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From: johnc@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (John Cromie)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Looking for a GOOD windows developement package
Keywords: programming
Message-ID: <5434@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 29 Apr 91 08:33:24 GMT
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Organization: Comp Sci, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
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9531fost@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu writes:

>Can anyone out there recommend a good or great Windows 3.0 
>software development package.  I will be using it to develope
>front end menuing interfaces for different PC setups.  The 
>package should be easy to use for simple task (Windows and menus)
>but capable of being used for bigger development.  I hope this
>is not asking for to much in one package.

There is a great package called OPEN.UI available from a company called
Open Software Associates (OSA) here in Australia.  It handles UI
development very productively, and then runs the UI without change
on a range of common GUI's including Windows 3.0, Motif, OpenLook,
DOS without Windows, and even ordinary terminals.  And it looks
absolutely native on each environment (I've seen it) !

It handles all the UI development and management stuff, and has a very
nice interface to common languages, including C, C++ and COBOL (!)

It was recently introduced at the CeBIT Hanover Fair, and from what
I've heard it got a very hot reception in Europe.

Their phone number is + 613 871 1666.  From the US you will need to
call in the evening.  Last I heard they were planning a US office soon.
In the meantime, I can only offer you the Australian contact.

John.