Copyright 1994 ã Todd Anthony Nathan.  All Rights Reserved.   MiscKit Library Copyright 1994 ã Don Yachtman and others.
AppKit is a trademark of NeXT, Inc.  HyperSense and SenseTalk are trademarks of Thoughtful Software.

Bong Application
A NEXTSTEP Appkit and MiscKit Example

This program simply is an alarm clock of sorts.  It demonstrates how to establish DPSTimedEntries and utilizes the 1.2.1 MiscKit release.  The Bong.app Application was written to show how one may go about writing a simple application to behave as a digitial Grandfather clock.  Also included in this distribution is the equivalent HyperSense document Bong.sense.  You will need HyperSense.app from Thoughtful Software or your favorite anonymous archive site to execute the Bong.sense document.  Also, if you wish to compile a new version of the Bong.app, you will need to aquire the MiscKit libMiscKit.a library.

Just a note.  The required lines of code for the HyperSense document where about 1/3 of that for the Bong.app NEXTSTEP application.  Also, it took about 1 hour to write the former, and about 2 hours to write and debug the latter.  I can't say enough about how much easier to write HyperSense document applications than it is to write NEXTSTEP applications.

The fact that HyperSense takes a huge burdeon off the developer is an important issue when deciding which tools to use for prototyping.  I would not recommend using HyperSense on currently available hardward platforms for final product development.  But for truly functional prototypes, HyperSense can not be beat.  Then when the time comes to finalize primary design issues, the transition to NEXTSTEP AppKit is quite easy and seamless.

I hope you find these two code examples insightful.

Regards,

Todd Anthony Nathan
c/o Thoughtful Software
616 East Locust Street
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
<todd@thoughtful.com>  (email preferred)
+1.303.221.4596  (voice)
+1.303.221.0841 (facsimile)

Resource Locations:
HyperSense.app
	cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/demos/productivity/HyperSense1.00B09b.tar
		or
	Thoughtful Software.  Suggested Retail is $495.00.  Educational discounts are available.

Bong.app
	cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/submissions/AppKitHyperSenseComparison.compressed
		or
	<todd@thoughtful.com>.  Free of charge.  Use to your hearts content.

MiscKit Source
	alaska.et.byu.edu:/pub/next/misckit/MiscKit.1.2.2.tar.gz