Reply to note from Bob Newell <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:13:47 -1000 Bob, > I see XyScript as a general purpose environment. That's the intent. It's the direction we were trying to push XyWrite 4 with the Jumbo U2 add-on and vDosPlus -- with pretty good success, I must say, provided you had the time and patience to take the deep dive. Short of that, there were (and are) a lot of handy routines to pick and choose from. XyScript is much the same. You can use it as a Notepad substitute, a digital home base, or anything in between, depending on your needs and level of interest. The key difference is that the DOS-Windows translation layer is no longer needed; the program communicates directly with the user's chosen OS. Which allows XyScript to compete on the same playing field as other modern editors. Still, given the command-driven interface and the overall learning curve, it seems inevitable that XyScript will always be a niche product, much like XyWrite itself. If possible, I'd like to expand that niche beyond our hermetic little group, but that remains to be seen. -- Carl Distefano cld@xxxxxxxxxx