Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!lll-winken!jac@sundance.llnl.gov From: jac@gandalf.llnl.gov (James A. Crotinger) Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: What commercial end-user applications are exist NOW for the A300 Message-ID: Date: 6 Apr 91 04:53:49 GMT References: Sender: usenet@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV Lines: 28 Nntp-Posting-Host: sundance.llnl.gov tbissett@nstar.rn.com (Travis Bissett) writes: > We in our Amiga Group have been wondering if SAS would drop all C marketing > efforts for the Amiga since they apparently have foresaken MS-DOS. And, > someone spread a rumor that Borland "Vaporware" International was serious > about offering their C++ to Amiganoids. Any comments? I haven't been on BIX for several months, but back when SAS took over, John Toebes made it *very* clear that the Amiga line was alive and well. Indeed, the SAS team has been handling the Amiga development for some time (since 4.1 I believe). Lattice was doing things like marketing and support. Someone sent me email saying that SAS is still working on their native code C++ environment. Wish I knew what their timescale is. I wouldn't hold my breath on Borland. I believe that they have announced a port to the Mac. But [hold them flame throwers] the Mac market is a lot bigger. I don't think the Amiga market could support 3 C++ systems. [It hasn't provided much demand for a single system so far.] Jim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James A. Crotinger Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab // The above views jac@moonshine.llnl.gov P.O. Box 808; L-630 \\ // are mine and are not (415) 422-0259 Livermore CA 94550 \\/ necessarily those of LLNL