Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!info-mac From: info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) Newsgroups: ont.micro.mac Subject: MacAssembler requires * 2 * Macs!? Message-ID: <4160@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Sat, 5-May-84 03:56:44 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.4160 Posted: Sat May 5 03:56:44 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 5-May-84 04:24:01 EDT Sender: peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 28 Date: 3 May 84 16:41:36 EDT From: Ron Subject: MacAssembler requires * 2 * Macs!? To: info-mac@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA Here at Rutgers we're interested in using Macs to teach intro computing courses. The current versions of these courses use Pascal and Macro-11 assembler. Now the problem... We talked to an Apple person and they informed us that MacAssembler requries 2 Macintoshes, one having the development environment, the other, a small debugging monitor in its kernel. The Macs are connected by their printer ports. A note in the conversation that seemed even more ominous was the representative saying that Apple does not plan to produce standalone development environments for the Macintosh. But what about the "C" that has been announced for end of summer? Perhaps it isn't for real? BTW, AppleNet has been cancelled whilst IBM finalizes its own networking plans. Recall that Apple wishes to be compatible with this standard. (ron) -------