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From: sakw@cvaxa.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Macintosh Programmer's Workstation?
Message-ID: <193@cvaxa.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 15:31:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 17 15:31:13 1986
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I got these from a UK bulletin board called MacTel. I'm posting them here as I
haven't seen any discussion of this topic on the net.

---------------from MacTel----------       
Message :  406
Submitted:  3/10/86 12:10
Submitted by:  FELIX KAEGI
Subject:  Future Macs
 
 
Following two interesting news item from an American BBS, I hope you
enjoy them:
 
 
95C Macintosh Programmer's Workstation
 
From: BOB DENNY  334
When: 4:41p Sat, 11-Jan-86
I just got back from Apple, having delivered the firqt installment
of the work we are doing for them.  While there, I saw the evaluation
version of MPW, Macintosh Programmer's Workstation. There has been
little discussion about MPW on this board, so I thought you all would
like to know:
        Languages:  Pascal (Lisa - compatible)
                    C (by Green Hills in Pasadena, VERY nice & optimized)
                    Assembler (the assembler is dynamite at first inspection
        I didn't see the edito (nuts!)
        The linker handles a mixture of the languages, and is reasonbly
        good about segmentation etc.
 
I don't think the linker handles resources, however, and I didn't see
what the new "RMAKER" looked like.  The documentation was about 4"
thick, very "finished" looking, not like Inside Mac.
 
From: BOB DENNY  334
When: 4:48p Sat, 11-Jan-86
This is even more exciting ... I can now say a little about Mac Work
Station.  This is a "generic" application what runs on the Mac, and
a library of functions designed to run under Unix or VAX/VMS which
implement a fantastic array of functions with which the host can
use the Mac as a high-power user-interface work station.  This baby is
developed to the "product" stage (well ... almost), there are special
binders and tabs, and a platic packet of diskettes, plus the host tape.
ThE Host-Mac protocol is slowly being formalized, and it MAY be
published soon.  Apple is currently deciding how to position this as
a product and market it.  I just completed an adaptation of VAX Mail
which speaks MWS protocol.  It's dynamite!  Running a VAX application
with a Mac interface! Wheeeeeeee!!!  (and they paid me, too!).
--------------------------

Having seen UW in action, I can't wait to see MPW.

regards,
-- 
Sak Wathanasin, U of Sussex, Cognitive Studies, Falmer, Sussex BN1 9QN, UK
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