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From: marbru@attc.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.windows.x.motif,comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Re: Toolkit for Open Look *and* OSF/Motif Look and Feel
Message-ID: <1204@attc.UUCP>
Date: 2 Mar 91 17:06:41 GMT
References: <TOML.91Feb20110922@marvin.Solbourne.COM> <1991Feb25.213202.4591@visix.com> <155@tdatirv.UUCP> <1991Feb27.185044.24581@visix.com>
Reply-To: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Organization: Auto-trol Technology, Denver
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In article <1991Feb27.185044.24581@visix.com> amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker) writes:
>
>Well, I'm not very familiar with Eiffel yet.  What we implement is a
>dynamic exception handler stack, which, in effect gives you the
>equivalent of Lisp's 'catch/throw/unwind-protect' primitives.  That is
 ....
  Sounds pretty much like VAX-VMS exception handling scheme to me
  (my applogy to those who can't stand VMS: I am SO sorry!)

  Aren't you afraid that DEC might have patent on it and will sue you just
  like that company with the Backing Store patent ?

  Mhmmm. I did not apply for a patent on Wcl. What a fool am I. 
  Could have gotten rich and write software just for the fun of it.

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=*= Opinions presented here are solely of my own and not those of Auto-trol =*=
Martin Brunecky                           {...}sunpeaks!auto-trol!marbru
(303) 252-2499                        (sometimes also:  marbru@auto-trol.COM )
Auto-trol Technology Corp. 12500 North Washington St., Denver, CO 80241-2404