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From: rogerj@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Jagoda)
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Subject: Re: NeXT Review;Quite a machine, but not a Mac
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Date: 23 Mar 90 00:20:02 GMT
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In article <6329@blake.acs.washington.edu> mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU (Mark Crispin) writes:

>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.
>
Yup, it is the same Commando from MPW which is STILL the worst
environment in which to be forced to program in. Notice I didn't
mention it as a programmer's tool, but as an end-user's learning
tool...which is isn't half bad.

>I will agree with any comments that the ball is in NeXT's court to do
>something or fall behind.
Yes, I agree. I just hope that with NeXT's incredible gag order, people
don't think NeXT isn't doing anything to try to make their product
better. I didn't want to propose that since A/UX 2.0 came out NeXT was
doomed. Far from it, Apple is legitimizing NeXT's approach by trying
to copy it (friendly GUI over UNIX). I'm sure NeXT will be ahead of
the II F_ingXpensive withtheir NeXT machine...I just wisj they'd talk
about it some more so my managment will stop telling me to spec other
machines from Sales Reps that can discuss future plans.
 
__Roger Jagoda
__Cornell University
__FQOJ@CORNELLA.CIT.CORNELL.EDU