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From: billkatt@sol.engin.umich.edu (billkatt)
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Subject: Re: New Mac Rumours
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Date: 21 Feb 89 21:24:00 GMT
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In article <sY0Almy00UgPMJmYsw@andrew.cmu.edu> wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) writes:
>The Finder (and probably the System) is being rewritten in C++...  The speed
>increases quoted are absolutely amazing.
>
>a little birdy told me...
>
>'nuff said.
>
>b.bum
>wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu

Get Real.  They are written in Assembly language right now.  NOBODY gets a
speed up going to a higher level language.  You are quoting speeds for the
new system which reqires NEW applications written in object-oriented languages.
That is comparing Apples and Oranges.  Besides, I've used Apple's C++ and it
creates a 30K application for a two line source program (i.e. 'cout << "hey"')
It has a long way to go before it is good enough to base an operating system
on.

OOPS... Replace 'have used' with 'would have used if it existed' and 'creates'
with 'would have created if it existed'  and 'has a long way to go before
it is' with 'would have a long way to go if it existed before it woule be' in
all instances above.

This message in no way indicates that Apple has or doesn't have a C++ compiler
in Alpha testing.

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