MetaCard to MetaCard conversation...

[andu]

Richard MacLemale wrote:
> 
> I do a real lot of work with MetaCard Darwin under OS X Server 10.  I
> understand the complications with trying to make MetaCard for OS X do shell
> commands, and while I hope that one day those problems will be resolved, I
> basically do most of my stuff directly with the darwin engine instead, which
> works fine, but of course has no GUI.

You can install XF86 and a window manager and a desktop manager and have
all the UI you want in Darwin without OSX. Doesn't come in a box but I
did it and it works.

> 
> So I was wondering if anyone has explored the possibility of MetaCard for OS
> X talking to MetaCard for Darwin, in any way, shape, or form.  One obvious
> hack example would be to use MetaCard for OS X to modify a cron file to
> schedule a mt script to run (with darwin mc running the script.)  That's
> really hacky, but you get the idea.
> 
> Has anyone walked down this path?  I guess the usual methods of AppleScript
> and AppleEvents are out, but maybe there's something (besides cron!) that
> I'm missing?
> 
> :)
> Richard MacLemale
> Instructional Technology Specialist
> James W. Mitchell High School
> http://mitchellonline.pasco.k12.fl.us
> 
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