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From: bruce@atncpc.UUCP (Bruce Henderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: IBM Announces NextStep
Summary: IBM <-> NeXTStep
Message-ID: <195@atncpc.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 90 18:28:24 GMT
References: <1990Feb6.181347.4457@lighthouse.com> <C==k0o2@cs.psu.edu> <94651@linus.UUCP>
Organization: Ashton Tate NCPC, San Jose, CA.
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In article <94651@linus.UUCP>, walters@chance.uucp (Chris Walters) writes:
> In article <C==k0o2@cs.psu.edu> melling@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu 
> (Michael D Mellinger) writes:
> >
> >How compatible will these machines be?  I've heard that software that runs
> >on the IBM machines with NextStep will still need a major rewrite to run
> >on the Next.
> >
> >-Mike
> 
> I also heard IBM uses C++, not ObjC.  Anyone know for sure?  
>   -- chris
> 

not true.....   Under NeXTStep the GNU Obj-C compiler [ala NeXT rel 1.0a] is used  porting of
applications is trivial for people who have written thier code according to the guidelines
in the Tech. Doc.  It takes about 1 to 5 days if you were smart enough to use the Interface 
Builder [ie. WingZ should have a really tough time!] and not make too many Mach calls.
They have made a lot of AIX 3 calls mimic Mach so that alot of the major calls should work 
pretty much as expected.  One drawback is that there is NO SOUND~!!!!!!


Other than that, I am really excited about shipping my 'ware on many platforms!!!!


Bruce Henderson