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From: mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU (Mark Crispin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: NeXT Review;Quite a machine, but not a Mac
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Date: 21 Mar 90 23:03:14 GMT
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In article <9942@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> rogerj@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Jagoda) writes:
>I just saw a complete demo of the newest MAC IIfx yesterday. Mighty
>impressive! There's a tool available there (bundled free with A/UX)
>called "COMMANDO".

Excuse my ignorance, but isn't this the "Commando" that has in the
Apple MPW environment for years?  MPW may look neat in a sales demo,
but let me assure you that MPW has got to be the absolute worst
programming environment it has ever been my misfortune to use.

I will agree with any comments that the ball is in NeXT's court to do
something or fall behind.
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