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From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Object Pascal on the PC!
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Date: 18 Apr 89 23:36:14 GMT
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In article <10023@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> sagen@nucthy.physics.orst.edu (Milt 
Sagen) writes:

> I wouldn't pat your back too hard on this.  A C++ for the IBM PC has 
been 
> available for some time now and it only costs $150.  I know Apple has a 
C++ in
> the works but as far as I know (which may not be t00 far) there is not 
at this

MPW C++ still hasn't been released.  The good news is that C++ is 
improving, but it is still impossible to predict when it will be 
available.    When we started the C++ project we decided to go with CFront 
2.0 from AT&T to get the latest and greatest.  Unfortunately, it has taken 
longer than expected for CFront 2.0 to be released, and we can't release 
the MPW version until AT&T is done.

Object Pascal, however, is relatively mature and works well in the 
Macintosh environment.  MacApp 2.0 is available in beta form, and 
represents Apple's 3rd generation object-oriented framework, while other 
companies are still working on their first.

Larry Rosenstein, Apple Computer, Inc.
Object Specialist

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