Canon Cat -- what's it really like?

Ron Hudson ron.hudson at sbcglobal.net
Wed Mar 2 19:17:44 CST 2005


There is a follow on to His "The Humane Interface" called Archy
He also had at one point an editor called The Humane Environment (THE)
I have a copy that runs under macintosh os9.  I think the latter is more
like the cat, but I am not sure it has the built in forth.

http://www.raskincenter.org/index2.html


On Mar 2, 2005, at 4:29 PM, Eric F. wrote:

> The recent death of Mr. Raskin has me Google'ing around for 
> information about his Canon Cat machine.
>
> Even prior to his passing, I have always thought it a sweet looking 
> machine.
>
> Does anyone of this list own a Canon Cat? If so, do you use it for any 
> sort of regular everyday work?  And what's your personal impression of 
> the machine?
>
> Is it even possible to use it in the context of today's work demands 
> (i.e., for email)? Or is a proper network interface & appropriate 
> software the limiting factor here?
>



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