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From: hill@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Adam Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: TurboText (was Re: CYGNUS vs GNU)
Message-ID: <1991Jan18.003516.28744@evax.arl.utexas.edu>
Date: 18 Jan 91 00:35:16 GMT
References: <1991Jan15.143032.12308@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> <1991Jan15.220440.6458@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG>
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   All I can say in TTX's defence is that Martin Tallifer is the author. He 
seems willing and ready to provide support and field question/suggestions on
BIX. He has been working on TTX for over a year and it is DEFINITELY not 
vaporware. Now as to the accusations against OXXI I cannot comment.

   Would the product in question be a Modula II compiler?

   Well Martin can tell you some HORRIBLE stories about HIS M2 compiler which
was M2Sprint, and its subsequent mismanagement by Prefered Tech and subsequent
purchase by Leon Frenkel (porter of the ETHZ M2 compiler - sold as BenchMark 
Modula 2). And now being sold by the Company that sells the Nexus SCSI card.

   And all of the above companies were affiliated in some way with Southern
Technologies, the great ripoff distributor that caused many SW houses and 
authors much financial grief .... Go figure.... 

   Martin is a nice guy though :-)
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