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- >>>>> "John" == John <johnpcw@bass.pcwnet.com> writes:
- In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960606085847.1352A-100000@bass> John <johnpcw@bass.pcwnet.com> writes:
-
-
- John> On Wed, 5 Jun 1996 randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu wrote:
- >> Clifford T. Matthews <ctm@ardi.com> wrote:
- >>
- >> >In a couple of weeks I'll be at MacHack '96 presenting a paper
- >> on >Executor internals and showing off Executor in general. If
- >> we can't >wrangle a meeting with Apple out of that presentation
- >> we'll just have >to conclude that they don't want to have
- >> anything to do with us.
- >>
- >> I'm going to say that although having Apple's backing would be
- >> nice and all, I believe that it might be a good thing *not* to
- >> have Apple involved with Executor. I personally would rather
- >> see Apple fail and people use Executor to run their Mac apps on
- >> a PC. I do not want to see Apple using Executor to try and
- >> steal the PC market. I don't
-
- John> Questions:
-
- John> 1. Is Apple a hardware company or Operating System company
- John> ???
-
- Neither. They're a "Systems" company. They make complete computer
- systems (that come with hardware and software) that can be used
- straight out of the box.
-
- John> 2. Why should Apple support Executor and promote sales of
- John> x86 PCs. ??
-
- x86 PCs are already being sold. Mac ISVs know this and many have
- jumped the ship. If you read between the lines, it appears that Apple
- realizes their OSes will have to run on a variety of platforms in the
- future. The big question is what should be done now.
-
- If by using the PPC Apple can make machines with competitive
- price/performance ratios than making it easier for people to be
- exposed to their OS is a good thing. Executor is a substitute for a
- Mac, not a replacement. If they can't make machines with good
- price/performance they'll be eaten anyway.
-
- John> 3. What financial benefits will Apple receive by supporting
- John> Executor ??
-
- Well, if we could use their code, we'd be paying them a royalty with
- every copy of their code sold. Developers would then be able to
- develope using Mac API tools and be able to sell their software in a
- much larger base. Developer tools creators would be able to do the
- same thing. It would be possible to make a demo CD-ROM that would
- allow generic PC user to get a glimpse of the Macintosh experience.
- It would also be possible, if they chose to do so later, to make an
- x86 based Mac that would run x86 binaries blazingly fast and also run
- m68k code fairly fast and with a little help from the compiler tools
- people (like Metrowerks) "Fat" binaries that ran time critical
- portions in native x86 code would allow Mac apps to run blazingly
- fast. Clearly people at Apple think people want this dual capability,
- they certainly push SoftWindows alot.
-
- There is much more that I can say on this topic, but I'll probably do
- it via one or more white papers. Let's see what people think of
- Executor at MacHack '96 (less than two weeks away).
-
- John> johnpcw@pcwnet.com
-
- John> John Wang
-
- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
-
-