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- From: jimlynch@netcom.com (Jim Lynch)
- Subject: Re: porting windows app to mac
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.153552.25014@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 15:35:52 GMT
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- >Finally, what would be a good mac system to get the development work done on?
-
- SE/30. No longer in Apple's product line and there's lots in the forsale
- newsgroups.
-
- >We don't plan on spending much money on this project.
-
- Don't plan on spending, huh? Then you can't have C++. Use Think C and TCL.
-
- If you change your mind, get MPW and prepare for a learning curve and a
- BIG, SUPER LARGE price tag. After you pay this and get MPW and C (Don't
- forget the CD-ROM drive, it's a must), and you decide you want to use
- MacApp (a class lib), get ready to pay apple _royalties_ for each app you write.
- (Zortech C++ is rumored not to work)
-
- Unfortunately, the makers of GNU C++ have a disagreement with apple because
- apple wants to create legislation which ultimately affects your and my freedom
- to write any program any way we want. As a result, there is no port to the
- mac which is supported by GNU CC's authors. This makes things difficult should
- you want to try to port this to the mac.
- (apple employees and former apple employees, see below.)
-
- In either case, get 'The Debugger' by Jasik Designs, it's $300 and it's the
- best there is. It catches just about everything; as a result, it's a little
- hard to get used to. However, it does both MPW and THINK. It does both C and
- Pascal (displays the source files while debugging). Command-click on the
- source window and it also shows the asm code.
-
- (to apple employees and former apple employees, especially those who appreciate
- GNU CC and/or freedom in coding, rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Richard Stallman, author
- of GNU CC) wishes to make contact with you.)
-
-