Nice history lesson there. It's amazing where we've ended up, pretty
much with the best of both worlds.

But, SystemBuilder has me frightened a little bit. Perhpas it's the
next 'best of both worlds' thing. I hope not...but it still looks
like that's where it's headed.


>
> However, that is the way it was originally touted and was aimed at
> Panja programmers (that's what they were then, even if the didn't
like
> it) who didn't get the idea of a symbolic language.
>
> In the press release of June 11, 1998 "Crestron introduces new
> generation of control system software"
> http://www.crestron.com/press_room/press_releases/show_release.asp?
press_release_id=187
>
>
> ".... SIMPL Windows features the revolutionary new SmarTouch Wizard
> module for set up of Crestron SmarTouch systems - no "real
> programming" required. Another feature, the SIMPL+ module, provides
a
> "C-like" programming interface for programmers more familiar with
> programming another manufacturer's systems. The learning curve, if
> any, is minimal. Familiarity with the programming format is no
longer
> an issue, Crestron offers the best of both worlds."
>
> "Thanks to Crestron's SIMPL Windows, control system programming has
> entered a whole new generation. SIMPL Windows is available in full
> release for Crestron dealers. SIMPL Windows is the only software of
> its kind - only from Crestron."
>
> When I was at Crestron in April 1996 I got a wisper that they were
> working on a drag and drop version SMPL, so it was a while in the
making.
>
> Lindsay
>
> --- In Crestron@yahoogroups.com, "fooguy89" <fooguy89@> wrote:
> >
> > Not a true statement. There is no way to open the SIMPL+ GUI and
> > write a program exclusively in there without ever putting it into
a
> > SIMPL shell. And less you're doing everything with direct sockets
> > (and therefore most likely not Crestron devices) you won't have
access
> > to any Crestron devices or non-ethernet devices.
> >
> > Call it a technicality, the inference being "Oh, you can write all
> > your algorithms in SIMPL+, you know what they meant!" but how many
> > people read statements like that and take it literally.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Crestron@yahoogroups.com, "Matt" <mjrtoo@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Marketing and technical services rarely agree on anything...
> > >
> > > But, it's a true statement, you can....but I wouldn't.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > http://www.crestron.com/products/show_products.asp?
> > > type=commercial&cat=1002&subcat=1005&id=226
> > > >
> > > > [quote]
> > > > The most exciting part is that you don't have to choose
between
> SIMPL
> > > > and SIMPL+ when writing a program. Instead, you combine the
two,
> using
> > > > SIMPL+ for the parts of the program you think benefit from
it. Of
> > > > course, if you prefer to use SIMPL+ exclusively, you can do
that as
> > > well.
> > > > [/quote]
> > > >
> > > > Stumbled upon this. Thought it was interesting.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>