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Eric A. Dubiel wrote on comp.sys.next.advocacy, comp.sys.next.misc, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.comm
> It looks like the MAC OS emulator is coming to its end on NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP.
> If anyone else is disappointed, please write Ardi!
> See http://www.ardi.com
[I have added comp.emulators.mac.executor to Eric’s list]
Well,
Last time I discussed this with Melissa at Ardi, she said they weren’t sure about the future of Executor under OpenStep (NS4). According to your message, it looks like they’ve made up their mind :-(
One can’t really blame them for concentrating on the DOS/Windows market (that’s where the money is, isn’t it ?) On the other hand I thought that Ardi’s plans included multiplatform concern (as long as their revenue allows such developments of course) -Cliff has mentionned several times a DEC/Alpha port that they’ve been working on some time ago.
Anyway I am thankful that they’ve kept on developing Executor/NEXTSTEP up to now (version 1.99q12) and I hope they’ll be delivering an Interceptor-aware 2.0 version to us as promised. (I’d prefer a non-Interceptor-aware 2.0 version than nothing, though).
They might reconsider trashing NEXTSTEP development if (what’s left of) the NeXT community massively orders Executor/NS licences (still at pre-beta prices but not for long) and shows interest on the comp.emulators.mac.executor newsgroup. Really, any NEXTSTEP user with interest towards Mac emulation should do so (I did).
Well, it is still unclear whether we’ll be forced out of NS (OS-Mach) to NT :-( ... but if this happens, Executor will probably be running there :-/
