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From: mks@cbmvax.commodore.com (Michael Sinz - CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.rexx
Subject: Re: Unix/AREXX ?? (was REXX: What is it? (AREXX)?))
Message-ID: <9030@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 15 Dec 89 13:17:16 GMT
References: <1585@bnlux0.bnl.gov> <1989Dec10.203627.10443@NCoast.ORG> <[25835d33:21.3]comp.lang.rexx;1@tronsbox.UUCP> <5888@alvin.mcnc.org> <8963@cbmvax.UUCP> <6660@stsusa.com>
Reply-To: mks@cbmvax.commodore.com (Michael Sinz - CATS)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <6660@stsusa.com> jellson@stsusa.com writes:
>In article <8963@cbmvax.UUCP>, mks@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael Sinz - CATS) writes:
>> 
>> And, on the Amiga, many aplications rangeing from editors to database
>> apps to spreadsheets to compilers to etc.  And, in enviroments such
>> as the Amiga (and UNIX) it can communicate with multiple applications.
>> (At the same time...)  Plus it is REXX...
>> 
>
>Did I just hear a suggestion that Commodore's release of (Bill Hawes') AREXX
>will work with Amiga/Unix as well as Amiga Workbench 1.4 ???

No, I did not say that.  However, I know of at least one software developer
working on a REXX (or AREXX dialect) type product for UNIX.  Also, IBM seems
to be working on REXX to add features that Bill did to AREXX for their SAA.

>
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>Siemens Transmission Systems, 8620 N 22nd Ave, Phoenix AZ 85021
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