Comments on: AmiWest Banquet Audio - Bill Panagouleas http://www.amigaz.org/2007/10/21/amiwest-banquet-audio-bill-panagouleas/ Home to the Amiga Roundtable Podcast Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:13:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: agami http://www.amigaz.org/2007/10/21/amiwest-banquet-audio-bill-panagouleas/#comment-127 agami Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:37:06 +0000 http://www.amigaz.org/2007/10/21/amiwest-banquet-audio-bill-panagouleas/#comment-127 Bill Panagouleas keeps the proverbial torch burning. Verily he has earned a special place in my personal Amiga Hall of Fame. Many years ago, I actually enjoyed creating and giving presentations with the aid of Scala, and sympathised with Bill the instant he made his comment. That thing was the rockingest (i know it's not a actual word) piece of software I've had the privilege to use. I say privilege, because so many Powerpoint users will never have seen, and may never see, something so close to perfection. It's 2007, I use Apple's Keynote, and I wonder how is it that in the 21st century most people are content with the myriad of kludge-ware passing-off as industry standards. There is hope I think. To me, Scala always had the feel of a UI (User Interface) that was designed for touch-screens. With the recent flurry surrounding the Multi-touch interfaces as seen in the iPhone and Microsoft's Surface, the foundation is laid for a Scala like experience. The prospect of Aladdin 4D on OS4, Morphos, AROS, Linux and Mac OS X brings a smile to my face. It's an important step. I'd also like to thank Bill for his Amiga OS4 on Classic Prize Draw. [Applause] Bill Panagouleas keeps the proverbial torch burning. Verily he has earned a special place in my personal Amiga Hall of Fame.

Many years ago, I actually enjoyed creating and giving presentations with the aid of Scala, and sympathised with Bill the instant he made his comment. That thing was the rockingest (i know it’s not a actual word) piece of software I’ve had the privilege to use. I say privilege, because so many Powerpoint users will never have seen, and may never see, something so close to perfection. It’s 2007, I use Apple’s Keynote, and I wonder how is it that in the 21st century most people are content with the myriad of kludge-ware passing-off as industry standards.

There is hope I think. To me, Scala always had the feel of a UI (User Interface) that was designed for touch-screens. With the recent flurry surrounding the Multi-touch interfaces as seen in the iPhone and Microsoft’s Surface, the foundation is laid for a Scala like experience.

The prospect of Aladdin 4D on OS4, Morphos, AROS, Linux and Mac OS X brings a smile to my face. It’s an important step.

I’d also like to thank Bill for his Amiga OS4 on Classic Prize Draw. [Applause]

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