Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!amdahl!key!russ From: russ@key.COM (Russell Donnan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Portable yes, Mac NO ! Keywords: Software BOMB Message-ID: <1259@key.COM> Date: 22 Nov 89 21:39:27 GMT References: <2106@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> <21247@ut-emx.UUCP> Reply-To: russ@xanadu.key.COM (Russell Donnan) Organization: Key Computer Laboratories, Fremont Lines: 33 In article <21247@ut-emx.UUCP> chrisj@emx.UUCP (Chris Johnson) writes: >In article <2106@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> sharp@ksi.cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Maurice Sharp) writes: Having replied to Maurice already, I just couldn't pass up this one. Sorry... I hate to re-order Chris' posting, but it suits my needs. ;-) >All in all, the simple fact that arbitrarily-chosen-program-X, crashes on any >make of Macintosh (Portable or otherwise) doesn't necessarily tell us anything >about the Macintosh in question. This I agree with whole-heartedly! It isn't the Mac's fault, so don't blame Apple! >The Macintosh Portable is a *real* Macintosh in every respect - right down >to the fact that developers that don't play by the rules when they write >software are going to create programs that are very likely to break, sooner >or later. ... This I don't agree with. Most of the programs which don't work on the portable follow the Macintosh Developer Guidlines to the letter. What has happened is a machine which was not in the guidlines has come out, and the software had to make an assumption about it. Now, please tell me, if you had to make a guess... Would you think that a new Mac would have Color QD? I know I would. Anyway, I'm sure the new software will be out soon enough. Well worth the wait for the Mac Portable IMHO. -Russ -- Russ Donnan (415) 623-2121 Amdahl Corporation, Key Computer Laboratories, Fremont, CA, USA russ@key.amdahl.com, ...!{pacbell,sgi,amdahl}!key!russ -To capture the essence of an opinion takes but one lawyer.