Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!olivea!oliveb!amdahl!JUTS!duts!kls30 From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT-bashing party (hit "n" if you're not interested :-)) Message-ID: <4aQk02L406l501@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> Date: 27 Mar 91 15:43:41 GMT References: <1991Mar17.031448.26855@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <15L002.N06Qt01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> <1991Mar26.043648.17656@NCoast.ORG> Sender: netnews@ccc.amdahl.com Reply-To: kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L. Shephard) Distribution: na Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 63 In article <1991Mar26.043648.17656@NCoast.ORG> davewt@NCoast.ORG (David Wright) writes: >In article <15L002.N06Qt01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L. Shephard) writes: >>Since the '040 is $600-$700 in quatity 1000 I seriously doubt that a '040 >>board will cost much less than $900 I bet when they are released prices >>will be higher since Motorola wants payment in advance. That means small >>manufacturers will pric accordingly. I was referencing price not ease of installation. But since you talk of installation ease. > Have you seen how little is required to put an '040 in the CPU >slot of the 3000? The board would be little more than a holder for the chip >and a physical method for converting the PGA chip connectors to the CPU >slot connectors. Not that easy. More pins on a '040 some of those pins are power pins. The '040 doesn't have the full 68882 built into it. This means that either you have to trap the instructions and provide emulation via the OS or you can recompile all your applications. The '040 is NOT just a drop in replacement for an '030. >>The wise thing to do is port to the platform that can give max return for >>development time invested. The NeXT is the best platform in that case >>since Iterface Builder makes development a lot faster. > 1) If you *KNOW* objective C. > 2) If you *WANT* to work in Objective C. > 3) If you can *STAND* objective C. You use interface builder. You don't write code for buttons, sliders,etc. You write your application in plain old C and your application talks to button and slider objects. >I know NOBODY who fits all three of these, and very few who know 1 want to >do 2 or 3. (Like working on Intel machines) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I happen to like Intel machines for some applications. Engineering software. It's cheaper than any other platform, more polished and more abundant. >>I really don't think Jobs paid for the ports. I think they saw a new >>market anf jumped on it. Remember in the software game he who gets there >>first gets market share. Get an installed base early and make it >>difficult for you competitors to move in when the market starts to boom. > Of course he did. For all of them in one way or another. If not ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since yoou have no proof this is speculation. >in cash on some, then by simply having his name on the NeXT company letterhead. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is called influence, NOT payment. > > Dave -- /* -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers. */ /* For I can only express my own opinions. */ /* */ /* Kent L. Shephard : email - kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com */