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- From: dpg@cs.nott.ac.uk (Dave `geek' Gymer)
- Subject: Re: Newbie questions
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.112535.4766@cs.nott.ac.uk>
- Organization: Nottingham University
- References: <1993Jan19.101440.1@cc.uvcc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 11:25:35 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan19.101440.1@cc.uvcc.edu> brownea@cc.uvcc.edu writes:
- > Discussion is rampant about 'cross-platform programming'. Are the
- >Guide programs each coded seperately, or do they all fit a common base and
- >derive differently depending on the machine intended to run on? My impression
- >is the first is more acurate than the second.
-
- Correct. That's probably why discussion is `rampant'.
-
- > Does anybody here have any familiarity with the FOLIO 'Views' product?
- >I've only seen it for DOS, but have heard rumors about NeXT picking up the file
- >format for themselves. It might be worth looking into...Any questions can
- >E-mail (brownea@cc.uvcc.edu). Views allows cross-referencing of anything with
- >anything, and is supposed to be able to support graphic images (even
- >full-motion video) with the upcoming release. I've also heard rumors about it
- >being an 'engine' instead of a product, so it might be (or become) portable
- >across platforms.
-
- I can't say I've heard of it, but it does sound interesting. Is it a
- commercial product or some sort of public file format (if it's the
- former then it's out of my hands, so to speak).
-
- -- Dave
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