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From: kdmoen@watcgl.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: code optimizers
Message-ID: <1833@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Date: Tue, 22-Sep-87 03:53:43 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 22 03:53:43 1987
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Reply-To: kdmoen@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Doug Moen)
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>Is there a significant interest market for an external optimizer for
>the Macintosh/Macintosh II?  Recently some CS associates and I have
>discussed the possibility of applying that 'ol computer science
>knowledge toward developing such a product.

Sounds like a good idea.

>Presently we would envision the system to run under MPW - are there
>objections to this? - and operate on assembler output to maximize
>its functionality among several compilers.

The best way to do it is to write an optimizer that works directly
on code resources in compiled Macintosh applications.  That way,
you could take any standard Mac application, and optimize it.
The optimizer should be available as a standard Mac application,
it shouldn't restricted to MPW.  If you plan to sell this thing,
then these will be great selling points.  Your market will
not be restricted to developers:  anybody who wants to supercharge
their Mac software would be potential customers.
-- 
Doug Moen
University of Waterloo Computer Graphics Lab
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