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From: ernest@dsg.tandem.com (Ernest Hua)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.windows.x
Subject: Object oriented alliance rumors
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Date: 28 Jan 91 06:17:15 GMT
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I heard some weeks back that Microsoft is cooking up some deal with several
software vendors to put together a fully object oriented environment standard
that will permit software to accept future data types and enhancements without
prior knowledge of their nature.  This is, of course, the one of the basic
ideas behind object oriented systems, but my question is ...

1.  What exactly is Microsoft creating in this "standard"?

2.  Is it an extension to Windows?

3.  How far have they progressed in developing the standards and gaining the
    acceptances?

4.  Is there some similar effort (by anyone) in X Windows?

Obviously, a lot of software houses will be very excited by strong acceptance
of this concept in Windows (or, for that matter, ANY environment).

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Ernest Hua, Tandem Computers, Inc, Cupertino, CA  [ ernest@tandem.com ]