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From: glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Developer Kits / Does a Compiler Come with a Next?
Message-ID: <279@heaven.woodside.ca.us>
Date: 25 Sep 90 18:09:42 GMT
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Reply-To: glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid)
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In article <632@ntpdvp1.UUCP> willr@ntpdvp1.UUCP (Will Raymond) writes:
>With all the recent hoo-haa about the NeXT and the incredible pricing
>I would really like to buy one.  Unfortunately, I understand that apps
>for the NeXT are incredibly expensive.  Does Next come with a C or C++
>compiler?  What other tools are available?

Yes, the NeXT comes with the gnu C compiler enhanced for Objective-C
and, I think, also for C++ in the latest release (don't quote me on
that).  There are many other development tools including a debugger,
standard UNIX tools, Interface Builder, etc.  Be aware that the smallest-
disk system does not come with these tools, although you can get them
separately for a nominal fee, I believe.

And not all apps for the NeXT are incredibly expensive.  Our product,
TouchType, is only $249.  Lotus Improv retails for $595, I think,
Diagram! is only $249 -- there are lots of products that are priced
comparably to Macintosh applications.  There are a few that are very
expensive, but there are many that are reasonable, too.

Glenn

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