Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uflorida!novavax!ankh!chin From: chin@ankh.ftl.fl.us (Albert Chin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Attention Apple II and IIgs Programmers Message-ID: <367@ankh.ftl.fl.us> Date: 3 Jul 90 04:23:13 GMT Organization: Ankh - Public Access Unix [+1 305 973 1947] Lines: 48 The following message is for those with Micol BASIC for the II, Morgan Davis' Object Module Manager (OMM) for the II, and those interested in GNU on the IIgs. Micol BASIC: How many of you have Micol BASIC for the Apple II. If you would be interested in obtaining a new program that gives a new look-and-feel to your programs, let me know. I have created some machine language windows and pull-down menus that can be used very easily from Micol BASIC. I will include full instructions with the executables. OMM: How many of your have Morgan Davis' Object Module Manager? I feel it is important that all of us who have it work together to make sure our programs interact properly with the interface and with each other. Therefore, I propose that all who plan on writing programs for it send me their net address and what programs they have already written for it and what programs they will be writing for it. Then, I will mail this list all ALL who respond to this post. This way, as programs become available, we can send it to each other and test it out, making sure life is OK. GNU on the IIgs: I recently started porting GNU and to the GS when I realized I needed an error() function. Therefore, I mailed to the folks at FSF to ask where I could obtain it. It turns out they NO longer support the Apple computer as a platform for GNU material and will provide ABSOLUTELY NO support for people interested in doing this. For those interested in why I'll mail you the message they sent me. Briefly, they are upset over Apple's lawsuit to protect ITS user interface. Therefore, for those of you interested in porting GNU material or for those of you who have already started, please send me your net address so we can coordinate with each other as to what has already been done and what has yet to be completed. If you need help with the sources (i.e. where to get), just send me a letter. Also, it IS important that we keep this within the Apple community. Please don't post to any of the GNU newsgroups. Let's honor their decision to dishonor Apple. After all, they have not given us a moratorium on porting the software to the gs. Let's coordinate to do this and spread the software to other Apple users who would definitely be interested. comments on the above are GREATLY appreciated. \bye albert ... mthvax!mamia!albert