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Re: Apple and IBM agreement (MacOS)



>>>>> "Ed" == EADEANS  <eadeans@aol.com> writes:
In article <4nbv03$c21@newsbf02.news.aol.com> eadeans@aol.com (EADEANS) writes:


    Ed> I don't know but I would imagine that IBM microelectronics
    Ed> license would be quite restrictive (in usual Apple fashion). I
    Ed> don't believe it would extend to x86 possibilities, PPC
    Ed> processor purchase exclusion, etc.

Could easily be.  Thanks for the tip.

    Ed> Going through IBM for a MacOS license for Ardi could offend
    Ed> Apple and cause other trouble. However, it's quite possible
    Ed> that IBM could pressure Apple to take a look at Ardi's
    Ed> work.

We hope to send a few beta1 CD-ROMs into Apple and IBM and see what
reaction we get.

    Ed> They weren't successful in getting Apple to bless the
    Ed> PPC PReP port but this could be a whole other thing.  But
    Ed> would Apple want to go head-to-head with Microsoft on the x86
    Ed> desktop?  Perhaps IBM could presuade inclusion of Macintosh
    Ed> emulation in their non-DOS desktop OS's OS/2 & AIX. Apple's
    Ed> Macintosh market would increase certainly & it wouldn't be any
    Ed> worse that Win31 emulation on RISC (SoftWindows / NT). Trouble
    Ed> is, IBM Microelectronics has a nasty habit of ignoring or
    Ed> detesting IBM's own OS's.

I think the big question will be whether the various big wigs can
truly appreciate that we've been swimming with our hands and legs
shackled so far.  Some people look at Executor and say "but it doesn't
run Finder ...", others say "Wow.  Look what they've done using
strictly clean room techniques.  Just think what they could do with
Apple's blessing."

Luckily, we should be able to do some pretty darned impressive work
(even compared to what we've currently done) even without Apple's
blessing.

    Ed> All in all, it's worth a shot. Good luck!

Thanks.  Now that we're officially in beta, I'll be devoting some of
my time to advancing ARDI as a business, rather than concentrating
exclusively on improving our technology.

    Ed>       Ed Deans TeamOS2 & ClubOpenDOC

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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