends can be be achieved, the most detailed API doc is frustrating at best.
Ahh, but in a hundred years, commercial coding as we know it today will be akin to producing low-cost goods, and the domestic, educated elite will have moved on to something more productive (and lucrative). Now, is that what we really want?
An Emacs port to GTK/GNOME? Don't you mean ;)
it the other way around
If you're into romantic dramas at all, you have to see this series about a struggling college entrant who falls in love with his boarding house manager. The series is a bit long at 96 episodes, but is well-worth it. The accompanying music fits the series' various moods very well, and is also worth listening to by itself. The TV series' US domestic release is by Viz Video; there's also a movie and a 30-minute video, but those haven't been domestically licensed, AFAIK.
"Kimagure Orange Road" is another show that you should see. It's more of a fantasy with its "ESP-er" elements than the well-grounded Maison Ikkoku, but the basic storyline -- high-school boy falls in love with girl whose best friend falls in love (kinda) with him -- can't be beat. The 48-episode TV series, plus five 30-minute videos and two movies are available in the U.S. from AnimEigo.