Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!apple!dlyons From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: APW 2.0 Message-ID: <45522@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 10 Oct 90 05:53:49 GMT References: <7666@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Distribution: comp.sys.apple Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA Lines: 21 In article <7666@darkstar.ucsc.edu> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes: >Someone told me a few hours ago in mail that APW support/updates >was quietly stopped (over the summer? I forget.. not tooooo long ago).. I don't think it was especially quiet. APW and ORCA were always nearly identical, and APW was always developed by the Byte Works. >From what I understand, APW C is basically an all text oooooold >version of ORCA/C.. Isn't that right? ByteWorks wrote APW C and sold it >to Apple and then they just updated it a lot into their own ORCA/C... No. MegaMax wrote APW C. ORCA/C is completely separate and conforms to the ANSI C standard (or comes very close). -- David A. Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc. | DAL Systems Apple II Developer Technical Support | P.O. Box 875 America Online: Dave Lyons | Cupertino, CA 95015-0875 GEnie: D.LYONS2 or DAVE.LYONS CompuServe: 72177,3233 Internet/BITNET: dlyons@apple.com UUCP: ...!ames!apple!dlyons My opinions are my own, not Apple's.