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- From: art@leis.base.bellcore.com (A. Zysk)
- Subject: One binary for all Macs (even 128K)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.201304.14795@walter.bellcore.com>
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- Reply-To: art@leis.base.bellcore.com (A. Zysk)
- Organization: ZEI Software
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 20:13:04 GMT
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- This is a two part question concerning the mant versions of
- MACS out there. I've divided the questions into an ENGINEERING
- section and a MARKETING section. Any response to any question
- is appreciated.
-
-
- ENGINEERING SECTION
- ===================
-
- Is there anyone else out there who is trying to keep
- thier applications *absolutely* portable to ALL Macs
- including the Original 1984 128K Mac?
-
- I am developing on higher powered Macs and cross testing on the
- 128K.
-
- As a second phase, I plan to obtain or develop a library of tools
- that selectivly enable or disable certain features either available
- or not available on a particular Mac.
-
- A good example is the pulldown menu. On 128K Macs, you can only
- append a limited number of menu items to a pulldown menu. This is because
- the auto scrolling feature is not available.
-
- I know that producing such a library will be very painful, but I anticipate
- the results will be well worth it. Do any comprehensive texts exist
- on this subject?
-
- MARKETING SECTION
- =================
-
- Given each type of Mac,
-
- How many units of each have been manufactured?
-
- By country, per type of MAC, how many units are still in use?
-
- What's the breakdown, in as much detail as possible, of
- what they are being used for.
-
- - A. Zysk
- ZEI Software
- art@leis.base.bellcore.com
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