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From: jwhitnel@csib.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Where can I find MPW
Message-ID: <1236@csib.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 24-Sep-87 12:29:34 EDT
Article-I.D.: csib.1236
Posted: Thu Sep 24 12:29:34 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 26-Sep-87 16:46:17 EDT
References: <2071@sfsup.UUCP| <170026@acf3.NYU.EDU>
Reply-To: jwhitnel@csib.UUCP (Jerry Whitnell)
Organization: Communications Solutions Inc., San Jose, Ca
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In article <170026@acf3.NYU.EDU| russell@acf3.NYU.EDU (Bill Russell) writes:
|MPW is a shell system, a set of utilities and an assembler and linker.  It
|is a very complete, Unix-like environment.  Pascal and C are extra-cost
|additions.  If you like Unix, you will love it, if you don't think Unix
|is that terrific then you will tolerate the interface to get the power
|and the standardization (everybody, almost, uses it).  

Not everybody.  Many of us prefer LightspeedC for programming in C.  I have
use UNIX, a PC and a Mac and of the three, the Mac with LightspeedC is by far
the fastest and easist.  

|Unfortunately you can obtain it only from APDA in Renton WA.  It is
|a very debatable issue as to whether APDA can be called a "reputable
|dealer".
|You can call APDA at (206) 251-6548 to join (it's a coop) and order
|MPW.
|Then you wait for a couple of years, and MPW will arrive with at least
|two disks unreadable.  Then you call them and ask for readable disks;
|then you wait another indeterminate period -- and you'll have MPW!!

In case anyone thinks Richard is being sarcastic, let me assure you that
his comments are quite true.  APDA is the only dealer I've dealt with that
requires Fed Ex's 2 day service take at least four days (and I'm still waiting).
I wish Apple would release their development tools to other dealers to carry.
Then we could get better service and better prices!

|Good luck!
|-r
|(Richard Reich as russell@nyu)


Jerry Whitnell                           It's a damn poor mind that can only
Communication Solutions, Inc.            think of one way to spell a word.
						-- Andrew Jackson