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From: mikes@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Michael Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Contructive discussions on Apple future (Was:Re: (none))
Message-ID: <2692@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 23 Mar 89 02:35:42 GMT
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Reply-To: mikes@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Michael Steele)
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In article <931@n8emr.UUCP> lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) writes:
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>I will begin.  What _I_ want on my IIgs is a FAST C compiler.  I need not
>have toolbox support.  I do want an ANSI C compiler (current projections
>are that the final approval of the ANSI stds will occur in the next 5 weeks).

	Will someone PLEASE port gcc to the GS.  I would do it but my 
	knowledge of 65816 assembly isn't too hot.  GCC is a PD compiler
	available for UNIX machines, Amigas, and Atari ST's ( the group
	of PC's that the Gs should be in).  Once this FREE compiler was
	available there is EMACS as an excellent editor and all we need is
	a UNIX port.  GNU has started working on generalized UNIX but we
	ought to get started on the kernel.  Minix would be and excellent
	place to start. Given a free compiler and multi-tasking OS would
	fill in Major gaps that Apple is never going to fill for us. I 
	personally like the line oriented environment for poking around
	the machine since it is considerably faster than Windowing!

>The other thing that I personally want on my IIgs is Minix, or something
>like it.  Minix is a Unix-alike which permits multitasking and I believe
>even multiuser capabilities. 

			AMEN!!!



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