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From: nathan@orstcs.UUCP (nathan)
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Subject: Apple's response to 10 Challenges
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Date: Fri, 16-May-86 04:14:00 EDT
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Nf-From: orstcs!nathan    May 16 00:14:00 1986

In response to my Ten Challenges posting, I got a letter from
our respected contact at Apple:
> From: Larry Rosenstein <lsr@APPLE>

He had this to say:
> ...I liked your suggestions.  Here are my comments on them.

I have paraphrased his comments *just a bit* :

>#1: (search string construction kit, w/ context-free grammar ability)
>    yes, but we at Apple prefer a less innovative approach.

>#2: (graphical pipeline approach to data manipulation)
>    yes, but we at Apple prefer the MSDOS command-line approach to pipelines.

>#3: (smart ramdisk)
>    yes, that would be ok; but we at Apple have hard disks, so who needs it?

>#4: (two-button mouse)
>    no, we *like* not having enough buttons so you have to use both hands.

>#5: (Copy file DA)
>    yes, but we at Apple are happy with our command-line solution.

>#6: (GEM-style menu bar)
>    no, we prefer the Apple way (but it should be easy to do).

>#7: (modular resource editor)
>    yes, Apple did this years ago, documents will be ready Real Soon Now ...

>#8: (device ports in the file system, controlled by virtual resources)
>    yes, but some things would be slow if you did them the slow way.

>#9: (document description standard)
>    yes, Apple will be happy to use anything you can get ANSI to stamp.

>#10: (add'l challenges)
>    yes, we at Apple are always in need of a good belly laugh.

I'm sure Larry won't mind my taking liberties with his text. (grin)

Nathan C. Myers		orstcs!nathan	nathan@oregon-state
p.s. you do know a roast when you see one, don't you?