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- From: johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston)
- Subject: Re: One binary for all Macs (even 128K)
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- References: <1992Dec29.201304.14795@walter.bellcore.com> <1992Dec29.234925.4623@kth.se>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 00:35:24 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.234925.4623@kth.se> d88-jwa@hemul.nada.kth.se (Jon WΣtte) writes:
- >In <1992Dec29.201304.14795@walter.bellcore.com> art@leis.base.bellcore.com (A. Zysk) writes:
- >
- >>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.
- >
- >>Is there anyone else out there who is trying to keep
- >>thier applications *absolutely* portable to ALL Macs
- >>including the Original 1984 128K Mac?
-
- The engineering side of the question is simple: yes, it's still
- possible to come up with a single binary that runs on Mac 128
- through Quadra 950 if one is willing to compromise on features.
-
- Engineering compromises aside, the appropriate question for the
- marketing side is not how many 128K Macs were sold, or even how
- many are still in use. I'd want to know how many of the owners
- of these machines are active software buyers, and I'd guess
- that the answer is "not very many". If the owners of these
- machines aren't interested enough in buying current software
- to buy hardware needed to run it, there isn't much point in
- spending effort to support them -- especially if it means
- compromising the product delivered to more likely customers.
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