MacUnix

[Peter da Silva]

> I find that I like many of the ideas in the Mac file system, and I like most
> of the ideas in the UNIX file system, but I don't see any good way to combine
> the best of both without hurting either.  But it's fun to try!

How about visible pipes? This is an idea that I've been batting around for
a while, but since I'm not going to get around to doing anything with it, I
might as well throw it out to the world:

Pipes are great, but unlike the Mac interface they're not fun. So why not
have a pipe icon?

	+----+
	|FILE|
	+-++--
	  ||
	+-++-+    +----+
	|AWK +====+FILE|
	+----+    +----+

Build your pipeline on the screen! Stick the arguments to awk somewhere
appropriate (in an attached window, only visible when you doubleclick AWK,
for example)... and viola! A fun interface for UNIX, something it's needed
for a LONG time.
-- 
	Peter da Silva (the mad Australian)
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