Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!wuarchive!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!news From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: new NeXT Message-ID: Date: 21 Sep 90 15:51:14 GMT References: <1990Sep20.214607.1515@midway.uchicago.edu> <13955@hydra.gatech.EDU> Sender: news@cs.psu.edu (Usenet) Distribution: usa Organization: /home/server2/melling/.organization Lines: 39 In-Reply-To: ken@dali.gatech.edu's message of 21 Sep 90 04:34:18 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: client6.cs.psu.edu In article <13955@hydra.gatech.EDU> ken@dali.gatech.edu (Ken Seefried iii) writes: He was refering to the nearly endless flame war that develops whenever people mention Mac and NeXT in the same article. In any case, every time I try to explain a NeXt in those terms, the eyes light up and I get "Gee...you mean it will run Excel and MacPaint and...". Then I get to explain that, well, it's *like* a Mac...but it's not a Mac...the eyes go dim and they by a couple more IIcx's. A Mac is a Mac and a NeXT is a NeXT, and as far as people who buy lots of machines are concerned, thats not even close... [stuff deleted] -- ken seefried iii ken@dali.gatech.edu "Vee haf veyz off making you talk...release da veasles..." When people ask for Excel, I tell them about Wingz. If companies purchase Wingz(Word Perfect -- and don't forget about Framemaker) they are not going to be locked into a hardware company. They can buy Macs, IBM PC's, NeXT's, or even Sun Workstations, and use them all effectively in an office. If people could effortlessly(i.e. w/o reformatting.) load their Word 4.0 documents into WP or WriteNow on the NeXT, then it would be an easier sell NeXT's to businesses who have already made a commitment to the Mac. I don't suppose Microsoft is going to port their wares to the NeXT. They're probably still at little miffed at NeXT. Oh well, the price for not getting a product to market early in a computer's life is very little market share. IMHO, now would be an excellent time for Word Perfect to take a shot at Word 4.0 on the Mac. -Mike