Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!uunet!hsi!stpstn!lerman From: lerman@stpstn.UUCP (Ken Lerman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: OO Development Environments Keywords: C++, Objective C Message-ID: <5540@stpstn.UUCP> Date: 7 Sep 90 13:13:29 GMT References: <1990Aug23.151011.12954@chinet.chi.il.us> <4998@pegasus.ATT.COM> <1716@dinl.mmc.UUCP> <181@srchtec.UUCP> <5505@stpstn.UUCP> Reply-To: lerman@stpstn.UUCP (Ken Lerman) Organization: The Stepstone Corporation, Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Lines: 40 In article Reid Ellis writes: [...stuff deleted...] >A lot of people are still waiting for a Macintosh port. Are there >any rumours of exclusivity contracts with NeXT and/or IBM that >might preclude any port of Objective C to the Macintosh in the >future? > >[followups directed to comp.sys.mac.programmer] > > Reid >-- >Reid Ellis 264 Broadway Avenue, Toronto ON, M4P 1V9 Canada >rae@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu || rae%alias@csri.toronto.edu || +1 416 487 1383 I have not seen those contracts, but I believe I would know if there were such exclusivity clauses. Besides, Stepstone is doing new ports all the time. I belive that you are mistaken in your assertion that "A lot of people are still waiting for a Macintosh port." If Stepstone had a lot of people asking for such a port, Stepstone would do one. As far as I can tell, there isn't enough money in it. Years ago (around five), someone tried to do a Macintosh port. All sorts of environment restrictions got in the way, and the effort was abandoned. At the risk of sounding commercial, I suggest that those of you who want Objective-C for the Macintosh let Stepstone know. How much memory do you have? (We suggest two megs for a PC.) Which C Compiler do you use? DISCLAIMER: I do not speak for Stepstone, although I work for Stepstone. Ken (203) 426-1875 @Stepstone