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From: awd@dbase.UUCP (Alastair Dallas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: New to NeXT
Keywords: User Interface Revolution, Where's the Beef
Message-ID: <85@dbase.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 89 15:06:24 GMT
Organization: Ashton Tate Devlopment Center Glendale, Calif.
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I just received 0.9 of the NeXT Technical Documentation, which is all I 
could get our division of my company to spring for.  An actual machine
is out of the question right now.  I pleaded for the doc because I
remember how mind-opening Inside Macintosh was in 83-84 (especially
when you didn't have to use the information directly to write software).

As I say, I just got the three books, and I'm making my way through 
Chapter Two.  Not to be rude, but it really must have been a lot of
work for someone to rewrite the Apple User Interface Guidelines without
using the _exact_ same words.  Where's the revolution?  What's new 
about the NeXT, or is all the 'new' in the styling and '030/DSP hardware?
I guess SaME didn't sound as good as NeXT.  (That's not fair; it is
next-generation hardware, I'm sure.  It's just that I'm software.)
Any pointers deeper into the doc would be appreciated.  You've got a
NeXT machine (or you're interested in it)--what do you find compelling
about it?

I don't know how widespread the technical doc is--if I can look something
up for people, I'd be glad to.  

/alastair/

Disclaimer: Ok, so my company paid for the doc, but as usual, they don't
know I'm on the net and I'm not sure they understand why I asked for the doc.
So don't blame them.