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From: gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Moose and SE/30
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Date: 8 Mar 90 17:39:53 GMT
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One of the tech notes just posted to comp.binaries.mac explains
macintalk---
	
	Macintalk was subcontracted as demo software for the
	1984 rollout of the Mac 128k, so the mac could
	introduce itself to the audience.

In other words, apple doesn't have the source, never intended to
support it, but nevertheless it SURVIVED.  It is guaranteed to die in
system 7.0.  Also, it is guaranteed to kill your mac whenever two
programs compete for the sound manager.



I think it's very sad that Apple has not ceased on the opportunity to
add a voice capability to the macintosh.  This reminds me of Xerox,
where the best software was always written during spare time as a "fun
hack".  The marketing 'droids never had the creativity to understand
why or how someone could use such a "fun hack".

Look what happened to Xerox.