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From: berger@datacube.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Objective C (TM) for the Mac
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Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 22:41:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 22:41:00 1985
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The rumors I have heard from reliable sources are:

They are waiting for an Official Apple C compiler before they release
the MacIntosh  Objective C  tools.   The Apple  C compiler  is over 7
months late.  Now we all know about  Official Apple  Software that is
late sometimes never happens (ie MacBasic).   Objective  C is working
with Aztec C.  A student at Drexel U ported it in a few weeks.  

My feeling is that PPI in general is BLOWING IT BIG.  The Objective C
compiler is indeed revolutionary.  It is the bridge between today and
tommorow  (structured  programming and  object oriented programming).
Their pricing structure makes it  difficult to  impossible for normal
humans or frugal corporations to work with it.  

They just need to get it out to a critical mass of people and make it
inexpensive enough to be affordable in  a prototype  environment.  It
will take  off and  transform the  way people  are writting programs.
They could be very rich.  

But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

They  wait  for Apple  to screw  them with  another dropped compiler.
They charge $5000 / user on unix systems.  (NOTE:  It will  be < $500
on the Mac) 

They should be giving it away to universities!

It should be on the Mac TODAY!   Objective C  and the  Mac were meant
for each other.  

			Bob Berger 

Datacube Inc. 4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma 01960 	617-535-6644
	
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