| From: | cmd_jackryan@***.net (Phillip Gawlowski) |
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| Subject: | Linux Character Generator... |
| Date: | Wed, 07 May 2003 19:21:50 +0200 |
geschrieben:
> What might programming languages be like in Shadowrun?
Take a look into Matrix 3.
There still are some around, some like C, some like LISP...
> Given that the virus of 29 seemed to be universal in that was capable of
> attacking every computer on the planet, that would seem to indicate that
> a single OS had been chosen by that point (no OS wars please ;), and one
> could assume that the number of competing programming languages had
> dwindled.
I'd say that the OSes in the 2060s are a lot closer to the hardware than
now adays.
Just look into RA:S.
And I think it is extremely unlikely that S-K, Renraku and Novatech would
use the same OS for their hardware.
> However, after recovering from the Crash of 29 it wouldn't surprise me if
> users started using a large variety of OSs and programing languages in
> order or prevent that from happening again.
Yeah, with closely guarded I/O and Memory Protection and neat little stuff,
a Windows user can only dream about...
--
Phillip Gawlowski
GameMaster and GeneralIdiot
http://www.jack-ryan.de/shadowrun
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