Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!pequod.cso.uiuc.edu!dorner From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: what I want to see in future Apple computers Message-ID: <1991Jun17.145312.20601@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 17 Jun 91 14:53:12 GMT References: <5282@dirac.physics.purdue.edu> Sender: usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Organization: University of Illinois at U-C Lines: 24 In article <5282@dirac.physics.purdue.edu> sho@gibbs.physics.purdue.edu (Sho Kuwamoto) writes: >everything straight. Preemptive multitasking would simplify things. >On a similar note, I'd love to see protected memory. When a program >crashes, I want an alert that says, "core dump." I don't want the >entire machine to die. ... >helpful, but it still doesn't feel right. I want a new toolbox >written for a real object oriented language. Instead of installing a >wdef proc, we should be able to subclass the window class and override >the draw method. ... >I think it's about time that the mac had more graphics horsepower. For really good news, write: NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 They have exactly what you want. An entry-level model will cost about the same as a Mac IIsi. -- Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office Internet: s-dorner@uiuc.edu UUCP: uunet!uiucuxc!uiuc.edu!s-dorner