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From: ml27192@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (lanett mark)
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Subject: MacApp and DAs (was: Re: Local/AppleTalk Connectivity in MacApp)
Message-ID: <1991Jan5.202552.6142@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 5 Jan 91 20:25:52 GMT
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tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney) writes:

>In article <Jan.4.13.24.17.1991.14211@athos.rutgers.edu>
>wiechman@athos.rutgers.edu (NightMeower) writes:
>>One point to mention is that MacApp cannot be used to write DAs,
>>INITs, etc.  I imagine that it will be possible to do so in the future.

>I would be *very* surprised if it were.

The point here is that C++ objects dynamically allocate memory, which makes
them unsuitable for this kind of program (I'm not sure about Object Pascal).
Also, since they pass the hidden this/self pointer, you cannot pass a member
function to the toolbox--they have that extra parameter.

Mark Lanett