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From: rick@pbi.COM (Richard M. Goldstein)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  Object oriented alliance rumors
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Date: 31 Jan 91 15:24:35 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 ...


this is an interesting topic, and i hope anyone who knows anything
will speak up.

i have been picking up on allusions from Sun related parties 
that Bill Joy has some sort of C++ based OS in the works that may or may
not be related to this Micosoft standard.  i for one would like to
hear news about what's going on.

thanx-

rick

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