[GEM Development] GEM Applications

[Shane M. Coughlan]

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Scott McDonald wrote:

> I am new to this list, but just wanted to say hello and say how
> impressed I am by the work done so far.

Thanks Scott.

> As an application developer, I am interested in developing
> applications for GEM. My plans at the moment are to develop a
> database application with similar ability to the database component
> of MS Works v3.0. This project is to be a test for me to see how
> hard/easy GEM development is. Depending on how that progresses I
> don't know what will be next. * Any ideas or feedback for what is
> needed for GEM to be useful?

Well, there are two main things I can see.  Databases are needed, and
some form of web service is needed.  A web browser.

We have GEMWeb in alpha, but the source code is not released.  I have
asked the author if he would consider releasing under the GPL.

Apart from this, I think that some frontends would be the most useful
stuff.  Perhaps a frontend to a DOS CD burner?  This would allow GEM
to be used for things like rescue operations (boot with FreeDOS off
CD, and drag files onto a CD-R).

Regards

Shane

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