Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT Press Release Message-ID: <48163@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 30 Apr 91 18:02:36 GMT References: <47889@ut-emx.uucp> <47946@ut-emx.uucp> <6o6G#_oz1@cs.psu.edu> <48101@ut-emx.uucp> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Reply-To: greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Lines: 34 In article melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: > >That's been 6 months, and Commodore doesn't ship one with the Amiga. >The NeXT IB has been shipping free with the computer since 1988(89?). >How long has NeXT been in business? They kind of didn't "officially" >release the machines until 89. Oh well, my point was: "bzzt, you're >wrong. You didn't read my original posting very well." No. My statement of several posts ago was that the Amiga interface- building software generated source. You responded with the statement, "Tell that to C= when they ship an IB in 1999..." which is simply inflammatory, and quite unrelated. The fact is that IB style programs are available for the Amiga, and have been for longer than the 040 NeXT has been available, like I said. Most programmers haven't seen the need for them, since the UI is easy enough to work with that they simply code it themselves. It would be a waste to include such software with the Amiga, since it would see very little use. NeXT's IB is "included" with their machine, yes. (Included is in quotes since they seem to have their own definition of the word.) It's only included with the more expensive configurations. Others have to buy more storage space before they can get it. Of course, without the compiler you won't be using it anyway. :) At least AmigaVision is included with all Amigas. Does NeXT include any multimedia authoring software? Maybe in 1999... ;-) >-Mike Greg -- Greg Harp |"I was there to match my intellect on national TV, | against a plumber and an architect, both with a PhD." greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu| -- "I Lost on Jeopardy," Weird Al Yankovic