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From: peter@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Peter Schroeder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: HP a good platform for SW development???
Keywords: software development tools, availability
Message-ID: <875@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Date: 24 Oct 89 03:46:01 GMT
Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
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I am working on an HP9000/835 HP-UX 3.1 and really like the power it gives
me.

However, I've had a few frustrating experiences regarding the availability
of software development tools. The last few weeks I was told twice that
specific pieces of software were unavailable to me because I happen to be
using an HP machine and not a SUN. Mind you, I do not want to switch to a
SUN, but I am getting so frustrated with the lack of tools that I am starting
to wish I had a SUN.

How come that is so? The particular occasion that comes to mind is the
availability of the Renderman developemnt tools from Pixar which can be
gotten for SGI's (sic) and SUN's but not for HP. The other one was
Objectworks for C++ from ParcPlace Systems. Sorry, available for the SUN but
not the HP... I am trying to develop high performance graphics software in
C++ on an HP... Does HP realize what a bitch it is to develop in C++ without
any kind of support????

The other day SUN anounced on the net that they have a C++ 2.0 compatible
compiler available with support for C++ in yacc, vi, ctags, and dbxtool
( their window driven frontend for the debugger ). How come we don't get
to hear this from HP????

Seriously, I love this machine, but the next time I can influence a purchase
decision I will look very closely at SUN's offerings!

PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!!!

It would be interesting to hear whether others have had similar experiences
or whether it is just me...


Sincerely

Peter Schroeder
peter@media-lab.media.mit.edu