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From: ech@pegasus.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: XFCN/XCMD string in LSC C v3.0
Message-ID: <2823@pegasus.ATT.COM>
Date: 24 Apr 89 19:20:10 GMT
References: <2442@ogccse.ogc.edu>
Organization: AT&T ISL Middletown NJ USA
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In article <2810@pegasus.ATT.COM> ech@pegasus.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath) writes:
 
> ...When you get right down to
> it, XCMDs are basically a hack. Lets not worry too hard about whether
> we're following all the compatibility rules.
>
>=Ned Horvath=
 
From article <2442@ogccse.ogc.edu>, by afoster@ogccse.ogc.edu (Allan Foster):
> Sorry Ned, but here I have to disagree!
> 
> XCMDs in their current implementation are a Bit of a hack, but they
> are still very useful and important to extending not only HyperCard
> but an increasing number of other applications as well.  
 
AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!  I have been DEFAMED!!! and by a FRIEND (or so I
thought) to boot!

Allan, I quoted some poor slob (who has been flamed enough) -- I CONDEMNED
this position, I didn't endorse it!

I assume this was an accident.  Else, I hope Maggie gives birth to an IBM
PC lover!  So there!

Some of the above is :-)  Love ya, Allan...

=Ned=